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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Toymaker a possible silly question.... Will you be selling the completed arms by themselves? I'm interested in a left and right with the 3 finger claws. No shoulder joint but the remaining joints. Really like your design! Thanks Chris
Hi Chris, yes we will be supplying arms and claws, glad you like the design.
Tony
Here is the latest evolution of the EZ:1 and EZ:2 5DOF arm with the double smart servos fitted to the shoulder, they are nice and simple to fix to the robot. It has our low cost claw (option) as its end effector. I am not finished with the arm design yet as I think its too long for the robots size, so I will be reducing the size of the first section after the shoulder section, once I am happy with this, I will put a video up of the arm in operation.
Tony, Great work, that will be one HD amazing arm. I agree that it might look a little long for body, but you will get it worked out, you usually do. I believe you mentioned the AIMEC EZ2 body will be somewhat similar in size, but different shape. Thanks for posting those AIMEC videos on your other thread, love them. I sent you an Email Tony. The AIMEC 3 humanoid body is also impressive. Keep up the great work and updates. Thanks Steve S
Sweet! Very neat and functional looking. How long are the arms as they stand now?
Hi Dave, they are currently 60cm.
Steve, not received an email from you (checked my spam filter also), are you using the right email address? You can contact me from the Conceptioneering or AMI websites.
www.conceptioneering.co.uk www.appliedmachineintelligence.co.uk
This is a Great arm. Hey, Tony, check out the other Tony's 3000 HD-7. His arm has the capabilities of hugging someone. Just add the U-shaped bracket and another joint on the shoulder so it goes up and down as well as round and round. I saw the video and it was awsome.
Have fun,
Mel
Hi Mel, I pretty happy with the 5DOF arm as it is now, its built for precision quietness and ability to pick up heavy objects. This is in part thanks to the neat servos motors that I am using. You will see how powerful these are when you receive the ones I am sending you, they would be perfect for your robots shoulder motors. I use 2 to drive the EZ:1 shoulders as I need the end effector to be able to pick up some serious weight, but one should work well on your smaller robot.
I will get you package off next week, but it looks like it may take a few weeks to reach you surface mail. It will contain servo motors, 6mm hubs (to attach to motor spindles), couple of metal servo horns, 3 x PIR sensors, ultrasonic ranger and an Sharp IR ranger.
Tony