Hi everybody ! it’s been a while… I have been quite busy the past few months and I didn’t had time to really work on Animabot… But I didn’t not forget him and I’m back in game and I will do my best to get this little beast walking as soon as possible.
I have to get back to the Kinematic story which is for me quite complicated but I have a short video for you 🙂
Stay tuned !
It’s been a while since the last post… mostly because my new job is taking away most of my time…
But also because I had to fix several issues in Anima before mounting the legs and the upper body. First I had to fix the sound problem, curiously the IR sensor was generating noise which was propagated up to the audio amplifier, thus generating audible noise… To fix it I added to capacitors (100nF & 10µF) on the sensor’s power connection. Then I burned the Li-ion charger 😦 so I had to replace some mosfet and add some heatsinks.
Finally after 20 months of design, tests, doubts, bug fix, etc… Animabot is assembled and ready to walk !!!
Stay tuned 😉
Hello ! The assembly of Animabot is going well, I have almost finished 🙂 I’m mostly making cables and cables… Thinking about how I’m gonna put all of them into the body… But anyway, I’m also testing the electronic and everything is also fine up to now: Audio amp and speakers, IR telemeter, fan, Night LED, temperature sensor and power monitor and the ATX Raspi are working !!!
The Rapsi is also much thinner without all these big connectors 🙂 but I have some issues with the WIFI dongle and I need to test the webcam.
So I put all the parts together to see if all goes well, and for now it’s look like this :
I like it ! even if the parts are not perfect as I would like, and even if the design is full of errors, it doesn’t look so bad 🙂
More update soon 😉
Hi all ! Long time since the last update of the robot… I reprinted the head with the fan’s support and the air vent is slightly different, but now the head is completely finished ! The upper body is also in the print process, I only have the rear part and the hood to print and that’s it \o/
As you can see on the pictures, the head is already mounted with all the inner parts, and it’s working as designed 🙂 The next step is to mount the speakers and prepare all the remaining cables for the final assembly.
I will soon modify the Raspi board to match my requirements. I have to check if all the connections are working fine before mounting the upper body, because once it’s done, it would be very difficult to access inside the robot…
Oh, and the legs are now ready for assembly on the body 😉
Stay tuned 😉
Hi folks ! Been a while since the last update… This weekend I was pretty busy on the print side, I succeed to print all the part composing the lower body. The design is not yet perfect but it’s working well for now 😉 As you can see below, the body is divided in 5 pieces maintained together with screws.
The battery is integrated and connected, as well as the board’s support. The ATXRaspi, the IR telemeter and the LED board are also mounted and connected 😉 The next step now is to connect properly the Li-Ion Charger, the Power Board and the Audio Amplifier, before assembly the upper body !
As you can see, for now it’s a bit messy with all the cables, but I will try to organise it better in the next few days 😉 Anyway, I’m very happy to finally assembling Animabot after so much time of design !!!
Stay tuned 😉
Hi all ! In order to wait for the real one, here are some rendering of the last version.
As you can see the tibias have been modified, same for the air vent of the head and the hood. The hood is now attached to the body with 4 small magnets (instead of screws).
(I hope in reality Animabot will look as good as in the renderings…)
Later all 🙂
Hello ! I finished printing all the tibias and I’m now the coxas print… I also sprayed some rubber at the end of the tibia to avoid slipping.
I also completely finish the head assembly
As always, stay tuned 😉
Hi all, So this weekend I have been working on the Coxa/Tibia design, and how to print them in the best way. These parts are now ready for “mass production” !
I also printed the head, and began the assembly. All the parts are done, just need the body to put it on 😉
I hope I can get finished with the 4 left tibias this weekend…
Stay tuned, more to come soon !
Hello ! Good news, the first leg prototype is now assembled 😀 I have printed a tibia and a coxa in order to see if the parts can be well-printed before going to mass production. I had to modify a bit the coxa to pass the cable inside (now it should be ok) and also the tibia (only the design for a better look). I still have some tests to run but I think the parts are ready to be printed 😉
Stay tuned !
Hello ! Another update about the print process. I have successfully printed the femur parts and I will soon begin the assembly 🙂 I finally have good settings for the print supports, so hopefully everything should go well now 😉
The femur is composed of 3 parts: The front and back covers are screwed to the servos and the middle shell is maintained with 4 metal rods.
Hexapod Robot Animabot created by Emmanuel Sichet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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