Bench 42 LLC designs and builds character robots, custom PCBs, 3D-printed hardware, and Home Assistant integrations — out of Central Florida.
GET IN TOUCHHome Assistant tracks everything — the doorbell, the dryer, the garage, the package on the porch. Normally that means glancing at your phone.
With HA Droid Connect, it means K2-SO leans out from the corner and tells you the laundry's done. R2 whistles from across the room because someone rang the bell. The Battle Droid reports, deadpan, that the garage door has been open for twenty minutes.
The information is the same. The experience is completely different.
"The dryer cycle has completed. You're welcome, by the way."
TRIGGER: dryer.cycle_complete[ urgent whistling ] — Doorbell detected. Perimeter alert.
TRIGGER: doorbell.front_pressed"Roger roger. Package delivered to front entrance."
TRIGGER: delivery.package_detectedThis is what home automation feels like
when your house has character.
What We Build
FEATURED PRODUCT
Drop it in. Your droid appears in Home Assistant as a native device — motion, sound, LEDs, and servos, all controllable from your dashboard. No custom code. No wiring puzzles. Just a character robot that talks to your smart home the moment it powers on.
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Life-size character builds — K2-SO, Battle Droid, R2-D2, and more — are the heart of the lab. They showcase what's possible with the HA Droid Connect and ESPHome integrations we design.
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ABS, ASA, and PETG production. Custom enclosures, body panels, mounts, and parametric kits — designed to be printed, painted, and put to work.
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WiFi-connected everything. Automations, dashboards, media players, and smart cart integrations. If it has a power switch, it can talk to HA.
Contact
Based in Central Florida. Open to commissions, collaborations, and custom projects.