Graphic APP LCD/ Robotics Legs

Batman

My project is to make Robot that is as tall as a human.
I also need two pairs of robot Legs, and where I can buy them.
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Also I need a Graphic application LCD, and where I can get them.
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I have added this to my budget list, which will be completed when I get a job on the upcoming summer season.·
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I am at school at the moment.

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Happy new year

Post Edited (Batman) : 2/7/2006 4:25:06 PM GMT

Bean

Here is a graphic LCD that Parallax sells: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27936
and Here is Parallax's "walking" robot: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27311
Bean.

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"SX-Video·Module" Now available from Parallax for only $28.95

http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30012

"SX-Video OSD module" Now available from Parallax for only·$49.95
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30015

Product web site: www.sxvm.com

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."


Post Edited (Bean (Hitt Consulting)) : 2/6/2006 7:38:10 PM GMT

Jon Williams

You might want to chat with Sony and Honda, Batman, as they seem to be the only companies building life-size humanoid robots.

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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax

Batman

Thx bean, but I can’t use Toddler Bot, its no use to me. I need a LCD that is as big as a PDA LCD.
I don’t really know where I can I chat with Sony and Honda?


Sorry about my earlier communication, it has been edited.

Batman said...
My project is to make Robot that is as tall as a human.
I also need two pairs of robot Legs, and where I can buy them?
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Also I need a Graphic application LCD, and where I can get them?
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I have added this to my budget list, which will be completed when I get a job on the upcoming summer season.·
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I am at school at the moment.

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Happy new year

Post Edited (Batman) : 2/7/2006 4:27:59 PM GMT

Batman

320 x 240 Graphic Amulet Easy GUI 5.7 Starter Kit with Bezel
That is what I was looking for. Can I ask one question?
Can·you control a Boe-bot·with·320 x 240 Graphic Amulet Easy GUI 5.7 and Parallax 433 MHz RF modules or Embedded Blue Transceiver AppMod Hooked up to it?
Well I·do need 2 Basic Stamp, if I am able to do that.

EDITED:
I just read, and it says you can do that.
But can you create an application like Boe-radar on there? And use it?

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Happy new year

Post Edited (Batman) : 2/7/2006 7:19:00 PM GMT

gibbman

You might notice that the item you refer to is no longer available from Parallax. I did find another page here:
http://www.apexvalue.com/basic_stamp/product_id_30053.htm

Forget about the radar...
Jim

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In the end, it seems that it's all about getting the LEDs to blink....

John R.

Batman;

The Amulet is no longer carried by Parallax, but you can get that, or simiar units from Amulet. Note that this isn't "just" a display, but also a "touch sensitive" input device.

In terms of remote control, this is a separate issue from the display. Break things down, and this will not only simplify the design, it also breaks down the project so that you can work on one section at a time. This lets you focus your attention, get some intermediate success points (milestones), and also minimizes the amount of money you need to shell out before you start working on something.

Most of the "remote control" technologies (R/F, Bluetooth, I/R, etc.) are going to work via sending/receiving serial communications. To "modularize" your design and development, you might want to start this way:

Phase I:

Develop a bare bones small scale robot. Control it directly with the PC used for programming the onboard microprocessor (STAMP). You could even get by "hard coding" movement into the code. This is just to get the robot built and functioning. I would suggest not starting with a "human size" model, but with something physically smaller. This would be easier to build and modify, as well as exponentially cheaper. The toddler would be one quick way to start a "humanoid" development project. If you look in the "Projects" area, you'll even see a toddler made from paper. Using this same concept, low cost working alternatives could be "mocked up" for other types of structures and movement types.

Phase II:

Develop a separate control system, connected to the robot with wire, using serial communication. You would use this system to develop not only the user interface, but also the "command language" used to send commands from the remote unit to the robot. You could even develop the language without any additional hardware by using the PC you use for programming to send commands and receive any feedback or sensor data from the robot. This could be started right from the "debug" window.

Phase III:

Develop the "wireless" communication. There are a number of choices, including BlueTooth, other types of R/F, I/R (requires line of sight), sound, light, etc. These would all use some type of serial communication to/from the STAMP(s), and could all be added to any of the work you did in Phase II.

Phase IV:

Start to explore what it would take to scale this small simple model to a "life size" and more sophisticated robot.


In "the real world" this is how a project this complex would be developed. Some of the work for various stages could overlap, depending on time and resources (dollars), as well as how the parts work together. Generally, the more independant the components are, the more they can be separated, and the easier development becomes. Changes in one area have less effect (or affect, help me out here guys) on other areas. This "compartmentalization" is a good thing when working on a new design.

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John R.

8 + 8 = 10