A STEM Project: A Dancing Leprechaun Using a MakerPort

A STEM Project: A Dancing Leprechaun Using a MakerPort 

In my previous blog posting, I used a Makerport to animate a clown.  In this posting, I animate a  Leprechaun to do a little jig for St. Patrick's Day. 

Here is a video of the MakerPort in action.

There are three touch sensors which animate the leprechaun. Starting on the left, the first one is a servo which moves the leprechaun legs back and forth. The middle touch sensor plays an Irish jig and the right touch sensor plays a recording of my voice of the lyrics, hen Irish Eyes Are Smiling.  It is a tribute to Ireland. A green LED flashes on and off to brighten the scene.

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, 'tis like a morn' in Spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world seems bright and gay
And when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure, they steal your heart away

Here is the PDF. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tw4rHvGfkPeeR8IzuM6bI7-8b3gc6WsS/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file for the Silhouette Cameo.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z9QwS1OWN1mrmk6QuW095sxyQHXsL5L2/view?usp=sharing

Here is the SVG for all other electronic cutting machines. I included a one inch square for reference. Zoom out to see the entire file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LVi1ORDzEXPEbQsqBqlbvd-B6oEJa9jB/view?usp=sharing

To make this Dancing Leprechaun, follow the directions in this posting, https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-stem-project-using-makerport-to.html