D.O.D.O. Power of the Force 2024

Took D.O.D.O. for a ride at Power of the Force Convention in Cologne, Germany, on Star Wars Day 2024. This is day 1, unfortunately no videos of day 2 where she drove significantly better. But I'm happy :-) Stuff that you notice when you know what you're looking for is the head rocking back when starting from a standstill (that was gone on day 2), the slight nodding oscillation when driving straight for longer stretches, and slight vibrations of the head.
Lessons learned: Michael Baddeley's v2 design is really really great! There are some slight weaknesses: You have to disassemble the droid to change the batteries; and the motors are thermally locked in and can run extremely hot to the extreme of destroying them. I burnt out one of the drive motors that way. So before the STL files of the modifications get published, I want to change the battery concept to 18650 packs that can be removed without taking the droid apart, and add ventilation for the motors.
Software, as always, here (WIP): github.com/bjoerngiesler/BBDr...