Made your own "Melissa hand" for your robot
Made your own "Melissa hand" for your robot
by roboticage
Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:18 pm
Hi, 
I'm a robotic enthusiast like all the people in this forum.
Ever since I saw the "Melissa hand" type I tried to made
one every one could do it, without very special cutting tools
or hard to find parts.
I will post some pictures that will speak from themselves and I'll
respond to any questions you'll put here on the forum about them.
Other pictures I can take on request or you can look at my FLICKR
profile.
I only want to add that the materials used are:
- Aluminum board 0.66mm thick (with ~1.5mm diameter holes)
- Watch type telescopes (6mm wide)
- Plastic cable ties (~2.5mm wide)
and some tools:
- Hand grinder (engraver) ; nothing special only something to cut and polish the aluminum which is softer
- A pair of pliers to bend the aluminum board (very easy to bed BECAUSE OF THE tiny HOLES and ALUMINUM material softness)
For the rest I let your curiosity to discover anything I maybe forgot to mention. Enjoy:
ALUMINUM BOARD
WATCH STYLE TELESCOPES
ONE PIECE DIFFERENT STAGES
ONE FINGER PARTS (LONG)
RIGHT HAND down(ALMOST READY)
RIGHT HAND up(ALMOST READY)
I'm a robotic enthusiast like all the people in this forum.
Ever since I saw the "Melissa hand" type I tried to made
one every one could do it, without very special cutting tools
or hard to find parts.
I will post some pictures that will speak from themselves and I'll
respond to any questions you'll put here on the forum about them.
Other pictures I can take on request or you can look at my FLICKR
profile.
I only want to add that the materials used are:
- Aluminum board 0.66mm thick (with ~1.5mm diameter holes)
- Watch type telescopes (6mm wide)
- Plastic cable ties (~2.5mm wide)
and some tools:
- Hand grinder (engraver) ; nothing special only something to cut and polish the aluminum which is softer
- A pair of pliers to bend the aluminum board (very easy to bed BECAUSE OF THE tiny HOLES and ALUMINUM material softness)
For the rest I let your curiosity to discover anything I maybe forgot to mention. Enjoy:
ALUMINUM BOARD
WATCH STYLE TELESCOPES
ONE PIECE DIFFERENT STAGES
ONE FINGER PARTS (LONG)
RIGHT HAND down(ALMOST READY)
RIGHT HAND up(ALMOST READY)
:) I'm glad you like it!
by roboticage
Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:44 pm
Yes BrianG those are spring loaded watch type telescopes (watch spring bar - it's the exact name) and billyzelsnack I bought them from an usual Watch Repair Shop, very cheap found on eBay.
I'll post some short movie clips with some very easy and handy techniques about how to cut , bend and polish those pieces and how to put them together. Keep it close!
I'll post some short movie clips with some very easy and handy techniques about how to cut , bend and polish those pieces and how to put them together. Keep it close!
by limor
Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:19 pm
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_nkw=watch+spring
The first one on the list shows 300 of these little things for 1$ + 3$shipping
The first one on the list shows 300 of these little things for 1$ + 3$shipping
by roboticage
Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:05 am
limor wrote:how do you plan to actuate the hand ?
I intend to make something like the original, but with some HITEC servos (because I made it for my ROBONOVA).I'll post soon some more photos but first I'll finish the prototype hand and fit it on a servo to see how it works:
