Furby 2012 TeardownCreated by Becky Stern

Last updated on 2018-08-22 03:32:18 PM UTC

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Guide ContentsOverviewRemove Back and Fuzzy PartsUnplug wiresRemove Face Plate

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Overview

We got one of the new 2012 Furbies, and really wanted to see what was inside! We took it apart as much as possiblewhile still keeping it (semi) functional. We removed the fur while Furby was still on, mostly for dramatic effect in thevideo above. Before proceeding further, remove Furby's batteries.

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Remove Back and Fuzzy Parts

Remove the screws from Furby's face.

Peel off the capacitive touch sensors. There's one along the back and one on the top of Furby's head.

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Remove the screws from the back panel.

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You will need to cut the "fur brackets" at the ears to allow the back panel to release from Furby's body.

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Both sides need to be free before the back panel will release.

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Cut the tabs holding on the face "fur bracket."

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After cutting the tabs, the fur bracket on the face will come off.

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Unplug wires

The belly sensor is attached with a tiny plug. Unplug it.

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The speaker (brown wires) can be unplugged from its circuit board.

The microphone (inside the pink circle) can be removed from its nesting spot in the front of Furby's body.

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Remove Face Plate

We couldn't figure out a way to get Furby's inner face plate off cleanly, so we made one cut with shears, after which itreleased easily.

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Remove the piezo sensor (orange wires) from this inner faceplate.

This is as far as we took Furby apart! Here's a video of how functional it still is, although we managed to bust part ofone of Furby's LCD eyes.

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