Hello, My name is Rex and I am building a large robot. His name is Magnus. He is 6 ft. tall and will weigh around 300 lbs. He has wheelchair motors driving tank treads. He looks similar to the B9 robot that appeared on the old TV series called Lost in Space but , I claim no ties to Lost in Space. I will post more pictures soon. I was very excited when I found the E Z Robot kit. I want to order but have some questions. Looking forward to discussing all kinds of topics here.
Best regards,
Rex
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Rex,
You can call me whatever you like. probably the $29.99 is Unpopulated, Meaning just the bare board and no components. or , it may not be the same micro. Check our newsgroup. Someone may have a working one used. If you get a good price, heck , even version one would be ok.
Yes, you can test and work with the A.I. immediately. The requirements are a computer system with windows XP,Vista, or Win7. , An amplified speaker system, a cheap microphone. That is it. Now, the software packages are a little tricky to install. Everything is Explained on our group Wiki.
The micro that would work best in my opinion is the original Leaf board designed by Alex of our newsgroup. I would get version3 which is the latest design. It would be the easiest to get up and running unless you are a professional programmer. You will find that knowing c,C++,C#, and LISP will help.
Good luck,REX!!
Mel (MovieMaker) (yhmmc)
rex here is the parts needed for building the board ,fairly easy i made 7 so far and made a special very small compact microcontroller board main item you need is the microcontroller and pcb ,microcontroller is is adapt9s12dp512 is the lastest plus a few support parts ,gyro and accel can add latter you need me to make you one i can ,its about $300 in parts may be less may be more all listed on pdf file scheet,ALEX who design the board can get you the pcb or the company that sells it i would stay away of using windows 7,couple of very good reasons one is very hard toi install the LEAF SOFTWARE and sometimes other hardware wont work,but main item is takes up much much battery power ,plus more hard drive space,,i know alot love using windows 7 because it the lastest on the market till windows 8 and the windows 9 ,and so on,on a robot design dont need very fast computer any dual cor or quad core or even 1 mhz will work too without slowing it down plus add the high cost.,it great to have on a desktop pc,because ac line always hook up pdf file for parts you said you wanted to use the EZ board,dont really need the microcontroller and EZB microcontroller is little better andd much faster,but can add latter when ROBOREALM makes the module for it ,and can use a webcam that a better video source too if you join the club you can ask THOMAS who made the B9 from lost in space for help its on the main leaf project web page also he new the creator of the B9 used in lost in space BOB something has a photo of him with that guy
Thanks to both of you.
My EZ Board kit ($235.00)should arrive any day now. My items from Sparkfun for long range XBee control are already here($136.00).
So, You are saying that I can eventually use the EZ Board instead of the LEAF Micro? I may wait then. Money is a little tight now since I ordered this stuff. Got to start saving up again.
How long do you think before ROBOREALM is ready? Have you heard any news?
I will be downloading the software you mentioned tonight.
should be in a few days STEVEN the man at ROBOREALM told me got the board and working on the code (software) to use the EZB I WOULD TRY leaf out get use to itan run on windows 7,its is very hard to install
What we are saying, Rex, is that it will work with the EZboard. But you will have to do a lot of complicated programming. Mostly in c language. No one that I know of has used the EZboard with Leaf. So, there is going to be some pioneering to be done. If you follow the same path that many have with Alex's board, you have a better chance of finishing quickly and with fewer hassles.
Good Luck!
Mel
I've never done any programming in C before (big learning curve there). Mainly a few programs in Basic a long time ago. So, I guess I will still do what you and Fred were advising before and get the Leaf board and parts, It may be awhile though due to $ reasons. I spent my current robot fund on the EZ Board and Sparkfun stuff.
Anyway I can still try out the software. Hope I can get it installed without too much trouble. May have to get you guys to come to the rescue:)
While I've got your attention I would value both of your opinions on my idea for a servo mimic. See the threads at Hardware >> Turn Dc Gear Motors Into Servos
Thanks!
I will let Fred handle that one. He is an Engineer. Me, I am only a hobbiest.
Mel
RGORDON Turn Dc Gear Motors Into Servos thats what i really do alot on