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
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Hey Josh. Sent
Gone ahead and cut out the insides of the arm and made the cutout for the servos
I think they work quite well. My only worry is the additional weight. But I'll see how it goes when I put it all back together.
You are getting there.
:D
I really like the look of those hands!
Thanks. I've got plenty of the fingers if you want any
Done some more thinking on the screen, and the more i think about it, the more it sounds like a pain to do anything meaningfull with it. I've got the RPi, but it gets real complex real fast when you wanna do something custom.
I also have an iphone cable like what dj used, and pondered hacking a headphone jack to allow simple stop, start, prev and next controls.
I'm starting to wonder though whether I shouldnt just stick an i phone dock in his chest and keep it simple. I found this which should be a decent fit
Logic3 I-Station 11
It's a tiny bit wider than his chest opening at the mo, and the height is a bit bigger too. It could look ok though, and i like the flip down dock so that it could be put away when not hooked up.
It would still technically achieve the original goal of being a media centre, just in a different way.
I like that more because it is different from any of the other bots I have seen on the forum. And as long as it meets your needs....it is also lighter which is always good. Weight = less run time. How much would you charge for those fingers, and do you have any idea about shipping across the pond?
Hey bret, yea, and it should save on power as it means I won't have to power a 12v screen and the RPi. I may have to sell the RPi though to fund it's purchase.
Finger wise, I'm looking at 6 each. Postage wise, I'd probably have to get a quote dependant on the quantity / weight of your order. If you are interested though, let me know how many and I'll check the weight / price for you.
Each finger would come with the metal finger, a strip of rubber and 2 x 2mm nuts + bolts + washers. I'd probably supply the rubber ready to stick on so you can cut them down if you like or bend them how you want (I cut mine down a bit and put a bend in the thumb).
Drop me an email at me [at] mattbrailsford [dot] com if you're interested.