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Can I make a boe bot that looks like R2-D2?

BattleToadsBattleToads Posts: 2
edited 2014-11-29 08:52 in General Discussion
Buenas yan Hafa Adai, Im from Guam and i'd like to know if making an R2-D2 for my deathstar is possible?

Please tell me since I am quite retarded.

Aight thanks par.

Boop Beep Boop

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  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2013-02-10 17:00
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/78050-C2D2-(R2D2)-body-for-a-Boe-Bot
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2013-02-11 01:02
    You might be able to scale down - say 1/4 size or smaller. Actually it could be fun and if you find the right size cardboard tube for a base structure, the rest might be easy. You might have to cut a few corners off the BOEbot to make it fit in a tube though.
  • Hillier ProductionsHillier Productions Posts: 2
    edited 2014-11-23 15:58
    Haha! I already did this using a standard BOE-bot, some cardboard, a servo to rotate the head, and so on. I made a video explaining it, including a link to source code download for BS2. Here the link to this video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSNEbQQ1Z4
    Also, sorry if this thread was too long ago.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-11-23 21:13
    Great job Hillier! Nice video.
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-11-24 08:02
    I agree with erco, this is a fun robot. Thanks for posting a link to the video.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-11-24 08:19
    Great use of paper to make a big bot but lightweight enough to use a tiny 9g servo to rotate the head. :)

    We might need to have a paper robot contest.
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2014-11-25 11:28
    erco wrote: »
    We might need to have a paper robot contest.

    Might?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-11-25 17:53
    Yes, "might"...

    It's nearly 2015. Weren't we supposed to be evolving into a paperless society? :)
  • Hillier ProductionsHillier Productions Posts: 2
    edited 2014-11-28 17:59
    Glad you all enjoyed it! As sad as it is, that R2-D2 was disassembled (as all robots are eventually!). You guys are making me want to reassemble him! I might add some features, too, like a PING sensor in the head...
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-11-29 00:15
    erco wrote: »
    Yes, "might"...

    It's nearly 2015. Weren't we supposed to be evolving into a paperless society? :)

    Paperless society? Never will happen. Paper is a handy fundamental material from natural fiber resources. At this point, we cut more trees down for paper than we use for building homes and furniture.

    Cardboard is still evolving. Would you prefer plastic replace it?

    On the other hand, I use my "Print to PDF" feature (in Linux, not sure what other OSes provide for this) frequently these days and my laser printer remains in Off mode. With 1Tbyte hard disks, there is no reason to print out all that stuff that subsequently needs filing and so on.

    ++++++++++
    When this was first posted, I thought and R2-D2 replica to be a bit silly. But now it seems quite fun to do a 'blast from the past' project.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-11-29 08:52
    @Loopy: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ehrlichfu/2014/09/24/the-paperless-society-is-far-from-paperless/

    @Hillier: If your bot is no more, then we are all starting from scratch. If we make paper bots that balance on top of a ball with Christmas themes doing figure eights, we can kill 3 birds with one soldering iron. See the "Eve" challenge, "Figure Eight", and "Hack the Halls" contest threads.

    Should we use Christmas wrapping paper, or maybe gift box material?
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