jstarne1
Hello friends, with the increased interest in larger robots thanks to EZB. I decided I may create some modular shells to make a misized robot much easier. Swapable arms, heads and base. The ER1 for example is available from other countries but this would be USA based project. Since this is for people like me and you ( and possible educational applications) I would love your input for the things you want to see. I have been making Fiberglass enclosures for car audio and interiors since 2006 which was a skill I picked up from a friend who worked at a high end shop. The goal here is to make two sets of molds. One for a more military hard core look and one for a smooth futuristic look. These are specifically meant for use with the ezb and would have pre- designated mounting locations for them. Suggestions are open.
@rgordon, the first one kinda reminds me of Rosie from the Jetsons!
That is a GREAT idea, Josh! But, Evolver needs a Head. He looks like he is Hickobod Crain who just met the Headless horseman. Ha!ha! I think if you had a body more like Toymaker, it would be less threatning to the customers. Your sketch looks good, however. Maybe you and Toymaker could work together on the project. Exchangeable hands are a good idea.
my 2 Cents.
Man that's a sweet looking bot, that'd be awesome to see it reproduced!
Instead of doing vacuum forming for everything maybe with the parts that are semi-flat you could be laser cut and then shaped using an acrylic bender (or heat gun). I guess it all depends on if you have access to a laser cutter. I do have experience laser cutting but I haven't done any acrylic bending so I'm not sure how well it works in practice. I'm assuming you'd have to source pretty thin acrylic to cut down on weight (acrylic does get heavy), that's where vacuum forming plastic shines as it's very lightweight. Not really sure what would work better, just ideas at this point.