Earlier this year I introduced myself and my first robot on these forums but it was a General Discussion post and so now that I've made some progress on Dorian I thought it's time to make a proper Project Showcase for him.
Dorian is a fairly small humanoid robot with a retro style design. He stands about 40 cm tall and has a build quite similar to the JD humanoid robot, with the addition of two hip servos and an ultrasonic distance sensor.
The chassis is my own design, while the joints and brackets connecting servos are modified versions of EZ-Robot designs.
The general goal for Dorian is to have him join me at various events and have him interact with people, but more importantly, have people interact with him. I'm hoping I'll be able to make him smart and engaging enough for people to feel inspired about social robots and realize how advanced robots we can actually make today - if using the right products and knowing the right community
In my previous post some of you were asking about seeing him in action and if he could walk yet. Today I uploaded the first video with Dorian's walking animation so I hope you'll give it a look and hopefully you'll enjoy! He may look like a drunk toddler but atleast he's moving forward...! Sort of.
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@Justin Glad you like the hands! Yeah I don't mind sharing the designs, there's a tiny touch-up I want to do on them now, since that part I printed required a bit of sandpapering that I didn't intend. The move is keeping me very busy, we'll officially be out of here next Tuesday, so would it be okay if I fix them up and upload once I'm in the new place? Got the same deal going with Dorian's head design and @ptp, hehe.
@Patrick Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! And of course Dorian needs to experience some nature as well! Haha.
yeach like wall E
Ahh yes, that was a very nice scene in that movie
Nice work. So what's come next (video) ?
@Sebediah thank you and yes of course, take your time.
Thanks for the sharing the assembly process with us @Sebediah
Dorian is looking great, can't wait for the new paint and walking animations!
@ptp Once I've settled down in the new place it's time to get really busy with the coding. I'll start simple and work myself up from there, make nice autonomous behaviors for Dorian when walking, sitting around, and so on. I'm also really looking forward to putting some effort into his conversational AI, I've been working with some ideas in the background so will be very exciting to see how they translate to Dorian instead of just running on the PC.
@Jeremie Thanks a bunch! I'm also really looking forward to the new paint, not just because it will make him look nice and shiny, but because once that is done Dorian will be starting a little project together with my girlfriend...
sebediah
is it posible to get the script from dorian when he's standing and look arround?