Knewt 2.0 is walking

Knewt is walking again, and I've converted the movie format to Windows Media Video. The ASF format of previous movies was obscure, this one should be availble to more users.

This is what happens when you reach the end of your teather. We're working hard on removing the teathers entirely. The batteries and controller are the culprits.

See the movie here.

Syndicated 2005-11-10 03:04:00 (Updated 2005-11-10 03:11:46) from Keith Rowell

Vacuum Molded parts

Joe Fishback's Robot and Knewt 1.0 & 2.0

Joe Fishback is a vacuum molding expert that I met through the Metal Munchers ( a machinist's club). We met last week and talked about making Knewt's head parts using this technique. You can see the parts Joe molded for his robot in the photo to get some idea of the thickness of the material and the look of such parts. I'll be re-designing the head parts to better accomodate this molding process should there be an opportunity to make these in any numbers. I'm still persuing using STL for the prototype head parts.

Syndicated 2005-11-07 01:42:00 (Updated 2005-11-07 01:49:05) from Keith Rowell

The Twins Are Up

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Twins yes, however not identical. 2.0 is stronger heavier and not yet completely assembled. (that's 2.0 on the right) I managed to get a test fit of all the physical parts togeather this week, as well as solder the foot sensor boards togeather and route the wiring. I've used different linkages on 2.0 as well. Only time will tell if they're an improvement.

Syndicated 2005-08-31 02:30:00 (Updated 2005-08-31 02:50:02) from Keith Rowell

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The sensors use two 4 wire ribbon cables. With that and the seven servo motors, the body cavity is filled with connectors.

Syndicated 2005-08-31 02:19:00 (Updated 2005-08-31 03:45:28) from Keith Rowell

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The sensors use two 4 wire ribbon cables. With that and the seven servo motors, the body cavity is filled with connectors.

Syndicated 2005-08-31 02:19:00 (Updated 2005-08-31 03:45:28) from Keith Rowell

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There's a good bit more bulk on this one, making 1.0 look "svelt" by comparison. The foot sensors and the belly motor are the giveaway.

Syndicated 2005-08-31 02:19:00 (Updated 2005-08-31 02:56:27) from Keith Rowell