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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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OK, the past month has been spent working through a few bugs, adjustments and recovery from stupid mistakes caused by being in a hurry. I've been away from coding and working in ARC for a while. In fact it was a whole year since I updated ARC and that caused a few problems.
Anyway, I've got my B9 Arm mounted on the robot now and it's working well. It still needs a few tweaks (of course) but I'm really happy with where I'm at with this now.
Here's my latest vid showing where I at now with this mechanical nightmare. LOL. Sorry for the poor auto focus and lighting issues. Enjoy!
stunning B9 he's moves so quit.
TRULY AWESOME DAVE!
Its a work of art just fitting everything in, let alone getting it all to work together so beautifully. Cant wait to see it with the torso and the arm bellows on.
Mind officially blown..... yet again
Steve
Fantastic! Awesome job!
Always keeping good thoughts for you Dave. Absolutely great work so far. The arm really does have quite a lot of freedom of movement, more than what I was expecting and looks great moving around.
I have to say, it will almost be a shame to cover the arm and CCS up as the way you've put it together is neat, compact and really nicely put together. But then it wouldn't be much of a B9 build if it didn't actually look like his TV counterpart. Stunning work my friend and thank you for shooting/sharing the video.
Almost forgot, you may have mentioned this in a previous post or video but I wanted to ask, what are your plans for the other arm. Is it going to be a similar setup to the other one you've just built?
Dave, you're no less than a genius! I'm having a figth with my sabertooth/kangaroo setup here.. But your skill inspires me!
Hi Dave, WOW it looks GREAT ! ! I look forward to the next video with all installed and the sleeve on.
A humble question to a great designer. Will you be adding home limit switches for final position before retract ? I just have fear that if the pot values varies at all it could be a problem. I agree the clearances are real close and you must be perfect for retraction of the arm. Just curious.
I look forward to the future videos and the completion of the second arm.
Thanks for sharing your progress, and know your detailed presentations are enjoyed.
Ron R
Great video Dave, and so much detail.
Really stunning work and so neat, a true perfectionist.
Its a fantastic job.
Chris.