Vibro robot from any mobile with your own hands. Dozen homemade robots
You can make a robot of any size and form from all sorts of girlfriends - it is enough to have some simple tools and imagination. For example, make a real robot from an ordinary mobile phone. For work, you need a mobile phone, durable metal wire (it can be replaced by paper clips of different sizes), sponge. From the tools it is enough to have a soldering iron and pliers. Before making a robot from the phone, you need to straighten large paper clips. They will be needed in the manufacture of a frame for holding a mobile phone housing. It must fit the phone form. Can be used and wire. Clips (wire) cut off. For more convenience, one end of the clips must be plugged into the sponge prepared in advance. Then both hands remain free. The extra part of the clips is cut off.
When all parts of the retaining frame are ready, they must be attached to each other. Since it is quite difficult to make a large robot, you can first make a medium-sized model. When the frame is ready, you can solder the pieces of wires to it, which will be the legs of the robot. You can complicate a little model and make a real origami toy. In this case, the paper is also needed. And how to make an origami robot, so he moved? It will be necessary to integrate the finished wire frame in it and equip a motif from a mobile phone or put the phone in it, pre-putting on the vibration mode. When a call is received, the vibrating device will make the robot move. Details can be attached to the frame: if you get a mustache to it, then the robot beetle will turn out. You can even attach wings. True, the toy will not be able to fly, as it is much more difficult to make a flying robot. But the homemade toy is able to slowly move and even move the mustache or wings.
In the manufacture of a robot from the phone, you can add other materials and remedies. Very large space for imagination gives the use of plasticine. They can get a wire frame and get a robot of any kind, colors and shapes. Before making a plasticine robot, the material should be used to get a soft mass. The manufacture of such a toy will especially like the kids who adore messy with plasticine. Older children will be interested in making a robot model using a motor from a mobile phone: using it, you can make the original BEAM robot. But when using a motor, it is necessary to remember that it is driven by eccentric, and if the motor is not removed from the engine shaft, the robot movement will be chaotic.
Now few people remember, unfortunately, in 2005 there were Chemical Brothers and they had a wonderful clip - Believe, where a robotic hand chased around the city for the hero video.
Then I had a dream. I did not have an intact at that time, since I did not have the slightest concept of electronics. But I wanted to believe - Believe. 10 years have passed, and just yesterday I managed to collect my own robot-manipulator for the first time, to launch him to work, then break, fix it, and start working again, and simultaneously find friends and find confidence in your own forces.
Attention, under the cat spoilers!
It all started with (hi, master whale, and thank you for allowing you to write in your blog!), Which was almost immediately found and chose after this article on Habré. The site says that collecting a robot - even an 8-year-old child - how is I worse? I just try my strength.
At first there was paranoia
As a true paranoid, immediately express the fears that I was originally relative to the designer. In my childhood, first there were strong Soviet designers, then Chinese toys scattering in the hands ... And then the childhood ended: (Therefore, from what remains in memory of the toys was:
- Plastic will break and crumble in hands?
- Details will be loosened to each other?
- In the set will not all the details?
- The collected design will be fragile and short-lived?
- Part of the details will have to finish with a file
- And parts of the parts will simply not be in the set
- And another part will not work initially, it will have to change it
The details of the designer are not only perfectly fit to each other, but also thought out the moment that details almost impossible to confuse. True, with German pedantrial creators postponed the screws exactly as much as you need, Therefore, lose the screws on the floor or confuse "which where" when assembling a robot is undesirable.
Specifications:
Length:228 mm
Height: 380 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight in the assembly: 658 gr.
Food: 4 batteries type D
Weight of the risen items: up to 100 gr
Illumination: 1 LED
Management type: Wired remote control
Approximate assembly time: 6 o'clock
Traffic: 5 collector motors
Construction protection when moving: ratchet
Mobility:
Capture mechanism: 0-1,77""
Wrist movement: within 120 degrees
Elbow traffic: within 300 degrees
Shoulder traffic: within 180 degrees
Rotation on the platform: within 270 degrees
You will need:
- expansioned pliers (it will not work out without them)
- side plugs (can be replaced with paper knife, scissors)
- crosshead screwdriver
- 4 batteries type D
Important! About small details
By the way about the "cogs". If you have come across a similar problem, and you know how to make an assembly even more convenient - welcome to the comments. So far I will share my experience.The same function, but different bolts and screws and screws are quite clearly spelled out in the instructions, for example, on the middle photo below we see the bolts P11 and P13. Or maybe P14 - Well, that is, here again, I confuse them again. \u003d)
You can distinguish them: the instructions are spelled out which of which many millimeters. But, firstly, you will not sit with a caliper (especially if you are 8 years old and \\ or you simply do not have it), and, secondly, you can only distinguish them in the end, if you put it nearby, that may not immediately come To mind (I did not come, Hehe).
Therefore, it's pre-warning in advance if you decide to collect this or similar robot yourself, here's a hint:
- either look in advance to the fasteners;
- or buy yourself more small screws, screws and bolts so as not to bathe.
Also, in no case do not throw anything until you finish the assembly. On the bottom of the photo in the middle, between two details from the head of the head of the robot - a small ring, which almost flew into the garbage along with other "trimming". And this, by the way, the holder for the LED flashlight in the "head" of the capture mechanism.
Assembly process
An instruction is attached to the robot without unnecessary words - only images and clearly cataloged and marked parts.Details are quite conveniently biled and sweeping do not require, but I liked the idea every detail to handle a knife for cardboard and scissors, although it is not necessary.
The assembly begins with four of the five-part in the design of the motors, to collect that real pleasure: I just adore gear mechanisms.
Motors We found neatly packaged and "sticky" to each other - get ready to answer the question of the child, why collector motors magnets (you can immediately in the comments! :)
Important: In 3 out of 5, motors need drown nuts on the sides - On them in the future we will put the housing when assembling your hands. The side nuts are not needed only in a motorbike, which will be based on the platform, but to then not remember which body where, it is better to drink nuts in each of the four yellow buildings at once. Only for this operation will be needed pliers, they will not need in the future.
About 30-40 minutes each of the 4 engines turned out to be equipped with its gear mechanism and body. It is about everything is not more difficult than in childhood "Kinder Surprise" was going, only much more interesting. The question of attentiveness in the photo above: Three of the four weekends are black gears, and where is white? Blue and black wire should be out of its housing. In the instructions, this is all, but I think, to pay attention to this again stands.
After you have all the motors in your hands, except for the "head", you will start assembling the platform on which our robot will stand. It was at this stage that I had to understand that with screws and screws it was necessary to go more thoughtfully: as you can see in the photo above, there was not enough two screws to fasten the motors together at the expense of lateral nuts - they were already somewhere in me The depth of the already assembled platform. I had to improvise.
When the platform and the main part of the hand are assembled, the instruction will offer you to move to the collection of the capture mechanism, where full of small parts and moving parts are the most interesting!
But I must say that on this spoilers will end and will begin the video, as I needed to go to a meeting with a friend and a robot, which I could not have done to finish, I had to capture with me.
How to become a soul company with a robot
Easily! When we continued to assemble together, it became clear: to collect a robot yourself - highly pleasantly. Working on the design together is pleasantly doubly. Therefore, I can safely recommend this set for those who do not want to sit in a cafe for boring conversations, but wants to see friends and have a good time. Moreover, it seems to me that thymbynding with such a set - for example, the assembly of two teams, for speed - almost a win-win option.The robot came to life in our hands immediately as soon as we finished the assembly. To give you our delight, I unfortunately, I can't have words, but I think many will understand me here. When the design that you gathered suddenly begins to live a full life - this is a buzz!
We realized that it was terribly hungry and went to eat. It was not far to go, so we came robot in your hands. And then we were waiting for another pleasant surprise: robotics not only fascinating. She also brings closer. As soon as we sat down at the table, we were surrounded by people who wanted to meet a robot and collect themselves the same. Most of all the guys liked to greet with a robot "For the tentacles", because he behaves really like a living, and first of all it is a hand! In short the basic principles of animatronic were mastered by users intuitive. That's what it looked:
Troubleshooting.
Upon returning home I was waiting for an unpleasant surprise, and it's good that he happened before the publication of this review, because now we will immediately discuss troubleshooting.Deciding to try to move your hand at the maximum amplitude, it was possible to achieve a characteristic crackle and failure of the mechanism of the motor in the elbow. At first it was upset of me: Well, here is a new toy, only collected - and no longer works.
But then I dawned on me: if you yourself just gathered, for what it became? \u003d) I know perfectly well a set of gears inside the case, and to understand whether the motor itself broke, or the case was not well fixed well, you can not remove the motor from the board to give it a load and see if clicks.
That's where I managed to feel present Robo-master!
Carefully disassembled the "elbow joint", it was possible to determine that the motor was uninterrupted without load. The housing was separated, one of the screws fell inside (because he was configured by the motor), and if we continued to operate, the gears would be damaged - the characteristic "powder" of the storm plastics was discovered on them.
It is very convenient that the robot did not have to disassemble entirely. And in fact, in fact, the breakdown occurred due to not quite a neat assembly in this place, and not because of some factory difficulties: they were not found in my set at all.
Tip: First time after the assembly, keep scolding and pliers at hand - can come in handy.
What can you bring up thanks to this set?
Self confidence!Not only that I had common topics to communicate with completely unfamiliar people, but I also managed to independently not only collect, but also repair a toy! So, I can not doubt: With my robot, everything will always be ok. And this is a very pleasant feeling when it comes to your favorite things.
We live in a world where we are scary dependent on sellers, suppliers, service staff and free time and money. If you don't know how to do anything, you will have to pay for everything, and most likely - overpay. The ability to fix the toy itself, because you know how everyone has it works - it is invaluable. Let the child be like this confidence will be.
RESULTS
What did you like:- The robot assembled according to the instructions did not require debugging, started immediately
- Details are almost impossible to confuse
- Strict cataloging and the availability of parts
- Instructions that do not need to read (image only)
- Lack of meaningful backlats and gaps in structures
- Ease of assembly
- Lightness of prevention and repair
- Last But Not Least: you collect your toy myself, the Philippine children do not work for you
- More fasteners, prozapas
- Details and spare parts for it so that you can replace if necessary
- More robots, different and complex
- Ideas that you can improve \\ to attach \\ remove - in a word, on the assembly, the game does not end! I really want it to continue!
Collect a robot from this constructor is not more difficult than puzzle or "kinder-surprise", only the result is much larger and caused a storm of emotions with us and others. Excellent set, thanks,
We usually tell about robots created by various research centers or companies. However, robots with varying degrees of success around the world are collecting ordinary people. So today we present you ten homemade robots.
Adam
The German student-neurobiologist gathered Android by Adam. His name is decrypted as Advanced Dual Arm Manipulator or "Advanced Two-Running Manipulator". The hands of the robot possess five degrees of freedom. They are driven by the joints of the Robolink German company IGUS. Adam's joints are used to rotate external cables. In addition, there are two camcorders, a loudspeaker, a speech synthesizer, as well as a LCD panel, imitating the movements of the robot lip movements.
MPR-1
The Robot MPR-1 is notable for the fact that it is not designed from iron or plastic, like most of his fellow, and from paper. According to the creator of the robot, the artist Kikousya, materials for MPR-1 - paper, several dowels and a pair of rubber ribbons. At the same time, the robot is confidently moving, although its mechanical elements are also made of paper. The crank-connecting mechanism ensures the movement of the legs of the robot, and its feet are designed so that their surface is always parallel to the floor.
Robot Paparazzi Boxie
Boxie's robot was created by the American engineer Alexander in Massachusetts Institute. Boxie, similar to the hero of the famous cartoon Vall-and, should help staff media. The little and yurt paparazzi is completely made of cardboard, it moves with the help of caterpillars, and focuses on the street through an ultrasound, which helps him overcome a variety of obstacles. An interview with a robot takes a fun child voice, and the respondent at any time can interrupt the conversation by clicking on a special button. Boxie can record about six hours of video and send a removed owner using the nearest Wi-Fi point.
Morphex.
Norwegian engineer Kare Halvorsen created a six-year Morphex robot, which can turn into a ball and back. In addition, the robot is capable of moving. The movement of the robot occurs at the expense of engines pushing it forward. The robot moves along the arc, and not in a straight line. By virtue of its design, Morphex cannot independently correct the trajectory of his movement. At the moment, Halvorsen is working to solve this issue. A curious update is expected: the creator of the robot wants to add 36 LEDs that would allow Morphex to change colors.
TruckBot.
Americans Tim His and Ryan Hikman decided to create a small robot, which is based on the Android phone. Created by them robot TruckBot is pretty simple in terms of its design: the phone HTC G1 is located on the top of the robot, being his "brain". At the moment, the robot can move on a flat surface, choose the direction of movement and accompany all sorts of collision phrases with obstacles.
Robot Piechik
One day, American Brian Dori, engaged in the development of extension boards, faced the following problem: to steer a two-rowed ridge of pins with his own hands is very difficult. Brian was needed by an assistant, so he decided to create a robot who would know how to solder. For the development of a robot from Brian left for two months. The robot made is equipped with two soldiers that can throw two rows of contacts at the same time. You can control the robot through a PC and tablet.
Mechatronic Tank.
Each family has its favorite hobby. For example, in the family of a US engineer Robert Bitty design robots. His daughter-teenagers, and a spouse and a newborn daughter, help them with moral support. The most impressive their creation is self-propelled installation Mechatronic Tank. Thanks to the 20-kilogram armor, this robot guard is a thunderstorm of any criminal. Eight echolokators installed on the tower of a robot allow it to calculate the distance to objects in its field of view, up to an inches. The robot also shoots metal bullets at a speed of a thousand shots per minute.
Robawavaika
An American named Max created a mini-copy of the famous. The carrier structure of the robot Max made from trimming of five millionth acrylic glass, and ordinary threaded bolts were used to fasten all parts. In addition, in creating a robot, miniature servo drives that are responsible for the movement of its limbs, as well as parts from the ARDUINO MEGA set, coordinate the motor process of mechanical PSA are used.
Robot ball
Robot Kolobok was designed by Jerome Demurs, it works on solar panels. Inside the robot there is a condenser that is connected to the power items from the sun. It is needed to accumulate energy in bad weather. When solar energy is enough, the ball begins to roll forward.
Roboruk
Initially, a teacher of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Jil Weinberg, a roboruk was designed for the drummer, who was amputated by hand. Then Jill created an automated synchronization technology, due to which the two-wheel drummer could use the roboruka as an extra hand. Roboruk reacts to the Maneru of the Drummer Games, creating its own rhythm. Also, the roboruk knows how to improvise, analyzing the rhythm in which the drummer is playing.
Today we will tell you how to make a robot from the remedies. The resulting "high-tech android", though it will be a small size and can hardly help you at the farm, but will break both children and adults.
Necessary materials
In order to make a robot with her own hands, you will not need knowledge of nuclear physics. This can be done at home from ordinary materials that are constantly at hand. So, what we need:- 2 pieces of wire
- 1 Motor
- 1 Battery AA.
- 3 Stationery buttons
- 2 Piece of Penocarton or Looking for Material Properties
- 2-3 heads of old toothbrushes or several clips
1. Attach the battery to the motor
With the help of adhesive guns, we attach a piece of focarter to the motor housing. Then we glue the battery to it.
At the very end of the destabilizer, a couple of drops of glue, or attach some decorative element - it will add our creation of individuality and increase the amplitude of its movements.
3. Feet
Now it is necessary to supply the robot by lower limbs. If you use toothbrushes for this head, then glue them to the bottom of the motor. As a layer, you can use the same penoctoron.
5. Battery connection
Using a thermopystole, we glue the wire to one of the ends of the battery. You can choose any of the two wires and any side of the battery - the polarity in this case does not play the role. If you are doing well to solder, in this step you can also use soldering instead of glue.
6. Eyes
As a robot's eye, a pair of beads that attach a thermoclaim to one of the ends of the batteries is quite suitable. At this step, you can show fantasy and come up with an appearance of the eye to your discretion.
7. Running
Now let's revive our homemade. Take the free end of the wire and attach it with an unoccupied battery contact with a tape sticky. You should not use thermoclay on this step, because it will not allow you to turn off the motor if necessary.To create your robot, it is not necessary to receive higher or read the mass. It suffices to take advantage of the step-by-step instructions that the masters of robotics are offered on their sites. On the Internet you can find a lot of useful information dedicated to the development of autonomous robotic systems.
10 resources for novice robotics
The information on the site allows you to independently create a robot with complex behavior. Here you can find examples of programs, schemes, reference materials, ready-made examples, articles and photos.
Newbies on the site dedicated to a separate section. The creators of the resource make a considerable focus on microcontrollers, the development of universal boards for robotics and soldering chip. Here you can also find the source code codes and many articles with practical advice.
The site has a special course "Step by step", in which the process of creating the simplest Beam robots is described in detail, as well as automated systems based on AVR microcontrollers.
The site where the beginners of robot creators will be able to find all the necessary theoretical and practical information. There is also a large number of useful thematic articles, the news is updated and you can ask a question to experienced robotics on the forum.
This resource is devoted to a gradual immersion in the world of creation of robots. All begins with the knowledge of Arduino, after which the novice developer is told about AVR microcontrollers and more modern analogues of ARM. Detailed descriptions and schemes are very accessible explain how and what to do.
Site about how to make a beam-robot with your own hands. There is a whole partition on the basics, and logic schemes, examples, etc.
It is very intelligible on this resource, how to create a robot independently, where to start, what you need to know where to look for information and the necessary parts. The service also contains a block with a blog, forum and news.
A huge living forum dedicated to the creation of robots. The topics for beginners are open here, interesting projects and ideas are considered, microcontrollers, ready-made modules, electronics and mechanics are described. And most importantly - you can ask any question about robot buildings and get a departed reply from professionals.
The resource of the amateur robotics is devoted primarily to his own project "homemade robot". However, here you can find a lot of useful thematic articles, links to interesting sites, learn about the achievements of the author and discuss various design solutions.
The Arduino hardware platform is the most convenient for the development of robotic systems. The site information allows you to quickly understand this environment, master the programming language and create several uncomplicated projects.
