This one uses LEDs as the light sensor and mosfets to drive the output to rotate on a single axis. He even reduced the duty cycle on the fets so no heatsink is needed. Mounting in a peanut butter ...
Or you can go back to basics and build this reflective RGB sensor from an LED and a photocell. The principle behind [TechMartian]’s approach is simplicity itself: shine different colored lights ...
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