Using a Webcam to Make an A.I Co-Pilot - Dragonfly Project EP04

[@jthawken123]

By far my favorite kit bashing type channel. I'm an engineer, so the fact that you use collected pieces, 3d printing, and "unorthodox" or unique techniques like using knock-off Legos to attach things REALLY gets the dopamine going for me. I'm really excited for this channel to blow up.

[@neilhobson8201]

A red LED in the lense would be very cool. Give it that creepy HAL vibe. Great work!

[@Melw44]

Came here to say this! You beat me to it.😊

[@capnskustomworks]

I think that wing attachment looks sturdy! The eye is looking just excellent!!!

[@ErikDavisHeim]

The eye looks great! I definitely agree that was the right direction to go with the design.

[@NiteReepa]

When you take apart a computer keyboard (Desktop keyboards usually, laptop not so often), there are usually three clear sheets of plastic inside, a middle sheet with holes in it, and two of them with patterns on them to make up the circuits between the keys and the PCB. These patterned sheets would make excellent wing textures/material for a sci-fi dragonfly, and would only need to be glued to a wing frame, and they'd still be pretty light-weight. Also the keys from a keyboard are as you already know, great greeblies.

[@JinKee]

Plus, the membrane domes still work as keys so long as the traces on the inner membrane isn’t damaged

[@armaturesmusic]

This one is so cool. I think the asymmetric camera and pilot was definitely the right choice, you could bring back some balance by having his dashboard unit that's semi-spherical

[@chicgeekery]

I love the pilot on one side, and the eye on the other! I do like the idea of four wings to be more dragonfly like.

[@anon_y_mousse]

Neat. I would just hide some metal spars in there to reinforce the wings.

[@PantsuMann]

Oh boy that eye looks awesome. I can imagine it darting around, being on look out, tilting side to side rapidly for the side and top cameras. Really cool!

[@Froany]

SO cool! You could add some fine detail cables to the eyeball’s surface to make it even creepier/cooler.

[@malck234]

I was going to say exactly that...👁

[@Zitropat]

This new project is a treaty on how to achieve double curvature surfaces and blended intersections with analog techniques. Keep on, please.

[@mtdav78071]

The eye is great, only suggestion is to add a rear eye to the tail because the rear left is a blind spot.

[@shawnrains4047]

Creative use of an old webcam, I wouldn't have thought of that myself but it really fits the dragonfly. The sandpaper evaporating got a genuine laugh out of me too.

[@richardcorwin1828]

The eye turned out very cool! Thank you for sharing. God Bless to all in this Advent season.

[@rexcadral3468]

To enhance the dragonfly aesthetic, I would suggest very thin, transparent wings.

[@tfGalvatron1]

thats such a cool concept, and the finished result is just incredible

[@SimeonCogswell]

That eye is next level awesome. I love it. And, unless you're incorporating metal into the wings, I think it's probably sturdy enough. Check out the ornnithopters from the Dune movies if you're stuck for ideas on wing mechanisms.

[@maltelangheim5182]

The eye is a real nice touch, I feel like it would look better without the glass canopy above it - just my opinion though. I'm excited to see what's next with this build, definitely an existing one, especially because of the more organic forms. Great job, love your work!

[@ThereandBackaKen]

Absolutely LOVE the eye!

[@EduardoEmery]

Excellent build and video as always! It's great to see your channel growing up so much from when I subscribed. Happy to see Brazilian fellows getting the recognition they deserve. Keep up the good work!

[@gabrielvaldez6877]

Ese ojo quedo genial, todo el proyecto se ve cada vez mejor.

[@yolo6741]

Awsome idea with the AI copilot. Great video!

[@HFR_SpartanFred]

Looks like a Halo Monitor, love it!

[@fewbobable]

I'm too invested in this build. It's looking amazing.

[@scottmccloud9029]

Great work as always. This is going to look awesome.

[@DucDuc-rk6bj]

Excellente idée la webcam

[@michaelarguelles2631]

Thank you for your excellent work & content. This channel is tops!

[@gabemccrea6220]

The eye looks sick lol The muktiple kenses gives this cool impression that the eye would focus per lens based on what optics would be needed, like say its a long range on in the center, but suddenly theres an up-close engagement from underneath, so then the eye flips to the side and looks down with the infrared lens or whatever Very cool vibe

[@WillDa713]

This video is the first I discover from your channel. As a neophyte modelmaker I have to say this is very, VERY inspiring. Instantly subbed, will have to comb through your whole catalogue for more dopissimo ideas. Incredible work brother, one day I'll have models that look as mind blowing as yours I swear

[@CutTransformGlue]

Happy to hear that and thank you! I'm sure you will, brother!

[@HitokiriRaiden]

Its looking great, hope the next build is a big mech of some kind.

[@cerisekappes580]

The eye has the perfect creepy factor 😊

[@ReedCBowman]

need a micro LED to turn that lens into a HAL eye. The A-eye copilot is a great addition.

[@marlostewart1107]

Thought you did a magic trick with the sandpaper 😂. Now the pilot side gonna need an upgrade, because the AI side looks amazing.

[@chenkunnie]

Nuts and bolts are a great way to hold parts together while keeping them detachable, though I would suggest to try to stick to a single or maybe 2 profiles, i.e. hex m5 countersunk, to keep the bolts manageable, things could grow out of control quickly.

[@Virgiliusz]

Think the eye needs more internal components to be visible it's an internal organ of a machine so cables cooling fins circuit boards heat vents capacitors etc

[@Rockhopper1]

if you design the wings as a solid in 3d software, then the fun part, use a hexagon as a boolean shape, and use it to cut out a hexagon pattern down the wing, around a 1 cm size, it will then look like a dragon fly wing which is made up of segments, it will look really cool, plus you can see through it to the model.

[@TealDobber]

If that eye moved like Mad Eye's from Harry Potter, that would be plenty spooky. Can't wait for colour. LEDs inside?

[@OutworldAtelier]

Oh that's SMART! Awesome! Subscribed.

[@JunkArtistDoa]

This is really great!

[@diyfireking]

Nice work ✨✨

[@gregorysuddeth581]

What about making the rotors from clear plexiglass covered in Mylar which would give it a insect appearance like a real dragonfly.

[@iron_auclair]

Maybe put a lense on top of the human occupied eye, so the Ai can have a better feeling of what's happening around the ship!

[@TealDobber]

High functioning hoarder. Ha ha! Love it!

[@DarkOmancer]

I think that this build would look better as a spaceship with jet engines in the back instead of helicopter blades.

[@miroslavchromek6026]

here is an idea: what about six wings? to diferentiate it even more from Dune film ornitopter? imagine it as a less bug coppied design and more science based thing.

[@DerBobika]

Maybe you should align your Pilot with the Flightdirection?!

[@AH900112]

The lens is not that spooky. If you add a cluster of protruding lenses, gathered tightly and off centered from the globe it would add to the feeling that "this is wrong". The entire lens cockpit adds towards the design not being symmetrical in its entirety, but do it even more, add a tangled mass of cables and tubes from the copter body to the lens cockpit, and paint the lens cockpit a different panel color so it looks like field modification. If you google matrix squid robot lens you get a feeling. but that example is symmetrical.

[@TealDobber]

Wow, I'm just commenting like crazy today. So, I saw this demo for a silent drone. Pretty sure it used electrostatic or something to push air around. It was ugly as heck. But, the "wings" were just a short of mesh. Now, I was thinking since I heard Orthopters aren't that feasible due to the required wing size, maybe a funky electrostatic mesh in the wings could be a cool visual feature, while adding some Lor or tech back storey. I'm visualizing some voronoi like pattern implying 3D printing?

[@TealDobber]

I'm stopping now. Lkl

[@darrenjohnson7237]

Question: Nail Salon Tool?? Can you share a link? Love your techniques

[@KirstarK]

Maybe multiple eyes in the same direction.

[@claitonleite6000]

Really great job! Congrats!! Are you brasilian?

[@CutTransformGlue]

Sim, brasileiro! Valeu :D

[@claitonleite6000]

@ que legal!! Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho!! Incrível mesmo! Forte abraço!

[@ronthompson7904]

I kinda wanna recreate this in Lego

[@CutTransformGlue]

OMG please do and send me a pic!!

[@ronthompson7904]

@@CutTransformGlue Should I just email you? Would you like to see progress updates or just the finished model?

[@Andrei-y6r]

why do you call it spooky tho? It's kinda cute

[@CutTransformGlue]

Cute and spooky, the perfect combination for a mech! haha

[@SLAYERSARCH]

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