My "Finished" Robonova - Photo

[JavaRN]

This weekend was a very busy, robotic weekend. I managed to finish a video and post it on youtube of my bioloid robotic arm, and also managed to put together all the bits and pieces of my robonova. The photo is shown below:



The robot contains:

* 22 DOF - including pan and tilt mechanism and matt grippers
* 4 IR sensors
* wireless camera + 9v battery (in front) - not connected in the photo
* Bluesmirf bluetooth module for communication
* SP03 speech module
* LCD - working but had no place where to put it!

All modules work fine, right now as you can imagine I have some issues with walking and other moves which I am trying to fix. When all (or most) of the moves are ok I will post a video.

Any comments are welcome.

Note: I did most of the mods with the help of people on this board, so I would like to thank all those who helped me. Thanks guys.

Charles.

[roboTT]

Hiya mate

Just a question,
what do you use those 4 IR sensors for ?

[JavaRN]

To check for obstacles in four directions - behind, on the sides and in front.

[Robo1]

Looking good.

can wait for the video.

Keep up the good work Bren

[NovaOne]

Very Nice.

Could you post a closeup photo of the "head", please

How long does your camera last on the 9v battery?

Have you considered trying to keep all the processing on board RN?

As Bren says, "Keep up the good work", it always very interesting to see your progress Charles

[roboTT]

Well, as this thread treats about Robonova Pics, here is my fresh one









And still under development, OpenGL (C++) visualisation





The head rotation is performed by well mounted GWS servo in the RN1 chest. It has IR sensor attached and rotates the head quickly, to scan for the obstacles.


Ps. MR-C coding wouldn't be possible for me, without you all guys. Thank you very much.

[JavaRN]

Excellent work roboTT!!!

For NovaOne:

Could you post a closeup photo of the "head", please

I cannot do it right now but I will do it later on this week.

How long does your camera last on the 9v battery?

Not more than 1 hour that's why there is the front switch so that I can switch it off while debugging code.

Have you considered trying to keep all the processing on board RN?

No my opinion is that RN's language and board are very limited and should be used only to make moves, the logic is to be left to a more advanced CPU.

As Bren says, "Keep up the good work", it always very interesting to see your progress Charles

Thanks

[Humanoido]

Wow! Amazing... Great job!!!

humanoido

[davidalecmcinnes]

It would be great to know how you can overcome the walking issues with the extra weight on board, I had a few problems with that which resulted in me stripping off a lot of equipment to restore stability, keep us posted.

[Humanoido]

I would be curious to know, not only about walking issues, but how the acrobatic moves now function. The head is much higher, however, the arms are longer. Does this compensate and balance out for the side to side cartwheels?

humanoido

[JavaRN]

but how the acrobatic moves now function

No acrobatic moves - I didn't even try it, it's too heavy for acrobatic moves!!!!

[Humanoido]

Do you find that the added weight increases the stability? Also, is there "catch & play" function with the added servos, and how is is that working out with the stock software?

humanoido

[JavaRN]

Do you find that the added weight increases the stability?

Yes in certain moves if the weight is well balanced.


If I have time tomorrow I will post a video of some moves.

[Humanoido]

looking forward to the video!

humanoido

[roboTT]

New updates on my RN-1,













http://picasaweb.google.com/espabloes/Robotech


My RN-1 (Juno) does autonomic maneuvers now, will post a video later this day with the application shots that guides the whole RN1 on the PC.

Again thanks to i-Bot for pointing me out with the protcol.