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Well after many months of waiting and being sick, SUNSHINE is back in town!
She stands four and a half feet, with her arms up, six and a half feet.
I would like to thank all of the people who have been patient with me. I will probably ask a lot of software questions because my memory is not what it used to be.
I would like to thank Rich, Rich R, Troy and all the others who made me decide not to quit.
Here is version 1 , Sunshine:
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Sunshine is really cool! It is always amazing to sit back and think about how much work goes into something like this. Looking forward to seeing some videos of Sunshine in action......
Josh, thanks for the reply.
You saved me from many heartaches and I hope I can get started on my robot soon And be able to show off something as completed as yours ...
G8 work please keep it coming....
I know how frustrating it is having to wait on someone or something else. Sometimes it unavoidable but when someone promises and doesn't delver, that absolutely drives me nuts. If the lack of delivery is a choice on the suppliers part then there is no excuse for that and it ends up being a moral issue. Those people usually fail because of selfishness and wrong priorities. Anyway, When that happens to me I always either go somewhere else that can help or do it myself. It's usually the latter and I usually feel better about myself because of it.
Also, I'm right there with you on the forgetting issue. If I'm away from a complicated project I always have a hard time remembering where I was and what I did. Schematics and ongoing notes seem to help.
Thanks!
If you get a chance shoot me an email. Looking to discuss a couple items on your robot. Thanks
kamaroman68@aol.com
Thanks
Chris
It,s great you moved on and started building again. Sometimes things are elusive because they are over promised.
You are on the right track to strive on for your dreams!
You are an encouragement to keep building.
Great results with EZB3. We have so much to look forward to with EZB4.
Sunshine will be awesome.
I always enjoy your posts.
Thanks for sharing.
Steve S
Hope to see some video when she is ready to show her moves.
:-) I just got an email saying my order was shipped! yeh!
:-)
Hope u r tinkering w sunshine!
Missed your responses for a while?
Steve S
I may not be building any more. I am trying to purchase a Pepper robot. I would like to just operate them as I am not able to build much any more. My Passion is still there, though.
The problem that I was having with Sunshine was that when tested, everything worked fine. But, did not work all together as a whole. After investing SO much money in her, Her batteries went dead Costing Hundreds of more dollars. The plastic parts were not strong enough causing them to snap. I should have used metal. But, it was so much Bleeding (money) that I had to put a stop to it.
As an analogy, I realized that my building Sunshine was like me trying to build a spaceship to go to mars. I would do fine at building little rockets that go up in the air and blow up. But, I haven't got the resources, monies, or man power to get a spaceship built. I live in a small apartment with hardly any room. It is like building an full size airplane in your kitchen or dining room and after you get it built, there is no way to get it out of your house.
It is just a Fantasy that I have had since I was a kid.
At my age , it is time to grow up and separate Fiction from Reality.
All of my small robots have worked just fine. And the EZ-Robot products are Great. I would recommend them to anyone.
(although shipping costs would probably kill me) if you are interested in selling the remaining parts of Sunshine, particularly the Jazzy base, email me with a list of parts available and what you would like to get for them. Money is a little tight this time of year, but I might be interested in the spring time. Email address is in my profile.
Alan
Sorry to hear about Sunshine R.I.P. I understand your frustration.
You have had many great projects and ideas.
I would be very careful of purchasing an expensive robot that will cost even more to maintain.
If you purchase an EZ Robot JD, you can still tinker, operate, and program routines.
It would be hard to find a humanoid robot with all the capabilities of JD for the price.
I broke down and ordered one because it had so much to offer. I plan to use it having the grandkids learning robotics and involved with routines.
You can access existing JD routines and I am sure there will be many more great routines for JD on the cloud in the future.
Down the road maybe the AIMEC ALTAIR robot will be available if you want another, and still use EZ Robot.
Steve S
Support.
I will probably tinker with the million parts I have laying around.