Hello all It's been a while since I posted, been busy catching up on back orders for IKON so that took up most of my time.
I finished Doombot's skeleton/frame and I took him apart to make molds so I can reproduce the parts in aluminum and carbon fiber and kevlar. Its gonna be one mean deadly machine.
Anyway in the meantime I created Dirgebot, a smaller, less menacing and simpler to program (less moving parts) machine that's somewhat kid-friendly (for me). I wanted something my kid can play with (she wont even go in the room where Doom was parked).
Anyhoo here is the progress. Depending on how this proto goes I may market this model as a complete, not a kit, but something that can be used out of the box with no guesswork. I'm looking for an ARC programmer who can work with me, in exchange for stake in the future company. I recently established Bertone Industries, LLC and I have access to a warehouse and it will be manufactured here in the US using rotocasting techniques. Please contact me if interested here: [email protected]. Thanks guys!
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This still uses the V3 board and a webcam, alongside the W3 Iconia mounted on its chest. I will upgrade soon. Please be nice to us dinosaurs! haha
He stands at 3' 4" currently.
Testing the arm
Head armature
Sketching the head
Chestplate attached
Nearly finished sculpt. I'm gonna make a tutorial for making molds and casting fiberglass panels. This head is gonna be produced in fiberglass, alongside the rest of the robot when the sculpting is done. Hope you all like it.
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Nice, Nice, NICE !
@Everyone
Thank you gentlemen!
I like the almost steampunk industrial look to it.
Alan
More mockups
I'm so happy!
My 4 year old daughter is NOT afraid of it! Great Success!
@Anthony
You're right. Your powers of observation is impeccable!
The head is also clay and the base is foamboard. Clay is SUPER heavy.
These are the original sculpts. This is how people with no 3D printers do it. stress
It doesn't matter what they're made of, the finished product is gonna be cast in urethane plastic...theyre gonna be EXTREMELY light. Like foam. I'm using a plastic called hardcast that's very good with thin walled plastic...very strong and very light. I will post pics of the pieces on a scale when they are cast.
I'll post the process once I finish this sculpture...I'm using a technique called "rotocasting".
@Anthony
Oh, and never underestimate the power of "aluminum" spray paint...fooled ya! The arm is mostly plastic and foam...that base looks like it weighs a ton...FAKE! hahaha I sprayed cast iron and stone spray paint on that....
@Anthony Yeah dude there's so much you can do with different finishes... As for metal I just cut beams but I can't really work with it. One guy that works for me is quite a great metal sculptor...great welder, also works on choppers and bobber bikes. I may employ his skills in future builds.
As always my skills lie in fiberglass and moldmaking...