Android Body for Google Home Mini and Google Nest Mini by tilmansp

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

Let me start by thanking and giving credit to RAY_Design for the original idea and design.https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2813569
Kids love this!
You need:
Print in body color with support:
Body with support, feet sticking up
2x Arms with support, socket hole facing down
Print in white without support:
Collar
2x Arm Ring
Optional: 2x Antenna - can also print in body color. Consider printing with a brim if they don't stick to your bed - they are very small.
Optional: 2x Eye
To assemble:
Glue the collar with superglue to the body.
Slip two white arm rings onto the arm pins, then snap on the two arms
Set Google Home Mini or Google Nest Mini on top
Run power cable through the bottom hole into the body, curl up any slack you have inside the body, then run the cable out the back hole, and then plug it into the Mini at the top.
Optional: Glue antenna and eyes onto the Mini. I used rubber cement to make it easier to remove them later if I change my mind. Superglue works, too, but then its permanent.
I made a few changes in this redesign:
Uses 40% less material for the body when printed feet up: You still need to print with support, but there's a lot less of it because of the cone shaped interior
Openings to route the power cable back into the body and out between the legs, for a neater look. You can coil up extra cable inside the body.
One piece arms: my version needs to be printed with support, but the rough spots will all be on the inside, where there aren't very visible. Some sanding is required. On the plus side, no seam in the middle of the arm, and a stronger socket. You can still use the arms from the original design if you prefer - they are interchangeable.
Arm pins attached to the body
Collar rests in a groove on the body for a snug fit. I recommend glueing it to the body anyway.
Opening for the mute button (although still not easily reachable)
A built-in base in the body for the Home Mini to rest on, for a more stable fit