
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.
The battery box has been added. It contains a 1400mah 11.1v lipo and three Pololu drives. I machined out the back of the black Hammond box and laser cut new panels to give me a bit more depth. Before cutting out the panels, I also drew in a feature that allows me to plug into the Pololu 18-7 drives and make program changes without opening the box.
I'm still watching for Fedex with the new EZ-B controller. The drives will plug right in just as if I were running servos.
Come on UPS!
Gotta head out tomorrow and find a bluetooth antenna and windows 7. Darn
I'll post more on the robot when it's up and ready.
If all goes well with the EZ-B project, I'll install one in my Wall-e version shown below:
As mentioned above, I'm trying to finish the smaller robot first. The larger Wall-e looking robot is one I built last year.
I'm used to programming the BS2 so i'll have to start from the beginning on the EZ-B.
Here's a picture or two. Sorry, no videos yet.
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.