Animated Robot

Key parts pulled out of the devlog instead of showing the full write-up.

Total Build Time
8.5hfrom model to interaction

Most of the time went into the 3D pipeline and the interaction layer rather than the final page layout.

Pipeline

Blender to pmndrs to React Three Fiber

Modeling, bones, weight painting, animation setup, GLTF conversion, and final browser integration.

3D Work

3h

2h modeling, 30m rigging and weight paint, 30m animation pass.

Frontend Work

4h

1h conversion, 1h material rebuild, 2h mouse interaction and scene behavior.

Polish

1.5h

Blink animation, dark/light mode color changes, plus a short expertise page cleanup afterwards.

Highlights

Features

The final result combines cursor tracking, blink behavior, theme-aware materials, rebuilt shaders, homepage integration, and a follow-up refinement pass for the expertise page.