Now I have the EZ-B kit and the Hearoid it's time to start my Showcase thread.
I still haven't decided on a name for him yet, all suggestions are welcome.
I won this robot on ebay weeks ago, for the past 2 weeks he has been waiting for me to collect him...
Today was the day, a road trip to pick him up and bring him back to his new home...
In his new home (with Omnibot and Wall-e in the background totally unaware they are next in line to be opened up)
It wasn't long before this happened...
Now waiting to go in the dishwasher to get nice and clean.
The plan is to make him autonomous, running 24/7 (except for when he knows to go charge himself up) but will also be adding in the various image tracking options.
The only other slight modifications to be made to him are to convert the head to tilt & pan which will involve having to give him a small neck.
The head will include the camera. I haven't yet decided to fit it in one of his eyes or to make it his nose. The issue to overcome with this is the blue tint on the bubble head. The mouth will have a light or some lights in which flicker when he speaks.
The arms will be given some life with servos at the shoulder joints and the elbows provided I can get them to fit in there nicely.
Ultrasonic sensor will be in his chest, probably on a servo to give a wider view.
Original drive wheels and gearbox seem to be in very good shape so will plan to reuse those and just replace the existing motors for the modified servos if they can manage the task.
Speaker and microphone will be in the original positions - if it's not broke why fix it?
Not too big a project but enough to give me a test, help me learn and bring an old robot back to life.
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LIKE i said i cant make any comment on your post if i want,you cant stop me
like you said you will make comments on my posts.
I can do the same also RICH have you removed from making comments on my posts too.been windows 7 post or any other posts software or hardware.
BEST part the EZ-ROBOT team wont like are you bad comments against me,its in the rules also ,no bad words or comment the hurt others like "like you said cant wait to rip my head off"
the EZ-ROBOT team wont see any posts of mine like that
YOU can use the company if you wish also.
And in the post on your design they will see also i tried to be mr nice guy and put the past in behind and tried to help you. I WILL IF I NEED TO REPORT TO THE ez-robot team too
BEST idea i have for you dont not reply to me and i wont have to respond back,very simple
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Any way guys on the the custom panelboards,some good advice check other companies who make them and compare costs first.
My company uses the one rich mention,since i make in house test equipment to test the products before they get shipped,pcb testers,production testers, and qc testers and i have a lot of panels made well over 300 panels only reason we use them,
My company i work for they make 10000 panels for us a month,so when i order one or 2 panels for one tester ,cost very low and sometimes they do it free.
But when we have a panel made for one robot ,cost will be very high ,plus shipping
I see a few guys here make there own panels or decals there self ,so thats another way to save money too.
SO compare your costs first and see if it fits your budgets
As it was asked in this topic and I've just sketched it for another topic I might as well add it here too.
The external power board for servos needing 6V which I described, very simple and works great.
Snip off the red & black from the servo extension which plugs in to the EZB. Solder them to 2 tracks on the strip board. Solder the 6V supply to the strip board (not shown) Viola... 6V power distribution.
I have a PCB design which includes a 6V regulator but it's at work, I will post it on Monday if I remember and have chance.
On my board I left 2 rows between the VCC and Ground in case of sloppy soldering.
I also used a 5A 6V regulator to supply the board with a steady 6V.
Thanks, Rich. Easy to understand.
On the regulator here is the specs unless the company who makes is wrong from the one you posted
?Input Voltage - 6v to 25v ?Output Regulated Voltage - 4.8v ?Output Amps - 5A ?Weight - 19g ?Size - 20x14x49mm
it says 4.8 volts regulated so doesnt supply a steady 6 volts CHECK THE LINK IF YOU THINK I AM WRONG
Once again, please check before posting incorrect information rather than pouncing on any reason to put me down.
This has also been confirmed by my voltmeter and the following websites;
http://www.jemodels.com/nitro-models?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=11599&category_id=248 http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml_product.php?productId=0000005987 http://robotbirds.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1324 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Etronix-LiPo-Regulator-6-0V-5A-/310562839591