Next Hack - Robot B9

bret.tallent

USA
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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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#201  

I have an alternate location for the speaker in the torso. On the back is a hole where the button to release his arms was. Since I no longer need that and have a hole to deal with, it seems like a good spot to mount his speaker.

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#202  

Sounds good , maybe add just a handful more holes maybe pattern drill and yea that looks like a great location.

#203  

So today I started working on the torso/arms. I dremeled out the old arm mounts and inserted my new ones. I am using 2" ABS couplings as the arm sockets. NOw that they are tacked in place I can do some epoxy and bondo so my arms can function. I think they look pretty good.

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And here is a sneak peak of what B9 is going to look like.

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#204  

So I finished installing my arm sockets and will bondo tomorrow or Saturday. I have also mounted my battery level indicator.

#205  

Man your bots awesome. It literally is looking like you bought it that way! No one would have even questioned if your rad tracks were supposed to be there. I mean they wouldnt think it was a scale toy but it looks professional. Consider buying a cheap radio and fm modulator. When you get your sound effects module just use a headphone jack Y adapter and plug your fm radio receiver in too. That way sound from your controlling pc plays directly through Radb9

#206  

Ha ha I made up a bot name on.accident "Radb9" I mean its for sure rad lol.

#208  

@bret.tallent -I'm still following your progress. It's looking great! I've been reading up again on this thread about how you made the RAD base more quiet. I recently got a RAD 1.0 and plan on using it in the near future. Keep up the good work.