Ez Dog (inmoov Frankendog Failure)

That is totally cool. Why do you consider it a failure? I'd be proud of that!

whatever you make and test for the first time is not a failure.its just a START, to your dream.even god needed 6 days to make the earth,and even this , earth is not perfect.you cant predict what you dont see.you made the dog walk. you learn along the way.you know that.thumbs up.

Richard R, That is an awesome robot, the only thing it failed at was scaring the cat. Steve S

Ok, so the reason I feel it failed is because of a few issues...

1. inMoov servos move a way too slow
2. The servos are not as powerful as I expected them to be... Lots of creaking and cracking going on when it moves (too heavy for the servo's output)
3. Since the clavi servos (clavicle) can only move out word (picture a dog lifting his leg to pee) he can't turn on the spot. To turn EZ Dog would need a really big arch...

I had planned an arm like Boston Dynamic's Spot mini... but as mentioned he's already too heavy

Bottom line need to redesign... Time for version 2

3d print it a AT AT walker body and you have a winner ( any some snow speeders)

if you have a 3d printer then making custom joints may work better for you

https://hackaday.io/project/157812-3d-printed-robot-actuator

this guy has files to print for your application.

@RichardR, I'm impressed with the first test!

It is kinda cool, though. You put a few hours in for sure. The video didn't work. Video worked this time. Cool.