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Hi all,
I'd like to share a video I just took of my full size Lost in Space B9 robot that's controlled by two EZ-B controller boards. Right now they are controlling limited movement and voice response of a few motors, lights and sound files played from a Sparkfun MP3 Trigger board. Although I'm just starting with the animation and have more building on the actual robot the result (mostly thanks to the EZ Robot controller board) is shocking. Please have a look at this (4 minute) You Tube vid and enjoy.
Please excuse some Technical camera lighting and sound issues. This is the first time I'd made and posted a vid online.
EDIT 8/2/13: Just realized I have no good pictures of how my B9 will look when complete. Here's one of the actual TV robots from the 60's TZ show Lost in Space and one recent shot of where I'm at with my build over 1 1/2 year after I started. Enjoy:
Thanks,
Dave Schulpius
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I thought retirement would be lots of free time to do what I wanted and when. So far it's been all packing, moving, unpacking and house fixing. LOL.
Hope all is well with you and your loved ones and life is good for you as well.
I’ve alway admired your work and your attention to detail is first class.
I enjoy listening to you videos and it’s certainly a labour of Love.
Enjoy your retirement in Florida, if you have your health then you have the most precious thing, as time is currency in my mind.
Cheers
Chris.
Looks like you both made the trek unscathed - and *you* are looking quite relaxed!
I was going to ask if the pinballs went too; looks like they have (yay!).
I'll be knocking on your door in late January!
@Nomad, Thanks for the kind words my friend. It means a lot.
Great to see your boss B9 operating again.
Looks like your special packing paid off.
I think the scene where he is looking around, he was deciding which pinball to play later.
Thank you for sharing.
Steve S
Really Dave, your commitment to this project, which means a lot to me personally, is unparalleled. You should be proud of what you have accomplished here.
so thats bob may.
Will (fxrtst) built his B9 long before I even started thinking about building mine. He gave me lots of help and tips over the years it took. He was one of the founding members of the B9 Robot Builders club back in its heyday when lots of exciting things were going on. Things were happening like B9 Robot building get togethers, parties and shows where the old cast members were in attendance. These guys like Bob May and the voice actor that did the B9 Voice unicorn Tufeld seemed to always be hanging around. They would even show up at people's homes that were having B9 Robot gatherings when invited.
I would not be at all surprised if Will (fxrtst) had attended some of these and met these guys. I think I saw one or two videos with him hanging around in the background. Sadly I joined the club just before these great actors passed away and never had the pleasure of meeting them. *tired*
@Will, thanks for adding the videos. It's always fun to watch them again.
The way this robot has been identified on the 60's show is:
Class M-3 Model B-9 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot, known simply as the Robot.
I'm sure the guys writing the script needed some way to reference him in the show and they came up with that long line. When the show first started it had a real serious and military leaning theme. I'm sure the robot being a military machine and nothing more then a tool to serve and protect the Robinson family he wouldn't have a personable name. That's that way it was back in the 60's on TV. Lots of serious stuff.