Don't fully know what's going on here, but I enjoy hearing/learning about other people's interests so this was nice to watch. I'm going to go watch some of your other videos because now I'm interested by this.
Awesome video and info! I learned a lot from your R2 videos that I implemented into my own. I’m just finishing a BB8 build and B2EMO will be my next project. Looking forward to more progress updates! Can you confirm the drive motors and lift motors are (#4693 drive) and (#4843 lift)? Thanks
BB8 must have been a fun and different build! As for the motors, you do not need the motors with encoders built in. Four Pololu #4683 are used for the drives, and two Pololu #3203 are used for the spinning body rings as currently designed. However, I would prefer to avoid running a mix of 24v and 12v motors, so I'm waiting for a 24v motor mount option for the body motors (Michael is aware of this request, and although some of the early prototype builds used custom 24v mounts, they aren't compatible with the current V2 parts). In anticipation of this, I picked up two Pololu #4681 motors for my body rings. The lifting mechanism uses 80kg servos. So far, I have needed 7 of those servos - one in each drive, two for lifts, and one for the extending wheelbase.
BB8 has been far more complex compared to R2 for the electronics. Less printed parts though. Thanks for the info on the motors! I’ll do the same and wait for the mods to use 24v motors for the body rings. After seeing your videos on R2’s electronics, I changed mine to only have 24v and 5v. Looking forward to learning more from your builds!
The 3D print files are not my own design and I therefore cannot share them directly. They are available to Patrons of Michael Baddeley - details on joining can be found here: www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley/ This is still a "work in progress" design. Full instructions and finalized print files are still being developed. Overall it's been a challenging but fun build.
Don't fully know what's going on here, but I enjoy hearing/learning about other people's interests so this was nice to watch. I'm going to go watch some of your other videos because now I'm interested by this.
Looks amazing I can't wait to dive into this too
Very impressive work!
Thank you!
Awesome video and info! I learned a lot from your R2 videos that I implemented into my own. I’m just finishing a BB8 build and B2EMO will be my next project. Looking forward to more progress updates! Can you confirm the drive motors and lift motors are (#4693 drive) and (#4843 lift)? Thanks
BB8 must have been a fun and different build! As for the motors, you do not need the motors with encoders built in. Four Pololu #4683 are used for the drives, and two Pololu #3203 are used for the spinning body rings as currently designed. However, I would prefer to avoid running a mix of 24v and 12v motors, so I'm waiting for a 24v motor mount option for the body motors (Michael is aware of this request, and although some of the early prototype builds used custom 24v mounts, they aren't compatible with the current V2 parts). In anticipation of this, I picked up two Pololu #4681 motors for my body rings.
The lifting mechanism uses 80kg servos. So far, I have needed 7 of those servos - one in each drive, two for lifts, and one for the extending wheelbase.
BB8 has been far more complex compared to R2 for the electronics. Less printed parts though.
Thanks for the info on the motors! I’ll do the same and wait for the mods to use 24v motors for the body rings. After seeing your videos on R2’s electronics, I changed mine to only have 24v and 5v. Looking forward to learning more from your builds!
Can you share this stage of the model?
The 3D print files are not my own design and I therefore cannot share them directly. They are available to Patrons of Michael Baddeley - details on joining can be found here: www.patreon.com/mrbaddeley/
This is still a "work in progress" design. Full instructions and finalized print files are still being developed. Overall it's been a challenging but fun build.