Related links:
Bechele hardware
Bechele Software V2.0 – open source
Bechele Software V1.0
Frequently asked questions
How the project developed
The project – how it works
The project consists of the following parts:
open source software of Bechele3 (Software Version 2.0)
The following parts are depending on your individual needs – The software is flexible enough to drive any model as long as you use servos to realize movements.
- Movement mechanics
- Puppet or movement model.
If you want to have an overview of the project should start with: “The Project how it works“
Also some Youtube videos exist that show how to build and operate the animatronics:
Bob Johnson from Canada made an excellent blog regarding the build of the project: If you consider to realize some animatronics, it is worth to read it: https://zappedmyself.com/animatronics/bechele2-info/
Many thanks to Bob for this great piece of work.
Those who want to see the animatronics first in action I recommend to watch the following videos:
1min 36 seconds
2 Minutes 19 Seconds
3D printable stl files on Thingiverse.com: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4058084
3D printable STL files on Thingiverse.com: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2781756
3D printable STL files on Thingiverse.com: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2863069
Herr Becheles Geburtstag
Herr Becheles Unfall
Kai annoys his grand father
In case you got inspired by the project and built something similiar , based on the projects hard or software, I would be happy, if you would pass me your video link after finishing your project. After checking, I will publish it on this site if you like.
Hello, I’m Jason, I’m from Brazil, I loved your project. I would like to do it, but I don’t have the Raspberry board. Can you install the program on a notebook with a Windows system?
Dear Jadson, many thanks for the question. Unfortunately that does not work, because 1.st The bechele software only runs on linux and 2nd a PC does not provide an i2c interface, you could connect an i2c PWM device to. So you need a computer that runs linux and that provides an i2c interface. Further to use all functions, the GPIO device of a RaspberryPI like mini computer is required. Many of the Boards listed here could run the bechele software: https://www.armbian.com/download/?device_support=Standard%20support&arch=aarch64
However, if you want it easy, I recommend to use whether a RaspberryPi 1b, RaspberryPi 3b or an OrangePi-PC, because for these boards exist ready prepared SD Card images. If you want to stay with PC, perhaps this Software may help you further: https://github.com/knee-koh/MarIOnette Both bechele and MarIOnette are open source. Bottango for example also runs on a PC, but the license is restricted to beta use for free. I guess one fine time the software will be sold ….