I just bought a Youbionics head kit. Has anyone else bought this kit and actually made it and got it working? I find it very confusing and misleading! It says everything you need is provided but then you find out that you need to buy all the hardware, servos, board, etc yourself!
You can check the Youbionics website or included materials for a list of recommended components and assembly instructions.
Do you actually have any direct experience with his kits?
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Hi @dspiller and welcome to our forum!
Is this the kit you bought?
Did you buy it from RobotShop?
If yes, it should include following parts:
- 1x Assembled Youbionic Head
- 1x Servomotors Driver
- 1x Microcontroller
No, I bought it direct from Youbionic, but it only has the 3D print files, drawings and instructions. I can print the parts myself, but will probably need help with the electronics and programming.
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Not sure if they provided more info about the driver and servos but info that we have is that they used following servos:
For the servo driver, I am not sure exactly.
Thank you very much for the info. He did provide the types of servos and driver files. I will print the parts and source the needed servos. Do you have the model/type of control board used? Do you know anybody who has made this kit? Would you be able to help me with the setup/programming if I sent you the files? I am good with mechanical stuff, but weak on electronics.
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@dspiller I don’t know the driver board used. But maybe you can share some info you got from this purchase.
If you have the files, and you know which board is used, it shouldn’t be a problem to download the code.
I don’t know anyone who purchased this kit, but maybe some community members will reply to this topic if they know something more.
For the DS3225 servos, what is the difference between regular and coreless? Does it matter? He lists several boards, so I wasn’t sure which one to get. How many channels would it need?
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Coreless motors get their name from the fact that there is no iron core in the armature. This gives them a very small moment of inertia compared to traditional cored motors. The result of the low moment of inertia is that the motor can start and stop easier making for slightly better performance in servos.
Both should work, not sure if it makes much difference in this project.
Regarding the driver board. Number of channels depends on the number of servo motors used.
I think there are 9 servos used, so a 16 channel board should be enough? I will go through the files and send you the driver file and programming stuff for you to look at and see what you think.
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Yes, 16 channels should be enough.
Thanks for your help. BTW, where are you located? I’m in Waterloo, ON.
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You are welcome. RobotShp is located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
Yes, I know that. Is that where you live?
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No, I am from Eastern Europe.
Ok, I need some advice on getting the servo control board. The document included says to use 32 bit Uart protocol board, but on Amazon I can only find 12 bit boards. I want to get a 16 channel 5V board. Will a 12 bit board work to control 9 servos? Will probably connect to windows computer through USB.
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Maybe you can use this one: