
Machine27
Here's the robot I've been working on. All the aluminum is CNC cut and turned out pretty nice. The tracks and sprockets are from Lynxmotion and the drives are Sabertooth and Pololu. I've been driving it around with a RC setup but look forward to adding the EZ-robot controller I just ordered.
The center section powers up and the (face) is timed via a timing belt with the center rotation point so the smile always points forward no matter the position of the center section.
The sharpie drawn smile is just temporary and as soon as I can come up with a face that's got some character and can support a sensor or two I'll make it and install it.
As far as the fuse, it all dependson on if it will blow faster then the fault will damage the part or what direction the fault is coming from in respect to the part being damaged. All fuses have a delay wither they are fast blow or slow blow.
I still haven't worked out the head yet. The cylinder is proving hard to work with and give the bot some character at the same time. Has anybody seen anything that might work they can suggest to me?
He did enjoy the Revolution last night though. I saw him smiling briefly.
Give me some input, what do you think of the face I came up with?
There's an ultra sonic sensor where the eyes would be and LEDs for the mouth.
The EZ-B is working well now after the repair. I'm working my way through the tutorials trying to learn to make everything work.
I'm eyeing the Replicator 2 they use in the Ez-robot office. I think that'll be the next addition to my workshop.