Repairing a 1980s Robot with 3D Printing
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- This is a story about a boy, his grandpa and his robot.
This started as a simple 3d printing How To video and began to evolve into what you see here over the course of editing it. It puts me a bit behind my 30 day challenge, but I think the result is totally worth it.
I hope you enjoy.
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Someone’s cutting onions. 🥲
Bloomin' Onions coming right up! 🦘
Throwing the' garbage pail kids' card in the mix is too great. Such a mix of nostalgia and revulsion. ;)
Haha thanks for catching that! Funny thing is, that is not an old card, it came out last year actually and is RUclipsr related! :)
I also picked up a Art of Garbage Pail Kid book at the same time, and that this is super interesting!!
@@Geeksmithing Haha! I didn't even catch that... Andymation.. no 'flippin' way! (High five my dad joke).
That's a cool little robot.
It must have been magic to hear that voice after all those decades.
Tracks came out great. Looks pro.
Thanks very much! Yeah it almost made me tear up! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💪🤓
Great story telling Wes. Also that was super cool watching you figure out how to make those treads, and so satisfying to see them laid on there and the measurements end up so perfect!
Hey thanks Chad!!! I was happy that the plan worked to be totally honest!! :D I sat there for a while trying to figure out how to model it just right. Thank goodness for awesome websites!! :)
This was awesome!!! I want to hear some more stories!!
Alright youngin' take a seat.... 📖
There was a R2D2 toy with a follow feature, though this toy uses a range finder on the head to create a primitive map of the room. The R2 would lock onto the first moving object it saw and follow it around.
I once made a fan that would always point at whoever was holding the remote using the same same sonic triangulation algorithm. I am surprised it is not used more often.
Oh wow, that is really cool! When was that R2 introduced? An always pointing fan is genius!! hmmmmm.... :D
Cool project, and a touching story about your grandfather.
Thanks Jacob! I have been sitting on this one for a while! :)
This is the cutest little robot I need one, You definitely did the right thing by just repairing it. But I want to upgrade the hell out of it, I would fully automate. Great video!
Hey man! Thanks! He is the best
Yah, you are right, a fully upgraded modern version would be incredible!
Wes, this one hit home for me. Thanks for sharing
Hey thanks man, that means a lot! Funny the power that one toy can have on a kid and therefore an adult, isn't it? :)
@@Geeksmithing yes absolutely. My pivotal memory was a trip to radio shack with my dad. He bought me a 6V battery, some alligator clips, some little DC light bulbs and a buzzer. I spent hours playing with those components figuring it all out. I ended up becoming an electrical engineer!
@@bytesizedengineering Oh man, the parts bins at the Shack were AMAZING! I totally had that experience too, just minus your dad... and the engineer part! :P
So cool seeing these projects you have been talking about on the podcast
Yeah! I'm glad we are doing this as it's forcing me to get these good little projects off the back burner .... Maybe this should be an annual thing?! 😆🤪😐🤯🔫
@@Geeksmithing Lets... have that conversation at the end of this
@@brickdaddiy haha yeah, really!
All the ❤'s. Wonderful story Wes. My grandfather was my maker catalyst as well.
Thanks bud! I hope to hear those stories sometime!
Excellent video, Wes! Great story and a great lil' robot friend.
Thanks man! He is a trooper! :)
Great story telling. Glad you got it running. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🐒
Thanks so much!!
You can now get wheels for this robot. I have also modded my robie junior with a rechargeable 6v lead acid battery that fits in the battery compartment.
Yeah I saw that, but then I wouldnt have a 3d printing project! 😁
That's a cool toy, and definitely the first time I saw this kind of follow feature! Thanks for sharing, and thanks to your granddad for setting you on that path. Frankly, I hope my kids will some day say the same about me, although they grow up with a totally different set of tech.
Thanks! Ya never know the thing that will stick with them for life! :)
That was fantastic buddy!
Hey, thanks man! I thought it came together well. I appreciate it!
Amazing video dude!!! Loved every min of it!
Aww, thanks buddy!
I'm totally gonna buy a Robbie Sr. now.
You better not!!! 😱
My kid holy grail item!! 🤓🤖🏆 I have almost bought one on eBay several times!!
Awesome! Now I gotta watch your twitch to see how you fixed it.
Thanks!! I believe that may have been a victim of Twitch's culling of videos... Luckily I was in the habit of moving my fav streams to my YT channel as unlisted videos at the time. I'll post the link here soon for those interested!
This is a great story 👍
Thanks so much! It was brewing for a while, glad it was told! :)
Awesome story, Good to see it rocking and rolling no problems, reminds me of my TinkerPa(Just coined that term...think it works) wasn't actually my grandfather but my grandpa aged next door neighbor growing up...he is a lot of the reason why i am a curious adult. Keep up the good work...look forward to #5.
Thanks Sam! TinkerPa. Love it! I also had a grandpa aged neighbor that would also fill that role when my grandpa I mention here, was not available. Older mentors are awesome! I hope to be one someday! :D
Great video. I have the same robot that I saved up when I was a kid and bought. 😀
Yes!!!! That thing wasn't cheap back then!!!
Wes! I love this! 👊 It's such a great story!
Thanks buddy!! 🤓🤖 It started as a simple video about making tread with NinjaFlex. I cannot make anything simple. 🤪😆
@@Geeksmithing why be simple when you can tell a story about robots from your childhood! And pay tribute to your grandpa and your career!
@@MakeTinkerShare 'zactly!👴🏻
I had one of these as a kid!! I eventually took it all apart...whoops...
No!!! You MONSTER! :D