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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#409  

Hey everyone - been vacating for the last week and will be home next week. THen I'll send out some goody boxes to all I have been talking too. On a positive note for me, I found a little Roboscout for $100 while on vacation and will be bringing him home with me. He seems too cool to hack, but who knows. Maybe DJ will make it another platform for the EZ-B - hint, hint :)

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#410  

Hey man. you can always remove the original.brain and replace it with ezb.and add a camera. Just because its hacked doesnt mean you must cut it up;)

#411  

He actually has a camera that displays on the remote control unit. really cool. They also make a computer interface for it. Gotta find one.

#414  

So I picked up my Roboscout today :D He is bigger than I thought he would be. 27 inches tall, 20 inches wide, and 15 inches deep. Here he is with his serving trays.

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And this is the controller - too cool!

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Color LCD so you see what he sees. Obstacle avoidance, working arms and hands. So much to mention. He may be too cool to mod. Yeah, way too cool to mod (for now, and if DJ makes this a platform for the EZ-B so we can write new code mua ha ha ha)

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#415  

Nice find, great price for it. If the remote transmits via WiFi signal then that might be an excellent ARC intercept option, like the AR Drone. Going to show us some videos or it in operation? ya know... for EZ-bot conversion evaluation purposes;)

Check out this link for some further info I found: www.robinhewitt.com/roboscout/index.html

#416  

thats my friend ROBIN'S site,i did know she did work on the roboscout,she is mostly in to object recognition software and designed a very good one too