Dustin Hodges

Exploring electronics and robotics one project at a time. Founder of Motbots.

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🇺🇸 Project Liberty Light — Part 2 is live!

The LED American flag project just got interactive with pushbutton controls and multiple display modes. ⚡

One step closer to the vision I have for this build as we work toward America’s 250th birthday in 2026.

More upgrades coming soon!

🗽 Project Liberty Light - Part 2
https://t.co/9vbsThHOeh

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🇺🇸 Project Liberty Light — Part 2 is now live! ⚡

The Living Flag Project continues as we begin adding INTERACTIVITY to the build 🔥

In this part of the series, we:
🔘 Add pushbutton controls
🇺🇸 Create multiple display modes
💡 Cycle through colors and flag modes
🧠 Expand the Arduino control system
⚡ Continue building the foundation for future upgrades

What started as a simple LED flag is slowly evolving into something much bigger — and we’re just getting started.

Future parts will introduce:
🔊 Audio integration
🎆 Effects and animations
⚙️ Power control improvements
🇺🇸 Additional patriotic display modes

If you enjoy electronics, Arduino projects, embedded systems, or maker builds, follow along as Project Liberty Light continues to grow!

🗽 Project Liberty Light - Part 2
https://t.co/9vbsThIm3P

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Because of their sacrifice, we’re free to learn, build, create, and dream. Today we honor and remember our fallen heroes. 🇺🇸

#MemorialDay

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🇺🇸 NEW BUILD SERIES 🇺🇸

Introducing Project Liberty Light: The Living Flag Project from Motbots!

Part 1 is now live — building a programmable LED American flag display using:
⚡ Arduino Uno
💡 WS2812B matrices
🧠 Embedded programming
Future parts will add controls, audio, effects, and more.

🇺🇸 https://t.co/T6wkqU5BEk

▶️ https://t.co/gpqHsadUot

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@madietlx Very nice 👍

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@lvjin1993 @Odd_Jayy This thing looks awesome 🤩

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@cqcqcqdx Love it! That’s so cool and awesome that she’s so excited about it! Way to go!

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A simple LDR circuit isn’t just a beginner project.

It’s how microcontrollers start understanding the real world.

New article + video live:

🔗https://t.co/GgrKAVT84b

▶️ https://t.co/10JAbygmTK

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@trunarla These are awesome 🤩

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@machineviolence Nice 😎👍

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Real-World Interfacing: Connecting Microcontrollers to the Physical World

🔗 https://t.co/GgrKAVT84b

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In the new Embedded Intelligence Series article, we take a simple LDR circuit and connect it to real-world microcontroller applications.

This is where basic components start becoming real systems.

https://t.co/rSvEx7bnCq

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Just a simple LDR circuit… or is it? 👀 New Embedded Intelligence Series article in the works showing how it connects to real-world microcontroller applications.

🔗 https://t.co/LwfOXwfLBR

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Working on a new Embedded Intelligence Series article—using a simple LDR circuit to show real-world microcontroller applications.

Small circuit. Big ideas.

🔗 https://t.co/LwfOXwfLBR

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Curious what’s really making it work? Visit the link below and I’ll walk you through it.

🔗 https://t.co/PSHDxqLJFA

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It’s just blinking LEDs… but there’s a lot happening in this little circuit.
What makes LEDs blink like this?
The answer is simpler than you think.

▶️ https://t.co/LeMJwajY5O

#motbots #circuits

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@TheHumanoidHub Very much agree on his perspective on robot form. Yes, we should be designing and building robots in a way that fits their purpose. The imagination is limitless and our ability to design specifically tasked robots shouldn't be limited to copying the human form.

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Any guesses what parts are making it tick?

🧠 Full explanation given at the link.

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Just a few components… and suddenly the LEDs start blinking. Electronics is basically teamwork at the smallest scale.

▶️ https://t.co/LeMJwajY5O

🔗 https://t.co/QgjxK7QWKP

#motbots #circuits

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@maddiedreese What a neat project! Like the idea of using a Furby 😆. Very cool!