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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
Other robots from Synthiam community
Justinratliff's Mini B
Ezang's Two Projects From The Past - Re-Mixed
Edit: Woops more to follow
I'm learning to use 123D Circuits at: 123d.circuits.io
It's really pretty simple once I spent a little time playing with it. I was able to build a simple circuit of one of the homemade boards I built. I still have to learn more but have the basics down. I'm not sure yet on how to share the circuit I built directly from that site but I used the Snipping Tool built into Windows to save it to my computer and then upload it here. Once I figure it all out I'll be able to actually design a board just by dragging around parts I dropped onto the screen. The software checks the design and then I can order the board to be built. They even will check the design manually before they build it. Seems pretty cost effective also because they offered to build 3 of these boards for about 10 USD each. I think I'll do this some day soon and replace all the homemade boards I've built and scattered around my B9. It will give me a better end result and probably more reliable. It will look better also.
The below circuit uses a digital signal and ground pin from EZB to switch a small npn transistor to ground. This then uses the third leg of that transistor to draw down a pin on a different light control board I have controlling lights in the brain and belly of my B9. This is a feature built into that board that will change a light pattern when a certain pin is grounded. If interested here's a link to that board He has a few vids of how it looks when working. It's a nice board but a little big for small robots:
Wizzes Workshop
I have a friend in the B9 Builders club that asked me to send him a copy if the circuit so he could build one for his B9. Here's what I put together at 123D Circuits:
Looking good Dave!
Hey Dave, do you have a wiring diagram for your torso rotation motor and limit switches? Also, What is that you are using for a potentiometer and how is that hooked up? I am building a large robot and am planning on using 24V pittman motors for side to side and up and down rotation. Your system is fantastic and I would like to copy it. Thanks, Bret
Dave,
Love to get in on any boards you would have manufactured, at any time in the future. As soon as I launch the Kickstarter, going to work on finishing the B9 build and ARMS! Trying to snag a larger 24 by 24 x 24 inch FDM 3d printer. Then I can offer an animatronic arm kit to the club with printed parts. Also trying to come up with special molds (rotating open molds) to produce thin lighter weight silicone arms for those wanting to animate. I think my current arms are about 3 pounds each.
Go Dave go!
@fxrtst, Good news. I'd love to see what you come up with.
I got somthing rolling around up here in my head!