I've been thinking a lot about how I should post my Wall-E. Whether to post the finished product and possibly a video of a dance routine or to show the work in progress. I decided to show the work in progress and my plans in hopes to give ideas to others. And also because updates may be in long intervals.
I dont have pictures yet but will soon.
Here are my plans I want to implement.
Articulate each eye using 2 HXT900 servos. Its possible that the smaller SG-50 will work too. (Completed)
Articulate neck vertically in two places using HXT900 servos. Completed. In hindsight I should have used a stronger servo at the bottom. The additional items added to the head puts it at its limit.
Give left and right movement greater than original. (Completed)
Install a pinhole type camera beneath the head. Not inside the eye because of #5. (Completed however I havent received the receiver yet so I dont know if it will work right) UPDATE Doesn't work right.
Install BlinkM LEDs inside eyes.
Make arms move up and down.
Make arms telescope in and out using flexible pushrods. (Complete...kinda...still working out servo placements.)
Use tamiya dual motor drive. Why you ask? I want to play around with the gearing so I have enough play in it for #9. (Partially installed. Need to order a hex rod to extend the driveshaft.) UPDATE I fixed the drive shaft but in hindsight once more I could have used a modified servo and it might have worked.
Make Wall-E be able to tilt forward and back like in movie. I think this may enable him to move the front of his tread in a foot tapping motion. Hope that works. UPDATE Completed. works like a charm.
Sound capability for voice clips.
High capacity battery pack installed very low to prevent tipping. (Completed)
LOL Maybe some EL wire underneath for that ghostly glow.
I feel like I forgot something. If I remember I will edit the post.
Thank you DJ for EZ-B!!!
....and thank you to the inventors of the Dremel tool and glue gun!! Both god sends!
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Youre going to have lots of fun!
Yah this stuff rocks, kid you will love THIS!
To Glickclik:
Do you have any progress about 2.4 GHz camera and receiver, because I am thinking about the same idea to use both eyes for LEDs. Camera from DJ is little bit bigger...
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To tell the truth I havent worked on it in a while. The next thing I was going to try and use DJs receiver with a smaller camera. I've been devoting my resources to the Omni. Eventually I will get back to him. Have you seen the other Wall-E's? There are a few great ones and they arent using LEDs. Best of luck.
Yes, I have seen maybe all of them, but only one is like yours - yours with smaller camera....
. I asked DJ, if he knows something about the others 2,4 cameras, I am still waiting.
I have one of those camera, it won't work because it is not a computer webcam, it has to be a wireless PC webcam for ARC to be able to read it and use motion/face/color tracking, nothing else will work. On my Wall-E i use the same camera came in EZ-Robot kit and can still put LEDs in the eye but i choose not to because the original Wall-E from the movie didn't have any LEDs, only the toys do, i wanted him to be true to the movie as much as possible. I'm trying to add a red laser between his eyes
It will be nice, but carefuly with power of laser LED
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I'm aware of that laser will only be on when wall-e neck tilts down to floor and have him chase the red dot
, that's my imagination not sure if I can actually get it to work.