Astro Boy Live Hack....So it begins!
Astro Boy Live Hack (Part 1)
Update 7:45 start time
The eighties Astro Boy cartoon was likely the majority of the inspiration that got me into robotics in the first place. The whole concept of a child-like robot super hero really intrigued me. The story also had a very emotional back story that had me hooked. While I don't plan on replacing my own children with robots I do feel that it would be fun to create my own version of Astro
I'm a bit nervous to do this Live hack to tell you the truth. I don't know if I'll be able to do Astro justice. While there was a Japanese magazine that did produce a weekly 70 issue kit build of Astro (Atom) it was completely injection molded and I feel like there's still room for improvement to make Astro look more true to life.
I will start with a 3D printed frame. I may dive into giving Astro a silicone suit but after googling silicone doll making, I've now see enough horrors to last me a life time. I might have to recruit someone with experience in this field to save me from another traumatizing experience. Seriously, don't go digging unless you are prepared to see some very horrible attempts at making silicone little people.
I plan on making Astro as a fully embedded Robot with a Raspberry Pi or Latte Panda running ARC inside. I don't think I'll be adding butt lasers, as I wasn't really a fan of that feature. Rocket powered boots are also out of the question but maybe we'll find a way to fake it.
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hi nallycat
sorry my mistake.
:D Thanks @Nallycat, I was thinking about do something similar to what you suggested. I would like to take an existing 3D model to get the proper dimensions of Astroboy and then rebuild the shape to be something more clean and usable. I came across the model @Nomad linked to (that was quite laughable) but I hadn't see the one you pointed out. I will likely work from that model and scale it up.
@Jeremie That model I found is not the best either but the head could ne used maybe other parts, I didn't have that much time to look. @Nomad 6R thats ok you probably did not understand what I was suggesting. It is very difficult to build a robot when you have nothing, and not much time
@jeremie That Astro boy is in Maya format and you may not be able to convert it. I will try to find another. have a look at this one again not the best but a start https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3403057/files
I LOVE Astroboy!! Its a shame those live hacks are always happening so late!! At least if you are over here in Europe!!
@Mickey666Maus It's late here too, I am at the other end of Canada, I fell asleep watching the live-Hack.
@Mickey666Maus You could always watch it after the fact, all the live hacks get archived on my channel and show up at the top of this live hack page for viewing pleasure
Thats how I caught up on a lot of content already...but I guess it just feels a bit more like hanging out together when watching it live!!
Great you guys are doing those live hacks!! Keep 'em coming!!