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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#513  

Wiring sorted out and paint drying. Just need to make my connector for the power monitor LED then I can start plugging things together.

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#514  

Its really coming together brett!

#515  

Yeah, goes fast on the final assembly.

Now he is really starting to look like B9...

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The leg section really is a great place to house the EZ-B and MP3 Trigger and amps. All of my wires are labeled and pulled through into the Brains compartment. But I need some servo extension cables and the ones I have are all 20 inches long. I guess I will need to order some 6 inch ones. In the mean time I can finish up the right arm.

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Then I will need to test out all of my connections and ports, fine tune servo movement, and start with some programming.

#516  

Looks better than the oriu , no kidding

#517  

B9 looks sooooo good, brett! Everything you've done looks very professional and well thought out. cool Thanks for posting photos of him back together. I forgot how tall your B9 really is!

#518  

Wow my phone made a massive typo, I meant it looks even better than the original B9 no kidding . I dont even like B9 so that says a lot.

#519  

Thanks JT and Josh! I can't hardly wait to git him finished so I can start playing with the programming.

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#520  

I have ordered my servo extension wires so I am kind of at a stand still until those come in, then I can finish him up pretty quick. Once he is all together I think I'll start another thread to document programming. Unfortunately I am going out of town this weekend to a conference for a week so no Robot Love this weekend. RoboRAD and Gunslinger Bob will have to wait. Oh well, I'm waiting on parts anyway.