Author - Jonathan Spitz
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Author - Jonathan Spitz
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"Billy's new friend: Charlie, the cricket"
by Jonathan Spitz
January 15, 2015
Article "Designer Builds Cute Little 3D-Printed Robots, You Know For Kids"
by Jordan Crook
January 15, 2015
https://youtu.be/eFqIJi9D9vQ
3D printed hexapod robot
Published on Sep 24, 2014
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Billy, the blue beetle is a proof-of-concept 3D printed hexapod robot. After 20 days of rapid prototyping it can already walk and climb obstacles.
Billy's components include:
1 Arduino Leonardo
1 Motor Driver
1 BlueSMiRF bluetooth module
2 LiPo batteries (3.7V 2000mAh each)
2 DC motors + encoders
A bunch of screws and 3D printed parts
Billy can be controlled from a smartphone via Bluetooth, and has 2 different sets of legs: straight ones (shown being printed) or spiral ones (shown on Billy).
https://youtu.be/Jq31wQJXIHI
Spooky Halloween from Billy
Published on Oct 30, 2014
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Billy dressed up as "Villy, the vampire" to wish everyone a spooky Halloween!
Would you like to go trick-or-treating with Villy?
https://youtu.be/SrqSdqL18as
Billy's "world" tour video
Published on Nov 14, 2014
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Billy was walking all over the world! The tour included Haifa, San Francisco, New York City, Buenos Aires and Mendoza.
Unfortunately United Airlines sent Billy's bag to Rostov, Russia! Then he was sent back to TLV, all the way to SFO and back to NYC where we finally re-United just in time to catch the flight to Argentina.
Since he didn't actually get to walk in San Francisco or NYC, I prepared a "virtual" walk for Billy.
https://youtu.be/ydYnFFn5kxY
Billy's abilities
Published on Nov 24, 2014
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Billy was walking around the office and showing off!
He can climb slopes of over 30 degrees and walk over obstacles half his height }:D
https://youtu.be/iI5nWDvCmVY
Charlie, the cricket
Published on Jan 13, 2015
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Charlie is a 3D printed hexapod robot that you can control with your smartphone. He is an advanced prototype based on my previous experience with Billy, the blue beetle.
Charlie can climb obstacles about as tall as himself and walk on slopes larger than 45 degrees! Plus, he's absolutely adorable :)
Charlie's brain is an arduino micro which receives commands from the Bluetooth module. The arduino relays the signals to two "baby orangutan" microprocessors that control Charlie's motors. Two motors are used for walking and two more for sprawling (rotating the legs sideways).