Plush Portal Turret Speaks, Lights Up

Jonathan Guberman writes:

We’ve named her Trudi. Judging by her head-to-body ratio, Trudi’s a baby turret.

Features:

  • Authentic game dialogue
  • Motion detector, so it knows when you’re there and when you’ve left
  • Pressure sensor, so it knows when you’ve picked it up
  • Tilt sensor, so it knows when you’ve knocked it over
  • LED light-up eye
  • Exaggerated features for extra adorableness

I can barely hem a pair of pants, so I’m certainly not skilled enough to design and make a plush toy. Fortunately, I was introduced to Leigh Nunan; amongst other things, Leigh has created an incredible giant squid plushie that’s about twice as large as I am. Leigh both designed the turret pattern and sewed it together (which, to me, is essentially magic).

[via Adafruit]

2 thoughts on “Plush Portal Turret Speaks, Lights Up

  1. Hypothetical Woman says:

    Adorable and very clever turret! I’m gutted to hear someone beat me to the giant squid thing – by the sound of it hers is bigger than mine, too – mine is the same size as me. But it is made entirely by hand, no sewing machine involved!

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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