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RE: He's real - savagecreature - 02-19-2015
Kresty created this in honor of your joining, Kurt! Feel free to use liberally and sprinkle about the forum!
RE: He's real - kresty - 02-20-2015
(02-18-2015, 08:13 PM)Kurt Zimmerman Wrote: There would be several different models for different scenes. Each round panel has a different design, the designs are actually outlines to opening compartments. The droid is said to carry a light saber, tools and some personal items- a self-propelled valet of sorts.
The round dots that are all over the outside is where a self-defense protruding spike system comes out, similar to a puffer fish. I think this little guy (most sites call it a 'she') is going to be the comic relief and the conduit for connecting the other characters, like R2 and C3PO were in the earlier films.
I figured the ports did stuff too. Are you going to make it do stuff?
RE: He's real - kresty - 02-21-2015
I still need to get my wife to modify her sphero.
RE: He's real - Kurt Zimmerman - 02-24-2015
Kresty, Thanks for the GIF
My compartments won't be able to open because I need to keep the inside of the lower ball clear for the drive mechanism.
My project is temporarily stalled due to deep snow that I don't want to shovel between my house and back garage. I couldn't even get R2 to help, and Chopper is worthless, he grumbled all the time he was working on the back deck!
![[Image: IMG_20150202_122024147_zpstnhuqycf.jpg]](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm115/kczimmy/R2D2%20project/IMG_20150202_122024147_zpstnhuqycf.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_20150202_123609387_zpslr0vwceo.jpg]](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm115/kczimmy/R2D2%20project/IMG_20150202_123609387_zpslr0vwceo.jpg)
I am assembling the components to experiment with a two-motor drive system, and five gyroscopes to balance the ball.
Kurt
RE: He's real - kresty - 02-24-2015
Hmm, you need better behaved droids!
My thinking for the ball was that the inner drive car would have a single gizmo that could shove out a port in the ball. Then I'd draw lines on the inside of the ball so that the car could detect the position of the outer ball, and therefore get to a position where a single opening port was aligned with the gizmo. Of course that still leaves the challenge of figuring out how to make a port open and still have the inside smooth enough to drive on!