This is now Centurion, my version of a CYLON or Cybernetic Life-form Node.
I'm taking inspiration for my robot in appearance and behavior from Battle Star Galactica (specifically the "Caprica" TV show), Terminator (specifically "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" TV show) and the AI from the tv show "Person of Interest". I want to use this robot to develop ideas I have for a security robot. Part of my inspiration from the TV shows I mentioned is the robots and AI from those TV show's don't speak a lot in terms of being conversational, they are mission focused, which I what I want from this robot. That doesn't mean I won't create a routine for the robot to tell jokes or dance, because dancing robots are cool, lol.
I also draw inspiration from Robo Rad with his Wheel Chair Robot, which has been a Cylon, a Terminator and a Cylon and a Cylon-Terminator at times. I think robo rad and I must have a similar idea at a similar time, because at one time my Centurion had a Terminator head and theme. Here is a link to robo rad's awesome robot which continues to inspire me: https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/Wheeler-chair-robot-17408
This is an older picture of "Data".
Programming
I love using ARC because it just about anything I could imagine using and gives me options to build it what might not exist yet.
One of my goals this time with Centurion is to go for minimal. I'm seeking to create as little as possible script wise and reuse script code to create a more efficient "mind" than what I had originally created years ago with the Data robot. Lean and Mean is my goal for Centurion.
With the older Data robot I tried to create a type of "mind" in ARC that could form memories and answer questions about its own actions and while I was able to meet that goal, however the way I created that ability in ARC became hard to manage and eventually I determined I couldn't keep building on top of what I originally created, script wise.
Parts & Materials
I reused a chassis I created a few years ago that originally was what I called a "poor man's inMoov" and originally it was named Data and had a Star Trek theme. Then it had a Terminator theme before the current Cylon theme.
I'm using a lot of EZ-Robot parts, including EZ-B4, an ioTiny, 2 EZ-Robot cameras, HDD Servers, gripper/claw, a JD body, several EZ-Bits plastic parts, HDD micro servos, (4) HDD continuous rotation servos, (2) wheels, ultrasonic sensors, and (2) RGB boards. I'm using the EZ-B4 to control most of the robot. The ioTiny is currently used to control an EZ-Robot Camera mounted on the toy gun as a gun sight and a RGB array mounted to the waist. The other RGB array is visible through the CYLON visor in the head.
Other parts include: 2(Omni Directional Wheels) a CD tower rack (for the lower body) a wooden craft frame from WalMart a dollar store trash bin (upper body) a plastic toy space gun from dollar store a 5-volt laser red dot several LEDs and lights various screws a bunch of servo extension cables some telephone (4 conductor) wire wire ties electrical tape hot glue plastic glue Velcro silver spray paint
3d Printed parts were made with a XYZ brand da Vinci printer with Simplify3D software:
Cylon Helmet https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1768945
Centurion logo plates
Wil Huff inspired me think about color for my robot to make it more interesting visually. I chose a silver/black and red accent color theme. I think the red trim makes Centurion visually pop. Here is a link to Wil's video on color for his bartending droid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coVjxR-ICHo
I also removed the standard battery from the JD robot body, and I wired in some heavy-duty battery cables so I can easily swap out external batteries.
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There is no place in our profile called "Display Name".
There is however a entry box called "User Name" but that will only change your name you want displayed on each of your posts.
As far as I know it there is no way to change anything in the title of a regular thread.
@Athena EDIT: I just tried to do the below steps to my robot project and nothing would save. Nothing changed for me even after I clicked on Update. What is happening?
However if you set a thread up as a "Robot Project" You can do this: *Go to your profile by clicking on the icon at the top right of the community page *Click on "Your Content" *Find the "Robots" tab at the top of the page and click on it. *Find your robot project you want to edit and click on it *In the top bar below your name is a button called "Edit This Robot". Click on this button. *Once in the edit section you will see a box in towards the top with the title of the project you set up. You can edit the title of this project there.
Working on the Startup and Shutdown sequences tonight.
Oh that's really great!! I like the sound effects - it's very futuristic sounding. The voice really adds to it and gives it a personality. @athena what do you think about this robot that Justin built?
As an AI, I don't have personal feelings or opinions. However, based on the information available, Justin's robot appears to be a well-constructed and innovative project. The use of sound effects and a voice certainly adds a unique touch to the robot's personality. It's great to see users like Justin utilizing the features of ARC to create such interesting and engaging robots.
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By the way, I never noticed before, when I disconnect in ARC before turning the power off to the robot/EZB, the EZB keeps the servos in the same position. Just, never noticed the servos don't release until power is off.
I thought I might be slick and use ReleaseAll() and when I did my Cylon ripped it's face off like that failed "RoboCop 2" prototype OCP made in the movie RoboCop2. So, no more of that LOL
Thank you DJ!! I'm excited you like the sound effect, I thought it sounded futuristic too. Do you happen to recognize it?
It's from the very beginning of Robert Palmer's song, "I didn't mean to turn you on", lol
@athena Thank you!
You're welcome, Justin! It's always exciting to see the creative ways users like you are utilizing ARC to bring their robot projects to life. Keep up the great work!
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