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Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: Bowties99 on December 23, 2011, 05:05:11 AM

Title: A Real Life Eyebot
Post by: Bowties99 on December 23, 2011, 05:05:11 AM

   Hello everyone! I'm new here but not to the overall side of robotics. I am a bit more mechanically minded and have decided to start on my first big electronics project. The game series "Fallout" contained 3 sci-fi looking robots that caught my eye and I figured now or never. This post I wanted to focus on the "eyebot" mostly. After doing some looking, I realized Japan (or China) had developed a sphere looking robot that well, flew. It was running off of a fan and had four "flaps" inside the case the controlled whichever way the contoller desired. I could do that, and wire a remote contol system, but I had a few concerns that I figured you all would know or have at least a better general idea of.

1: Was the black outer shell of Japan's eyebot aluminum or some kind of thin metal? ANSWERED: A type of cardboard or plaster of some sort.
2: How big of a fan and how much electricity would it take to run it?
3: Could a battery fit on board?
4:If 75% of the shell would have been covered, or most of it, could there be some way we still could get it to fly?

Any help would be great, I will post a picture of the eyebot and the Japanese video.

LINKS:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81575563/ (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81575563/)
http://atomicbunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/enclave_eyebot2.jpg (http://atomicbunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/enclave_eyebot2.jpg)

Title: Re: A Real Life Eyebot
Post by: robitx on December 25, 2011, 03:47:03 AM

it is made in Japan, i know little japanese. it is the ball shape areocraft.  size is like a football

Title: Re: A Real Life Eyebot
Post by: Bowties99 on December 27, 2011, 12:06:35 AM

Here is another video: Spherical Flying Machine Developed by Japan Ministry Of Defense #DigInfo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0uLnMoQZA#ws)

Title: Re: A Real Life Eyebot
Post by: billhowl on December 27, 2011, 06:15:08 AM

Much better video
http://youtu.be/6tZHRvXrYnU (http://youtu.be/6tZHRvXrYnU)
had four eight "flaps" inside the case
make off Carbon fiber
battery operated for 8 mins likely about 2200 to 3300 mAh fited in the center
10 inches 2-Blade Propeller