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Finalized the head case design

A project log for P.A.L. - Self Programming AI Robot

P.A.L. : Personable Autonomous Learning - Self Programming Robot that learns and grows - Each robot developes a unique personality.

thundersqueakThunderSqueak 06/24/2016 at 19:030 Comments

Uploaded the 123D files for the head. The sizing is off, for the current version I am printing these at 1750% the size, as that is the largest my printer will allow. This means that the head_front is 199.84mm x 26.25mm x 80.84mm. What matters is that you print it all the same scaling and that it is large enough to fit the components.

After I decide on if I am going to use either a large servo or the cheep stepper motors I found, I will upload the neck components.

Any holes that I need in the final design I will cut with a hot knife and make a note of it in the log. I know I will need at least 2 small pushline holes in the head_front and one larger 10mm hole for wires in the Head_back. The tool used to "drill" the holes will be a wood burner with an x-acto blade. This should keep the plastic from cracking.

I did not include these in this design as placement of servos may change depending on where they are placed inside the head.

The head files are being printed in a clear PLA at a layer thickness of 30 microns for the final versions. The printer used is a CEL Robox.

Additional information:

The head is broken up into 3 sections, this is to allow me to print the entire portion, but more importantly lets me mount servos in the middle section (most likely hot glue) and put the electronics into the back section. The front section will hold the sensors and speaker.

I am releasing all files in this project under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/


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