Next October 31, Halloween is celebrated, a holiday imported from Anglo-Saxon countries that is increasingly popular around the world and precedes All Saints’ Day. Until recently, the part of the tradition of visiting things to ask for sweets had not reached other countries, however, in recent years it has become more and more common.
If you are among the places where the little ones and not so little ones, walk around the houses to ask for sweets or if they simply pass by with the intention of ringing the bell and running away, using a Raspberry Pi and a pumpkin will make your house really scary.
Whoever says a pumpkin says any other object related to this day such as a skull, a crow, a head, a bat or any other object that has eyes. The important thing about this project is another more than usual use that we can give to a Raspberry Pi as a home server.
Use a Raspberry to celebrate Halloween
The YouTube channel Perezenting_3D published a video a few days ago showing us how it is the best decorative object that we can use during these days, especially on Halloween night.
It is a pumpkin animated by a Raspberry Pi which includes different sensors and a motor that moves when it detects the presence of a person nearby. But, not only does it move, but it is programmed to follow it as long as it is within range of the sensors. To give a greater sense of fear, it has two red LED lights in its eyes.
As we can see in the video that we show you below, the pumpkin is placed on a base 3D printed with 6 sides. This project only has 3 sensors, but we can add up to 6 or even more if we want the pumpkin, the object we use, to rotate 360 degrees, so the head of the exorcist’s girl is another excellent option to consider.
Unfortunately, this video does not offer information about the model used, but being such a basic project, it is not necessary. Raspberry Pi 5the latest to hit the market, since the Zero or Pico model will be more than enough in combination with a servomotor like the MG995.
Of course, it is important that the object that we place on this motor is light, since otherwise it will be impossible to move it. We can use, for example, the thermoplastic polymer EVA rubber due to its low weight and high flexibility and without the need to create a solid structure.
Other projects for Halloween with a Raspberry Pi
This decorative goal for Halloween is not the only one that we can create with the help of a Raspberry Pi. Yesterday we published an article in which we showed you a user had created a Halloween-themed doll that allowed you to interact with people by answering all kinds of questions. This project is much more complex and requires programming knowledge and the use of AI.
