Now that I have finished B.O.B., my get your feet wet bot, I have begun my next hack. This next robot will bridge the gap between Bob and my ultimate big robot. I am starting with a remote controlled B9 toy from Trendmasters. It was very limited in what it did, and the drive section was pathetic, but it was B9!
Before Pics:
Note: the front "lights" in the chest plate is actually just a decal.Here is what B9 looks like now:
I have mounted clear LEDs in the appropriate colors in the chest at the bottom of the decal and have a flashing circuit that will blink them in the combination as seen on the series. Where the two large round circles are (white domes on the big guy) I will have my ping sensor. I have mounted pager motors in the antenna housings to turn the "sensors" as seen in the TV version. I have mounted red El Wire to his voice plate to emulate the original as well. I have also mounted a series of blinking LEDs to the "brain" section in the bubble.
Next is to work on the rotation of the bubble and torso, articulate the arms and claws, and make a real functioning tread section. For the tread section I am adapting the base from my RAD robot. I will keep you posted with pics as I proceed.
Thanks,
Bret
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Looks like lazy Susan bearings stock.just went up lol. Do.they turn easily? Are they ball bearing? I'm.thinking of doing a twisting waist if I.could make one of these work. -josh
Yeah, they are ball bearing and can take over 200lbs weight. It spins super easy.
Great work Bret!
Here is the servo mounted that will rotate the head and camera:

And here is the head/bubble mounted to the top of the torso. Ready to test out it's operation.-634720009877968750.jpg)
And thank you ww321qSweet man , can't wait for your esc to come in
Yeah, waiting on China post is a pain.... But lots of other stuff to do in the mean time.
Yea you can otherwise finish the bot lol
Took some time off for other stuff. Motor controller came in and got me amped up again. Will start working on him again tonight.