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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I finished up my wiring and mounted my MP3 trigger, speaker amp, and chest lights op-amp. Now I just need to neaten up the wires.
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THen I got my speaker mounted (thanks Josh)The next steps for me: Finish the right arm/claw Identify all my wiring and connectors Mount the head/bubble onto the torso Make and mount the bracket for the torso rotation Mount the torso onto the base section Plug in all my wiring Trouble shoot everything Start Playing!
Mounted the bubble head to the torso and started getting my wires sorted out. Got to do some final sanding then I can paint my claw assembly.
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It's starting to look like B9 again.....He is looking great. I think the red sensor goes on the left. Not that he wont work right with them reversed. They had his head facing backward on the toy so I fixed mine to face forward, but I made sure to have the sensors in the right places. Science has found a planet that is .9 times the size of Earth and has a sun 1.1 times the size of our sun in the area where the Robinson family was lost in space. Sadly the planet is too close to its sun. But there is hope a planet like Earth will be found.
Great! He will have both arms soon. He will be flailing those things around in no time! Jarvis and dusty will be gettinglgetting love this week because I get off work at 9 now which is three hours early.
keep up the good work. Im excited to see a video of those arms going nuts! Lol.
Thanks Guys! I am stuck at home today because of flooding downtown so I think I can get a lot done on B9 today - if my wife lets me.....
Here is the bracket I made for the rotation of the torso. It is ABS and mounted to a servo and epoxied onto the torso base.
Next I mounted my motor controller onto this bracket.
Okay, I guess I need to break down and go paint that claw...haha. Then I can start hooking up some wires. Yay!
Go Bret Go!