02: vivisection

Hasbro ™ My Little Pony Good Morning Sunshine
The first stage of the dissection processes—the removal and catalog of all the external components is finally completed. This preliminary vivisection revealed that most of the electronic components that run the toy are housed in a 4mm hard plastic shell. The power supply consists of 4 x 1.5V “AA” batteries. Pressure sensors on the back and rump are connected to play and demo circuit boards. Each sensor corresponds to a preset number of greetings, sounds, and pauses. The speaker is located on the rear of the toy and is connected to the main circuit board at the front of the toy. Wires running from a sensor in the head of the toy connect the head with the body. Front leg motion is generated by a series of plastic gears and springs. Head motion will be determined soon. Next steps will be to further investigate the interior circuitry and wiring.