Android Project Jen

mcsdaver

USA
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I just got my second EZ-B in the mail today. Now I am working on my android Jen. I am using parts from an Elvis alive and going to make molds from a manikin for her skin.

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She will have many motors per arm for an amazing range of motion. Making her walk will be a huge undertaking. I found some powerful linear actuators that I hope to use. I was going to build a full scale Cylon robot, but I think an android will be more of a challenge.

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I'm freaked out a little.

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I need to make a face! I have it so it can turn its head now, so I will be making more videos. I want to make a face and put the head on the manikin body for tests then get the arms moving. Build arms and get them moving. The endoskeliton will be made after I have the head and arms working. The manikin gives me a platform to test parts as I build the android. Not sure if the Elvis neck tilt motors will fit The motor that turns the head left and right is working powered from a servo board and using the pot from the servo board. The Elvis pot went kind of random on me. The robot can turn its head way too far! lol

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Hey thanks everyone for the comments. The female body seems to be a bit smaller than Elvis would be. Moving the neck is going to be a bit hard as the neck motors in Elvis wont fit in a thin female body. I may need to up her chest size a bit to get them to fit. The things we do for science.

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I am going to save up for a 3d printer so I can build everything I need to make this android work. I am also looking at powerful servos. This will not be cheap, but it will be fun.

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I made this in Lightwave 3D.

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Even with no skin the android can show some expressions. This one is shock. lol

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I will need the 3d printer the most when I get to the hands. I want them to be able to move as much like real hands as I can.

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I made a latex skin for a test to see how well latex might work and to see if a latex copy of the manikin face would fit the Elvis skull. I need to make the next face test a little closer to the skull or make a new skull. The latex skin was too small and tight to work. I thought the white color of the latex would mix with my paint to make a skin color but as the latex dried it turned orange. I will mix the colors better next time I hope.