• Small video to explanation the driving system of my plateform and the locking mecanism for to be able to push InMoov by hand while driving direction with the remote.
    I’m in the process to make a very small remote transmitter which could be held within the palm.

    • Thanks Gael, now I see how it all works. I like how you can detach the drive wheel to push it around manually. See my comments on Sebastiens’s post.

    • @Bob, to answer your previous questions on Sebastien’s post:
      The base can carry InMoov easily. You can add at least 10kg and the base can still ride fine as long as the floor is flat.
      When I use InMoov in the street, the wheels can overcome some holes if it rides full speed. If you look at my video, you can see a battery carrier between the two…[Read more]

  • Airwin InMoov driven with a wireless PS2 gamepad

    • I like your drive system. Can you share some details about the components you used to build it – motors, servos?

      • Thank you Bob, this InMoov plateform is widely inspired from the one Gael made. My components are coming from old broken stuff to make it low cost as it is a temporary solution waiting for legs :-).

        The arduino uno that manage the inmoov neopixel ring is now also used to read commands coming from a wireless PS2 Gamepad ( thanks to Bill Porter…[Read more]

    • i like your choice color in your inmoov!!!

    • Awesome, now we can go racing!!
      Thanks for all the links. I am still using a huge Transmitter gracefully given by Alessandro during the Paris Makerfaire, but I really want to build something much smaller which could transmit directly to the receiver.
      Having two functionality for the mobile plateform is super handy when you travel with…[Read more]

      • Sebastien and Gael, Thanks for sharing the details on your bases. They are very simple and efficient. How much weight can the base carry/move around. Gael, yes, EZ Robot can do the voice controls as well. I can run my drive motors with Voice command, or manually on the computer or mobile app. I’m looking at building a lighter base like this but…[Read more]

  • Gael Langevin posted an update 9 years ago

    Using MyRobotLab and creating a special control GUI with sliders.
    This might be using MaVo\’s GestureCreator in the background.

  • Gael Langevin posted an update 9 years ago

    Students at IES Vegas assembling the eye mecanism on InMoov\’s face.

  • Bob Houston posted an update 9 years ago

    A demo of the stomach rotation

    • Hi Bob

      Very cool movements .

      As you have done to make the system of wrist motion up and down ?

    • Ah cool!
      Finaly you can post videos again!
      I see you replaced one hand with the Flexi hand?

    • Nice video, Bob!
      I see the wrist also has a movement linkage. You might want to share your work with Juerg, as he is also working on something similar.

      • Yes, I hacked a flexihand and put the servos for the fingers in the palm of the hand and added a servo for the additional wrist movement. I have also just finished adding flexible joints to the original InMoov hand and it works pretty good and can hold objects fairly well. I posted a couple of videos on Youtube about the flexihand.

      • juerg replied 9 years ago

        RIght, you take a new route with servos inside the hand – very nice!
        My bending wrist uses another servo in the forearm and a few modifications on the existing wrist and hand parts – and it integrates a position sensor to allow the hand to stay horizontal. I am waiting for some cabling stuff as I want to have the forearm pluggable to the elbow.…[Read more]

    • Looks great! The flexihand seems better controlled – is that due to a design improvement in the parts or just better tuning during installation?
      PS I think we should chip in to buy you some switchplate covers so you can program your bot to install them 🙂

  • Bob Houston posted an update 9 years ago

    Hi, testing to see if I can post a picture here.

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years ago

    Hello,
    Just to share with you the very first wheel spin of Airwin this night. I hope the small motor coming from an old electric Kids Toy will not soon burn.

    • Ehi!!!
      There is something of a Déjà Vu.
      Using a golf caddie is a very good option!
      Is it sturdy enough? I am pretty sure your motors will do the job, InMoov is a light fellow!

      • Gaël, yes it’s widely inspired from what you do 🙂 . (i first write Wildly Inspired 🙂
        Sure “light is right”
        This Golf caddie is in aluminium so it is really sturdy, don’t know how many clubs it can support but one InMoov seems ok.

    • Nice looking base. How does it work? Do you have a video of it moving around?

  • Waaaoooo release of the MidStomach parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It’s been asked so many times, that even though you will have to re-print all these parts when the legs will be released, that I decided to upload those parts anyway.
    I also made a pretty good tutorial with it, so CHEER UP, and get your printers warmed u…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 1 month ago

    Tried to create a self levelling hand for InMoov. I use a BNO055 for the pitch/roll recognition and a Arduino Nano for the servo control.
    I had to redesign the hand connector to allow for a low friction movements of the strings. I used cutted nails and distance holders for easy movement. I have also redesigned WristLarge to have bumps on the wrist…[Read more]

    • Very nice Juerg!! This looks awesome!
      I like the accelerometer effect shown in your video. The place where you have set your servo is a place for to set an extra servo, so I’m glad to see you did good use of that space.
      I see you added a piece to mount the rear part of the servo. In one of my previous design the servo was lining sideway at that…[Read more]

  • anthony posted an update 9 years, 1 month ago

    Just received blue ribbon cable. Because Inmoov Numéro6 want to be pretty

  • Hi everyone!
    I uploaded all parts for the new eye mecanism inspired by Mats Onnerby and Bob Houston. The mecanism is more sturdy and gives wider degrees of rotation for the eyes.
    I created files that are simple to print with no support besides for EyeSupport and they require no modifications of EyeGlass (Face). Also I managed to use the same…[Read more]

  • Last night InMoov had something of a Picasso painting…
    Modifying the eye mecanism to adapt a mix of Mat and Bob to be able to use my previous face design along with the Hercules camera and the DS929HV servos.

    • OOOhhhh Yes,

      This is very good news Gael 🙂
      I will soon start printing the head, so your update is just on time 😉

      This week I will receive my new _XT filament from ColorFabb.
      I hope it’s a good filament to use for most InMoov parts, even for the shoulder mechanical parts.

      Other question about the camera, are you still happy with your…[Read more]

      • Well the hercules HD does a good job as far as what I do with it. But as I said it would be ideal to have a board for post processing things like tracking, face tracking, object color detections to let the computer do other tasks.
        The Pixy camera would be great but it is mounted on such a big board…

        • I will wait for this camera: https://openmv.io/
          Leon has ordered them via kickstarter 🙂
          This has the same results and is smaller !
          I hope the price is the same like the Pixy cam.

          The Pixy already used a 4-layer PCB, so it would be a hard work to make this smaller 🙂
          Option is to ask for a sort camera-shield mount option.

          • I use the raspberry PI camera in one of the eyes of the modified head. It’s much better quality than a USB 2.0 camera. And the intention is to use the Rpi to do image processing. You can even find a really small version of the camera. https://www.pi-supply.com/product/adafruit-spy-camera-raspberry-pi/

          • @Marten, As you mention in private message the OpenMV could be a nice option because it is python based and Open source which could be easily added to MyRobotlab with no need to use an extra Rpi.
            @Mats, I personnaly would rather a smaller device than having to use a Rpi for the image processing, because with the tests I did using the Rpi the fps…[Read more]

  • anthony posted an update 9 years, 1 month ago

    Happy HALoween !

  • Hello,

    here is the first video of “Hansi” with working Torso and Head

  • anthony posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    Tip i used to print special parts without support like this . Epoxy glue and hotted metal nail inside

  • The new dual track servo pulleys interfere with the cover of the hand. If you use them some material needs to be removed from the arm cover to make room for the front middle pulley. Thanks to Juerg who warned me that this could be a problem.

    • Hi Mats,

      Is this a option to use:
      https://copy.com/1K7hNQFiuvHMBHUh
      (sorry, there is no option to upload a picture directly in a commend)
      As you can see at the drawing, there is a normal sized part (left side) and a smaller sized part (right side).
      For the smaller side (with a oval form) you have to play to get the correct length you need.
      If…[Read more]

    • Hi Marten. I just cut of a few mm’s of the hand cover support. It’s only there to support the structure during print. I don’t want to replace the dual track pulleys since they work very well. Have a look here for a demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5S-8hjsMr8

      • Hi Mats,

        I’ve seen the video and the results are perfect !
        The option was more meant to update the Pulley’s for other InMoov builders, how like to use your Pulley’s, so they haven’t to cut anything 😉

        • From a math point of view, an excentric pulley will work very different. With two tracks, it’s just linear movements. The excentric can only work between very limited angles. With two tracks, you can rotate any angle. The ratio will still be the same.

    • Maybe reducing the filet height for the tendon, this way the pulley would be less high and wouldn’t cause a problem with the covers of the for arm.

    • Awesome solution for tensors Mats!
      Thanks a lot for it and for sharing it over thingverse!

      Saved me $$ on springs!

      😀

  • I added a new video to show the difference between the original servo pulley for the hand, and the new dual track pulley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5S-8hjsMr8

  • So, finally my UM2 Fan upgrade is done.
    Hopefully it gives me now a better “HangOver” result 🙂
    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1078510
    Next week I will go further with the servo pully’s including the springs.
    The spring will be used, to function like a servo_saver and at the same time to stretch the braided fishing line.…[Read more]

  • anthony posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    Hi robots it’s for your own good ! Intensity sensors . The problem is if we want monitor all the servo , there is lot of wires…

    • Hello Anthony,

      I hope this will give the option to monitor each finger.
      As you can see, the value isn’t straight (it’s now a pulsed signal) because of the 50HZ servo position update/feedback timing.
      I think we need something like a RC (Resistor/Capacitor) network, to filter the 50HZ to a constant…[Read more]

      • Hi ! I try to play with vref and gain potentiometer it’s better . Tks I will check your link . If we cant maybe we can do average about min / max / time pulsed signal

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    @monnerby
    Hi mats
    Currently on vacation in Japan (they have some nice robots here too but InMoov is not popular here).
    I can’t draw you a picture with my mobile but look at this – the servo has to travel 17 plus 27 mm for complete opening and closing. Depending on the servo you have installed (my mg995 can do about 210 degrees) this will be…[Read more]

    • Hi Juerg. I appreciate that you want to help. But from your answer, it is obvious that you don’t understand the basic problem. It has nothing to do with centering the servo. The servo needs to pull 27mm on one side to close the finger, while releasing 17mm on the opposite side. That is a difference of 10mm. Not a sum of 27 and 17. To open it…[Read more]

      • Hi Mats
        I think I got your point. When doing my first pulleys I had problems that they interfered with the cover, adding a second track would require lower built servos or a modified servo-bed? And the string-guiders will need to be adjusted?

  • A litte update to expain the reason that I redesigned the servo pulleys. I use the fingerstarter to explain. In the first picture the hand is open and both lines are stretched. On the second picture the hand is closed, but the lines are not stretched any more. To close the finger the servo pulls about 27mm and releases 27mm on the other end. But…[Read more]

    • Pictures were uploaded in a different order than I expected. So the last picture shows the open finger with lines stretched and the two other when it’s closed and the lines are not stretched anymore.

      • hi mats
        Maybe I see things the wrong way but I do not understand why you have to modify the pully. Set your servo to the middle position than add the pully with a 10 mm offset towards the closing side. In MRL define a mapping that covers the 44 mm range for the full movement with your servo?

  • Video of testing the new servo pulleys for the hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwx3JIakDV0

  • I have made new servo pulleys for the hand. They have two tracks with different diameters, since you need to pull a longer distance to close the hand than to open it.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1074604

    • This looks interesting – How would you describe the improvment to the hand’s movement?

      • To close one finger you need to pull 27mm but to open it again only 17mm, The 10mm in difference will result in that the lines easily fall out of the tracks, The servos will also have a deadband of 10mm before they start to pull, With this construction the lines will be stretched all the time, so the fingers will keep their position better.

    • The reason I am asking is if you think the springs that were introduced to keep the strings tight would still be needed ?

      • Good question. I don’t think that springs are necessary, but if you turn the wrist, the lines will be tightened. So you have to compensate for that by relaxing the tension on the lines a little,

        • Hi Mats
          Can’t really see why you want to modify the pully. Put your servo to middle position and add the pully with an offset to the closing position that will account for the different distances for opening and closing. The use the mapping feature of mrl to adjust the overall distance for your servo in use?

        • I posted an update to explain the probem.

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    Yeah, MyRobotLab the InMoov brain sowtware is also on the Shoulders covers, pretty nice tatoo 🙂

  • I just modified the CableHolderWristV4 to V5.

    It is now screwed with the servo instead of being glued to the servo.

    InMoov

  • I’m wondering how Gareth, or anyone else, would proceed to use the below Blender file along with virtual InMoov to create simili human gestures.

    The c3d addon for Blender is in the preferences to be added.

    http://inmoov.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/walking_slow03.c3d

    If we could these kind of files along with the riggs of virtual InMoov, it…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    Wrist Range
    Probing my hand I I have about a 180 degrees range of turning the wrist, InMoov (depending on the used servo) about 110 degrees in my case.
    I have read through Anar’s version of a 180 degree wrist but it looks like to be a lot of detail work and probing…
    Given the range of my MG966R is about 210 degrees another solution might be to…[Read more]

    • Yes totally do-able. During my design I tested a winch servo which could rotate at 360 degree. What happens though is, more it rotates and more it pulls on the tendons.
      Though I have been recommending 0.8mm braided fish line, you certainly could reduce the holes to let your 0.6mm go through. Also I would like to mention that my first design of the…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

    Bicep Back Cover (second try, first link did not work and no edits on published messages available)
    Hi
    Worked on a back cover for the bicep.

    see http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1060928

    There is some doubt it will work with the nervo board in place. As I do not use them I need somebody to give it a try and tell me what needs to be changed.…[Read more]

  • Maker-Faire 2015 Update 5:

  • Maker-Faire 2015 Update 4:

  • Maker-Faire 2015 Update 3:

  • Maker-Faire 2015 Update 2:

  • Maker-Faire 2015 Update 1:

  • Hand/Arm Update:

  • Maker-Faire 2104 Update:

  • Here some pictures from the new ServoBed:
    I’ve replaced two servo’s more to centre, to get some more hight.
    I’m almost finished with the last RotaWrist parts.
    When these are ready, I need to check the RobCableFront part.
    I need to (re)move some holes in this part.

  • Last night and today I’ve printed all the RobParts.
    Now I’m printing a new ServoBed and tomorrow I will start with all RotaWrist parts.
    When that’s ready, the complete ForArm and Hand are ready for use 🙂

  • Feeling like showing your InMoov is powered by MyRobotLab ?
    These little covers go on each shoulder.

    InMoov

    InMoov

  • Servo Pulley can now be downloaded: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1052776
    I will upload more sizes later these day\’s.

  • Last day of Makerfaire Berlin for Tonerwerk with his very nice InMoov. Check the pictures he posted on the forum:
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/inmoov/vyEVQvZ0cjU%5B1-25%5D

  • So, during some spare time this day’s, I’ve printed a complete Right hand.
    All in PLA and everything fits well 🙂
    My next step is to start with the Right underarm parts, so I can install all servo’s and connect these to all the Fingers.

    Here some pictures from the complete Right hand:

    • Woouuiii !
      Nice prints! Well now the forarm and you just about ready to have a Right hand!

      • Haha, I can’t wait…
        I’m printing the last day’s at Day and Night… 🙂
        I hope the forearm is ready in about two day’s.

        Next day’s I will check all the lengths which each finger needs to lift them completely with the new servo pulley.
        So I can start re-designing the pulley for each finger.


  • Bob Houston is having problems posting on the community activity, therefor he requested I would do it for him. If you also encounter problems which don’t allow you to post pictures or videos, let us know on the forum, we will try to figure the problem.
    Bob has remixed a new eye mechanism which is pretty cool! It is…[Read more]

    • @ Bob Houston,

      This looks awesome dude, great work and a cool upgrade to the InMoov !

      I can’t wait to see some more video’s with the Eye tracking options 🙂

    • bonjour tout le monde!
      est ce que bob Houston pourrait faire partager a la communauté inmoov les plans et les fichiers stl de son châssis et la colonne sur roue qu’on voit sur la vidéo youtube?
      merci d’avance

  • For the complete Right hand, the Thump is ready:

  • Here a video again, with the new servo pulley which is specially designed for a Finger movement.
    It’s designed for servo’s which can turn a full 180 degrees.
    This Pulley gives a better torque and there’s less change to move to much to destroy the servo or finger.
    There are two option about the spring (in this video I’m using a elastic cord…[Read more]

    • Nice!
      So the white is the elastic cord and it runs all the way to the end of the finger, if I juge the white spot at finger tip.
      What kind of elastic cord? Don’t you think it will stretch more and more over time?
      I also can see the asymetric effect on the black braided line.

      • Hi Gael and thanks for your comment and time 🙂

        The elastic cord is a basic peace which you normally will use for clothes.
        It’s now just to do the job of the spring.
        I’ve ordered some springs and have to wait they will be here.

        I hope the asymmetric effect is in a positive way 🙂
        At the end of the finger position, the servo can give more…[Read more]

  • Here some better pictures the new servo Finger pully together:

    • Interesting design! I like the idea to set the servo horn within the pulley. They might be a bit too thick to fit under arm covers though… Let us know.

  • I’ve made a other servo pully.
    I hope to get soon the springs because they are needed in this design.
    Here two pictures from a mounted pully at a servo and a picture with some views from the drawing:

    • Hi Marten
      I think before changing the pullies we should agree what the mechanical requirements are for the fingers.
      In my arms I use mg996R and they can turn about 110 deg to the left and to the right (total 220). So when Gael says he can move all fingers with the exception of the middle one with an unmodified HK15298 servo which allows only 45…[Read more]

      • Hi Juerg,

        Thanks for your input about this.

        The good thing to use a 180 degrees pully, is that there is less change to break any mechanical parts.
        A other good thing is, there is a higher resolution to place/hold the finger at his position.
        Have you seen my Finger Starter video ?
        Here I’m using a MG996R servo and it turns a full 180 degrees…[Read more]

  • First test of the servos. The neck works fine. Jaws needs to be changed to increase the speed of movement. Eye servos tested but not connected to the eyes.

    • That looks like a very good design I really like the eye movement

    • Hey cool ! Thanks for posting the video!! I love to see stuff like that. Yes the speed of the jaw needs to be increased. Bob Houston has made a remix for the eyes, I wonder if it fits in one normal InMoov head.

  • just started to print the ServoBed Part.
    I’ve edited the drawing to make it more 3D printer compatible 🙂
    By some servo mount places it wasn’t the best way to print.
    Here the new drawing:

  • Rosario posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Excuse me. but I translated with Google translated. I do not want offerndere your language.
    Ok, thanks for your replies. I only speak Italian.
    I have to admit that she pushes me to continue. The hardware Inmoov is complete. With programming in Visual Basic 2015 and the 84-channel interface, Imoov is fully functional, MOOV moves well. When with…[Read more]

    • Hello Rosario,
      Google translate doesn’t do miracles yet, ahaha.
      Using the chatbot AIML files with MRL works only with recent versions. I believe the version 1.0.99 is too old for that.
      Try the version 1.0.119.
      Here on github there is the scripts of Kevin which I used to make InMoov use ProgramAB. Alessandro is also Italian and he certainly could…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    I would like to add a bit more control of the hand to keep it more horizontally (things tend to fall off Marvin\’s hands). Any success stories or frustration reports about that?

    • Hello,
      I have found a pretty good solution last year. I didn’t post about it because I wanted to test it before. The hand was set up at an exhibit running the whole day for nearly two months, and the result was concluant.
      I will upload the STL files when I get a moment.
      http://inmoov.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC07186.jpg
      The springs instead…[Read more]

      • It’s good to have control of the string length at the pulley, maybe your tutorials should include this update?
        For the springs – I think it’s good to keep the strings under tension – great pictures and nice cabeling! But e.g. a bit of a fragile object might still be broken because the servo won’t stop?
        I see you use your preferred HK servos in…[Read more]

        • The basic problem is that the you need to pull a longer distance in one direction that the other. For example the major finger needs to be pulled 27mm to close but only 17mm to open. So the servo pulleys needs to be redesigned to have two different lanes, with different diameters. I have started to experiment, but the pulleys I try now are to…[Read more]

          • @juerg, the servos won’t break parts, at least it never did on any of the hands I have assembled. In MyRobotLab you set the Min and Max for each servo, this avoids the servos to force further than necessary.
            The pulleys mounted on the HK15298, even though it rotates only 90 degrees, can actuate fully all fingers, only the Majeure finger is…[Read more]

            • Thanks for posting the spring design. I think springs has to be part of the solution, since turning the wrist will pull on both sides of the servos. A different design of the pulleys may decrease the length that the springs need to flex.

            • Springs will the best/easiest way to solve the problem.

              I will use this Pully, including a spring to let the finger go down again.
              I haven’t springs at home to test, so here some different views from my drawings and a mounted pully at a servo:
              https://copy.com/AU86iOeAAAVYHLev

              This Pully size is fine for the Index finger, when the servo makes a…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    I would like to close up the back sides of the biceps. If nobody has this in his pipeline I could start work on it.

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    I have added more SCAD files for creating individual parts for different servo dimensions
    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1023923

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    I have tried to come up with a howto about my method of finger string assembly
    http://snaptip.com/y4dc2d66lh/inmoov-finger-strings

  • Hello guys,
    Here are some more pictures of the new back for InMoov. It integrates a ThinkPad Tablet 8″ which can be replaced with other tablets fitting the same width size specs. A clip on, printed mechanism, makes it easy to insert or remove.
    Access to the two Arduino Mega and the Nervo Boards is easy once the tablet is removed.
    Access to the…[Read more]

    • Sorry for posting so fast Just got excited when I saw the pictures from your trip you posted, when do you think you will release them?

      • I got totally excited myself when finally I could mount them on my InMoov.
        Yes I will release them. A few little things to modify, specially where the clavi potentiometer rotates, and also the battery holder needs to go a little lower to let access to the power cable of the Tablet.

    • That is a really nice back. Looks good and will protect all the electronics and hide some of the servos.

  • The eye mechanism can be found here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1035688

  • I’m almost finished with the head. Next step is to connect the servos to the Arduino and power supply.

  • So here a simple test video from the FingerStarterKit:
    (At this moment, I only use the default servo pulley which is included by the servo)

    • Here the Arduino code, which has a servo slow function included:

      #include

      Servo myservo; // create servo object to control a servo

      int potpin = 0; // analog pin used to connect the potentiometer
      int val; // variable to read the value from the analog pin
      int Pos;

      void setup()
      {
      myservo.attach(9); // attaches the servo on pin 9…[Read more]

      • Here a direct link to download the the code:
        https://copy.com/oAbFa2h1JoIPBVc7

        • Hi Marten,
          I always like to see videos, they tell so much more than words!
          That carbon filament is great looking!
          I did make a Arduino script when I was testing the carbone foam sensors on the finger starter. I’m wondering if I still can find it in all my data. It could maybe help you or others, as I recall it was a bit of a different approach.

          • Found the script back in my data base:

            #include

            const int servoPin = 3;
            const int sensorPin = A0;
            int sensorReading;

            int pos = 0; // variable to store the servo position

            Servo myservo;

            void setup(){
            Serial.begin(57600);
            myservo.write(0); // Open finger.
            pos = 0;
            myservo.attach(servoPin );
            }

            void loop(){
            sensorReading =…[Read more]

            • Hi Gaël,

              Thanks for sharing your code to.

              The best way to use this sort sensor, is to include a servo slow (step-based movement) which I have included in my code.
              The code what I’ve shared isn’t the code what we need right now.
              It was just to test the reaction from the sensor as I showed you in Eindhoven.

              If we use a step-based movement, the…[Read more]

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  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Just read an article about servos – it provided some insights I would like to share.
    http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-servos.html

    • It’s true that understanding how a servo works is a good starting point. Though I must say that some things about servos still don’t make sense to me, ahaha.
      An example, why on most website selling servos, the specs rarely mention what is the maximum degree rotation a servo can achieve. It seems to be something you should discover once you bought…[Read more]

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    I have created a small howto about my currently preferred finger assembling.

    http://snaptip.com/h9quouigwr/inmoov-my-method-of-assembling-finger-parts

    • Clean prints in your how to! What resolution do you print with?
      Your requirement for drill bits is slightly smaller than mine, it varies pretty much according to your printers settings and filament supplier.

      • Thanks Gael
        My printer is a Multec 300 and I print most everything with 0.1 mm layer and 2.85 mm filament.
        After spending a lot of time with aceton slurry and removing/reattaching the print bed sheet I print now only PLA-HT on a “never have to change” printbed. The vertical surfaces tend to be a bit rough, I assume due to the fact that the Z-axis…[Read more]

  • anthony uploaded a new picture: reduced gear 9 years, 3 months ago

    I reduce little gear cause servo mount rubber :
    Dont know if its usefull or not

    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1024435

    • Rubber mounts, rubber mounts… I have so many of them in a little plastic bag by now! Let us know if your InMoov is less noisy than mine (I don’t know how we could measure that in decibel) , vibrations make noise in the robot structures.

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi
    Tried to create a arm rotcenterv2.scad file that allows for specifying your individual servo dimensions. From the OpenScad.scad file you can – after specifying your 5 measures in the script – render your individual 3d object and export it as .stl. In the script you will also find the instructions how to create the stl for the opposite side.
    No…[Read more]

    • Awesome time, isn’t it? I loved lego when I was a kid, I can imagine how cool it must be to download the parts, print them, then assemble them. And of course see it moving because of programming!
      Are you using MyRobotLab?

      • It’s just pure fun and exhilarating dude long time ago i was not so happy to make soming like this ! I m not using MyRobotLab for now . Only low level servo command. I have just an incomplete hand for now. But when inmoov finish i start MyRobotLab and hope give a soul to inmoov 🙂

  • anthony uploaded a new picture: PLA Gears 9 years, 3 months ago

    PLA Gears :
    1 shell
    0.1 layer
    0.35 nozzle
    0.83 flow
    180/185° nozzle
    retract distance : 3,60

    • Hi Antony
      your gears sure look good but the specs about printing are tightly bound to your PLA producer, your print device and whether you are really sure about the absolute temperatures your printer is showing you. I can measure the bed temperature with my laser device but even with this my printer manufacturer neglects that the printer need a…[Read more]

      • Hi ! I try lot of settings and pla before concerning my vertex k8400 more temp = unstable layer + filament stuck. I learn the PLA quality and old age change a lot too . I m not sure about real temp just my finger say it very very hot aie 🙂 . I m actualy testing more low bed temp too ( 45° ) It seem wraping desapear completly . I upload soon…[Read more]

  • So, just finished the Finger Support plate for the servo and the Arduino board.
    I hope to have some spare time tomorrow to buy some glue for the finger parts.

    For the servo I will draw a smaller pulley so the servo can give more torque with less power.
    (original it use 90 degrees to move the finger up and down, I like to give it a try to use…[Read more]

    • Hey nice Marten!!
      I like that Carbon PLA. I remember the parts you showed me in Eindhoven, the quality was very good!
      Pulley rotates 90 degrees because the HK15298B digital servo recommended for the hand rotates only 90 degrees.
      That being said, you can use any servo you like with Finger Starter and of course model your own pulleys. 🙂

      • Hey Gael,

        The CarbonFil is more PET based !
        And yes, it’s nice material to use but it needs some attentions for the first layer.
        (OK I’m still playing with some settings like Nozzle Temp and PrintSpeed)

        About the servo:
        The thing what I hope to test, is that we can use smaller servo’s so we getting less weights in the Arms !
        Each gram what we…[Read more]

  • Finger Starter, the very first things i 3D print. A really good starting point on the InNoov project and robotics.
    If you can do a Finger you can print a Robot :-).
    Nails are paint by my daughter
    Servo base is in PLA and the finger in ABS

    Finger Starter

    • Haha, It’s good that you say that the nails where painted by your daughter 🙂

      For a first print it looks very well printed.
      Have fun with it.

      (I see you have placed a link in your message, is the link bug fixt ?)

      • Hello Marten,
        haha i’m going to open the first french manucure for robots :-), most seriously i think to use this to easily detect the finger position using color detection in the pictures
        I have a flash forge creator : it produce very good print at the begining, but after 50 hours, the 3mm aluminum plate start curving, even with a glass plate…[Read more]

  • Just finished the last finger pieces for the Finger Starter Kit.
    All are printed with CarbonFil with a 0.2mm layer hight.
    (I now, it’s better to use 0.1mm 🙂 )

    • Hey looks great. Many, many more parts to print however …
      I give a filing to the finger parts where they move against each other because the printing in layers creates imperfect vertical surfaces.
      I do not want your pieces get broken but does it feel like the you might brake the parts when assembling them? I broke several with PLA and ABS when…[Read more]

      • I don’t now yet with the fingers.
        The CarbonFil is great stuff and feels strong.
        I’ve used this to make some prototype parts for my Camera Gimbal.
        And it didn’t break 🙂
        For now I’m still waiting for advice about which glue I can use for this CarbonFil.

        I will come back to this question if I now more 😉

        • Hi
          thanks for your comment. What is your print bed made of and what temp / preparations do you need to make the pieces stick to it?

      • I got the same trouble. Happily with abs it can be repaired quickly with acetone.
        Some times after I found this tip, just heat to smooth the holes. It looks like Mats Önnerby tips with airgun to mount pla parts but with a solder iron.
        Have a look on this video :

        Hope it can help.

        • Hi Juerg and Sebastien,

          I’m still using the standard clean glass plate from the UM2.
          After each print, I’m cleaning the plate directly when it’s still hot.

          For CarbonFil I’m using a temp from 255 C and the heated bed is set to 60 C.
          I’m still playing with some settings.
          Most important thing is that the plate needs to be levelled well and very…[Read more]

          • I think I will sit down and create a video about my finger assembling techniques including the strings. Watch out for it.

    • Great prints Marten!
      In the video posted by Sebastien, the idea is great! Specially if you drilled the holes a bit too wide.
      But be sure that finger stays loose, in the video they are stiff, rigid, and that is not okay for the movement. The finger should move freely at each joint.

      • Haha, yes the video is good for all the joint parts.

        I was more focused how to glue all fingerparts together like part-1 with part-2 etc….
        CarbonFil is PET based and PET is difficult to glue normally.
        I hope the 30% of carbon-mix will make it easier to glue this together.

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    3d printing with ease
    Please understand – I definitely do not want to create product placement in my blog – just let me tell you my InMoov printing difficulties.
    I first thought ABS and badly failed, nothing sticked to my print bed. Then listening and reading many experts opinions I switched to PLA. I gladly agreed because nothing worked with ABS…[Read more]

    • A Perfect Print Bed is like the quest for Holy Grail. All infos about it are welcome.
      What is the “rescue” material you finally use from mtplus?
      I tried so many things and materials for the perfect printing bed before starting InMoov project. Blue tape, UhU glue on glass, Buildtak, Ninja Board, ABS slurry on acrylic, bakelite and so on. I use…[Read more]

      • I use a Velleman Vertex K8400 printer with an unheated glass bed with BuildTak. PLA sticks well to it. The BuildTak has to be replaced about once per month. I have never tested ABS. The printer has three fans to cool down the PLA. I have to use a lot of force to break any part. It they break, you may have to little infill or to thin walls. I use a…[Read more]

        • Hi Mats
          never seen BuildTak before but the web page promises exactly what I got with my material. I haven’t touched my printbed for 3 month’s now with printing times in average probably 3 hours/day.
          Juerg

      • It looks to be kept secret what material it is. It is also rather expensive but after having encountered so many problems I gave it a try (beside other materials) – and at least for me and my PLA-HT it works like a charm.
        When I compare ABS prints with the PLA-HT the second is much more robust (like I can not brake the large lower arm parts…[Read more]

    • Buildtak didn’t work with ABS for me, I managed to nearly destroy the surface after the third print. ABS temperature is too high for the Buildtak and causes to scare the surface rapidly. I didn’t try with PLA. But I have seen very good results at various 3D print shows.

  • juerg posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Replacement Servo for omoplate

    After burning quite a few HS805BB I wanted to try another smaller servo which had interesting specs, the tgy-mg959 v2.
    I have added the redesigned holster which maintains the geometry to thingiverse (look vor InMoov omoplate).
    It should also work for rotate and shoulder and sure would look sharp on the robot.…[Read more]

    • Awesome good test and results! Thanks for sharing Juerg.
      Definitely something usefull for to make the servos smaller. Speed seems to be the same as the HS805BB, what are the torque specs?

      • Hi Gael
        Thanks for your comment.
        I bought it for the hobbyking statement 30kg/6v and 0.15s/6v for 60 deg. The servo I got is named v2, but you can also find other statements where only 15 kg are given. Do not know but performance looks to be acceptable and I am quite sure it could be good for other HS805 replacements. It is rather easy to change…[Read more]

  • Rosario posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Salve ho completato tutta la stampa 3d di inmoov inseriti tutti i servi + scheda arduino mega e uno e non riesco a far funzionare il software . la funzione tracking imoovhead(myrobotlab) non muove i servi.

    • Hi nuararosario,
      Can you give more details about you have done and installed?
      Does a simple test with Arduino sketch, controlling just one servo works?
      Are you using the Nervo Board or did you build something yourself?
      More details will give us info to help you better.

  • Hello InMoovers,

    Last week I received my six servo’s for one InMoov Hand 🙂
    I hope soon to start printing this.

    Before I start with this, I like to upgrade my UltiMaker-2 with a new 3DSolex Olsson Block and a BuildTak 3D Print Surface.
    I also ordered some extra Nozzles for this Olson Block.
    – One RVS 0.4mm for printing with CarbonFil.
    – O…[Read more]

    • Woouiii you are going to make wonders with that printer!
      You should have told me when we were in Eindhoven that you wanted to build the hand to make some tests with the hall sensor, I could have brought you one that I keep for my robot in case it breaks.
      Yeah, print first the finger starter it will be easier. Let me know for the finger tip design…[Read more]

      • Hi Gael,

        Thanks for your offer about the spare hand 😉
        It’s no problem to print it myself, it’s a good test for my new UM2 configuration.

        I think there is a easy way to place a magnet in the top from the Vingers.
        This peace is printed in two parts, so I can drill a hole from 2mm in on of the parts.
        For the Hall sensor I’m not sure about the…[Read more]

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years, 3 months ago

    Stomach in progress this week, ouch the most difficult is to paint the finger in black 🙂

  • @ambroise super, Really looking forward to see the video

  • I had several ideas when I started to print the head. The large servo was more expensive than a small, so I tried to replace it with a standard size sero. I also wanted to mount a better camera in the head than a USB camera. My modified head contains a Raspberry PI 2 with a Raspberry Pi Camera module mounted in one of the eyes. It also contains…[Read more]

    • wooouu, setting the brain in the skull.
      What sort of camera did you set in?
      I tested my full InMoov with the Raspi2 and was a bit disapointed with latency. The Odroid U3 was also having latency…
      Let us know your Rasp2 acts when you will be using speech recognition along with OpenCV tracking, so we can share comparison.

      • I use a Raspberry PI Camera module connected directly to the Raspberry CSI port. I has really good quality for still pictures and video stream is OK. I tried to use it with MRL and the OpenCV service, but I got some error messages. I will sort it out with the developers of MRL. Thay are all very nice, skilled and helpful people.

        • Others have tested the Raspi Camera module into MRL with success. Your errors might be related to which version of MRL you are using.
          When I tested the camera with the Raspi2, I was using version 1.1.107 and it was working fine, though with latency.

  • This is a part of the Bicep. I use PLA, and it's not as soft as ABS. So when I tried to mount them together, it was impossible, because it wouldn't flex. But PLA gets soft at relativley low temperatures, so I used a heatgun at a low setting to heat the connections. After heating the plastics for a short while, it was easy to mount them together.…[Read more]

  • Hand and forarm printed in black PLA. I use recessed M3 screws to hold it together. I drill a 3mm hole in the part to be mounted. In the part that it should be mounted to, I first drill a 2.3 mm hole and then I use a 3mm taps to make a thread. It's not easy to make the thread straigth by hand, so I mount it in a drill.The 8mm screws are made from…[Read more]

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello,
    Is somebody try voices for inmoov comming from Voxygen French cie ?

  • Some time ago I was in Poitiers, invited for the Gamers Assembly by Quai-Lab. I met some young fellows that wanted to build legs for InMoov following good dimensions and my 3d view concept. Here is what they have achieved so far, they started to print them as…[Read more]

  • InMoov with realistics eyes by Peter Anderson

  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago

    City Blagoveshchensk. Space Festival for young engineers in Russia. Cosmodrome “Vostochny” ( “Eastern Spaceport”) >

    • We certainly want more pictures!! Great sytem for stand alone as well.
      The legs seem a bit small in proportion, but it looks darn good altogether!! I bet the crowd appreciated.

      • Thanks Gael. legs will be longer. More photo after Geek Picnic in Moscow. My robot will be read Dostoyevsky on this show. I hope that everything will be fine.

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago

    >Airwin first video…

  • Sebastien posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago

    Airwin InMoov robot first video

  • Bob Houston made a modification to my neck mecanism, which is pretty cool.

  • Hand Update and Head Update with eyes

    • Very good job on the hands and head!
      You got a very good finish for the hands as well. Will you spray the head or keep it with the Primer spray?
      Super!

  • Part 2

  • Hand 95 % finsih >

  • Part 2

    • Hey very clean work!! What did you spray on it? Polyester car filer?
      I see, you did close the holes around the mouth. Nice job and keep us posted!!

      • I use white prime for all material.

        I can tell you what work it was:

        1. I printed some parts together – like you know
        2. i use “one-second glue” to put the parts together
        (that i will get one part)
        3. i use gast ( german “gips”) – then i drag the head
        4. i spray with primer.
        5. again drag the head
        6. from 3. to 5. i think 10 times.

        So after 2…[Read more]

      • PS: I forgot one important info:

        I printed all parts in PLA in 100% with a Ultimaker 2 in 0.1 layer thickness with 50 mm/s . So i one way it take a while, but on the other hand i have the possibilty to polish/drag/grind the part or cut small pieces away.

  • Inmoov Head before get a color shower 😉

  • Но главным детищем Яна стал «InMoov». Это робот, напечатанный на 3D принтере с программным кодом управления, взятым из «open source».
    InMoov build by Ian, a Russian student.

  • arjun m posted an update 9 years, 8 months ago

    I have started building the Inmoov robot, finished almost of full left hand , chest, head ,eyes . >

  • arjun m posted an update 9 years, 8 months ago

    Hai everyone ,

    Thanks gael for the creating the account for me.

    arjun >

  • Here is Bob’s base for his InMoov. Nice and clean job, we can’t wait to see it moving around a little further.

  • Here is another use of InMoov in Russia, University Kharkov Ukraine.
    http://goodnewsagency.blogspot.fr/2015/03/robot.html

  • I created a tutorial for the Nervo board available on the shop, using some of Martens pictures, to help you during your assembly.

    Nervo Board tutorial

    I sure hope this helps.

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  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    design

    • Interesting design. Do you think the robot will be able to walk? I think it is still possible to attach a tail for stability.

    • Wooo iii nice posts all together and great job with the screen and legs!
      I think there is going to be interest with the legs you made.
      Are you going to share the files as Open Source for others to download? If you do, let me know I wlll add the link in the InMoov derivatives.

  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    New bumper

  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    New bumper

  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    Nervo boards

  • Alex posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    Nervo boards. With boards robot working very well !!!

  • Alex uploaded a new picture: Nervo board 9 years, 9 months ago

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  • Alex uploaded a new picture: Nervo board 9 years, 9 months ago

    Nervo board. With boards robot working very well !!!

  • For the fun, what if we print a big hexapod for InMoov

  • InMoov Bartender. Very cool video! Richard has done a very good job with his InMoov Andrew.

  • Never heard of that one…

    Robot Story Time

  • Timelapse at Canterbury University New Zealand

  • InMoov Jarvis

  • Posted for Jhack, whom also seem to encounter problems with posting on the site:

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  • BoB tried to post his latest video, but apparently he has problem doing it, He asked me to try for him, let see if it works:

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