Hey Guys,
I've read lots on the forum, and posted a hand full of times, but I thought it was about time I launched my first major project (well, my second really, I converted a wall-e, but I thought there was enough of those on here
).
So here is announcing OmniMC, an Omnibot 2000 media centre
The idea is to make him all RC and to also house a Raspberry PI running RaspBMC as the media centre bit. I'll then add some speakers and maybe some under-bot lighting
I'm wondering if then I can control the whole thing with one of these:
Other than that, I'm kinda just winging it and seeing what other bits and pieces I come up with.
To start with though, I've done the usual thing of gutting him and sticking him through the dishwasher
So right now, he is prepped and ready to go.
I've already got my EZ-Robot kit, and a few components such as 6v battery
Some blue replacement bulbs
My Raspberry PI (which arrived today) and I've just won a screen for his chest
While I'm waiting for some other bits, I've also been looking at making some replacement tires which you can see details of in one of my other posts
So that's pretty much the state of play at the moment. I'm pretty much a novice at all this, so I'm looking forward to the challenge. Lets see if I've bitten off more than I can chew
Other robots from Synthiam community
Cardboardhacker's 1/2 R2d2 Scratch Build
Bhouston's Robotic Arm
So got my tip 122s and made a small circuit for them. Here's a video testing it out on the lights.
Also got some bits to make the hands, but waiting on a special order so will wait to show pics of that
Found a small problem with the screen last night. Seems to be coming apart at the top and the cable came undone inside. Might have to glue it all in place, thought might wait till I've painted it. For the screen, I'm starting to think a Vnc through to a virtual monitor might be the way to go as I then have full control over what it displays via the same machine that controls the robot. Just an idea at the moment.
@Matt yes those are the ones. Sam tested her mini itx and ezb running at idle for 11 hours on two of those batteries. Just cut the original battery box out and leave the door for easy access.to wiring and such. I myself did this and it fits well.
Awesome. I'll add it to the shopping list. Need to start selling some things to fund it now though. Cash has dried up a bit.
Ok, I suck at holding stuff in, here is what I'm planning for the hands
I may shorten the fingers a little, but I don't think this looks too bad. About the same form factor as the originals.
Nice Job! They look very MIT college style. I would love to get the originals. [email protected]
Some more pictures of the hands.
I have plenty of spare fingers if anyone wants to buy any. They are made to fit the Lynxmotion C brackets (Though you have to drill a couple of extra holes). Here is a pic of an individual finger.
Here is a picture next to the original hand aswell for an idea of scale:
Hi matt . Got your email but accidentally deleted it. Resend?