Building a Real Life Claptrap Robot | Pt. 1

[@QUAZARRRRRR]

I wish there was a guy on youtube who built fictional robot characters in real life.

[@MrVolt]

Me too

[@Franklin_Johanessan]

​@@MrVolt me three

[@Queen_Coda]

@@Franklin_Johanessanme four

[@2peoples785]

@@Queen_Coda me five

[@picklebulb1489]

​@@MrVolt✋️😔

[@SeanHodgins]

Looking cool is synonymous to good engineering.

[@MrVolt]

Facts

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

If it doesn't work don't worry, you can always use Claptraps chassis as a trashcan! Well, thats what Jack would do anyway.

[@Sciman101]

As someone interested in making animatronic robots, the breakdown of the arm was really informative! Cramming all those degrees of freedom into such a spindly limb seems like a real pain.

[@MrVolt]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to going into it more in depth. And yes, yes it was

[@Cringegammer5963]

we love blue eyed robots on this channel

[@mmseng2]

True. Time to tackle Eve, from WALL-E next. I have faith that Mr. Volt can suss out the anti-gravity part.

[@filval387]

​@@mmseng2 That makes me think... Tons of people already recreated Wall-e, but no one recreated Auto yet, and with the ceiling rail he made for Wheatley, I feel like a moving steering wheel shouldn't be too hard for him to make in the future.

[@mmseng2]

@@filval387 Auto would definitely be a cool project. Underrated character IMO.

[@filval387]

@@mmseng2 Definitely underrated!

[@huehtdog]

perfect for collecting 139,377 brown rocks

[@nimbus7727]

And perfect for defeating Ug-Thak, Lord of Skags

[@paulmvalexander26pa]

Underrated comment

[@BigRigCreates]

If they ever make a borderlands theme park, we all know whose going to be in charge of making the animatronics

[@shamusmoore]

I really like the idea of adding tons of realistic robotic parts and other things to a previously basic robot! That was a mouthful, but no seriously imagine an AAA game requesting you to revamp their robot so they can make it cooler

[@solidshark91493]

Id love to learn how you design these ideas, I know you go relatively in depth but I mean like how you create the parts and do the design phase. Love these videos.

[@MrVolt]

Thanks! I can make that happen. These builds have so many parts, it's hard to focus on just one. I'll keep that in mind though so I can share more of the process. I like watching that part too.

[@Nojnoj]

​You could have a second channel for that if you didn't want to ruin your chances with the algorithm @@MrVolt but I imagine the views/ time spent deteriorates quickly with those kind of videos.

[@someone-cz9fc]

Next thing he builds might be a functional terminator

[@avg.player]

I'd really like a view into the "neurological" side of things: how is he animated? What controls his emotions? Will he have a voice? Nowadays you could get an off-the-shelf large language model to interact with humans, along with a sentiment detection algorithm to also provide emotional expression, but I don't know if You would be interested in pursuing it. Much love ❤

[@c0rvu5albu55]

would be nice, but as we all know CP4T is pretty unhinged when it comes to his feelings and thoughts and how he reacts to ppls feelings so you would really need to go in to the deep end reasearching all his behaviour patterns depending on the emotions shown in the game. Could take quite sometime.

[@youtubealgorithm5977]

This content deserves millions of views damn

[@Queen_Coda]

This is crazy how well timed this is because I literally just bought borderlands one and two on Steam and I’ve been playing them the past couple of days

[@sebastienlabbe4647]

The differential in the shoulder is a wicked idea! You're combining all the best parts of puppeteering and robotics with your work.

[@Vinnie_728]

OMG, I was so excited to see control moment gyros talked about!! CMG FTW!

[@Zal-TheBug]

This is really really cool! Honestly, I have no real suggestions for functionality, just visuals, like the lit-up blue part below his disk holder that comes out. Can't wait to see the progress next time on the prototype!

[@MrVolt]

That part will have RGB leds in my design :) I skipped over it as I tried to focus on mechanisms for this video.

[@aserta]

Did you know that there used to be a train that balanced on one set of rails using gyros? The Brennan monorail. :)

[@Muny]

This design is so delightfully complex, like a piece of engineering artwork

[@MiniMiIk]

Looking forward to seeing more of this, I especially love the arm design! Great job hiding the motors while keeping it functional

[@lvb3575]

Awesome build, would love to see a separate video about how the control moment gyroscope works!

[@peanutsareyum]

I'll never get enough of your animatronic idiot companion robot replicas Programming the servos to adjust for the slack in the hand and forearm cables as the arm moves seems like it'll be fun.

[@FearlessLeader2001]

5:00 if you want some wacky historical usage of SGCMGs, the Brennan Monorail was a monorail that used existing railways by just balancing on one side.

[@MrVolt]

Love that monorail. Soo cool

[@FearlessLeader2001]

@@MrVolt if you wind up making that vid, it's definitely a fantastic example to site. (Plus it's SOOOO cool)

[@ExtravagantEthan]

Oreo for ya I am IN LOVE with this project, gonna be watching every episode. That shirts color balancing against the yellow lid washes you out. You kept it SUPER entertaining while also informational! Old Vsauce3 vibes

[@MrVolt]

What a compliment! I though this video was boring as heck. Usually feels that way after watching it 2 dozen times though. Thank you.

[@peanutsareyum]

@@MrVolt no chance, that video felt like it was over in 5 minutes, can't wait for more.

[@FordKensa]

@@MrVolt i am happy that this is being done, but are you going to finish the sentry?

[@Quazap]

Amazing as always, you've got some of the best content on youtube. I'm really interested in seeing how he self balances.

[@tedmerrick935]

Love the description of why you make your choices for projects.

[@pnwscitech1589]

I want detailed videos on EVERYTHING! I love how you try to get as game accurate as possible and how you solve around those constraints.

[@qwertbochaffer]

This is a super awesome project. Reaction wheel is a smart choice for turning and I am excited to see it working with the momentum wheel for roll balance, not sure I have seen another example on KZbin of that.

[@MrVolt]

Thanks! Neither have I, so it will be fun to test out.

[@WackAnimations]

a very cool video. will the files ever be released?

[@MrVolt]

Absolutely

[@picklebulb1489]

This is why we love ​@@MrVolt❤️

[@RapiidZK1]

This no joke may be one of my favourite channels on KZbin rn. Keep up the amazing work dude!

[@MrVolt]

Thank you

[@DVSFish]

Absolutely incredible. This channel needs to be bigger.

[@H311O-Pineappl3]

Buds gonna build a working Death Star next Seriously though good work! 😊

[@yoursampai7725]

I absolutely love the work done thus far. Aside from the wheels and internal gyroscope to stay upright, the only thing I can think claptrap needs are more emotion expressors, the lens moving back and forth and maybe the ability to shake when scared. his arms being able to turtle into himself might be too big a hurtle

[@syncRamon]

This is KZbin-Gold ❤ i'd love a deeper dive into the shoulder. Was a bit quick for me :)

[@MrVolt]

Will do! This was just an overview. I'll explain it more when I do the arm-build video

[@Benm8_]

I saw the thumbnail and thought “is this the same guy who made Wheatley?” And I was right

[@charlvanniekerk8009]

I would love to explore the shoulder and how the differential mechanism works in more detail. I think that is so clever to get 2 degrees of freedom in such a tight space!

[@Thunder.mp4]

you should make it that when the lens of which you made to be able to take impacts he makes like a noise or "ouch!", you could make that by having a button in there that is constantly pressed by the spring but when the lens is hit the button unpresses and you can send a signal to a soundboard of some kind!

[@Mike-ud6yg]

First video I've seen of yours but definitely won't be the last. Personally I would love to see a video explaining how the CMG's work in a separate video. Love to see the passion for odd projects like this.

[@inxomnyaa]

"There's not a whole lot going on in there" yeah, that suits claptrap

[@kevindk1234]

I love it! I would love to see how you ended up with certain mechanisms or just figuring out stuff

[@PeterWallhead]

Speaking of balancing, that was a smooth segue into the sponsor slot ;)

[@poptop89]

Claptrap does interestingly use the disk drive as a cup holder in Poker Night 2

[@caelfitch8342]

You deserve at least 1 million subscribers. So lucky I found this channel

[@JamieCracker]

Sure, there are probably plenty of videos that explain gyroscopes but I would LOVE one made by you. Your videos are always little gems in my timeline

[@Ace_Milk]

I thought the video was 40 minutes long, but when I checked I was surprised that only 15 minutes has passed. There's so much great information on the process crammed in there that it feels way longer

[@bennyellis3512]

I was interesting in the gyroscopes and specifically why you chose brass instead of metal like steel in the construction.

[@MrVolt]

Brass was the heaviest metal option JLCPCB offered (aluminum vs copper vs brass)

[@lunchfoodz]

OMG i grew up playing these games YAY!!!!!! claptrap deserved better!!!!!!!!

[@MrVolt]

Justice for Claptrap

[@Theleprechaun317]

Just in time for the borderlands movie that’s about to come out!

[@deltacx1059]

12:25 hub motors in the hinge, its the future so they can pretty easily do that type of thing.

[@tench745]

If you wanted that hand to be able to hold things, it might be worth looking at switching the direction of action, so that the string pulls it closed and the spring pulls it open. Obviously, if holding things isn't important, your solution will likely put less stress on motor.

[@deltacx1059]

3:25 "in simple terms" funny that's literally all it is.

[@Kaliumcyanidful]

Great design work so far! Love to see mature Engineering in Action 😊👍

[@ford9501]

It already looks amazing! I can't wait to see this build come together after seeing your work on Wheatley.

[@crashmaxx1987]

So I could make a real securitron! For some reason, I was thinking it wouldn't be able to turn with one wheel

[@nimbus7727]

"YOU HEAR ME, JACK?! You killed my friends! You destroyed my product line! I am the last CL4P-TP in existence, and I am going to *TEABAG YOUR COOOORPSE!!!"* This looks like such a fun and difficult project! I wonder if it'll be game accurate on his ability to be incapable of climbing stairs outside of TPS.

[@Pugsniper2008]

You made and animated all of that in Fusion 360? That's extremely impressive and I love it!

[@MrVolt]

Yep, all Fusion. Thank you!

[@mandrakejake]

Great design! But I'd like to see you tackle the retracting wheel idea 😊

[@pintoplayz]

Agreed! As an engineering student, I completely understand not doing it on the first prototypes, but I feel like that's an idea that'd be awesome on the final build! Creative liberties can definitely be taken, but I think that'd be a fun challenge. (Sorry for the long message)

[@bb010g]

I'd love a standalone control moment gyroscope video.

[@olillin]

Really looking forward to seeing Claptrap balancing!

[@Prosecutor_justice]

You are making all my favorite robots from the best games I've ever player Thank you man

[@mmseng2]

Very cool project. I personally always like Claptrap's scrappy design. Not that the real-world build is simple, but I think part of the reason Claptrap is so charming in the games is that they didn't really overthink his design, and they let the voice actor really elevate the character. Similar in concept to Wheatley I guess now that I think about it. And GladOS too I suppose, considering that you don't even see her for the majority of the game(s).

[@staringgasmask]

You do see GLaDOS for most of Portal 2

[@mmseng2]

@@staringgasmask I mean... you're not wrong.

[@luciengenova8688]

This is awesome! I love to see more monowheel balancing robots out there, and it seems like you’ve done an awesome job cramming all the function into a great replica of the form!

[@ImmaSayKOOHWIP]

This is actually crazy to me because literally a few days ago I found a copy of Borderlands for PC. I bought it because I've never owned or played the game and then my very next day off work this is the video I come home to

[@ВсратыйЧемпионСиродила]

I love how in-depth you are about every design choice you've made, great work! Also what CAD program you use? And how did you learned all this stuff? (honestly i would love a Q&A video)

[@Tiniuc]

His first line should be "Hahahahaha! I'm alive!"

[@leoconto1043]

You made a robot that was just a eye/head on a ceiling crane arm, and now your working on a robot on a wheel with arms so of course the next robot will have legs. Can i perhaps suggest one of the beetleworx from disney's epic mickey? They have unique designs but are obscure enough that no one has repilcated them in real life. There are four unique types, hoppers, spinners, tankers, and bashers. The first one is just imposable because it only has one leg and hops around on it.

[@castowhere]

COOKING 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 cant wait to see this develop!

[@Daniel_Blake]

Claptraps suspention system for his mono wheel does not act like what you would expect out of a generic suspection setup, When you do design this part/function. For it to be compact. It might be worth designing it to work almost like a scissor lift. Means less calculations needed for balancing sprung weight. Instead with the above you can make a kinematic model and just mix different positions to "animate" his suspention/movements.

[@kirillvishnevsky6327]

Please, add an “entire dedicated video on coupled Single Gimbal Control Moment Gyroscopes” to the “schedule”

[@ZapWizard]

As amazing as ever! I love the fly wheels and the arm mechanisms.

[@black7594]

Bro said no to the Great Recalling

[@OZtwo]

I myself want a small little robot that can explore the house and index items. As it indexes the items, it then uses AI to figure out if it can take that item back to it's home base. My dream friend robot. I miss my rats as a kid. BUT at the very end, I LOVE this robot! CAN NOT wait to see next video! GREAT JOB!!!

[@NoVIcE_Source]

Watching these videos makes me also wanna try starting to make things like this-

[@MrVolt]

Do it. That thing you've always wanted to want try, just build one small piece and go from there

[@NoVIcE_Source]

@@MrVolt so true actually, thank you for responding!

[@endlesswarguy]

You should also Expand on the hardware side of it like what microcontroller you use and the code you use to control it, aka how you will be using it like will it be pre made movement or live movement through a special controller

[@MrVolt]

I will in another update. This video would be an hour long if I explained half of the electronics. There are 18 motors and a lot to cover.

[@twophan]

Very interested in seeing how you're able to translate this design to a working physical prototype. Good luck!

[@adorable_yangire]

i will subscribe and wait till you make a claptrap army and create a claptrap revolution

[@atlas7309]

This is such an intricate design! It really shows how much thought was put into it. I hope it will have been enough so we can see a full claptrap soon

[@eddietowers5595]

Awesome projects as always, bar tender from the Three Amigos movie.

[@Kaliumcyanidful]

I just learned, that two close flywheels with opposite rotation directions cancel each other out, allowing a reaction free spin up/down. Maybe this is helpful :) PS: by mounting each of the flywheel control axis to a seperate motor you have way more control of the force direction

[@rfsbsb]

Bring as many videos as you can! I'm loving this, specially now that I'm learning how to do 3d models myself!

[@konker4243]

Wow the car design is actually fantastic, I love your solution for the arms. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@RJTC]

Great video, looking forward to seeing more of the design and the control system!

[@thetwertleyt9157]

You should make the bits on the corners of his head tpu to cushion falls

[@MrVolt]

They are :)

[@kamikazechickenx4245]

This is gonna be a good one

[@sylvain8601]

too good, can't wait to see the rest

[@lol_boi_le_BG_intergalactique]

Let's gooooooo a new vidéo of one of my favorite youtubers!

[@Sushilord091]

MY GOAT IS BRINGING MY OTHER GOAT TO LIFE!!!!!

[@billywang3829]

that's a C-L-4-P TP steward bot!! but tbf, his friends call him claptrap

[@Mitch3D]

Crazy engineering going into this robot, I am glad you have shown functional CAD models as well as test assemblies so it's not all just in theory. The flywheel gyro mechanism is really interesting I've never seen that before but I know that's something used in missile guidance and aerospace. Are the flywheels always going to be spinning or only when the animation prompts it to spin?

[@MinorLG]

Okay, I'm definitely going to demand a bom, and instructions, if not a kit

[@generic13372]

I think the retractable wheel and suspension can be "easily" faked by a similar mechanism you have for the antenna. You do not retract or suspend the wheel but the body itself. For resting you simply lower the whole chassis on three linear guides until it touches the ground, the wheel itself, the base plate and all important electronics stay in place. The suspension can be simulated by moving the chassis up and down to a decaying waveform. I think three linear guides (rails or rods) + stepper motors (even one would be enough) coupled with belts to the chassis would to the trick.

[@endlesswarguy]

Mmmmm you should make Sure to give the code for it somewhere and stuff too ik How to build stuff but am bad at the software half

[@danielstrehl9382]

I love this Project I also thought about building my own claptrap I work as an Industriemechanik so I have a Access to a lathe and milling machine but I’m not an engineer and I’m stunned by your work und knowledge, wow!

[@hazard_engineer-es2uh]

It's actually a tray for carrying beverages because his type of robot was made to be a waiter

[@CheeseWithMold]

Always love watching your videos and seeing the mechanics that you come up with. Didn't think you could top Wheatley, but this seems like a much more interesting project. Hoping that I'll be able to scrounge up the time (and brain power) to build a dumbed down version of your TF2 turret (what ever happened to that project?)

[@MrVolt]

Thanks! Yeah, he's quite a bit more complicated than Wheatley, so that's the fun/challenge. Sentry is technically done, but I didnt like the video I made. I'd like to re-edit it and release it soon though just to get it out there

[@meznight]

wowza! youre my favorite youtuber now!

[@oceanfour]

You are amazing, all of your projects are super impressive, amazing job.

[@DeLegend27]

I am loving these projects and videos. You are an inspiration.

[@cosminperram]

Insane stuff with insane future plans as always.

[@entheogenetic]

Great Vid! Thanks for the share and being casually astute in explaining with LOD your processes. I got a lot out of your Kevlar hand gear solution - thanks!

[@slimebud]

I was legit about to start this project but decided to go down a different game series of robots