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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Lol ive fallen and I cant get up!
Does he ever say that in the show? lol
No I dont think but rest assure he will fall in real life. I will have a heart attack the first time my robot falls but we all know its going to happen.. I get that from the jeritol commertials for the lifenlink pendant.
Actually, I think my little B9 is going to be pretty stable because of that RAD base. But I hear you...when he falls I'll probably need to change my shorts...haha
Yup lol. I thought about putting tilt sensors in the robot so it shuts down the servos so they dont burn up if it falls
Sold my roboscout tonight - time to order an EZ-B Kit - YAY
Solarbotics.com so you get it this month
Actually, I ordered the kit from A Pro Hobbies. Should get it in a week.
Got my voltage reduction worked out for the servos. 6V for the left and 6V for the right.
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This will power the servos for the arms/claws, as well as torso rotation, gear change, and some of the lights. For simple plug in (so I could pull the top off for repair) I took one of the ribbon cable connectors off an old mother board and tied my power into that. Now I can just plug servo cables right into it.