Walking Star Wars Droid Prototype

[@matthiaswandel]

looked up those servos. Holy cow, I didn't know servos could be so expensive!

[@jamesbruton]

Those aren't the most expensive, check out Dynamixel Pros, if you can find a price that isn't POA

[@nestorovski1993]

If u run the motors based on time trigering then u can use a dc motors?

[@suicidalbanananana]

To be fair Dynamixels are generally worth the money & in this case these specific ones are fairly overkill for what he's doing, these things can hold and smoothly move a ~1.5 kg weight around without issue. Or break your hand/finger/whatever if you're not careful 😉 But yeah, there's no denying they can fetch a pretty penny, its the result of nobody really having a competing product for the past 20 or so years when it comes to size-to-strength ratio (or size-to-speed ratio, depending on model) and amount of control/readout/etc you get for your money. Having said that i feel like they could be a little more affordable these days, but at the same time they probably dont sell a whole lot of the higher range ones so gotta recoup their investment somehow. There's an extremely high likelihood that the (load bearing) servo's in the robots from Disney Imagineering are Dynamixels too.

[@suicidalbanananana]

@@nestorovski1993 Technically yes, but you'd end up with more weight/size, more power consumption & less control.

[@nestorovski1993]

@@suicidalbanananana yes more size or weight, but cheaper and more powerfull, there are actualy geared cheap dc motors that can for shure overcome those servos. Actualy the control would be based on the sensors and microcontroller.

[@thomask.8533]

Sorry James, your analysis is all wrong... there is actually a highly trained hamster inside each of them...

[@MeineVideokasetten]

🤮

[@turtleflightstudios]

This is very cute hehe

[@yyhhttcccyyhhttccc6694]

consume the hamster

[@praticle]

Very onbrand for Disney to torture a small animal in the name of entertainment

[@gamerlifeon8794]

Makes perfect sense 😂

[@dinohorseaborus]

I think you've pretty much mastered the art of rapid prototyping. The fact that you could get into the real world and stable in 2 weeks is just insane!

[@RyoCanCan]

Plus all the production on the video. Gotta give massive props for that.

[@GreedWillEndUs]

Do you like have a team or something, consistently delivering awesome projects and videos on your own at this caliber is so amazingly awesome. Love it!

[@jamesbruton]

No it's just me, thanks!

[@georgesos]

No he doesn't have a team. That's why he is great.

[@francescov.m.k]

@@jamesbruton that's crazy! your one of the best maker KZbinrs out there!

[@Krommandant]

So he's basically single handedly open sourcing androids for the masses? This is newsworthy at the least!

[@sfahadrizvi]

You can outsource some of the printing to your fans/followers who have large printers so save some printing time

[@tsuyoshiazuma9459]

ありがとうございます！

[@jamesbruton]

Thanks!

[@SteveRowe]

You are amazing, James. I love to hear your thought process and watch it get turned into something that works.

[@bricogeekcom]

It's really amazing how much you put into so little time, great robot as always!

[@leesmithsworkshop]

what a great starting point , I was one of the people who asked about this project so very happy to see a first video.

[@leesmithsworkshop]

James I forgot to say you can buy the full 3d model files from do3d search for Imagineering Star Wars Droid Walking

[@42Hertzer]

Cool! Looking forward for the new features! Amazing how fast you got the basics sorted out!

[@kaboomer13]

I love when you release your videos. I have had to work very late and your videos often come out at midnight for me. It's a welcome surprise to brighten my night :)

[@Fattrucker]

Silent Running an awesome iconic film far before it's time . Yes James it does remind me of Huey , Louie and Dewey 😢 Fattrucker

[@giannismitropoulos2403]

I BEGGING you to recreate the "TANK" robot from generation zero!! It has the same walking style

[@diy_wizard]

Looks really great! The way you designed this with all the bearings ans interlocking shows, how much skill and experience you have. Really impressive!

[@Nobe_Oddy]

EXCELLENT WORK!!!! And HUGE progress!! Only 2 weeks? WOW! You really are THE BEST MAKER here on YT!!

[@WalterMurch]

big thumbs up for Huey, Dewey, and Louie. I absolutely love silent running.

[@JaruzelUK]

Peak 70s Sci-Fi with a message that is still relevant (if not more so) today.

[@WalterMurch]

i watched it in '75, I was six at the time, didn't really understand all of it but it did make me cry when louis died. I've watched it so many times since and it stands out in my mind as more influential on my career as a vfx artist than star wars. @@JaruzelUK

[@hollowedge8307]

with electrolysis you get about 1828L of hydrogen and oxygen per 1L of water, so that creates a very efficient and reliable compressor. so long as you. 1) have a bubbler and mesh filter to prevent gas getting into the system. 2) use pneumatic muscles to fine tune the movement. 3) don't ignite the gasses that are used as rocket fuel. 4) add a condenser to recycle the gasses. 5) keep the system close to the centre of gravity. you can make all pneumatic robots you want, maybe combined it with electrical actuation for more dynamic walkers like an opendog V4 or use the electrolyser and a water wheel as a "heart" to increase runtime for your robots. (please look into this)

[@aaronclark8877]

That was an impressive start to the build. Nice one 😮

[@AerialWaviator]

Very impressive demo of a functional concept James. Just one interaction of hardware, and some software experiments to tune a basic algorithm, all in just a couple of weeks! Really looking forward to seeing the hardware design iteration with the extra hip servos. That should really enable many options for future experiments.

[@jhoanmartinez6288]

Just Amazing! I'm an engineering student, and when I saw those BD1 Robots, I told myself that I really wanted to do that (Or something like that). But I thought It was impossible or too difficult. Now that I've seen your video I'm very motivated. You are amazing! Blessings

[@Hardwareai]

Thanks for all the engineering work! I'll take the files and try out to apply some Reinforcement learning to it in the simulation, let's see how that works

[@exploring-electronic]

I'd watch video on that

[@daveyboon9433]

I love it! You have done well. I am always taken back by how big you build. Walking without twisting the hips and swinging arms must be difficult.

[@57thorns]

Yes, the chickenlike balancing of the head on the Disney variant is probably helping both with the balance and with any visual system on board (as it does for the chicken).

[@zachariahsawyer1882]

Brilliant presentation. I love that you are presenting the measurements that drive the code. You are showing the goals of the code and not presenting the code itself as a solution. That is awesome.

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

You read my mind, because I was literally thinking this reminded me of Huey, Dewey and Louie a split second before you said it. Now I need to see tha movie again.

[@viperarc]

Thank you James!

[@mike-stpr]

Ура!!!!!!!!! Новый шикарный проект! Восхищение со всех сторон!!!!!!!!! Но неужели еще две недели ждать? Долго(((((((((((((( СПАСИБО!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[@Roger_808]

i like it when the smart british man says lumps

[@segue2ant395]

Suggestion: attack/delay/decay trimming for gait, as a simple framework to control the aggression of foot down/up

[@polarvortex6496]

“Coefficient of wobbliness” Ah, yes, of course.

[@optillian4182]

If droids were real, I’d want a BD unit as a pet.

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

Love the big chonky aesthetic of this channel's projects. The controller is just as cool as the 'bot itself!

[@TurboLoveTrain]

One dude in his garage made something in a few weeks that probably took a team of Disney engineers years to accomplish. The power of DEI.

[@Warrigt]

The Disney ones are cool and adorable. James' one is amazing and sassy.

[@killingcarter7752]

was about to go to bed when i saw this video posted. xD love your content james.

[@BeefIngot]

Weird tip you might appreciate. There are these things called nylon rivets which are plastic push rivets that come in all sorts of different sizes (in Metric) and not only are removable (by simply pulling what you pushed), but require significantly less effort in cad as it reduces the amount of nut slots, threads or heat thread insert holes you have to make and instead, all you need is either 2 holes or one hole and a conical cavity for the expanding bit of the nylon thread. The ones you want are called R Type Nylon Rivets. Automotive rivets exist but they all are weird proprietary sizes so you're probably better served with these R Type nylon rivets with tons of different sizes that you can buy cheaply in bulk.

[@c.harris7823]

Very cool project James. Cant wait to see the next phase.

[@inventorbrothers7053]

I can't believe that by yourself you built such a great prototype in so little time! You are so smart!

[@invisiblewizard2538]

Excellent work as always! I love seeing both Elmo and Pino in your background, because I was involved in the toy safety compliance of those!

[@noogiesboogies2532]

been waiting for you to release a video about these!!

[@IBAndreas]

Great stuff as usual. I cant wait to see it with a head on and perhaps some emotive eyes.

[@davydatwood3158]

I'd never thought of chocking a threaded rod into a drill to get it in place. It's the little things that are the most useful!

[@sergioa.1530]

Such an awesome project, hope you do a BD-1 droid in the future 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@skiplgoebel8450]

Between you and Aurora Tech, I feel comfortable about humanity's future. Bravo!

[@_Piers_]

Excellent as always James!

[@Llamasmosher16]

13:55 "No fancy PID control", just P! Sounds like proportional control, correcting by a factor that is proportional to the error. I'm taking a course on control systems right now and it's super cool to see the amazing applications it has, sometimes simpler is better.

[@MenthosGB]

Brilliant and a Silent Runnings reference - one of my favourite films!!!

[@p838sfan]

Great work again. I'm looking forward to next video!!

[@Eutrofication]

I love how this is turning out! it looks adorable. Maybe he can have a name like Bruey?

[@sharpiestealer]

the disney ones are so precious!! i loved your version too but theirs are just so cute

[@nevernether3368]

I love the thought of making a droid like this love the video man

[@INGIE32]

Really like the new project. I'm really excited to see how it's gonna turn out!

[@Paul-rs4gd]

I'm really happy to see another robot project. That has always been my main interest as a maker.

[@mynung7008]

"reflecting the coefficient of the wobblyness of the table" - love it! I also like the rather simple math involved. Biology doesn't use differential equations to walk.

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

When I first saw that video of the droids walking around I immediately thought that they reminded me of birds, and now I realize why, when they walk, their heads move forward and back a little bit, like some birds such as cranes and chickens, this obviously is a form of stabilizing their bodies when walking.

[@thomashendricks9774]

When I first saw the video from Disney, all I could think about was I can't wait till James does this. Here we go...

[@elelcoolbey]

This is amazing, and if you make a second one you already have the lion's share of an ED209 for the RoboCop fans.

[@nirodha7028]

It’s definately on its edges…. that’s it! Make an ice skating robot next :-) Fun project for the holiday seasons coming up.

[@NakedGeep]

“Not bad for something I just threw together” is the biggest flex

[@DrJonD]

great work. Really impressive James

[@kbuzzz1063]

Please put on the eyes you made for the Arduino tutorial. It would be hilarious to see that!

[@mSparks43]

really nice, come such a long way.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Awesome work! Very impressive design in such a short time!

[@OZtwo]

Very very cool project! Please keep it going! want to see the finished robot!

[@suicidalbanananana]

Cool stuff as always! 👍

[@outofthebots3122]

You know with dynamixels you can not only control the position of the servo but also the speed at which they move and the amount of torque they move with.

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

Nice. Yes, like the Silent Running Robots.

[@julianlsproduction6319]

Yes! Please see it through to the full design with the head!!!

[@CutthroatBill]

This looks awesome. And not just the technical aspects either, I like how it looks at this stage. Just slap on some fake cameras/sensors on the front to mimic a robot face, maybe some antennas, and you'd be golden. :D

[@graysonmillar]

Nice!! Just a heads up you might want to do some contrast adjustment for the graph @ approx 7:51 I noticed it was showing as blank white until I tweaked my display. I think the lines are just too thin and the background pixels overtook the graph lines in my case. (1080p large scale display if that helps) love to see the new work at any rate James!

[@TheDarrenJones]

Definitely reminiscent of Silent Running's lovely droids... maybe they could be a future project?

[@jamesbruton]

Possibly, the legs are quite far apart though which makes it tricky

[@al201103]

Silent Running is such a classic. Made an indelible mark on my soul when I saw it as a kid. As did "Day of the Dolphin"!!!

[@weldeddaydreams]

Coefficient of Wobblyness is a turn of phrase I didnt know I needed until now.

[@LaneBeScrolling]

Your prototype immediately has me imagining a little toolbox buddy to follow you around the shop. Someday!

[@lellepost5488]

You are amazing! 👍

[@peterdlynes]

I am very impressed with your project. Thank you for sharing.

[@davidbrady5618]

Fantastic work!

[@katiebarber407]

i think disney modeled their kinematics after chickens

[@LLJW4]

Looking forward to the next one! I hope you do a whole video on the head, and adding some ears/antenna for extra emotional response!

[@maka5955]

Now we are back to really useful projects 👍

[@marktadlock5428]

A pivot servo mounted in the hip aera could assist in controlling balance.

[@McKuiken]

16:35 The coëfficiënt of the wobbeliness of the table 😍

[@andymouse]

Certainly not 'Silent Running' but definitely 'Noisy Walking'.....cheers !!

[@theoverlord3839]

How do you put out so many good videos and projects?

[@jamesbruton]

Work hard I guess

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

You really are my spirit animal, Bro. Love you channel.

[@nameless5512]

Trying to make a walking machine with no proper pilot is always challenging. Hard to believe we as humans have similar automated systems. Like gyroscopes to keep us balanced and upright, a biological processor, and several piston like things making up muscles, with an endoskeleton to boot.

[@WynterLegend]

That looks like a load of fun. Makes me wonder if you put a pair of arms on it, could your new robot wander about and pick things up to put in a basket it carries?

[@JustGeorgiaxD]

You sir, are incredible

[@robertoconnor8502]

The Disneyworld versions dont just use IMUs with a PID, they also use Reinforcement Learning.

[@azinfidel6461]

Well done....

[@illustriouschin]

Wow you figured out it's movement exactly.

[@doctoribanez]

Pretty awesome looking

[@CurtSlaten]

I was also thinking it looked like the robots from Silent Running. All you need is a little watering can. Great project.

[@valeriovettori4738]

Remember that not all surface are flat.... In order you assume to add 2 joints for leg...you Need anorther joint for foot inclination in case of X degree walking surface inclination...

[@barlowanimations1517]

Yes, James, it does remind me of Huey, Dewey and Louie.

[@thecrazy8888]

Stop short selling yourself, you've got skills man!

[@TheRealAlpha2]

"Whoops!" 😄 Great job managing expectations, there.

[@andersmeiniche2746]

I Good work 👍 I remember the 3 robots you mentioned. Nice film by the way

[@TheHairyBeastie]

Looking at the Disney ones shape it looks like the batteries or a counterbalance is between the legs to drop the centre of balance and aid with stability.

[@jamesbruton]

Possibly, although a stick with the mass higher up is easier to balance because the top moves slower and it doesn't fall over so quick

[@CodeZombie]

Batteries are in the back of the Disney droid, in some of the vids you can see it, its been identified as a Unitree Go1 24v pack.

[@Micreathonn]

Id love to see your cad design process

[@jonsommet]

Excited to see more development of this. I can see these guys working in factories.

[@Merlinhexer]

What would it look like if there was a flywheel with a one-sided weight in the top center? You would only have to time it with the movement and could thus compensate for the oscillation in the X axis. So when the right foot is in the air, the weight is on the left etc. etc.