I was chatting a bit in @AgentofCheckmate’s Wondercon '23 thread and @staticshocks expressed some interest in my Doom Patrol Cyborg cosplay. Here it is.
We don’t put our kids on the internet but yeah that’s Robin. No I didn’t paint my dog green…just a little artistic license
That is great. Did you build it yourself?
I did! Mask is fiberglass and the arm canon is made of a lot of different stuff but mostly pvc pipe and sheet metal. Had to make a bearing from scratch to make it spin like that.
Electronics are running on an Arduino Nano. Lights are 2812B LED strip.
I went to Dragon Con for the first time last year and was blown away by the awesome cosplay there. This is right up there with the coolest things I saw there. 
Cool stuff.
These are SO incredible!!! 
Absolutely nailed it! Love the additional Raven, Robin, and Beast Boy cameos.
Dare I ask how you created the functional robot arm + eye? And are those (also functional?!) Daft Punk helmets I see in your vid?
Oh gosh, yeah she’s a good sport about my obsessions. We love all things Titans.
Thanks so much. I’ve never been to any cons but I really want to. My cosplays come out to play only on Halloween, thus far.
I’ll allow it! The arm is basically two sections of nesting PVC pipes (4.5" and 5" I think). The LED wing things are folded sheet metal with plexiglass “windows”. They pivot on tiny jewelry box hinges. The sound comes from one of those greeting card speaker things that I hacked my own wav files into. The eye is just a single red LED encased in acrylic–runs off a watch battery so it fits in the mask.
Arduino runs it all! Check it out. Arduino Nano — Arduino Online Shop. Traditionally you’d need to know a bit of C++ programming to make these things work but there’s a huge community and library of ready made program templates for different projects.
Well since you asked…
Amazing! I’m incredibly impressed by artists who bring their work to life like this. I honestly don’t know much about programming myself, so this is just pure magic to me and a REALLY creative way to apply your skill to a cosplay.
They’re BEAUTIFUUUUUL!!! Were these ever used for any con cosplays?
Nice launchpad demonstration too! I wanted to get one for my partner for Christmas but settled on a keyboard instead. Maybe next year! (I also haven’t figured out what to actually do with it once you buy it … 
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Nope, just a couple Halloweens. Contrary to this thread I’m not a very showoff-y kind of guy. Mostly just hobby stuff to keep me busy. I have kids now so staying busy is not really a problem anymore, hah.
Nice, I’m impressed you recognized the launchpad. Primarily you need a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) program like Ableton, FL Studio or a few others. When I bought my launchpad it came with a trial version of Ableton which is basically the full program with pretty trivial limitations for beginners. I used the trial for years before I got the full software.
You’re probably better off with the keyboard–depending on your goals. I hardly ever use the launchpad–but I am trying to learn how to read and compose music. Launchpad is fun and flashy, but fundamentals are also important.
Cool stuff here! I can definitely see the allure of getting into cosplay, and the fact that you have working parts and software behind it is impressive!
The Daft Punk video was fun. I could have watched a lot more of that.
Robin has a cute arm
If you watch Teen Titans GO, you’re probably familiar with the Robin “baby hands” joke…
I do not watch TT go but I am familiar with the robin baby hands joke, thanks to the people on this forum.
Thanks everyone for the kind words! Red Hood is next on my project list. I’ll drop a post when I have something to show for it 
Really digging your SO’s Rae Rae cosplay as well.