Hi All
Introducing the AIMEC:EZ1
We are in discussions with DJ to produce a special version of our AIMEC (Artificially Intelligent Mechanical Electronic Companion) robot for the EZ-B, this will be a very advanced robot that will be made available in kit form, which will probably be by the end of this year.
Some history, the first AMI (Applied Machine Intelligence) robot was the AIMEC:3 which is a "hyper-tech" toy and we were very close to licensing this design to a large US toy manufacturer, but the deal fell through. Our most advanced robot is the AIMEC:4 which is still in development, this robot has advanced voice recognition (Dragon 11), face recognition and eye tracking and object recognition the robot has an advanced Ai core and is capable of self learning. When we came across the fantastic EZ-B system that the genius DJ Sures produced we immediately thought that it would be really cool to make a EZ-B version and this is what we are currently developing the AIMEC:EZ1. This robot is the development platform for a ground breaking robotics kit that we plan to sell to the general public, for the first time a highly advanced robot will be available (in various versions) at a price that hobbyists would be able to afford.
I have been building robots for over 30 years and some of my designs are recorded on Cybernetic Zoo
http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=2280
http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=3984
On our team we have the brilliant model maker (and engineer) Steve Cole (Articole Studios) http://www.articolestudios.co.uk/ who is also a member of this forum @ukrobotman, with Alex Cole on 3D design and (the incredibly talented) Mike Hodgson on software development. I am doing mechanical, electronics and sensor designs and firmware development for support PIC microcontrollers that enhance the EZ-B boards operation over the I2C bus.
We are all looking forward to working closely with DJ and his team in the new future!
Tony
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Update I have built the first ultra High torque worm driven servo prototype and it is totally silent in holding position under full load and draws virtually no current, I now need to replace the top three arm power servos with worm driven type
I'm very interested in your worm gear design to hold load. Is it possable to share details of building it and parts used? How much weight can it hold? Thanks, Dave Schulpius
That is great news ! Low noise and low battery draw ! Toymaker,
I appreciate your hands on, determination to develop a great robot system. It is a breath of fresh air, from what is available.
Your EZ robot will be amazing!
I can't wait. So much to look forward to, professional robot body, outstanding A I, location control, external controls, and EZB controls. (Can I give a pre order?)
Thank you Tony, Steve S
@toymaker Thats great news Does it have a potentiometer built in
It would be nice to hear input from D J, about this great project? Please tell us what you think! Thanks Steve S
Now I'm debating built my own, or simply save money and wait for the ez1 Robot to be available.
Thanks everyone for you interest on this, I am still evaluating the design but I hope to do a video of one of the new servos in the next couple of days so you can see it in action.
Dave
The torque is massive, because of the worm gearing its over doubled from the original 200kg.cm at a cost of its speed it is slower now but still ok considering the massive advantages. The existing (noisy) arm could pick up and hold a can/bottle of drink at full arm extension (of 52cm), so the new servo will be even more powerful. One issue I am looking at is that with such a powerful arm I am going to have to design in some safety circuits which will allow (ignore) the motor start current, but will then trip (and release) if it sees a later stall current.
Pat
Yes it has a potentiometer mechanically connected to the outgoing shaft.
Steve
I guess DJ must have his reasons for staying quiet on this project, he is only one of a handful of people to have actually seen what the (production) EZ:2 looks like. I think the EZ:2 body shell style and accessories is exactly what a lot of the community is looking for, I am very pleased about how the robot looks, it is a lot different from the EZ:1 which is based on an AIMEC series body.