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Next Hack - Robot B9

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:

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Note: the front "lights" in the chest plate is actually just a decal.

Here is what B9 looks like now:

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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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#185  

Red and black are normal , yellow is just a pwm signal wire , just cut it off.

#186  

Great job with the dynamat by the way , a lot of first timers with it have a hard time efficiently applying it. For sure once you can get it put together , screwed together like it normally would be let me know how you like the sound difference. It looks great with all the dynamat , it looks professional.

#187  

Thanks! But God help me if I ever have to get to those motors or a gear breaks lol.

#188  

Lmao , if you needed to get to them something is broken , at that point buy another base lol

#190  

Great! I look forward to getting it , did you figure out B9 arm situation?

#191  

Yeah, I got it planned out. But it will be a little bit before I get to them. First I want to finish up the base and legs now that I have him moving. But now I am seriously out of ports on the EZ-B, got to figure out how to do some of the things I want to do. Thanks again for all your help.

#192  

Hey Josh, what kind of voltage do those little fans take that you sent me?