Hi Gang ! So Ive finally got my project to a point to where Id like to show what I have been working on, which I actually started around october of 2019. Its still ways off from being finished, but I wanted to show you the major part of it.
This design stands a lil over 65 inches tall. Currently weighs in about 40lbs. Is mostly made from Servocity Actobotics metal parts and some very high torque servos (3402 oz/in), a torso actuator(180lb thrust) ,Vex grippers and much more...
The main goal of this design is to help lift a person up; as in from a sitting position from a chair or wheelchair ,turn, then lower the person back down onto another chair (they call this "Transfering" among the nursing community). I got the idea from all the times that either me or an aide/nurse has to lift and move my mom around in her home. I know that there are lift chairs out there than do this, but I want to see if a real robot could be built to do it too.
HEMI is currently partly RC controlled right now, but I will be using EZB along the way to perfom the many task that the EZB can do. One thing you will note in this picture is the 2 white pvc tubes protruding outward from the front. these in time will have an Ultrasonic sensor and a bumper switch, and will be used to carefully roll up to the person sitting in a chair (your feet would go in between the white tubes and your toes would touch a large rubber stopper when the robot comes to a stop,holding the feet in place before the lifting. The idea then is that HEMI will bend over forward, while its arms extend outward, safelty grabbing and holding the person, then will rise up till the robot is basicaly fully upright and the person is now in a standing position being held up by the robot. Then to be turned and lowered back down onto another chair ie: wheelchair for an aide/nurse to do whatever is next.
More pics and a couple videos to come as I keep adding to it. Next major hurtle is to add a SSC32, wire the servos and the means to power them.
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Great pics, again I got to say that is quite a machine you have. :-)
Almost got my robot together
I am just using a ARC with a Ezb4 controller and a iotiny controller for the four Ez 360 HDD servos for the two arms, two 996R servos for the grippers, an Arduino for the head, eyes and mouth movement servos and DFRobot rotation hex base.
from servo City: 4 gearboxes , 7 channels, parts, extensions etc...
Pics soon
EzAng
That sounds pretty cool. Look forward to seeing pics of it
the rest of my parts are coming in tomorrow and Friday, hope to have some pic by then
Thank
EzAng
Here is what I got gone today, tomorrow I will have more parts: I will also have a video
Roman the robot - New Robot 2020 - Arc software:
I am using an Ezb4 controller, battery, a EZrobot 1300 with four Ez 360 HDD servos for the two arms with 4 servo City gear boxes - 4 servo City channels for arms a iotiny controller / battery, a EZrobot 1300 for camera servo, and two 996R servos for the 2 servo City grippers An Arduino - with a shield /power USB off my laptop - 2 Micro servo Motor for the eyes, a Micro servo Motor for the mouth and a 996R servo for the DF-Robot rotation hex base
Servo City plates for front of robot - tomorrow Using a stand I had and a shirt. Four 13.5 servo City channels to form a platform for the head and accessories. Misc. mask with hair, Styrofoam head cut, hot glue, screws, nuts, wire extensions etc
@EzAng Nice. Good to see those Actobotic parts. Those gearbox servos are very strong. I even have the same claws, but havent decided on what to use them with still. Im hoping I get the arms mounted back on mine soon.
Here is another pic today 5/22/2020
Legs may com later :-)
video next, thanks
EzAng
Quick video of Hemi Torso lift, with old head ;-) https://youtu.be/kxoXcsSLfmM
Hope it looks cool
Those actuators work great, what do you power them with?
EzAng