Hello Everyone, We just joined your community and love it - two of us are sharing the account - a seven year old boy and his Mom near Buffalo, New York. After attending a maker faire, Carl (the boy) asked if we could build a lifesize R2D2 that would move, spin his head, "talk", recognize him as in "hi Carl", follow him around and follow voice commands ("Stop R2").
I (Carol - mom) have been doing tons of research and am teaching Carl soldering by working on simple electronics projects. I joined astromech.com and began gathering all the information I could over the last four weeks.
I ran across EZ robot about a week ago and thought it looked like a great choice for our project! WE began looking at several of the projects on this site and are amazed! That's it for now - we will continue our research and early work and keep you posted on our R2 build.
The blank dome (R2's head) is on it's way and we are saving our money. Carol and Carl
Hey Carol I'm from wheatfield/ just outside Niagara Falls. Good luck with your project and welcome!
Welcome to the community. You are going to love it here.
Alan
Welcome... don't be afraid to ask questions... we won't laugh.... much
I promise....
P.S. R2 D2 is a great project. A few guys on here are making some extremely cool R2D2's...
Welcome to the forum! You are two people that I love to see on the forum.
Robotics is a male dominated industry. I love to see women get involved with robotics. This is a very important dynamic as women do some things far better than men and this industry needs more women in it. The makeup of your mind is needed in this hobby/industry. Thank you for joining this community.
I also love seeing young people join the community. The potential that young people have to make huge impacts on this hobby/industry is untapped in my opinion. Their minds are very quick and sharp and not bound by the same limits that ours are. They are growing up in a very exciting time and what they will see accomplished and will be able to accomplish in this field is far beyond what we can imagine. Great job as a parent to help your child achieve their potential in this field.
We are here to help. If/when you get stumped on an issue, there are many people here willing to help. Thank you for choosing EZ-Robot and this community. I believe that you will be impressed with the technology and the ease of programming the robot to do amazing things. We all learn something new all the time from each other here. I look forward to watching your project and learning with you as you go.
becklecy WoW, great to read your post. You and Carl have just joined the neatest and very knowledgeable robotic community on the planet. I wish you much success during your build of a really cool robot. As others have posted, we're all here to build and support other builders in getting their concepts to reality and smooth out the bumps in the road,
Hi Carol and welcome. I can't add much to what the others have said except that I'm looking forward to seeing the R2 you two build. I'm nearing completion of a full size B9 from the old show Lost in Space. When I get done I plan on building a R2 Droid. I'm sure I'll be asking you two for advice when I get there.
Cheers, Dave
Thanks everyone for your kind words, enthusiasm and generosity, offering your time and knowledge! I look forward to a time in the not too distant future when Carl and I can contribute our knowledge and experience too!
Thanks for the introduction! Building a r2 from scratch will be a lot of fun - and an experience that your son will be telling his grand children someday!
I started an r2 a few years ago. Ive been meaning to finish it - however it's not from scratch like yours. I cheated and used an old toy to modify with ezrobot parts. Soon as I can find some new desk space, I'll finish it !