#robotics Logs

Mar 26 2013

03:45 Hukka Just started
03:45 Hukka Hope not, but I'm pretty tired already
03:46 RifRaf you get the bot running yet Hukka ?
03:48 Hukka Yeah
03:48 Hukka This morning I tried to run the servos manually via the pc
03:48 Jak_o_Shadows My fets arrived!
03:48 Hukka But got bored of it already
03:48 RifRaf is it what you expected?, or you think it has limits
03:48 Hukka I need to start doing some IK to get any moves working
03:48 RifRaf lol
03:49 RifRaf nice Jak_o_Shadows
03:49 Jak_o_Shadows RifRaf: Chain it into blender
03:49 Hukka I'll probably start by doing the IK tethered, and once I get a hang of it start porting it to some embedded platform
03:51 RifRaf Jak_o_Shadows, i don't quite grok that last message
03:52 Jak_o_Shadows Use blender to visualize the arm, and python to send to the servos
03:53 RifRaf cool, have done a little in python, mainly the same way i do C, and never tryed blender yet
03:55 RifRaf once this servo arm works a bit more stable, then want to try make it smarter like you say
03:56 RifRaf drinking lots of beer and just changing code for lcd here, to make it display better info and incorporating buttons
09:43 rue_mohr Hukka, whats the robot?
09:44 Hukka robobuilder
09:44 rue_mohr what did you make
09:44 Hukka Just the default in plastic at first
09:44 rue_mohr as in, how many axies
09:44 Hukka 16dof in curren config
09:45 rue_mohr k
09:45 Hukka I have also metal replacement parts and gears, and six more servos to use
09:45 Hukka I'll add stuff when I get fed up or bored with the simpler configuration
09:46 rue_mohr come with software?
09:46 Hukka Crappy, but yes
09:46 rue_mohr hexapod or biped?
09:47 Hukka Biped
09:47 rue_mohr :) or other?
09:47 Hukka I still need to get at least some fsr sensors and a lipo for this one
09:47 rue_mohr how much was it worth
09:48 Hukka It was 270 GBP plus 80 for the shipping
09:48 GuShH 530 usd ? jeez
09:48 rue_mohr are you competing it?
09:48 Hukka No
09:48 GuShH that's resell value so it cost them under 200 and it was fabbed for 50 bucks probably.
09:49 GuShH maybe less, china is always amazing me
09:49 Hukka And if I had said 200, I guess you would have said it costed 10 bucks to make *shrugs*
09:49 Hukka I think it was a good deal
09:51 rue_mohr 22 good servos would be MIN $440
09:51 rue_mohr good, not cheap ones
09:52 rue_mohr arduino is ballpark $40
09:52 Hukka Bought as new it would have been around 1000GBP
09:53 GuShH Hukka: I'm just pointing out how much people pay for stuff that isn't really worth as much
09:53 Hukka No you aren't
09:53 GuShH you are incapable of seeing it, that's your fault.
09:53 Hukka You are just saying that 530USD is too much, no matter what's included
09:53 GuShH consumer boy
09:54 rue_mohr hey, the budget for all my robots is $20
09:54 GuShH but when you go ahead and do it all by yourself from scratch if you don't have the tools it may end up costing more.
09:54 rue_mohr http://eds.dyndns.org/~ircjunk/robots/robot_family2.jpg <-- I do pretty good on a $20 budget
09:54 GuShH you could factor power, tools, materials, time and it may not be worth it
09:55 GuShH yeah but not everyone has access to free or very cheap stuff
09:55 rue_mohr exactly
09:55 rue_mohr and not everyone can put it togethor
09:55 GuShH that's another thing
09:55 GuShH users vs doers
09:55 GuShH I don't use "makers" since that's .... low.
09:56 rue_mohr vs talkers!
09:56 GuShH oh like you think I am!
09:56 GuShH if your budget for robotics is 20, mine is -20
09:58 rue_mohr I can go up to a limit of 200% budget
12:05 MrCurious nice family rue_mohr
12:06 MrCurious you should give them eyes and arms!
12:06 MrCurious then make them do cute things that will guarantee they hate us :)
12:11 dunz0r rue_mohr: Lovely family you have there.
12:11 dunz0r Reminds me I need to start building bigger robots and not these small 10cm x 10cm creations.
13:25 theBear hehe, 10x10cm ? you need to build less sumo robots and more hourglass robots :)
13:25 theBear your robots don't conform to societies opinion of attractiveness :)
13:30 dunz0r theBear: It's just a bit of laziness from my side. It's "easier" to build something when you've got constrains and a set goal :)
13:31 dunz0r "A cool robot" is harder to build than "10x10 sumo robot" :)
13:42 theBear yeah, i was just being cheeky :)
13:44 MrCurious you raise a good point. there aren't near enough fem bots being created.... i think only 2 or 3, and they all seem to be Japanese.
13:44 MrCurious i think however, there are more than enough robots with baby faces. that creeps me way out
13:45 Curious imagines "The Austin Powers Institute for the Advancement of Robotic Scienc
13:47 theBear i didn't say they had to be female (tho i may have implied it) ... just that you know, they should avoid obesity if they want to be accepted :)
13:49 MrCurious well, either avoid, or embrace, there is no in between
13:55 dunz0r An obese robot sounds interesting :)
13:56 jumijoze hedonismbot
14:02 MrCurious is that the greape eating couch bot from futureamma
14:05 Skwint I think it's just R2D2
14:19 GuShH Skwint: R2Q5 is better
14:36 Skwint The one that pink 5 hooks up with in the third movie is best :p
18:20 ace4016 http://pool.theinfosphere.org/images/thumb/e/ec/Hedonism.svg/180px-Hedonism.svg.png
22:59 rue_mohr yahweh, hey!
22:59 rue_mohr been trying to find you
23:00 rue_mohr yahweh, http://hackaday.com/2013/03/23/hacking-the-right-side-of-a-keyboard-completely-off/
23:39 MrCurious dont do it rue_mohr... if you screw with your hands like that they will screw with you back