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afcorson
Australia
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What mini PC would you recommend to use with ARC for a robot? I have been reading about Kangaroo mini PC, LattePanda, Raspberry PI, MeLE PCG35 GLK. I like the Kangaroo PC but everything I read abut it is 5 years old.
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Started in Oct 2021 and still going.
Very nice build, it looks just like the Pepper robot. BTY, are you willing to share the STL's for this build?
Here is where I downloaded them from... https://github.com/tawago/Pepper-3Ddata The problem is they are very poor resolution and solid. You'll need Blender to hollow them out. I spent weeks filling and sanding to get an acceptable finish. Also the hands are useless. Good luck.
I have just started my Inmoov build and decided on the lattePanda. So far it has been easy to get up and running the windows comes installed on it. Using the guides on this site it has not been hard to get things sorted out. I have ARC installed on it and using TightVNC to run it headless. It has a port on it to connect a 7-10 inch touch screen if you want also. It has the ability to auto boot when power is connected to the board which is something I needed because I did not want to have manually turn it on. This way when I power up the robot it will startup on its own.
@afcorson, I don't no how to use blinder. World you be willing to share your stl's. I can give you my email address if you would be willing to share your stl's. That would be great. I could pay you for your hard work hollowing them out. Thank you in advance.
Even with my hollowed out STL files, it is not just a matter of printing the parts and assembling. Nothing fits together. You have to make bits to join them and attach the servos. Blender can be downloaded for free and hollowing out is a simple edit with YouTube videos to show you how to do it. This is all part of making a robot. One learns new skills. I never heard of Blender until I started on this project. My Pepper is more or less a scratch built robot, except I started with the crude STL files for which I sent you the link. I highly recommend learning as much as you can by starting the same way I did, then you own your work.
Any tips as to which you tube to learn from? Thanks
Just Google Blender how to hollow a 3D model. There are several videos on the subject. First download Blender, import an STL, edit and hollow command, accept changes then export to new STL. It's that's simple. You may have to play around with the wall thickness.