Bring your collection to life
A robotics platform that gives your sci-fi figures computer vision, interactive battles, and cinematic effects.
Get NotifiedKineMachina is a turntable robotics platform that transforms your sci-fi collectibles into living, reactive machines. Mount your favorite kaiju, starship, or mech — then watch it track targets with computer vision, battle opponents, and perform choreographed sequences with LED and sound effects.
Powered by a Raspberry Pi and ESP32 controllers, KineMachina combines YOLO object detection, MQTT-driven motor and effects control, and a full desktop arena app into one open-source platform.
YOLO-powered object detection with a fixed camera. Your figure automatically tracks targets in real time.
Two-player kaiju battles with HP tracking, attacks, defense moves, and hit resolution based on motor heading.
Plug in any HID gamepad for direct control. Map sticks to motor heading and buttons to sound effects.
NeoPixel LED strips and I2S audio driven by ESP32 controllers. 17 built-in LED effects with custom audio.
Script timed sequences of motor movements, LED effects, and audio with a visual timeline editor.
Mount kaiju, starships, mechs — anything. Multiple turntables can battle, dance, or perform together.
USB camera captures the arena in real time.
Raspberry Pi runs YOLO object detection to identify and track targets.
MQTT messages sent to ESP32 controllers with motor heading and effect triggers.
Turntable rotates, LEDs fire, audio plays — your figure comes alive.
Raspberry Pi 4/5
ESP32-S3 (motor + effects)
USB camera + YOLOv8 object detection
Stepper motor with microstepping
WS2812B NeoPixel strips, 17 built-in effects
I2S DAC output, custom sound packs
MQTT over WiFi
Python (Pi), C++ (ESP32), Python/Qt (desktop app)
The desktop app that controls it all — vision tracking, battles, choreography, and effects.
The turntable platform accepts a wide range of figures. Kaiju, mechs, starships — if it fits, it works. Multiple turntables can battle or perform together.
Drop in custom audio files, create new LED patterns, or script choreographed sequences with the timeline editor. No coding required for basic customization.
Full source code available. Swap in different CV models, add new MQTT commands, build your own arena app features. Python and C++ — tools you already know.
Basic assembly required. No soldering — connections use standard headers and connectors. If you've set up a Raspberry Pi before, you can do this.
Most standard-size collectibles — kaiju, mechs, starships, action figures. If it fits on the turntable platform and isn't too heavy for the stepper motor, it'll work.
No. The desktop app handles everything — battles, tracking, effects, choreography. But if you want to hack on it, the source code is open.
A Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, a USB camera, and a power supply. Everything else comes in the kit.
Yes. Firmware, hardware designs, and software are open source. You can contribute, fork, or just learn from the code.
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