Inspired by DJ Sures and many other Wall-E projects on here, i decided it's time to make my own Wall-E and he will be my first robot build. I wanted him to be as lively as possible. I give credit to Joc's and Glickclik for the geared neck tilt and wheels tilt ideas, i just made it my own using the same concept. I still have yet to fully understand ARC so additional help would be greatly appreciated. Here is what im at so far in the project, some of the parts are hand made from raw Carbon Fiber with only a dremel and i use some parts from a 450 R/C heli as well as bearings in some of the joints.
Done so far:
Metal gear high speed modified continuous servos for wheels.
Micro metal gear servos for wheels tilt.
Mini metal gear servos for vertical arms movements.
Micro servos for horizontal arms movement.
Micro metal gear servo for vertical neck tilt.
Mini metal gear servo for horizontal neck movements.
Micro servos for individual eye movement.
Sub-micro servos/mods for eye's lid animation.
Get rid of dummy cables in the head, run all servos/camera wires from head down the same way and use heat shrink/black nylon mesh for realistic look.
Red laser between eyes.
Mock up left eye's lens.
Other things to be added/changed as i go
Yet to be done:
Light up solar panel (most likely, still thinking) Red LED in front in the black spot next to the solar panel (definitely) Make his wrist rotate (don't know yet, still thinking)
Other robots from Synthiam community
Nitrobot's The Six Alternate Power Source
Ellis's Halloween Robot
Thanks guys...I can't wait to put him back together, but I will need a lot of help with the software part to get him fully functional, right now he's only as good as a static model
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@Glickclik My work isn't all related to hand work, but i used to do a lot of video game console case modding as a hobby, then i build R/C cars/helicopters as hobby and it became my business. I love drawing/painting when i was younger, I did some paintings in high school got a few awards at a school district local art show, still have all the paintings, those were good memories. I just love building/modding/crafting/tinkering with things, i think building robots really got me going again. What part of TX are you visiting?
Austin and then 6 flags for the kids.
Cool...Road trip? it's hot here, will be way hotter by then so get ready for some sweating and drink a lot of water. I'm 4 hours away from Austin
What is the best focus distance do you guys use for the wireless cam? I want to make a final adjustment before closing up Wall-E eyes and move on with the build, once I mount the head on the body I will not be able to open it back up. Originally i want to be able to see far away as well as close up but just realized that's not possible with manual focus, i know I can use two cameras but don't feel like hacking up the other eye, it was really difficult with the first one.
Not hotter than here. its regularly 110-122 here!
Wow that's hot!!! AZ? guess won't be a problem for you
Oh, Im working as a contractor on an airforce base in Qatar.
Oh my bad, i assumed you're in the states since you have USA listed. Well hope you will have fun here with the kids!