3D Printed Robotic Hand: Part 5 -- Programming and Debugging

Now that I have finished building the hand and the glove, it was time to start writing the programs for the hand and glove. For the glove, I simply just used the code from an Instructables. It was created by Gabry295. The link to the instructable is:

Chasing Paralympic Dreams

Over the past 3 years I've been training for triathlons, or as adaptive athletes call then "paratriathlons." It started with a short sprint paratriathlon, and I eventually graduated to finishing a full IRONMAN triathlon. These days, I train daily toward my dream of making the 2016 USA Paralympic Team.

To accomplish this, I have to compete in ITU sanctioned paratriathlons throughout the 2015 season. I wouldn't be able to compete without the help of my main sponsor AION Recovery. Unlike most drug rehabilitation facilities, AION was started for all the right reasons. Not only does AION Recovery help people fight and overcome drug addiction, they're also selflessly helping me chase my paralympic dream throughout the 2015 race season. For that, I'm forever grateful.

Modified Bike Project: Part 4 -- The Bike

This was a four-month project that included hard work and some thinking outside the box. Here is the final product.

Started with a stock Cimatti city bike frame, chopped up and a hard tail from a triumph motorcycle that was welded on.

3D Printed Robotic Hand: Part 4 -- The 3D Printed Hand Build

In this post I will be going over in the building of the 3D printed hand. You can find the files from inmoov.fr. Inmoov is an open source 3D printed life size robot where you can print various parts of a robot. Here you can find the files to print the hand. I also found an instructable on instructables.com that has the files already ready to just download and print.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Robotic-Hand-Controlled-by-a-Glove-and-Arduino/

I started by printing the smaller prints at a few files at a time.

A printout of a finger and circular horns for the servos

Arduino Robot Project: Part 5 -- Video Demonstration

Hey guys!

I finally got a chance to record the line follower in action. I had to readjust some numbers in the code for it to be able to work. The floor here is different from where I was initially testing the line follower. So, I got different readings from the infrared detectors. But here's a quick video of the line follower. There was a part where the line follower seems to stop but it was because a piece of the tape was sticking out. So it got in the way since the robot has a low clearance to the ground.

3D Printed Robotic Hand: Part 3 -- The Glove Build

In this post I will be going over in the making of the glove that will control the 3D printed hand. I started off by first soldering the 5 47K ohm resistors onto the LilyPad's pads a0, a1, a2, a3, and a4. I also soldered the resistors together as shown in the picture below.

From there I went ahead and started to create holes at the top of each flex sensor by using a needle. I will be sowing through this hole to the glove to create a good attachment to the glove.

Traxxas TQi Telemetry Radio and App: Part 1 -- Project overview

Project overview, goals, methodology, process/tool (April 2015)

I have been given a generous opportunity by Boca Bearings to replace all my bearings in my Traxxas Jato 3.3 nitro Truggy. From the moment this car was purchased the intent was simple, go fast, and go very fast. It is a 3.3cc nitro methane engine using a "somewhat" stock RTR. The reason for Traxxas was the readiness of available parts and the most importantly their TQi (Top Qualifier intelligent) 2.4 GHz 4-Channel radio system. There is a little known fact that this data can be exported from the "Traxxas Link" app. It is this amazing feature which makes this workshop possible.

A little background.

As mentioned, I have a background as a technician mainly electrical but also mechanical / pneumatics. My work experience has led me to data acquisition using VBA (another hobby of mine). Since electrical is my day-to-day I like my extracurricular to be non-electrical. I make no bones about it and realize that brushless 3 phase motors can out perform my 3.3cc in a heart beat (but my fun only stops when I run out of fuel;). I've always loved the tuning, and physics behind internal combustion. This RC hobby lets me combine the things I love the most, remote control, engines, and data! I am new to this hobby as of 2012. I experienced a health scare that put me in a wheel chair. My brother, Richard, gave me a chance to start my recovery process ... I needed to stand up slowly for longer periods of time. He gave me a reason to; at my work bench. He wanted his old nitro truggy running again. We got that thing ripping up a storm, and so it began! Thanks Ricky!

This is my gear.

Traxxas Jato 3.3 1/10 2WD Stadium Truck https://traxxas.com/products/models/nitro/55077jato33