robothut Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I had this idea for a pin walking Drone type robot with a body that rocks side to side so that it has a action more like the movie robots did. So here it is . I call it ROCKIE 5. I used my stable tilt foot design from the first Alpha Bot robots way back when and added my new Rocking body design to that. A single motor gear box can then control both foot lifting walking action and the body tipping action. 2 AA batteries power the motor and the light. not shown in the video is a the battery box, switch and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 All the parts print with no support. Motor gear box can be set up for a higher speed action but the motor current draw makes for a short run time in that setting. The extra round shaft that comes with the motor unit is used as the pivot shaft for the body mechanics. Some more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 robot pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 That's neat , that walking action is killer Agree it looks more like the movie version Nice Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Awesome John !!! I agree that this walking motion is more authentic--Nice !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 An elegant design, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zerox Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Beautiful John, just beautiful. The walking action is fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalRobotHead Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Ingenious action by a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 The mad Doctor Rigg is at it again! Wonderful. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Excellent walking action John! 👍🤖👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkrobot Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 John as you say. More of an authentic movie look. Genius at work as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Here are some inside shots. I added a way to secure the motor wires so they do not break lose from the motor with all that Rocking action. Battery, light , switch and motor wiring. And the pin walking assembly fits in motor side first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalRobotHead Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Great work, John, looks like you are on a roll again after the winter break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zerox Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Superb John! I like this #5 Robot better than the newbie #4 Robot, which is lovely, but you have really nailed it with the #5 Robot - well done indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 OK, I asked Ken to knock out some box artwork for the new bot. I was not able to find a proper sized box "unless you want to buy 100" so I will be modifying some boxes for this project. I have ordered a few shipping boxes as they are cheep. I will ship off prototype #1 to Ken as a thank you for his box artwork and then I will know what it costs to mail one also. Once the shipping boxes get here I can mail out a few of these should any one be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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