Two articles:
- Instructables, technical article, written by Hugo Durand
- Personal blog, journey overview article with videos, written by Raphaël Anjou
Useful files:
This project has taken place during the Arduino Class of the second year of prep school at Polytech Nice Sophia.
In the text, "We" will represent Raphaël Anjou and Hugo Durand, who worked together on this project.
We had height months to build any project we wanted as long as it used Arduino hardware. A robot dog was an idea that we found very challenging and entertaining.
Dozens of other robots inspired us to do this project and helped us in the design of our robot.
| Name | Preview | Description | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Femur |
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Attached to the hip to hold the knee. Is connected to the tibia. | 3D-printed |
| Foot |
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Attached at the end of every tibia, it helps with the grip on the floor. | 3D-printed |
| Gear |
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Attached to the servo responsible for the whole leg movement. Is connected to the hip. | 3D-printed |
| Hip |
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Link between the servo motor for the whole leg and the femur. Is moved by a gear. Hold the knee in place. | 3D-printed |
| Knee |
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Link between the servo motor for the knee and the tendon to make the anatomical knee move. Directly attached to the servo. | 3D-printed |
| Leg Holder |
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Hold the two servo motors necessary to make the leg move. | 3D-printed |
| Tendon |
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Link between the knee and the tibia. | 3D-printed |
| Tibia |
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Link between the foot, the femur and the tibia. Is moved by the tendon and rotates around the point where the femur is attached. | 3D-printed |
| Name | Preview | Description | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back |
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Close the robot body to protect and hide all the hardware and cables inside. | 3D-printed |
| Base |
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Core of the body structure. | 3D-printed |
| Ribs |
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Help with the rigidity of the whole body. Protect the hardware from being hit. Hold the SSC-32. | 3D-printed |
| Servo Bracket |
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Hold one servo motor in place. | Aluminium |
| Spine |
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Hold two legs and store the power cable. | 3D-printed |
| Name | Preview | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arduino UNO |
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Robot brain. |
| SSC-32 Servo Controller |
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Receives command from the Arduino UNO to control every servo motor. |
| Servo motors |
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Moves the part of the body they are connected to. |
| Infrared Remote & Receiver |
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Remote control of the robot movements and actions. |
| Pixy Cam 2 & Mount |
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Camera of the robot. Is able to detect colors. The camera can be moved on 2 axis with it's mount. |
| Power source |
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Powers all the electronic components. 30 Amperes and 5 Volts. |