2/19/2023 0 Comments Hal 9000 replica propIn fact, it now stands fully funded at 399%. The campaign has already reached its initial $80,000 USD goal so there are no worries about reaching the base funding. Plus, it even responds with appropriate audio clips and video displays. These are of course, more than just eye-candy. It has the red LED lens eye like in the film and it is removable for viewing. So these are as accurate as you can get in terms of movie prop replicas. This project actually takes the dimensions from the film studio. The replicas are made by Master Replicas Group, known for their high-quality Star Wars and Star Trek replicas. Users can have the wall-mounted version and a smaller bluetooth speaker edition. It is an officially licensed HAL 9000 replica which is voice-activated and remotely updatable. With most of the design work done I got to work on the rest of the project.A new Indiegogo campaign is exactly what fans of the classic Stanely Kubrick sci-fi film have been waiting for. I used his model and a model of the speaker grill designed by mabbog HAL 9000 speaker grille by mabbog - Thingiverse for the majority of my project. I was going to use Tinkercad to design HAL but I was lucky and found that CONCENTRIX had already made a 3D model and posted it on Thingiverse HAL 9000 Prop Replica by CONCENTRIX - Thingiverse. So, I had to settle for HAL replacing my garage door button instead. After a ton of research, I found that it would not be possible to make it open my garage door with voice commands. I wanted to be able to say, "HAL open the pod bay doors" and it would respond with the classic line from the movie, "I'm sorry Dave I am afraid I can't do that." and then eventually it would open the garage door. And they would be using their own voices which I did not want. While you can do this, sort of, ultimately you are just using an Amazon Alexa or a Google Home assistant. It was at that exact moment that I knew I was going to replace my garage door button with a HAL 9000.Īt first, I thought it would be amazing if I could figure out a way to convert my garage door opener to be voice activated. And what do I notice as I go to push the button that closes my garage door? I see a familiar red glow just behind the frosted plastic of the button. I snapped a few shots on my phone and went on to enjoy the rest of my day at NASA.Īfter several hours of exploring NASA's offerings, we make the drive home and pull into our garage. The wonderful lighting of the display begged me to take its pictures. The blue light emitting all around the console and the ominous glowering red eye in the center of the HAL 9000 unit captured my attention and intrigue. However, there was one display that caught my eye, it was the Artificial Intelligence exhibit that referenced HAL 9000 from the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film "2001: A Space Odyssey". It was a great display of sci-fi props and interactive activities. They had an exhibit called "Popnology" which featured different forms of science fiction technology that has appeared in pop culture and how it has influenced/inspired our current technology and vice versa. Over Spring Break my family and I went to NASA's Johnson's Space Center in Houston. Inspiration can hit you at the most unexpected time.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |