There is no control yet in this robot. However with the upgrades I'm planning for this robot, Synthiam ARC and the EZB are going to be center stage.
I was asked by a fellow Lost In Space and B9 Robot fan to help him rebuild his B9 Robot. He bought it a few years ago and was a bit overwhelmed in getting this poor old robot put together and working. I agreed to try to help and give it a try. I couldn't bring myself to see an old B9 Robot left to exist in boxes and never see the light of day again.
Hopefully this is the first of many videos documenting my journey rebuilding an old friend and a hero of my childhood.
Hopefully in a few months I can have him blinking, flashing and rattling off sound clips. Please enjoy this first of many video to come where I first see what I have to work with as I unpack and discover. LOL.
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Thanks for the detailed walk-through. This is the first time i've seen the components of a B9 robot. It's wild to see each component separately and see inside. You sure have work cut out for you!
Thanks DJ. Ya, it's going to be a lot of work but when he starts moving around thanks to your programing of ARC it will be all worth it.
Wow Dave, you certainly have your work cut out there!!
awesome.now you need your own stamp MADE BY DAVE SCHULPIUS.HAPPY BUILDING.
Awesome, thanks for sharing Dave! Looking forward to the next video. It reminds me of growing up, my Dad built a kit plane in our garage, working on one section at a time.
LOL! Thanks guys.
I unpacked for real today and filmed the whole thing. I'll post it after I splice it all together.
In the meantime.......
There is no bottom plate for the bubble. If a new bubble bottom plate can be bought then a whole new bubble set needs to be bought. Hopefully the bottom plate is available. #The brain pan and brain cup will look OK from a distance if they receive some TLC. However they are made of wood and plastic and are not sturdy at all. The finger light rods are in good shape and wired for light. The may be able to be reused. At this point the finger light rods are not motorized. Using the current brain pan and cup, there is no way to do so. To animate the rods a new Brain Pan and Brain Cup would need to be bought along with a motor. cam, push rods. Also a controller system designed to turn it on and off. #Lights in the brain are a tangled mess and need to be replaced with Tom W's light board. It will then need to be installed and wired. #There is no light control system throughout the robot. Tom W's light controller needs to be bought and installed and wired up. #The Radar is now static. The Radar may be able to turn if a animation kit was available and installed. Also a control system with feedback sensors would have to be designed and built to control the turning of the radar. #The bubble is static. There is no way to make the bubble rise and fall using this radar. A new radar would have to be made and a bubble lifter designed and built. Also a control system designed to control it.
#There are no Sensor Dishes that sit on top of the ear motors. New ones need to be bought. #The ear motors need to be tested yet. They are wired for power but again there is no control system to turn them on and off. #The neon is broken. A new nwe one needs to be bought and installed along with a new backing plate. #A sound system needs to be designed and built that will flash the neon to a sound file. It could be simple with two speaker two a small mono amps, one running a voice loop and the other running the mechanical sounds. Everything for the sound system except one amp needs to be bought. #The motors in the treadection need to be tested yet. If they are good then a power system (batteries and wiring), control system and charging system needs to be designed, bought and installed. Probably RC would be the best way to go here for control. #Arms are structurally sound but need to have new servios bought and mounted to make them slid in and out. The currently will only operate if you pull them in and out manually. Looks like someone tried to make them work at one time but had a failed design. Also a control system needs to be designed and installed to make them work. Maybe RC? #The bellowed arm skins are old and stiff. Will not allow for free movement of the arms. It takes a lot of effort to expand them. I'm afraid that soon they will start to split and crack. Will Hoff has new silicone rubber parts run going on now. Hopefully I can get a set. #There are no motors, gears, feedback sensors or control system to make the waist turn back and forth. These would have to be bought if animation is wanted. There is a Lazy Susan in place now but someone needs to manually turn the robot.
The above is a list to get this robot to the level of what I would accept if I owned it. Some is not really necessary and some is needed just to get him functional. Just to get him functional will cost a ton of money. What the true owner wants is up to him and his budget. We'll see.
OK, Here I'm Getting a closer look at the Lost in space Robot retrofit shipment I received. I'm unpacking and taking a close look at the robot parts I have here.
Edit: I had to reload the Youtube link so it would work. Sorry.
figurine B9
hi dave i found this 3d printable B9 figurs.am printing one now.great video.