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Introducing the ALTAIR (Affordable Latest Technology Artificially Intelligent Robot) EZ:2 Robot
The first unveiling of the EZ;2 Robot (the commercial version of the EZ:1 Robot that has been seen on this forum) - you guys are seeing the EZ:2 first!
I am proud to confirm that it will have "EZ-Robot inside" and powered by the awesome V4 - well done DJ and the EZ-Robot team for making such a great product that allows robots like the EZ:2 to be light years ahead of the competition!
The EZ:2 will also have face and object recognition capabilities and our advanced Ai engine and will work together with the ARC software.
Because we have been waiting to design in the incredible EZ-Robot V4, we are behind on our development schedule (but it is worth waiting for) and we will now start beta testing in 2015.
I wanted the EZ:2 to look like a robot and not a humanoid and you will see this reflected in the design. I guess not everyone will like the design, but it is practical for (low cost) mass production and because of its modular build transportation costs are reduced.
Hope you all like the EZ:2.
Tony
Other robots from Synthiam community
Pashley's Jd Days
Mickey666maus's BLDC Control Odrive-For-ARC
Thanks, Dave!
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I am using the same LED matrix for my robot eyes too. I am running them off a Arduino and when needed to do something particular the EZB will send a command to it. It works pretty good that way and leaves the EZB to do other things.
As always, your work is extraordinary!
@Herr Ball, I am WAY too old for the Arduino, I have been programming PIC microcontrollers for over 20 years and can code most things pretty quickly.
In the new head there are 3 x PIC18F14K50 PIC microcontrollers that all do their own things and link together in a network. One is the master (head) PIC and this communicates with the EZB v4 and is the boss controller (in the head). Another is the head sensor controller that handles all the sensory data and only send data back if it has been requested or if it looks important. The third PIC is the emotion and animation controller that handles the way the matrix eyes, eye surrounds, mouth and side lobes work.
So the head is smart in its own right and the EZB v4 can just send simple instructions to the head and very complex things get done with low processing overhead on the EZB v4. This is similar to what you are doing.
Tony
Tony, I have to say that this is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I love the eyes.
I love the look of your new robots.
Thanks David and mcsdaver your work is pretty awesome too!
Tony
@Tony Glad you like my robot. I hope to get him strong enough to walk. I am waiting on my V4 boards before I add any leg movement to my robot. Hopefully with more servos and power he will be stronger. Mine might need a removable tablet on his back so he can play more games with kids. I am sure your robots will be successful. You have created a very smart and cool looking robot with smooth movements. Looks like everyone here wants one now.
David
Thanks David.
Here is a close up of the new EZ:1 head showing sensors etc.
Head sensors from the top are
EZB v4 camera 8 pixel thermal imager LDR (light level sensing) Long range Sharp IR ranger Left and right ear lobes have 5m Panasonic PIR sensors
The thermal imager and IR ranger can detect and track (with distance) the heat from a face in front of it this is processed in the sensory PIC microcontroller.
The LDR just checks ambient light but for a bit of fun the eye pupils dilate with the ambient light level just like animal eyes.
The left and right PIR lobes are constantly monitoring the left and right sides for human activity - by monitoring the output patterns of the PIR, they can even tell which side has the most humans on, which would be the side of most interest.
Tony