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2010-12-14T23:29:00+01:00

I had thought about spraying the inside of my premium covers and then decided against it because of all the complex ribbing inside. But then I saw this guy spray inside and the ribbing looks real nice:
http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showt ... hp?p=42041

So I masked all the outside, grabbed a can of fluorescent red/orange paint and just qave it a quick heavy coat inside. I might do something with the face area in the future, matt black sticker over faceplate with RGB LED eyes maybe.

here are some photos:

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Statistics: Posted by Fraser — Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:29 pm

Robonova TKO

2010-12-14T04:28:41+01:00

Just to let you all know my Bioloid Premium arrived this afternoon all in perfect condition. This evening I've been through 3 charges watching HumanoidA do his factory sequences. My kids were super stoked watching him and even controlling him a little.

I'm really impressed with Robotis, everything is manufactured to a high quality, not one nut or bolt with a dodgy thread. All the mouldings are very fine, the instructions flawless, a really nice kit.

Anyone thinking about purchasing a Premium from the RoboSavvy store, all I can say is go for it, you won't be dissapointed!

Statistics: Posted by Fraser — Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:28 am

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2010-12-10T14:58:08+01:00

Jejeje
Sí, vivo en Barcelona. Gracias!

Hehehe
Yes, I live in Barcelona. Thanks!

Statistics: Posted by siempre.aprendiendo — Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:58 pm

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2010-12-10T14:43:07+01:00

¡Hola! siempre.aprendiendo

Me doy cuenta de que viven en España también. Me alegra encontrarme con vosotros, mi Español es muy pequeña en el momento pero aprendo. Espero hablar con usted Bioloid. Su Inglés es MUY bueno.

El otro día me quedé en LHospitalet cerca de Barcelona, una ciudad muy bonita y limpia.

Fraser.

Statistics: Posted by Fraser — Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:43 pm

Robonova TKO

2010-12-09T16:46:24+01:00

Some months ago I started to quietly follow the "robonova - bioloid" forum race.

I love building my own creations. I started in 2005 with Lego Mindstorms, so in 2007 I have no doubt choosing Bioloid. But I were not sure if this will be only for a little "hacking" community.

Well, it seems that the combination of an humanoid and modular kit is interesting for a growing and more than little comunity.

Beside that, and IMHO, I think Robotis are evolving their products very wisely and timely. They already have surprise me pleasantly several times, with hardware upgrades like premium, great software updates, very good online help, linux support,...

Now I look forward for exciting and wonderful new surprises, like the Darwin platform

Statistics: Posted by siempre.aprendiendo — Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:46 pm

Robonova TKO

2010-12-09T15:34:44+01:00

robosavvy wrote:
Hi Fraser

With regards to your concern on the tracking information we ill look into it.

You can rest assured as the robot was our Robots are always shipped fully insured.

This is the first time we've encountered this situation with a tracking number and we will look into it and let you know.

In the event of the parcel arriving damaged, please let us know and we'll take the necessary action to file an insurance claim and exchange your robot.

Best Regards
RoboSavvy

Thanks, it's really nice to know that you've got me covered!

I'll certainly be buying more bits and pieces from you guys to upgrade my bot in the future.

It's still not arrived but that's because it was a national holiday here in Spain yesterday. If there is any problems with some kit parts being damaged in transit then I'll let you know.

Thanks again! Fraser.

Statistics: Posted by Fraser — Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:34 pm

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2010-12-09T15:22:59+01:00

CM-700 works with standard RX28. RX28 has RS485 interface and supports dynamixel 1.0 protocol. CM700 supports both RS485 and TTL interface servos.
RX28-M servo is TTL interface (not RS485) and supports both Dynamixel 1.0 and 2.0 protocols. It has magnetic position encoder and operates up to 4.5 Mbps
The CM-700 should be able to talk to the RX28-M using Dyanamixel 1.0. I don't think it can do 4.5M and neither can the USB2Dynamixel.

I guess things will come clearer on Dynamixel 2.0 over the next month.

Statistics: Posted by i-Bot — Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:22 pm

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2010-12-09T14:30:32+01:00

i have got the premium bioloid

Statistics: Posted by Traull — Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:30 pm

Robonova TKO

2010-12-09T14:03:55+01:00

cm700 also works with rx28 right ?

Statistics: Posted by UncleBob — Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:03 pm

Robonova TKO

2010-12-09T13:21:15+01:00

The CM-730 is the new Cortex-M3 32bit sub controller used on the Darwin-OP. It supports the new RX28-M servos which also have 32bit micros inside and use the Dynamixel 2.0 protocol to 4.5M.
http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/darwinop/Overall/DARwIn-OP_Specification_Ver1.0.1.pdf

The processor used on the CM-730 is about the same price as the one on the CM-700. The CM730 does have integrated Gyros and acclerometers which will make it more expensive, but if truly open source design, then price should be reasonable.

Statistics: Posted by i-Bot — Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:21 pm

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2010-12-09T13:05:54+01:00

Hi Fraser

With regards to your concern on the tracking information we ill look into it.

You can rest assured as the robot was our Robots are always shipped fully insured.

This is the first time we've encountered this situation with a tracking number and we will look into it and let you know.

In the event of the parcel arriving damaged, please let us know and we'll take the necessary action to file an insurance claim and exchange your robot.

Best Regards
RoboSavvy

Statistics: Posted by robosavvy — Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:05 pm

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2010-12-09T13:05:11+01:00

what is the difference between cm700 vs cm730 ?

Statistics: Posted by UncleBob — Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:05 pm

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2010-12-09T12:46:01+01:00

The only significant advantage of the CM-700 over the CM510 is the support of RS-485 servos (RX,DX, EX ranges). The AX12 and AX18F are both TTL interface, so the CM-510 or CM-5 are fine.

I would wait and not buy a CM-700 unless you need it now. When it comes clearer on the CM-730, new servos, and the Dynamixel 2.0 protocol, then the controller choices for high end servos may be different.

Is your bioloid premium or comprehensive ?

Statistics: Posted by i-Bot — Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:46 pm

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2010-12-09T12:34:54+01:00

just got my bioloid today and looking forward to modding it just a quick question in those videos do you know if they are using the standered CM-510 Bioloid Premium Controller or the CM-700 Controller. as i was thinking of getting the cm-700 but money is always a issue and if i can get away with the 510 with the new servos then at least i can start programming.

Statistics: Posted by Traull — Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:34 pm

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2010-12-09T02:09:44+01:00

Yes ax18s can be used in place of ax12's...I think they are identical apart from the motor inside. Take out a 12 and put an 18 in...hips and knees seem to be where my bioloid would benefit.

heres a couple of youtube vids showing ax18s...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgplRct1Gak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXPcuZpPqHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCOLP33Te0

Check out some of UncleBob's vid showing off RX24's on his Knight Templar II too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JynTC3yU0cQ

Statistics: Posted by RoboFlop — Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:09 am