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RobosapienV2-4mem8

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Check this out guys, you will love it. Watch all the video's. I gotta get me one of those Lynxmotion kits. This guy has made alterations to the basic kit with R/C shocks for the waist area and he is also using a Pico ITX motherboard. Great stuff.

http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/blog.php?u=1492&blogtype=recent

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April 19, 2008 1:35 PM

love it, It gives me alot of ideas, thank 4mem8

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April 19, 2008 4:02 PM

Thought you would like it. I love it. I've already started saving for it.

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GWJax Avatar
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April 19, 2008 4:08 PM

lots o lots o money for that, I just can't get over the voice

GWJax, To Hack and make mods on robots is a life style and comes natural and not by choice. If a robot has a screw to open it then it must be opened!

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April 19, 2008 5:03 PM

Yes lots of $'s, But I have decided that after 35yrs of model R/C flying that I need a change and will be selling most of my R.C gear which is 1,000's of $'s so I can put this towards my robotics GW [When I sell it of course] I have found the site where HE used the Pico ITX board. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=36&ad=p It has everything here relating to the J5 article.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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April 28, 2008 1:44 PM

I have started buying parts for this project [ smaller parts of course] as this will take some time to acquire the bigger more expensive parts.

This is a highly modified version of the standard Lynxmotion kit, and has been modified by a member on the TRC forum. It uses a Pico ITX m/b, extended arms, two vga camera eyes, 6 HSR 5990 servo's inplace of the 645 servos for the shoulders and elbow joints. Shoulder joints also have a 1:1 gear system to help the shoulder servo's load. You can just see the white gears. These come as a kit from Lynxmotion, These are the sort of bits that I am aquiring, same go for the alloy extention arms. The author of this project is experimenting with Hal and Allice for speech. 

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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GWJax Avatar
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April 28, 2008 1:54 PM

looking foward to seeing you get this one done after the Wall-E

GWJax, To Hack and make mods on robots is a life style and comes natural and not by choice. If a robot has a screw to open it then it must be opened!

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April 29, 2008 12:05 AM

Not sure about after Wall-E Gw, Depends on if I sell my gas turbine model jet units. I may have to advertise outside NZ for a quick sale, But if I sell both jet units I may also acquire a Futaba humanoid, But I will have to see.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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GWJax Avatar
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April 29, 2008 7:18 AM

ya you must sell them out of NZ you'll get a great price. Although not sure how much they weigh but the buier must pay potage anyway.
getting a Futaba humanoid? I would love to build one from scratch.. I just might do that sometime not too expensive if you use standard servos 13.00 each x 24 I think pluse elecronics and hardware so scratch cost under 500.00

GWJax, To Hack and make mods on robots is a life style and comes natural and not by choice. If a robot has a screw to open it then it must be opened!

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April 29, 2008 1:34 PM updated: April 29, 2008 1:39 PM

M'mmm Id'e be cautious about those cheaper servos, I believe that the servo is quite different from standard servos, They have over temp and stall sensors built in and encoders all in one servo.


http://www.trossenrobotics.com/futaba-rbt-1-humanoid-robot.aspx


Specs
This is an RS301CR Robot Servo, one of the smart digital servos used in Futaba's RBT-1 humanoid robot.

FEATURES:
Comes with 3.9" (100mm) wire
Case is made of Black metal and plastic
Metal gears

INCLUDES:
One Digital Robot Servo w/small round horn
Information sheet

SPECS:
Speed: .11 sec/60° @ 7.4V
Torque: 7.1kgcm = 98.6 oz in (7.1 kg-cm @ 7.4V)
Weight: .99oz (28g)
Size: 1.41 x .77 x .98" (35.8 x 19.6 x 25mm)
Communication Protocol: RS485 Half-Duplex Communication
Operation range: 300°
Baud rate: Max 460kbps
Sensors: Angle, Torque, Temperature

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May 15, 2008 6:38 AM updated: May 15, 2008 6:40 AM

Well I have taken the plunge and ordered my kit of J5 and ALL the mods to produce a Modded J5 the same as the pics earlier in this thread, I have spoken to Andrew who's brainchild this is and he is keen for me to make a replica of it, He has been very forth coming to what mods he has done and past them on to me, I have ordered from a company called Sedonia in NZ and Andrew is going to send me ALL the Pico ITX PC components including a solid state hdd, Total cost of this project in NZ $'s 5k so you can see that I am committed to robotics. When I have my one finished we are going to try to get them to communicate over the net. I should get the J5 kit in the next two-three weeks but will not start it until we finish Wall-E.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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May 15, 2008 6:55 PM

two words big hands

robots are my life ever sence i was 3 years old!
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May 16, 2008 2:29 AM

All the more to grab with.

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May 19, 2008 4:49 AM

Well I have gone and bought a J5 from Lynxmotion and all the accessories to heavily modify it, It should arrive in about three weeks from a company called Sedonia in NZ, they are NZ agents for Lynxmotion. This is a huge project and I have been in contact with Andrew [Tyberius] from the TRC forum and he has been ecellent in coming forth with information regarding his mods, This is his project and always will be, but I will be doing a replica of it with his permission. I will post as I go to the point that Andrew has reached. Watch this space. Wall-E has to be finished first though before I start this project.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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GWJax Avatar
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May 19, 2008 8:23 AM

Great I guess ill have to start a j5 with u too

GWJax, To Hack and make mods on robots is a life style and comes natural and not by choice. If a robot has a screw to open it then it must be opened!

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May 19, 2008 7:10 PM

cool GW look forward to it.

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May 20, 2008 2:14 AM

I have ordered my Pico ITX M/B, 1 gig ram and 16gb Transend solid state hdd for J5 we need a solid state hdd, because a normal hdd that has platters will skip when J5 is mobile or goes over a bump and that would freeze the system.So this is going to be a good winter project.

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May 20, 2008 2:51 AM updated: May 20, 2008 2:53 AM

Go to this link for an introduction of this M/B http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/pico-itx/default.asp?page=1

The above is an overview of the Via Pico ITX M/B.

Transcend 16GB SSD, 2.5- Inch, IDE, SLC solid state HDD

To be added to this setup is an 8011g wireless adapter for communication between my laptop and J5

Corsair 1GB PC5400 667MHz 240-Pin SODIMM DDR2 RAM

I will let you know when ALL the parts arrive.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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May 21, 2008 3:36 AM

Here is a video that i will be modelling my J5 from, This is Andrew Alter's J5 from TRC forum, He has given me permission to build a replica of his brain child with Mods he has made, he is a really neat guy and very helpfull in aquiring the PC based parts for this great project. Enjoy the video, I know I did.

People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.


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Nocturnal Avatar
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May 21, 2008 9:09 AM

Very nice.

That audio is familiar, but I can't place where I have heard it before.

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May 21, 2008 12:37 PM

Hey Nocturnal, Yep, that's the one, Andrew had the camera mics pick up that song and it relayed it to the ITX and that's what u here from J5, pretty cool.eh!

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May 23, 2008 7:58 AM

These are the new shocks that i will be using on J5 's torso to help with the up/down motion, They are from a 4 x 4 truck and oil filled.

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GWJax Avatar
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May 23, 2008 8:53 AM

nice looking shocks, what r/c truck do they go on?

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May 23, 2008 8:36 PM updated: May 23, 2008 8:55 PM

It;s a 4 x 4 truck , Although it's NZ, Integy Super-Duty MSR5 Shock set

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June 10, 2008 6:01 AM

Well I get my J5 on Thursday, Can't wait to start this one. I have a lot of plans for this bot.

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June 10, 2008 9:50 AM

I think we're all looking forward to it!

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