Go get bent Furby!
So being new to circuit bending I have started buying up “standard” toys that have been done to death and have plenty of resources available for learning. The Furby is one of those toys, so I decided it was time to get one done. There have only been 2 bends on this Furby as it was my first and didn’t want to fry the bastard. These are amazingly complex and I decided to make a break out box to avoid cramming stuff into it’s small frame. The 2 bends are a standard “hold” momentary trigger, and a glitch on/off switch. I decided to use a potentiometer in series with the hold trigger. This acts as a constant hold switch with out having to use the up/down motions. Another bonus of the rotary is being able to grab extremely small snippets of audio when messing with the sweet spot. I also have added another potentiometer to the glitch on/off switch to add more resistance between the bend. This brings out some random stable words and phrases while it’s in glitch mode. I currently have one more Furby as well as the E.T. Furby that are still unbent. The next Furby that gets bent will have a larger breakout box with triggers for each one of the Furby’s interaction switches (stomach, tongue, back) as it is rather annoying having to move back and forth between the box and triggering the toy. I have also seen some pretty amazing mechanical step sequencers put together with multiple Furbys arranged to make some insane melodic stuff.
The Breakout Box (Hold Rotary, Hold Trigger, Glitch On Switch, Glitch Stabilizer)
Another shot of the breakout box
Full shot
Videos:
Bent Furby demo
Bent Furby ran through a Noise Swash (by 4ms pedals)