You won't believe what this 3D printed hand is for

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2023
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    Building a giant robotic hand for my giant rideable robot wasn't on my bingo card for this year and yet here I am.
    In this video I'm building a giant robotic hand that will potentially be a part of my giant rideable robot build so If you're interested on me giving it a go you know what to do ;)
    This is definitely the first iteration of this 3D printed robotic hand as once finished I got lots of ideas that will make it 10 times better and honestly, does one ever finish building his giant rideable robot?
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  • @properprinting
    @properprinting 10 месяцев назад +145

    When Ivan single-HANDedly created a shortage on red PLA, he turns to white😂 Nice build! I'm excited for the rest of this project! I think Mirandabot would be a fitting name.

    • @user-bh7fb5cp3h
      @user-bh7fb5cp3h 10 месяцев назад +3

      At first, I didn’t even understand that this was his video, but when I realized it was - I didn’t believe it. I still don't believe it, but it's cool. It's just the embodiment of childhood dreams.

    • @user-bh7fb5cp3h
      @user-bh7fb5cp3h 10 месяцев назад +3

      He still has to be red!

    • @DarrylAdams
      @DarrylAdams 10 месяцев назад +6

      Ivan Miranda; better red than dead. I for one is heartbroken that there is no Ivan Miranda red filament in the finger!

    • @Zachary3DPrints
      @Zachary3DPrints 10 месяцев назад +4

      OMG, lol... Single-handed. Yup now going over to white. I think Ivan The Great is a suitable name for the robot

    • @davetriplett4779
      @davetriplett4779 9 месяцев назад

      People, they don't have to be Identical, Be an Artist! £♡✌️€

  • @BLBlackDragon
    @BLBlackDragon 10 месяцев назад +14

    Getting into mecha construction? Fun.
    To reduce the servo count, you might consider a single pull strap for the entire finger, then springs to push it back open, and then pressure sensors under the finger tips for limiting.

  • @mrnlce7939
    @mrnlce7939 10 месяцев назад +39

    I think it's fair to say that we would all love to see you stride across the land riding a "Miranda Mech".
    Great video. Keep up the good work.

  • @codygoss7294
    @codygoss7294 10 месяцев назад +17

    My two big notes on this video:
    1) its NOT red...? Whaaat?
    2) He DOES own a hammer! This is the first time I've seen him use one and not the back of a screwdriver.

  • @markstevensfpv3722
    @markstevensfpv3722 10 месяцев назад +86

    I feel like all of your projects are to celebrate the fact that you’re not confined to your cupboard anymore 😆 Love it Ivan, looking forward to seeing more of the Miranda-Mech!

    • @RCake
      @RCake 8 месяцев назад +1

      ...or a Mechranda?

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax 10 месяцев назад +35

    I guess you finally used up PolyMaker's red PLA. Looking forward to the full-sized print-in-place mecha suit. 😁 Thanks for sharing!

  • @eastonlachappelle6402
    @eastonlachappelle6402 10 месяцев назад +26

    Would love to see your design process. I feel you could have a whole other channel of just cad design and workflow

    • @envt
      @envt 4 месяца назад

      Same

  • @Michael-zl7gi
    @Michael-zl7gi 10 месяцев назад +10

    Nice project! But for the servo's, maybe the pca9685 is a nice option to consider in the future. A single board can drive 16 servo's via I2C without any issues, and you can chain them to drive up to 992 servo's or other PWM hardware over a single connection!

  • @thealmightysnoood
    @thealmightysnoood 10 месяцев назад +1

    If the ridable robot resembles an animal, you could call it a Zoid (I'm sure the trademark/copyright holders would be cool with it - after all, trademark/copyright law is always so welcoming and inclusive).

  • @Simple_But_Expensive
    @Simple_But_Expensive 10 месяцев назад +5

    The word is mecha, and I would love to see you make one. It would make your tank and your gocart (did you win?) look amateur in comparison. I can’t wait.

  • @luckyluke7551
    @luckyluke7551 10 месяцев назад +7

    Love watching your videos since years. It never gets boring!

  • @arklanuthoslin
    @arklanuthoslin 10 месяцев назад +3

    You are, as always, my kind of madman Ivan. Building the MMech... Miranda Mech!

  • @NakedSageAstrology
    @NakedSageAstrology 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing, I cannot wait to see the finished mech suit! One note, I would suggest figuring out a way to get the fingers to move side to side, like a normal human hand would do in order to properly grasp objects of all sizes and shapes.

  • @TheModScientist
    @TheModScientist 10 месяцев назад +4

    I think "Mech" is the most common term, but exo, gundam, power armor, there are many names for this concept.

  • @MAYERMAKES
    @MAYERMAKES 10 месяцев назад +13

    Ivan gets the most out of our Engineering Resin, just 30% mixed in to make this monster hand move! Cant wait to see this huge project evolve!

  • @adamantlifeyt
    @adamantlifeyt 10 месяцев назад +1

    Having watched Will Cogley and James Bruton, I got to say I'm really looking forward to this.

  • @gouichichefarouk2329
    @gouichichefarouk2329 10 месяцев назад +1

    well done chief , i like that you start with entire small robot after you can make it bigger

  • @furbyfubar
    @furbyfubar 7 месяцев назад

    Commenting to say that the "good thumbnail" pun made me very happy, (and to feed the RUclips algorithm and let it know that I'm clearly engaging with this content.)
    Your sign-off "Now go make something!" is causing me to feel bad about not doing so right away. If only feeling bad about not creating stuff was helpful for getting me to create more and not less... (That said, I have enough projects running in paralell to make it feel like I am at least creating stuff occationally.)

  • @buildingwithlogan
    @buildingwithlogan 10 месяцев назад +3

    I think it needs stronger motors with lower gear reduction to be more effective at grabbing things. Those servos have little 5v motors with high gear reduction. Great vid! Keep it up!

    • @ulforcemegamon3094
      @ulforcemegamon3094 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah , having only 11 and 25kg seems insufficient with something this big, the servos should be 50kg+ and there are some 3d printed gearboxes which he could use for the fingers

    • @buildingwithlogan
      @buildingwithlogan 10 месяцев назад

      @@ulforcemegamon3094 Yes agreed. Also to add to that, there is a slight belt reduction at each finger joint but the leverage that is lost from the fingers being so big is not helping. I think one larger motor for each finger and then each finger joint is connected in a way would be a better solution than small motors at each joint. I'm studying engineering right now and could calculate the current max leverage at the finger tips if we knew the finger length, pulley diameter, and the belt reduction. I have a feeling Ivan didn't do any math for this lol. (Which I don't blame him tbh)

  • @crazybeaver5789
    @crazybeaver5789 10 месяцев назад

    "The Prince Of Print"
    Ivan Definitely has taken over as the most entertaining 3d print channel by far.
    the print guy nerd cant touch this guy or any 3d channels. Big Upss Ivan.
    Keep up the great work and videos. Your Nesh is strong

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 10 месяцев назад +2

    Pretty interesting project indeed, Ivan! Nicely done!!! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @3dpprofessor
    @3dpprofessor 10 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting choice to control every joint with an individually controlled servo. I would have either wired them all to the same signal wire so they moved together or used a sort of tendon to pull on them all at the same time.
    But I've never done a project like this, so good job.

    • @gdipaolo
      @gdipaolo 10 месяцев назад

      If you are thinking to control all the servos of one finger you don't need to use one servo each joint. But by doing it you can archive much more accurate and realistic movements

  • @ChrisLocke1969
    @ChrisLocke1969 10 месяцев назад +3

    Pretty cool, and yes, it'll be pretty entertaining to see you build a ridable robot! Though I am a little surprised you made all fingers the same size. I get the huge extra effort, but I think it be worth it

  • @KaladinIndie
    @KaladinIndie 9 месяцев назад +1

    I would suggest possibly modifying one of your large printers to be 'infinite z-axis' conveyor printers, in order to deal with larger limbs and the torso of your Mech

  • @ashb899
    @ashb899 10 месяцев назад +1

    Finally a practical use for 3d printing

  • @yodaskoda117
    @yodaskoda117 10 месяцев назад +11

    I think that type of robot is called a mech.

    • @beedledbard3250
      @beedledbard3250 10 месяцев назад +1

      You’re right I was going to say that. 👍

  • @BlazingStudios
    @BlazingStudios 10 месяцев назад +1

    It feels weird not hearing him say spacers and not complaining about the wiring

  • @taleg1
    @taleg1 8 месяцев назад

    You are forgetting that fingers can move sideways to a degree as well, and the hand surface flexes to a cup shape so that the tumb and little finger can meet. It's why making a robot hand is hard to get right.

  • @altamiradorable
    @altamiradorable 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ivan ! You are the best !! Muchas gracias por todo !

  • @elogan5817
    @elogan5817 10 месяцев назад +1

    I recommend calling it an Ivandam (riffing off the Gundam giant robots, but being legally destinct)

  • @Javier_FH
    @Javier_FH 10 месяцев назад +1

    I always thought sooner or later you will end up building a death star 😂 the giant robot will help with the construction.
    And also another interesting project could be too 3d print a Jeep Willy's. It's fascinating to read why they build it the way they did..

  • @tripwire76
    @tripwire76 10 месяцев назад +11

    So many applications! You could make a second hand so they could be twiddling thumbs for you while you wait for another huge 3D-print. Or have them do the sign-language translation in the background of your videos 🤓

    • @TheMono25
      @TheMono25 10 месяцев назад

      I wish I had a 3-D printer 24 years ago wen I was 14 ❤😂

    • @TheMono25
      @TheMono25 10 месяцев назад

      Sorry that's wrong I think im thirty eight now 😂

  • @PhG1961
    @PhG1961 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing! Great ingenuity and craftsmanship!

  • @markusgogele5644
    @markusgogele5644 10 месяцев назад +1

    For a Hexapod project, I once also had the idea to solder a wire to the potentiometers of the servos. As I had 18 servos to control, and I did not want to use 16 ADCs I used some analog multiplexers. This did not work at all. Somehow the analog multiplexer did not have a high enough input resistance in order to decouple the potentiometers from each other and the whole thing worked like a big resistor network and the servos started acting chaotically, as moving one servo also resulted in a resistor change in the other, which they then tried to compensate in the control loop.

  • @medhanieyemane9579
    @medhanieyemane9579 10 месяцев назад +1

    ha... Terminator: The Beginning. Not in theaters this summer but live in the world... Consumers will be able to have the most realistic experience ever...
    Love it, your channel is so awesome.

  • @DanteYewToob
    @DanteYewToob 9 месяцев назад

    Personally I’d like to see you continue developing your Miranda blocks and maybe use them to build a robot.
    I really want to see you finish the car and stuff and those blocks are a really versatile and interesting project!

  • @Rayzorbladez
    @Rayzorbladez 10 месяцев назад +2

    A MECH! AMAZING!

  • @ZebraandDonkey
    @ZebraandDonkey 10 месяцев назад +1

    An Ivan inspired rideable gundam style robot or something like that . Yes I want to see that.

  • @Krunkle78
    @Krunkle78 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love these vids!!! I recently got myself a Adventure 4 from a friend to start learning on but love watching you and what you make!! keep up the good work! Much respect from New Hampshire USA! :D

  • @retrorocketuk
    @retrorocketuk 10 месяцев назад +1

    After watching your videos for years, I have every faith that we will see you on the streets in your G.R.R soon.

  • @NabilTouchie
    @NabilTouchie 10 месяцев назад +2

    11:18 I see what u did there! haha incredible job as always!

  • @khrob
    @khrob 10 месяцев назад +1

    So good. Every time!

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 10 месяцев назад +1

    You should design the palm like the tesla robot. all the fingers are the same but they are positioned on the palm at different heights to give a more natural finger height difference

  • @retrorocketuk
    @retrorocketuk 10 месяцев назад

    You already have the best name. GRR!!!! (complete with growling noises) when in automatous mode, and GRRIM! When you are onboard

  • @Jynxx_13
    @Jynxx_13 10 месяцев назад +1

    Giant 3D printed GUNDAM robot. Such a cool idea. Can't wait to see the next episode.

  • @danielolivares6313
    @danielolivares6313 10 месяцев назад

    "im gonna build a giant robot! It cant be that hard right?" *Immediately starts with one of the most complex and intricate parts of the human body*

  • @marticarrasco621
    @marticarrasco621 10 месяцев назад +1

    Tus vídeos son cada día mejores. La producción es muy buena, se valora la faena de cambiar de plano frequentemente. Keep it up, you're everytime closer to hit some really big numbers for sure.

  • @baconandbourbon9395
    @baconandbourbon9395 10 месяцев назад +2

    Have you thought about replacing the belts with surgical tubing to help with griping parts by apply a constant force using back emf on the motors?

  • @BlueSky_BlueSky
    @BlueSky_BlueSky 10 месяцев назад

    I am very excited about this project. I hope your build will be weather-proof. I hope this King Kong 2.0 will be street-legal and you can move it around.

  • @IronCrown
    @IronCrown 10 месяцев назад +2

    Perhaps you could use a glove like LucidVR's DIY glove to control the positioning?

  • @lanzin
    @lanzin 10 месяцев назад +1

    It's good to see some non-red prints

  • @Clemens878
    @Clemens878 10 месяцев назад +1

    "I don't have a lathe" - I see an opportunity here to 3d print your own lathe (would be a first online I guess :))

  • @methlonstorm2027
    @methlonstorm2027 10 месяцев назад +1

    hell yes giant robot will be so cool looking forward to more vids thanks

  • @maxwadaka
    @maxwadaka 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ivan, me das la vida con cada locura que haces, ¡que ganas de ver como haces que se sostenga a si mismo con todo el peso que va a tener!

  • @wakjagner
    @wakjagner 10 месяцев назад +1

    You're building a mecha?!!?!?😍

  • @Vash.Baldeus
    @Vash.Baldeus 9 месяцев назад

    Love your content, can not wait to see the next episode in the Giant Robot build!

  • @adicsbtw
    @adicsbtw 4 месяца назад

    something to possibly consider that would let you simplify wiring, human hands don't have individual joint control of fingers
    instead, it's just a long tendon connected a muscle in the upper arm
    you could have a pulley connected to a far more powerful motor hidden in the arm or hand of the mechanism, that way you can get something more powerful, and each joint could bend to fir the form of the object it's holding automatically to a degree
    also, the movement of the thumb is extremely important for grabbing. It's why people talk about humans having opposable thumbs being so important. Without that 2-axis movement on the base joint, grabbing becomes a logistical nightmare

  • @MobyWanKenobi
    @MobyWanKenobi 10 месяцев назад +1

    GRR! Giant Ridable Robot!

  • @conorstewart2214
    @conorstewart2214 10 месяцев назад +4

    You should consider using actual servo drivers rather than just the arduino mega. The arduinos, especially with complex code can end up with jitters or unwanted movements on the servos since the arduino servo library is interrupt based and only controlled by software. This could end up with issues as the code gets more complex like reading the positions and implementing feedback. Using hardware timers is the best way to do it and is how servo driver boards do it, you could also get and use a microcontroller with enough hardware timers like some STM32 microcontrollers but you probably want to stick to using arduino.
    Two options are to use a commonly available servos driver board with 16 outputs, or to use the servo 2040 board from pimoroni which uses an rp2040 to drive the servos since it can use the pio to drive the servos properly. The common servo driver boards have an arduino library that makes them very easy to use and are probably your best choice.

  • @roboticsforbeginners
    @roboticsforbeginners 10 месяцев назад +2

    Todos tus videos son increibles. Me encantaria que pudieses hacer tambien versiones pequeñas para los que solo tenemos una impresora convencional. Animo!!!!!

  • @DaddyVet3D
    @DaddyVet3D 10 месяцев назад

    I want to make robotic hand designs for kids who are missing hands that they can make at home. It’s been a dream of mine for years.

  • @ForNess
    @ForNess 10 месяцев назад +1

    It would be amazing if you could do it but at scale, like a myoelectric prosthetic hands! Love your content, keep going! :)

  • @JosephCornishV
    @JosephCornishV 10 месяцев назад +1

    This project is so exciting to me. TONBA Technologically Oriented Neo Battle Armor.

  • @erikschmidt2571
    @erikschmidt2571 10 месяцев назад +1

    A system using strings and where the servos are in the palm of the hand would significantly reduce weight and thus increase the strenght of the fingers

  • @jorgeconcheyro
    @jorgeconcheyro 10 месяцев назад +1

    Me causa mucha gracia, yo no me animo a imprimirme un ventiladorcito a manija para encender el carbon y vos estas imprimiendo a tamaño dinosaurio!!! Excelente trabajo!!!

  • @peter360adventures9
    @peter360adventures9 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome. Yes please.

  • @davidclevenger7973
    @davidclevenger7973 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hey Ivan! The belts look really cool, but I don't understand how they work. Can you explain it more in your next video?

  • @steverileyretired
    @steverileyretired 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow looks cool

  • @Advil1024
    @Advil1024 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is really cool and I like the finished look of it. I was wondering if the servos were going to be able to move so much weight and it looks like they soft of can, but the belts aren't helping them any. Would it be too over-built and expensive to switch those out for chains and sprockets? Maybe also some motors or servos with worm gear drives to improve torque? I'm also wondering if instead of a belt or chain you could use a thin steel cable and the motor could be fitted with an oval shaped cam to pull back on the cable. You could add springs to return the fingers, but maybe another cable going the other direction around the cam would work better.. Maybe a spring keeping tension on the motor mount/gearbox assembly.
    You probably already have a better solution in mind, so I'm curious to see what you come up with!

  • @JulienCasalini
    @JulienCasalini 10 месяцев назад +1

    you should make a program that looks at your hand and tries to copy your hand configuration with the robot! I'd love to see that!
    Amazing work by the way :)

    • @davidpodeszwa7010
      @davidpodeszwa7010 10 месяцев назад

      i think there exists some metalic strips that change resistance based on stretching so if you put it on a glove in the knuckles it can accurately detect angles

  • @alessandrofonseca7796
    @alessandrofonseca7796 10 месяцев назад +1

    Its seems you don't need the motor in the finger's joint at the top. Only those in the hand's joint and the middle section. I'd connect the tension belt from the middle section motor to the finger's tip, bypassing that third motor. Just watch how your finger moves!

  • @christianbermejo7574
    @christianbermejo7574 10 месяцев назад +1

    It's really incredible Ivan, buuuut... it's not... it's not.... how to say.... it's not RED!!!! 😂 Of course I'm jocking! Great job!

  • @DrZzs
    @DrZzs 10 месяцев назад +3

    Your skills are LENDENDARY! All of the time that took to design and get it right! Did you make something small scale first to make sure things were working or did you just go for it and go full scale on the build? Great job! You are an inspiration!

  • @joaoprecivalli960
    @joaoprecivalli960 10 месяцев назад +2

    would be awesome to use OpenCV in order to control the hand. Great project Ivan!

  • @froggymicb
    @froggymicb 10 месяцев назад +5

    Love your videos! I'm confused by your design and the complexity of having servos in every joint. Why not a single servo controlling each digit and a spring to open?

    • @daviddoodle
      @daviddoodle 10 месяцев назад

      That was my thought. This isn't the way a human hand works. IRL you can't really control each finger joint individually.

  • @robsoncavalo
    @robsoncavalo 8 месяцев назад

    Hello Ivan. My dream would be to see you build a Thundertank!!! With all the Thundercats inside!!! It would be wonderful and epic!!! Cheers.

  • @coaltowking
    @coaltowking 10 месяцев назад

    I love the idea of a Miranda mech!!!

  • @tanguyassimon8331
    @tanguyassimon8331 10 месяцев назад +1

    i want to see Him , james bruton, colin furze, Mr. Volt and the hacksmith working on this giant robot.

  • @aaronbrenkus9126
    @aaronbrenkus9126 5 месяцев назад

    A giant robot would be awesome, call it Miranda Mech!

  • @snjert8406
    @snjert8406 10 месяцев назад +1

    This is so cool!!!

  • @aerohard
    @aerohard 10 месяцев назад +1

    Eventually there will come a time on this channel where the only way to keep momentum would be for Ivan to 3D print his new house.

  • @markjust86
    @markjust86 8 месяцев назад

    That is fantastic... You have an extra joint in the thumb though!

  • @jarekmace1536
    @jarekmace1536 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks to RUclips for changing the push algorithm, I didn't know this had come out for a month...
    Next build should be tech upgrades. Add pressure induction pads to the fingertips and palm. Create a haptic control glove so you can move the bot with your own motion.

  • @sidneyswerissen3910
    @sidneyswerissen3910 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wauw what a cool
    Project ! I can see you build a gigantic robot armor suit 😋
    I wonder how a enormous articulated dragon would look like from your giant 3D printer ! How big can you make it ?

  • @somsokca7836
    @somsokca7836 10 месяцев назад +1

    The palm should not be flat, the pad at the bottom and the L pad should be more thick, like 2 or 3 cm or even more but the width should be less like half, so when the fingers closed it create a "box" result in more "grip", like that the balloon would be block, didn't try to slide out like 10:11 because the palm pad is too thin.

  • @kolobautomation
    @kolobautomation 10 месяцев назад

    really awesome

  • @ramonbri
    @ramonbri 10 месяцев назад +1

    Espectacular,👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @robertchan3083
    @robertchan3083 10 месяцев назад +2

    i love it the Miranda Gundam or Miranda Zaku i'm looking forward to it will it walk or roll?

  • @AndreaB6
    @AndreaB6 10 месяцев назад +1

    That hand looks good, but also limited. The third section of the finger is too short. It should be about double the size, occupying half of the space in the palm and half out of it. By doing so, the hand would get much more mobility

  • @rcmaniac25
    @rcmaniac25 10 месяцев назад

    Gotta give Ivan a hand at this project

  • @tijnstarr
    @tijnstarr 8 месяцев назад

    Super project and super complicated. With 15 servo motors, each with 180 degrees of freedom of movement, you have an infinite number of combinations, isn't that super hard to program?
    But I would have a recommendation that strikes me in each of your videos in the eye, get the makita cordless screwdriver with 12 volts, this has more than enough power for your kind of projects, but is also much more handy and smaller!
    What I find great that you no longer in red 3d prints, looks much better without the red Pla from 😃

  • @kmikc909
    @kmikc909 8 месяцев назад

    Yesssss, lets gooo, the Ivanbot!

  • @WellingtonIronman
    @WellingtonIronman 10 месяцев назад

    I’d be tempted to use larger DCmotors in the palm, and ditch the servos all together. The motors could drive ‘tendons’ that go down the fingers, like in a real hand.

  • @fpvclub7256
    @fpvclub7256 10 месяцев назад

    Oh yea! This is going to be amazing..

  • @bubbasplants189
    @bubbasplants189 10 месяцев назад

    Gotta hand it to you, that grabbed my attention.

  • @oleurgast730
    @oleurgast730 10 месяцев назад +1

    A great project. But there is missing one axis to do the vulcan salute...

  • @AndyCallaway
    @AndyCallaway 10 месяцев назад +1

    In "Alien" it's called a Power Loader. So I guess this one should be called a Miranda Loader... 😉

  • @garymatthewsjr1416
    @garymatthewsjr1416 10 месяцев назад

    Yes I would love to see it!
    Miranda Mech!

  • @Z0M8I3D
    @Z0M8I3D 4 месяца назад

    The thumb should go in first to act as a drop barrier but last out when opening.

  • @isaacnguyen6944
    @isaacnguyen6944 10 месяцев назад +2

    You also need at least one pressure sensor per finger for feedback (read some of the earlier story from Isaac Asimov). To be extended on every phalange.

    • @wilderstewart9917
      @wilderstewart9917 10 месяцев назад

      not needed. if you used stepper motors then the current would spike when encountering a load. its how 3d printers with no homing switch find home.