Here is a look at my Mech.
I chose the Scout kit because I thought it was bit more interesting than the Brat and had more long-term potential. It has been quite a challenge just to get this far. Below are some pictures and information about the build. Hope you enjoy looking!
The Scout has 12 degrees of freedom. I initially purchased Chinese servos called[font=Arial][highlight=#ffffff] TS-601MG. T[/highlight][/font]hese were under powered and would overheat. They would not hold the weight of the robot on one foot for very long. After a 10-20 seconds they would get very hot and just give out.
Eventually one of the servos started smoking and I think I caught it just before it would have burst into flames. This was my incentive to go the full 9 yards and buy proper servos.
I replaced them all with Hitec[font=Arial][highlight=#ffffff]** HS-5645MG** which were very expensive but worth it. Lesson learned, can’t cut corners on these things and you get what you pay for. [/highlight][/font]
[font=Arial][highlight=#ffffff]The Hitec’s are really good, they should be as they are about £30 quid each. 12 of them… well you can do the math. They run with no heat, they are cool to the touch even after being on for 20 minutes and bearing a heavy load. Very pleased with these and they provide a good foundation to build on.[/highlight][/font]
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[font=Arial][highlight=#ffffff]Another benefit of having good servos is that they are precise, accurate, and consistent. I have found this is very important when it comes to [/highlight]programming repeatable movement.[/font]
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The kit itself was fairly straightforward to assemble. It’s well made and everything fits as it should. Installing the servos into the hip can be a little tricky but luckily the material is quite strong so allows for some flexing etc. The joints could be designed better, they are not as smooth as I would have expected but that’s being quite picky.
My blog is here if you fancy checking out some of my other projects. I also made a robotic arm from scratch and I will upload some pics of that at some point.
techlab2020.wordpress.com/
Here is the robot arm:
I’m using the Flowbotics software to programme with. I have had most success from using the SSC-32 app and editing it to remove excess servos. I am learning to edit the software as I go and I would ultimately like to build a template for the Scout.
Well thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed and found some useful info. If you have a Scout as well, or if you use the Flowbotics software fell free to get in touch with your project!