Hello all, Been here for a while now and I thought I'd share my project with you, DoomBot V1.0. He's a big one, a little under 5 feet tall. I'm still working on the platform, haven't really decided just yet, but I did get 2 wheelchair motors. Nothing is wired up yet, I'm still planning on adding a bunch of stuff on it so we'll see. The arms are all dc window motors and a pneumatic cylinder. Comments appreciated!
Influences are T-600-800, Predator, Alien (I live for H.R Giger). I'm sculpting all the panels once all the hardware is crammed in. This is gonna have a real sick exoskeleton, both for looks and strength. See my website to get an idea.
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I'm scared! eek next time he plays the guitar! wow! creative work - Í wanna see a video
I def like the nick name Dark Doomicus! @Doombot what is your vision for the Doombot droid? Entertainer? Telecompanion? or hired out as an attention getter for shows(Guitar Cons) Enquiring minds
Wow, this is turning out to be a engineering marvel. Where are you getting all your parts? I see some that can be bought but it looks like your making a lot of them yourself. I love the way your using acrylic for mounting plates and pivot points. What type acrylic plastic are you using? They are making polymers now that are almost as strong as some metals. I like using acetal and Polycarbonate LEXAN.
@irobot58 I'm not sure what I want for Darth Doomicus now, definitely want to bring him to conventions...but no funny dancing stuff for this guy! Like I said it's for intimidation! I may bring it to Monsterpalooza in California this year!
@dschulpius Thanks! Not quite the engineering marvel like you said...pretty standard stuff. Look around Home Depot and Lowe's you'll find a lot of what I use. Also frequent dollar stores and the like...I love using Lexan and Delrin. But I also use a lot of wood like Poplar and Oak. And of course fiberglass. I can go crazy and start using carbon fiber and Kevlar but that's when I'm more confident about my robot-building skills, as I'm still learning as I go. I didn't start with any drawings or schematics, I just started building.
Sorry for the side track... but since we're on the topic of lexan/polycarbonate. ... what's the best way to cut non square shapes. .. ie round or curved Shapes?
I use a bandsaw and clean it off with an oscillating sander...If you don't have shop tools like these a simple jigsaw would suffice...then smoothen the cuts with sandpaper and files.
Thanks....
Cheers Richard