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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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#434  

Thanks man! Haven't seen any recent pics of yours - how is it going?

ON a side note, this is what I had to do to get the battery out of my roboscout.....

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#435  

Wow that's crazy . I guess sharper image didn't want the end-user to replace the battery. I did work on dusty for about a hour marking off where the grills will go and cutting the initial hole. Also I modded the base for cycler the gun bot as well. Other than that I have not really worked on them since I had the flu. I did however get bored and go buy hardware to get the arms together:)

The lights you made look great. Don't over critique yourself:)

#436  

You could easily paint him green and make a FROG out of him. I LOVE Frogs. He could be a Robot from the front and a Frog from the back.

You did a GREAT Job on him.

:D

#437  

I think it's official . Frogbot has distracted you from rad-b9 lol

#438  

Nah, I've been extracting B9 sound bites from my series DVD's. I have over a hundred different sound clips that are really clear now. So I can get the mp3 player set up and add a voice to my B9. I also managed to get a clean laugh and a clean cry for him. Once I get it set up (this weekend) I can post a video of him speaking some of his phrases.

#439  

BRET i just bought a SONY AIBO robot,can wait to receive him once i get back home this wednesday from my trip and start on my other robots,not doing much for awhile so have plenty of time for my robot builds,plus i just sold a invention ,and make a very big score

#440  

Cool, video with B9 talking and laughing coming soon and Robotmaker sold an invention for good money. Hope to see B9 all together and having fun soon.