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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Dude, that is soooo creepy. I love it.
I'm freaked out a little.
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
That is a GREAT Project!
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.
3d printed robot arm link
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.
I made this in Lightwave 3D.
Even with no skin the android can show some expressions. This one is shock. lolI 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.
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.