Finishing The Triton Project (Links to make the Triton)
After 6 months of hard work, I’ve finally completed my augmented reality project, the Triton. Here are the final photos of the Triton V1 and links to the project’s build guide.
The official project website can be accessed here on Github pages. The STL files can be downloaded directly from here.
How to assemble:
Assembly guide including BOM (bill of materials) for Triton Project
Software setup:
Overview and download link to the Triton AR Launcher Alpha 0.1.0
3D Printing guide:
Access to CAD files and slicer settings I used
GitHub Repo
https://github.com/atlee19/TritonProject
The Github repository containing the CAD files can be directly accessed here
Purchase links:
Triton AR Launcher Alpha 0.1.0 — $4.99
Project Owner
More about me and other projects that I’ve worked on
Press Releases
Triton Project is an Affordable DIY AR Headset
This guy made an AR headset using off-the-shelf components
Building a 3D printed AR headset with The Triton Project
Triton AR Headset Blends Stock and Printed Parts
Thank you to all that have supported the project
This has been one of the hardest creative projects that I’ve ever attempted. Before I started this I knew very little about auto CAD, 3d printing, product design, or selling software. Everything was a learning curve flattened by my perseverance.
The initial prototype was born in my basement, forged in my college dorm room, raised in my university’s CS labs, back to my basement (due to Covid-19), and finally brought to you.
Compromising on my vision
The original vision for the Triton Project was to enable support for a wide range of sensors (Structure Core, Intel Realsense, Zed Mini, etc.) that would integrate into the Triton platform where each one would have a dedicated UX on Windows and Linux. But with this release, I’m only supporting 1 sensor, the Leap Motion, and targeting 1 platform, Windows 10.
Why is this? As a solo developer, I realized that I had to treat my time, money, and motivation as finite resources. I knew I could create a good software experience starting with the Leap Motion and then build on top of that to expand the platform to eventually reach more sensors. I didn’t want to go out of my scope and attempt to build a half dozen half baked products.
Monetizing
As much I was I wanted to make the entire project open-source I couldn’t do it with the amount of time and resources I put in. With that, I decided to release the cad files for free under the creative commons license and will be charging $ for the software if you choose to download. In addition, I will be selling 3D printed parts for the Triton that are made on my own 3d printer.
Next steps
Gain feedback
I want to get critical feedback from the community so I can iterate as quickly as possible to improve the platform. So please send all inquires to atleegraham16@gmail.com.
Support for Project North Star
In the near future, I would like to expand the platform to support Project North Star. Hopefully, I can do that in timing with the release of Noah Zerkin’s Combine Reality project.
Triton V2
When I get back to college in the fall I would like to begin work on doing a version 2 of the Triton headset. Ideally, I would like for version 2 to be even more comfortable, integrate everything into 1 sensor (hand tracking & 6DoF), and entertain the possibility of injection molding.
Final Notes
This is the first product that I’ve ever created so I ask that you would please judge it with leniency in addition to constructive criticism. This is merely a stepping stone so that the 5th product I create can be good and by my 10th it will be great.
Hope that makes sense, thanks again :)
Graham
