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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So we were exposing our stuff with my hackerspace last saturday. Omnibot was the center of attention.
Here is a video of him bringing money to the barrel organ:
Niek he is really awesome. Very impressived. Internet high five!
High fives back
Thank you
I also have some footage of him just standing there, i think i'm going to post that
I watched your videos then I bought an omnibot 5402! Great inspiration!
@Neik I wanted to see how your robot is going? Everything up till now has been awesome. I would live to see him running about your house. Seriously The fact you manage to do these things so well at your age means you really have potential in electronic engineering , mechanical engineering or other hands on profession. I really believe you would succeed. College should be in your future my friend - Josh S
I think NEIK will do great in college,like i did I started young at electronics and became real good Also a degree in robotics is a good course to go i wasoffer a job at a robotics company ,but too far away in (california) so might be another idea to see if your colleges in your area has that type of course
Hi @jstarne1 For the last year, he's been standing in a clauset with a broken shoulder. I couldn't figure out any good mounting options so I had glued it on and well, it broke. Any good mounting tips?
As soon as I finish high school, I'm planning to go to a technical university. I'm thinking about one in Delft or Eindhoven but I could also go study in a foreign country.
-Niek