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.
Other robots from Synthiam community
Rb550f's Super Omnibot
Mcsdaver's C3po Ez Robot
I really dig this robot! Looking forward for moar!
@amin Thank you I'm very happy to hear that! I've been busy with moving to a new town and getting settled here but I finally got back to tinkering just a couple weeks ago so now I'm preparing to post some updates here and on my channel soon. Have a good one!
Hello everyone, I don't know if anyone on here still remembers me but I used to be somewhat active in this community a while back. I've been away for some time but am now looking to get back into this favorite part of my life, hehe. It seems like a lot has changed and to be honest I do feel a little bit overwhelmed and not entirely sure where to pick up from my old projects. Would love to hear from any and all community members about what's been going on here at Synthiam and if there are any major changes I should be aware of now that I try to return to all this!
Bottom line is that ARC (EZ Builder) is still the best and most advanced platform avaliable. It seems that every week it gets improved and get better and better. One of (but not only) the biggest change is that now ARC can work with and control more interfaces then the EZB. Among them is hardware like some of the more popular Arduino's. Also now you need to pay to use ARC if you have a big project. There is still a free version that is fully functional but limited in how much you can load into it. Look here:
https://synthiam.com/Products/ARC
hi sebediah
great you are back with dorian .xD
Hey Nomad, no video and all pictures are gone here, where did he go?
ezang
indeed no video's to see here . maybe sebediah is making new vids.
So nice to see some familiar faces, I hope you've all been well! Dave I trust you're still working on that awesome B9 of yours? And hey Patrick! I am working on a new design for a small robot but Dorian will be back in the future, I have big plans for him, hehe.
I noticed the paid pro version of ARC, I'll get that as soon as I have a free day to jump into it. I was just wondering about whether that now requires an active internet connection in order for ARC to know you're licensed? I'm asking because most of my projects have been done on offline laptops and I'm hoping that will continue to be possible?