Designing a 3D Printed Animatronic Eye Mechanism With ZERO Fasteners

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References:
DFA: https://www.dfma.com/forum/2019pdf/devenish.pdf
https://www.esierra.me/design_assy_manufc.html

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Project Files: https://willcogley.notion.site/Will-Cogley-Project-Archive-75a4864d73ab4361ab26cabaadaec33a?p=b88ae87ceae24d1ca942adf34750bf87&pm=c

00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Why Make It?
01:50 - Mechanical Design
04:37 - Realistic (But Easier) Eyes
08:47 - Electronics, Programming and Controller Design
09:28 - Assembly
11:02 - Trying Different Filaments
12:12 - But is it Actually Better?