Android 12 Electronics Mounting

Posted on June 6, 2013 by admin

I’ve designed and printed the electronics mountings for Android 12, for which I’ve mainly taken the electronics from Android 11. This consists of a plastic cage and two side panels to mount the microcontroller and two Pololu Mini Maestro servo controllers. I started with some old Ni-Cd batteries for testing but they appear not to have aged well, so they have now been replaced with a pair of new Ni-Mhi batteries – they are wired in series to feed a 12-24 input voltage regulator, which produces 5v at its output to power the servos. More pictures on the Android 12 electronics page.

Android 12 Video Part 6

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Here’s Part 6 of Android 12, explaining the hip assembly and showing the entire bottom half of the android in one piece. More pictures over on the main project page.

Android 12 with his legs on

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

I’ve uploaded some new pictures of Android 12 with his legs on. Just a few more pieces to print, and we should be able to get some action out of it. So far in excess of 50 hours solid 3D printing has gone into it. More pictures in the thighs section of the main project page.

Android 12′s thigh, initial parts

Posted on May 20, 2013 by admin

I’ve added photos of Android 12′s thigh parts to the main project page. There will be more details once I get both legs assembled and attached to the hips.

Android 12 Part 5

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

Part 5 of Android 12 is up, explaining the hips assembly. More over on the main project page.

Android 12 Hip Assembly

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

I’ve added a lot of pictures of Android 12′s hip assembly to the main project page. Video to follow.

Android 12′s Hip Assembly

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

I made a start on Android 12′s hip assembly. This will be multiple 3D printed parts due to the complexity of putting all three degrees of freedom into the space. More over on the main project page.

Android 12 Knee Assembly

Posted on April 15, 2013 by admin

Here’s the next part of Android 12, the knee assembly is now complete. You can see more pictures over on the main project page.

Android 12 – Preliminary Dynamic Ankle Testing

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

Here’s the third video about Android 12 – explanation of the ‘hinged shin element’ and demonstration/testing of the dynamic ankle mechanism using an R/C heicopter heading gyro.

Android 12 Ankle and Shin Assembly

Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin

I’ve added some pictures of Android 12′s ankle and shin assembly all together. Just waiting for some M3 studding to arrive for the pivots at either end of the shock absorbers, then I’ll have another video showing the motion and active dynamics provided by the gyro in each ankle.

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