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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Nice , that grill looks right at home in there! Don't even bother painting that grill , its great just like that. Can't wait to see your arms on there , you are so close to this guy running around
i guess soon will be the final test to see the motors can handle the load witch i think it should mine mostly take alot more time,beacuse i fully test everything,motors ,sensor and correct placement ,current load handling,drop test,plus current saving devices drop tests very important,you dont want your robot to fall and repair the plastics latter any robot can fall even if balance correctly look at people we fall if hit a stone or a ditch simple test just let it fall down,i do all theses test because i hate REWORK and CHANGES
Thanks guys
This looks amazing. You made the Rad drive fit B9 with style. Glad you went with the 12v battery. Under power never helps anything. I look forward to seeing him altogether moving his arms and yelling danger. I have a 3d computer model of B9 if you have any need of one. No charge, as I didn't make it myself anyway. I do make computer models and real robots. Making progress with mine EZ-B but want to get the head built before taking pictures or making a video.
Can you make computer models of my finished bot? It would be awesome to have a status screen that runs on my robots LCD screen showing systems status ect. From pictures maybe?
@Josh Sure, I need some pics of your robot.
Ok , ill get you some after I have him painted next week
Thanks Everyone! @robotmaker - yeah, in the torso if you remove the device that pops his arms out. THere is also some room in the leg section.
It would be cool to a computer image of B9 - that would be great? Can you email it to me?