Immensely helpful coding contributions were made by programmer Jim Fingal. I originally created these robots for Melodyian video productions as seen here. The Musical Melodyian project is an artistic collaboration between myself, Scott Tooby, and artist J Sayuri. Even if you're not planning on going all the way, there's still a lot of useful information and resources within this Instructable for anyone interested in making a wirelessly controllable Arduino robot. There are a lot of steps and materials involved, so be prepared to commit at least a few extended work sessions to completely assemble a fully working Melodyian robot. NOTE: This project is suited for makers with at least an intermediate amount of experience with Arduinos, soldering, general electronics, and a basic familiarity with MIDI. Visit the website to watch videos featuring these Melodyian robots, listen to Melodyian music, read comics, and more! The Melodyians are musical aliens who eat music and travel through space to save the universe's musics.

This robot is part of a larger multimedia production called The Musical Melodyians.

Hello! This Instructable will show you how to build your very own Melodyian - an Arduino-based, 3D-printable robot that can move around, light up, and make music! It's basically a robot that's wirelessly controlled via MIDI over Bluetooth.

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