Jules’ head is made of an acrylic shell that is embedded with RGB LED’s and covered in silicone rubber. Jules’ is controlled with an arduino microchip. The above series of pictures sequences Jules going through a rainbow pattern.
The tentacles of Jules each contain a novel spring-rod sensor. Each tentacle contains a spring and concentric armature wire. When a tentacle is bent, the spring comes in contact with the wire, closing the circuitry inside Jules and activating the light pattern corresponding with that tentacle.
My personal contributions to the project were in creating the initial concept sketch of Jules, molding and casting the silicone body, as well as to track the group’s financial budget.
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Jules the Jellyfish Toy - Spring 2010
Our team of five developed a working prototype of “Jules,” a children’s jellyfish bath toy that lights up in various mixtures of colors depending on which tentacles are bent.
