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Introduction
I saw tanabata's video clip , and I wanted to make my own dancing android.
Few weeks after, chrisjrelliott's clip showed the internal structure of the robot.
I wanted to make my own dancing android.
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Those Pioneers might make their original board or used ADK (android developper kit ? ) board,
and wrote their own code, I think.
These are too difficult for me..
I googled many websites, read a book about ARDUINO, and talked with friends about how to make it.
Then, I decide to use these
Arduino : http://www.arduino.cc/
Pure Data : http://puredata.info/
pd-extended : http://puredata.info/community/projects/software/pd-extended
Pduino Objects : http://at.or.at/hans/pd/objects.html
And, I searched small servo motors, and found
micro servo motor : HXT900 (blue) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=662
HKM-282A ( orange) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14839
and wrote their own code, I think.
These are too difficult for me..
I googled many websites, read a book about ARDUINO, and talked with friends about how to make it.
Then, I decide to use these
Arduino : http://www.arduino.cc/
Pure Data : http://puredata.info/
pd-extended : http://puredata.info/community/projects/software/pd-extended
Pduino Objects : http://at.or.at/hans/pd/objects.html
And, I searched small servo motors, and found
micro servo motor : HXT900 (blue) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=662
HKM-282A ( orange) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14839
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So I got pwm 9 & 10 to control the servos. But pwm 3 & 5 aren't responding. I made sure the firmata included those extra channels too. Ideas?
Step 5
http://www.instructables.com/id/Dancing-Android-robot-figure/step5/software/
I edited the code at 3 parts.
Sorry I'm not EXPART of arduino nor PD.
Please refer to some books or other entries in this site.
When you have time see "My Droid" 2.0.0, now controlled by a Android phone using Bluetooth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVhfkZA36I
Have fun,
I shared your video to my google+ stream
https://plus.google.com/100459550951624585332/posts/SKPNM96AYkx
You should write your own instructables !!! :D
I search smaller servo. That is orange.
In Rapture (pink) android, I used 3 x orage and 1 x blue servos.
Please see those photos, more photos are hidden at the right direction of the slide bar.
One Orange servo is buidt in her head. Two for arms.
Blue is for twisting body.
The wire was short. I extended them by soldering another wires.
At the another end of wire, I solderd pin, and the pin goes to the breadboard.
Congratulations for your project. It's really great!
When you have free time please take a look at "My Droid" project at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cUJebWdh8s
Have fun,
Yours are super great project !
I want to know how you build your droid especialyy at the view point of software!!
Thank you !
Let me try to resume the build
Mechanical: Very similar of yours. The arms motors are placed inside the body, the body one inside the base and the head one inside the head (the cap is there to cover the motor edge).
Hardware: basically an Arduino board, 4 tiny servos, 2 RGB leds (I only connected the Red and the Blue pins), resistors, an IR sensor and a remote control.
Sofware: motors are controlled using the Servo.h library. All robot actions are remoted controled through the IR remote control using the IRremote.h library. Each remote key is assigned to a different movement (ex: look left, exercise arms, "say" goodbye, dance, move freely, "say" no etc).
The next steps now could be add some sensors to give some "intelligence" to the robot.
I hope this helps.
Have fun,
If I want to do as you, I have to study hard and hard on software... :-)
And, your icon!!
"Multi man" of "The IMPOSSIBLES" ( aka "Maito" of "Super Three" in Japan )
is my hero of my childhood !!
I also watched "The impossibles" when I was a child... here in Brazil the names are simple translations (english => brazilian): The Impossibles => Os Impossíveis and Multi-Man => Multi-Homem.
Please try to visit digikey home page
http://www.digikey.com/?curr=USD
and search "Electret Condenser microphone",
then you can fined variety of microphones in stock now.
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=Electret+Condenser+microphone
Regards,
http://artistalight.blogspot.com/
And i want to learn to do the androide thanks for teach us, sorry about my english :)
The base I used is
”TOMICA solar turn table" http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000CU7I2G/
for displaying mini-car toy.
But, this is just an exsample, you can use one from many bases around you.
Adding LEDs is nice idea !. Wires for LED can be installed in the body, I think.
Regards,
Green : the servo motor for twisting his body is installed in the base.
Rapture : all servo motors are in her body. The base is empty.
If you took the way of Rapture, tｈe base may not be necessary,
but I think, she may slips of her foot and trip while twisting her body.
In other tuts, i guess, they must be glued on the desk by double-sided tape. :-)
I'll do when I have enough time.....
These are "ALL" program I wrote for this dancing androids.
I'm a noobie, too.
As I can't make my custom controller hardware,
I decided to use AUDUINO.
As I can't write any program language,
I decided to use Pd environment in which
I can draw the "program" as if it is LEGO block.
Please see these references about AUDUINO, and Pd,
find some guide book about these written in your mother tongue,
and ask to your friends who know about these.
( , as I did. )
And,
You can buy "android mini collectible" figures at DEADZEBRA inc.
http://shop.deadzebra.com/categories/Android
or some Toy shops listed in the right bottom area of
http://www.deadzebra.com/dyzplastic/sales.php
Regards,
software & programming.
i do know of AVRISP mkII that tanabata used in his project but he mentioned "third party programmers" as well. is he talking about pure data? if so that'll save me some money, i decided not to get Arduino or the other thing because i assumed there was freeware for me to work with. since you're new could you explain how simple, or complex, it is to program the bots to shimmy-shake, pump fists, shake their hands, turn their heads, blink their eyes and such? and will i need to pay for some software to work with the freeware like pure data? thanks for all your help and advice so far, can't wait to get started on this project. i'm almost finished with the Munny speakers i painted to look like Pikachu for my girlfriend's daughter.
In my case, my goal was to get my own dancing android without huge study of software cording. :-)Indeed, I read a guide book about arduino and pura data, download and install some on my pc, and wrote only 3 files shown in these photo above. These softwares are free.
All dancing actions are described in the waveforms written by mouse. :-)
To have some "action module" , I think,
you should follow tanabata ,
and marceloavilaoliveira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHVhfkZA36I
Regards,
I mean, software modules.
Thanks
I don't have any contact to him..
In his video, "ADK" must be
Android Open Accessory Development Kit
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/adk.html
, and I think his tablet is one of android os, not iPad.
If you and I study about android os, ADK is the best way to make such
custom hardware and softwares, I think.
Regards,
Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.Thanks also for sharing your resources. I'm a noobie at attemping to write code and programming. Like you , I don't know much about it at this point. I do have a professinal backround in engineering and some electronics knowledge. I'm retired now and at 63 y.o. still trying to be a student. If its ok with you, I'll be asking questions as I try to make my dancing bots.
Lloyd
I'm happy to have your reply !!