I'm building some robust robot torsos that I can use as a basis for lots of YouTube performances and events. The robots will be reliable, agile, robust, and transportable. I plan to make puppeteering rigs, and software/interfaces which I can plug other projects into - like vision recognition and machine learning. In this video, I've completed the mechanical build. The main chassis for the robots are made from welded steel and CNC aluminium parts. As I've got towards the ends of the arms I've used more 3D printing to keep the parts light. The shoulders are CNC aluminium plate with 3D printed spacers and mounts - this is the last bruhsless motor stage, with the elbows and second rotation axis being controlled by DC brushed motors with encoders.
Next time I'll be adding some electronics so we can position the joints using both ODrive brushless motor drives, and the encoders on the other motors.
① HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
What more important hardware is there in life than the clothes on your back and the cup in your hand. You can get your own Robot X tee or openDog mug at the link below:
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And don't forget the code for some of my projects is available on my GitHub here:
② GENIUS
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③ XROBOTS
Former toy designer, current YouTube maker and general robotics, electrical and mechanical engineer, I’m a fan of doing it yourself and innovation by trial and error. My channel is where I share some of my useful and not-so-useful inventions, designs and maker advice. Iron Man is my go-to cosplay, and 3D printing can solve most issues - broken bolts, missing parts, world hunger, you name it.
XRobots is the community around my content where you can get in touch, share tips and advice, and more build FAQs, schematics and designs are also available.
④ MUSIC AND SFX
The majority of the music and SFX used in my videos is from Epidemic Sound
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