Hello all, I wanted to start my own thread to discuss my Inmoov and my conversion to EZ Robot. I appreciate all the work by the MRL guys but I struggle with it. I am indebted to the help they gave me but I needed something a little more along in development with some documentation.
So here is my guy. Pretty standard build as far as inmoov's go.
Here's the back. All the standard inmoov components. Dual 256 Megas, Nervo boards USB hub, Power supplys etc.
So the tear down begins. I need to clean up that wiring too. What a rats nest!
I just received my EZR controller and camera so I have no idea how to program it yet. I figured I would at least try to set up a GUI that allows me to manually move the servos like the MRL swing GUI. Five or six hours later and a few tutorials and I have this three screen model. I was easily able to add way more than basic servo control.
Here is the main control screen. Contains the face tracking speech functions and a custom Pandorabot for AI. Some MS cognitive stuff as well.
Here is the second screen. Head functions with a mouth control servo, neck, torso, and the 2 neopixel rings I have.
Third screen is for the arms and hands
So now I pretty much have all the same functionality I had in MRL give or take. I am pretty sure I am not doing this entirely correctly but it will come with time. Need to get into the scripting. I guess there are some tutorials to watch. So far my experience has been pretty good and in a day eclipsed my MRL progress of the last 6 months.
I'll update this thread with my progress and appreciate any feedback.
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Good-bye Robot Man. me and my inmoov will miss you, I hope Robot Man's new owner keeps using ez-robot.
To bad you won't be working on InMoov anymore, I'll miss seeing your work on it. Your's was one of the best looking one's out there! Good luck on your new project, I look forward to your progress on it.
I wouldn't say I will no longer be working on inmoov stuff, I just want to take it a bit differently. I am thinking now that I do not want a bot that looks so much like a human. Been there and done that. The human body is biological perfection but at times translates poorly into the plastic robot world. I want something that looks more alien. For instance, a completely different head that could be interchangeable with the inmoov head.
There are so many inmoovs out there now but very few that are heavy on modifications like yours. It used to be unique to have an inmoov but many cookie cutter builds out there now. I want something that is unique.
I have a box from EZR waiting for me at home and some test prints already done. I'll start posting pretty soon.
Perry
When one moves on another one arrives. Farewell Robot Man. Hello ez-robot inmoov family! I am almost done printing Sam, my inmoov.
Just kidding I am almost done printing her right hand. I will be doing things a little more different.
Questions
Best wishes!
There's a bunch of threads that deal with various aspects of the InMoov
The MRL guys are dedicated, ambitious, intelligent and totally volunteer... they are pursuing the edge of bunches of possibilities AND trying to create a functional core at the same time. If you want to invest, you can get 'there' with them. Otherwise, EZRobot will give you an immense amount of functionality in a short amount of time. I use three controllers in mine...
PS: I use Hatchbox Beige filament so the need to cover the pink is not a problem. There is really no such thing as 'flesh tone' Take a look at color samples of any photograph of a face in Photoshop. Greens, Blues, Grays, Reds, you name it...
@overserved
Questions
Is there a formum here specific for inmoov builds?
Not a specific forum. Just search the forum and you will find stuff from many. Lot's of inspiration. Also, feel free to download my program and many others from the app store. Of course everything is free.
Am i wrong or is Myrobot lab not very user friendly?
Not user friendly enough for me. EZR does everything for me and is actually a documented stable software platform.
Start a thread and keep us informed on your build. Looks like you have high goals. Should be cool. Refer back to this one of needed. Lots of info in here.
Perry
@mayaway Thank you for taking the time to respond. I agree the MRL is amazing! I don’t have to time to dig that deep to be a constructive member over there.
There is fleshtone or skin. I run exclusively 3dsolutech filament. For this project I am using Skin ABS Filament 1.75MM 2.2 Lbs roles.
I have pushed about 30 rolls of 3dsolutech filament through my printer and I have only had 2 bad rolls. It was PLA and it would not stick or bind to itself. The company replaced it for free. Plus it is crazy cheap!
http://www.3dsolutech.com/store/abs/skin-abs-filament-175mm-1kg-22-lbs
@perry_S Thank you as well for taking the time to write. I honest appreciate it.
I will start a thread soon. I have something fun in store for you guys. I am going to install a neural network in my inmoov so she will feel all her body parts. Her entire body will be partitioned proximity sensors. This will be key for walking and stop the inmoov from blindly bumping into everything. It is a huge part of the puzzle that is missing.
I do have big plans but I am standing on the back of giants. The inmoov community has been at it for years and has excellent resources!
The only hat trick is the walking inmoov. I got into the project to have one walk. I have no use for a waving statue. There are plenty of walking robots out there. The question is how cheaply can we make the inmoov walk.
This is a good start the Inception drive: A Compact Infinity Variable transmission for Robotics. https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/inception-drive-a-compact-infinitely-variable-transmission-for-robotics
Best wishes for now! Rick
Honestly I think that starting with an inmoov and trying to make it walk is an impossible task. A walking machine needs to be designed as a walking machine from the start, which Inmoov was not.
Prove me wrong though, people often do !