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Ultralight Bipedal Robot - Mechanical Design
Skate's a high-performance 3d printed bipedal robot. The mechanical design of the lower legs are finalised. The upper half is yet to come!
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:33 Stability
1:20 Wheels
1:46 Legs
2:39 Other considerations
3:19 Future software
3:30 Extra clip
rboticlabs.com - Specs/CAD/Electronics/Shop
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Optimising a 3D Printed Robotic Actuator
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High-performance 3D printed robotic actuator, explaining key design decisions that lead to unmatched value and performance for robotic actuators under 1kg. In short, it's a conventional 2 stage gearbox packaged in a very compact, lightweight and unconventional way. rboticlabs.com - Specs/CAD/Electronics/Shop Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:35 What's a QDA? 0:53 Motor selection 1:47 Gearbox design 3:24 Ho...
3D Printed Actuator | Unparalleled Value High-Performance Robotics
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This is world's highest value robotic actuator in its class. In the pursuit of the perfect robot actuator I've tested: strain wave (SW), split-ring SW, cycloidal, planetary, compound planetary, compound cycloidal, cable driven, belt driven, capstan, eccentrically cycloidal, ball screws, and worm drives. This is by far my favourite. Optimised for legged robotics, it provides unmatched value. It ...

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  • @LivingTheDream77
    @LivingTheDream77 28 днів тому

    Are you going to add arms to this robot ?

  • @Cherokeeseeker
    @Cherokeeseeker Місяць тому

    30 seconds in and i've subscribed. You're doing a great job. keep it up

  • @dronefootage2778
    @dronefootage2778 Місяць тому

    pretty awesome, can't believe youtube just now recommended this video when all i've been watching is stuff like this....

  • @yuukil5522
    @yuukil5522 Місяць тому

    what is the clip at 1:52

  • @scienceraven1200
    @scienceraven1200 Місяць тому

    awesome. nice design! i'm working on a 1kg barell gear that can output 200Nm with petg cos it's forgiving of printing imprecision. You can use steel tubes inside plastic gears and angle grind a criss cross pattern in them and then use a glue to glue the plastic gears onto the steel tube, the gears need a stellar or internal gear pattern to fuse properly, i dunno what the best glue is.

  • @scienceraven1200
    @scienceraven1200 Місяць тому

    Here's a cool fact: humanoid robots should do 100ds of different tasks, tea, washing, carrying, tidying... Garden robots just need to do 5 jobs that machines already do, digging, sowing, weeding, cutting etc. sooooo... what is a more useful investment of time? the one that feeds 8 billion people with 50 cents of fruit and veg a day or the one that already has competition? :) hi from the UK.

  • @mueshen9861
    @mueshen9861 2 місяці тому

    Well, the BD gave up on hydraulic atlas so you planning on competition with it by proxy now won the contest against electric atlas. im honestly disheartened by their decision due to love of hydraulics and how intricate they are

  • @davidmetzler4470
    @davidmetzler4470 2 місяці тому

    Looks so cool 😍 Not sure if the hip joints are that necessary though... Are you adding manipulation too?

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 2 місяці тому

      Yes ;)

  • @PilotsPitstop
    @PilotsPitstop 2 місяці тому

    if you buy the files is there a video or a tutorial on how to make it the actuators?

  • @R0B0TDAD
    @R0B0TDAD 2 місяці тому

    How this project going?

  • @merxellus1456
    @merxellus1456 2 місяці тому

    Lightweight✅ Durability ❌

    • @Orionpacc500
      @Orionpacc500 26 днів тому

      It’s still durable for plastic

  • @SLAVKINGRED
    @SLAVKINGRED 3 місяці тому

    i want more

  • @f4rtboss862
    @f4rtboss862 3 місяці тому

    Neat project, especially for a DIY! Just my two cents, but in my experience with bipedal balancing, it is usually better to model your system as minimally as possible; i.e. model the system as a single mass-body with CoM at a single point (for humans, roughly just above the hips), with the legs as 2-link limbs (2DOF) and the "feet" as single points of contact. The rationale behind this is that, given this simplified physical model, the moment of balance can always be defined about the axis connecting the two feet on the ground (think of a "tightrope"). Firstly, even if your hips have an additional DOF, this will not change, because you are reducing your ground reaction forces to point forces. Once your 4 DOF system can reliably compensate for angular momentum and stay upright within these constraints (a decent challenge), you can use wheels, casters, banana peels, whatever as feet, because the system above the ankles is dynamically balanced. As a side effect, it's also more energy-efficient, because the robot is not constantly working to re-position itself under its center of gravity. Sorry for the unsolicited advice; hope to see you continue working on this.

  • @merememe8254
    @merememe8254 3 місяці тому

    I am going to take electronic branch in college for degree and i want to make highly efficient humanoid .... And your video gave me relief that we dont have to spend too much money in readymade actuators....😊. It will be very helpful if you given me file ....or something

  • @NakedSageAstrology
    @NakedSageAstrology 3 місяці тому

    I love the design and cannot wait to start my own. Have you considered adding a foot that can fold down into place to support the bot while resting, or going up stairs?

  • @NakedSageAstrology
    @NakedSageAstrology 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely wonderful. I just got my first resin printer. I can't wait to start making this stuff! Are your designs available for download?

  • @allthingsandrew6260
    @allthingsandrew6260 4 місяці тому

    I’m designing a robotic dog. Might use something like this

  • @kdt85
    @kdt85 4 місяці тому

    Holy shit!

  • @John_Enders
    @John_Enders 4 місяці тому

    do you know how much backlash these actuators have? Thank you

  • @21area21
    @21area21 4 місяці тому

    I know bldcs have pretty high specs on paper but aren't like BD hydraulic actuators actually a lot stronger in terms of peak usable power? I mean like they make a giant metal robot jump and do cartwheels... Not to throw shade. You are doing awesome work!

  • @soccerkenshin
    @soccerkenshin 6 місяців тому

    This is amazing! Well done!

  • @PhG1961
    @PhG1961 6 місяців тому

    Awesome! Can you tell me more about the axial load the actuator can with stand. I'm working on a robot shoulder joint. I'm wondering if the actuator can hold heavy load sideways.

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 6 місяців тому

      It's been tested with an axial load of a human weighing ~70kg. I reckon it could go higher. Make sure you mount to the outer ring to avoid loading the central surface of the output.

    • @PhG1961
      @PhG1961 6 місяців тому

      @@rbotic Excellent, this looks very promising!

  • @PhG1961
    @PhG1961 6 місяців тому

    Amazing video and a awesome detailed explanation. Very usefull and entertaining too! I'm looking forward to see more of this!!

  • @Stainlesspack83
    @Stainlesspack83 7 місяців тому

    This is freaking awesome. Cant wait

  • @youngwoosim2096
    @youngwoosim2096 7 місяців тому

    Nice build! I am curious to know how the backlash of motors translate to the foot or ankle. You can lock the rotors and push the ankle to measure. It is okay to have some play tho if you are doing force control. Also, when you do locomotion control, the robot will definitely freak out at one point, and if it hits something hard (like ground), it could break weakest point along the transmission (usually the pinion). Under 1kg is absolutely amazing, but I am curious to know if it would survive real world testing.

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 7 місяців тому

      Since it's preloaded, there's little to no backlash. Surprisingly there hasn't been an actuator failure in the months of testing. Though it recently snapped its own leg off at the hip during a sim-to-real transfer freak out 😆. Happy holidays!

  • @siddhantkale8688
    @siddhantkale8688 7 місяців тому

    Are hiring interns... I'm interested

  • @danielsdynamics
    @danielsdynamics 7 місяців тому

    how many watt hours total during average use

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 7 місяців тому

      It draws about 30W while balancing. It has space for a 720Wh 🔋.

  • @estebanfore271
    @estebanfore271 7 місяців тому

    This design is brilliant. It is clear that a lot of hours have been put in this and i am excited to where this will go.if it scales it will change the world. This could turn robots from a niche only affordable with constant use to a near household product

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 7 місяців тому

      Thanks!

  • @AlexAnder-fo7ed
    @AlexAnder-fo7ed 8 місяців тому

    When i finish the arms for the robot ilyk. Nice job on the legs!

  • @23lkjdfjsdlfj
    @23lkjdfjsdlfj 8 місяців тому

    Excellent imagination and design!

  • @maeton-gaming
    @maeton-gaming 8 місяців тому

    I subbed because I also maddeningly agree that Cheetah's would choose wheels, if only they could.

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Hahahah

    • @Orionpacc500
      @Orionpacc500 26 днів тому

      Wheels are less effective for hunting than legs

  • @nickarchon1
    @nickarchon1 8 місяців тому

    This is awesome!

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Thanks mate!

  • @MetroSetroKatKing
    @MetroSetroKatKing 8 місяців тому

    Hey - I wrote you an email not too long ago... BEAUTIFUL is the word that encapsulates this video!!! Every design choice makes sense, much improvement to be had in the long term but for what it's worth THIS is where robotics meets real life meets youtube meets open source is going ... I'm thinking it will be a while before I get my parts in the mail, til' then though you better look forward to a nice STEAMING hot video on your doorstep involving YOUR actuators! I can't wait to show you my process and what's been going on in my lab! See you then man.

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Looking forward to it 😀

  • @paulharvey6719
    @paulharvey6719 8 місяців тому

    nice!

  • @cestmoi3913
    @cestmoi3913 8 місяців тому

    That's really awesome, respect! Why dgm driver? v1.2? It seems to cost almost 40% of the whole actuator. Any ideas how to make it cheaper and still reliable?

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Thank you! The cost of dgm controller v2.0 predominantly comes from components like the FETs, gate driver, encoder, and micro. And these are necessary for controlling a BLDC. Good news is that these components are slowing going down in cost.

  • @arimarkss5435
    @arimarkss5435 8 місяців тому

    I have to say I love they way you think. So often people design product with no concern to cost, ease of repair, weight & ease of manufacture etc. I also find that the general approach is to over engineer everything regards of need. This is the polar opposite of what nature actually does. I think the fact that you have made the right and left parts interchangeable is brilliant as keeping the part count is low is super important when manufacturing. I am waiting on a Bambu Lab printer so I can purchase your CAD and start tinkering as I think your product/project has unlimited scope and I have already some idea's on how I can utilise your actuator. I notice that you have an Aussie accent, any chance you are located on the east coast?

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! Not quite, I live in Melbourne :).

  • @marshallmcluhan33
    @marshallmcluhan33 8 місяців тому

    The way things are going having a bot that can be trained in simulation and then ported to the real world zero shot is what's next. Real-world data is more important for reinforcement learning though so who ever has the most bots sending back training datasets should have a real advantage as well. Quick and dirty to get the data to scale.

  • @carllinden533
    @carllinden533 8 місяців тому

    So what will these be used for besides being really cool?

    • @marshallmcluhan33
      @marshallmcluhan33 8 місяців тому

      Think of it like a lego block

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      Getting a beer from the fridge 😄. Anything practical a human can do is the idea.

  • @treesareafewofmyfavoritethings
    @treesareafewofmyfavoritethings 8 місяців тому

    Really exciting project! Very much looking forward to seeing it come together

  • @gedr7664
    @gedr7664 8 місяців тому

    what great performance!

  • @lukelmg
    @lukelmg 8 місяців тому

    How did you replace the shaft of the brushless motor to power it from the other side?

  • @draggador
    @draggador 8 місяців тому

    After making a bipedal robot with the actuators you designed, will you make a similar quadrapedal robot? How about a similar humanoid robot?

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 8 місяців тому

      No plans on making a quadruped robot. But there are plans to make arms for the bipedal robot. Thanks for the interest!

    • @draggador
      @draggador 8 місяців тому

      That's fantastic!

  • @draggador
    @draggador 8 місяців тому

    I'm interested in you showing us your bipedal robot with these actuators.

  • @Build_the_Future
    @Build_the_Future 9 місяців тому

    what driver are you using? Odrive? I would love to see the training possess are you using Isaac sim because I could never get that to work properly?

  • @DreadDeimos
    @DreadDeimos 9 місяців тому

    Oooh! Instasub!

  • @railgap
    @railgap 9 місяців тому

    The key frame says "designing plastic to rival steel" - what plastic did you design? Did you invent a new fiber-reinforced resin? Which one is it? A lot of us ME's would love a plastic that rivals steel! Is it glass-filled PEEK or maybe carbon-filled Ultem™?? Come on, we're all dying to know what resin competes favorably with steel! Spit it out!

  • @nickoutram6939
    @nickoutram6939 9 місяців тому

    Subscribed! I've been building my own BLDC motors, axial flux ones. One of their advantages is more efficient use of electromagnetic flux -a lot of the flux in these radial designs seems to go straight out the side of the motor, Hallbach array on the magnetic circumference would probably help concentrate magnetic 'juice' inwards where it can do more work... Looking forward to seeing more of your robot and what it can do!

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed. Update video soon!

  • @googleyoutubechannel8554
    @googleyoutubechannel8554 9 місяців тому

    This guy out of nowhere... great actuator design, very fair price too

  • @ChandrashekarCN
    @ChandrashekarCN 9 місяців тому

    💖💖💖💖

  • @Skythedragon
    @Skythedragon 9 місяців тому

    Nice! How do you mount the motor? inside the ring? How do you then get the output to rotate? Was thinking of making something similar but belt driven instead. Also, how powerful are your motors (as in how may watts, amp and volt they run on)?

    • @rbotic
      @rbotic 9 місяців тому

      It's mounted to the housing with 3 screws inside the output gear. Belts would be better for sound and backlash, but I wouldn't recommend it for other drawbacks. The specs are on my website.