I loved the idea about modding my own omnibot so i found one on ebay and bought it
My initial plan is pretty basic, just put in some servo's for the head and arms, i have an H-bridge for the movement and put in a camera.
I bought it for about $51 and $64 shipping, but I ended up paying an extra $45 on import duties (which I think is ridiculous because it's not even sold anymore) I just got the box with my omnibot (it was shipped inside a burger king box ):
Look at all those stamps!
thank you!
Here comes the head
What a beautiful baby..
Fortunately, he wasn't that discoloured from the sun so I just washed him and didn't have to repaint.
Here's the entire collection of video's. Please excuse my poor English, I wasn't doing bilingual education back when I shot these:
I'm currently working on renovating him. He was very poorly glued together and his arms snapped off. I'm planning to release a final video before my visit to EZ-Robot in July.
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Lyron are you the kid in your profile picture?
Yep.
cool
Editing a video right now....
I figured out that the inside.of the.door.itself is a great place for the.ezb and motor controller with easy access
also the torso easily holds large 6v or.12v batteries for long autonomous runtimes.
Mounting on or by the door may be ideal for you , easy access with one screw so your not taking the whole bot apart all the time.
good tip! i will definately do that if everything fits!
I'm thinking of putting a netbook on the front panel that will control the EZ-B.
So i've made a video about my current progress, i hope you can understand what i'm saying:
I've now fully taken him apart and cleaned him, now i'm waiting for parts to put inside
I love the video!!!! Good luck with Omni.