Astromech Droid

robot56

USA
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Hello everyone:) so i have begun building my full size astromech droid! I know that this project is going to take a long time but I feel it will be worth it in the end. My droid will be built from styrene and 3d printed parts. The dome is actually a security mirror but requires a 2" riser made from a floral craft ring and styrene cover.

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I wil be loading larger and not sideways photos soon.... stress

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#41  

for now it is just a polo motor running from syren 10 motor driver and EZ-B. I wanna maybe hook a pot switch to the dome so I can get a sorta close form of feedback ( not looking to spend alot on that aspect and pot switch is really cheap) I do need a slip ring however... I have tried to get around the build with out one... no such luck.

#42  

my way around the slip ring was to use a servo gearbox from servo city that has a 3/8" hollow shaft in the middle of the driven spur gear.

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That way i can run the wires through the hollow shaft and then just use a 9 or 24 pin serial port connector to use a single plug when powering my dome from the ezb.

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#43  

got some more legs details painted today! just a couple more little things left and the legs will be done

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I started working on how I would mount some of the electronics and made a board that slots into the frame and will allow me to take out most of the electronics with one board. the ezb will be mount on top of the board so that i can get to the servo pins easier. all of the audio parts will be mounted underneath since they will be less used.

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#44  

Outstanding! Looks great so far.

Just wondering why your using a Sparkfun MP3 trigger when the EZB streams voice files right from your laptop so nicely?

#45  

Thanks Dave:)

I used the mp3 trigger because the droid will most likely be controlled 100% of the time from a tablet instead of a laptop. I just wanted to ensure that the droid will always have audio. I wasn't entirely sure how the sound would work from a tablet so i got the mp3 trigger to be safe. It may be entirely overkill though haha

Aaron

#46  

Oh, that make since. I love overkill! No such thing as too much in my book. cool

#47  

@robot56 - Amazing. I started working on a mini astromech but ruined most of it. Turns out, I'm not the greatest engineer but, I learned a lot from the experience and am only out about $20-$30. I def want to give it another go in the future. Your's is looking amazing. Very inspirational. Nice work.

#48  

Thank you so much @Antron007

It has been a lot of work so far... With school and work finding the time to work on it can be really difficult but it will all pay off in the end. Have you been over to astromech.net ? its a worldwide club that builds astromech droids:) you might find some good ideas/parts and build another one!

Aaron