I have two Robobuilder robots, One is the blue/transparent upper end talking kit and the other is the black base kit. They have been giving me issues lately where the error LED keeps coming on after in use for a few minutes. The manual is totally useless, of course, and I have found nothing on the 'net written newer than five years old about them. I have gotten lots of use from these and both are running custom routines now. I’d like to keep them going, but…
Robobuilder is dead, isn’t it?
Their website still pretty much inhales and there have been no new firmware or software offerings in years.
So, yeah, dead right? Should I just recycle these and move on?
Thanks,
DLC
P.S.
Fortunately my tricked out Bioloid biped is still running strong.
From what we see on their website, it still seems quite alive
For your issue, we recommend that you contact them directly here. This is most likely the best way for you to get information about your legacy product.
Sorry to necro, but does anyone know if Robobuilder is still alive? The link in the reply is dead.
I bought one SAM-3 servo from Robotshop, looks like next shipment may come a month from now. Robot shop has some kits.
I can’t find brackets, cables anywhere. The servo is great, just wondering if anyone is actively supporting it with brackets etc. Like you can buy brackets from Robotis for the dyanmixels. It’s 1/2 the price of the dynamixels.
In the future I recommend that you instead create a new topic and link to the old one in your first post. This will have the benefit of not sending notifications to everyone watching the older topic (and its contributors). This is especially important if the new post is not directly related to a solution to the OP’s question.
Thanks for informing us. I’ve update the link to one that works. The manufacturer simply modified their website and made that older link invalid.
It seems a new deal was reached with the manufacturer therefore enabling the renewal of orders for their products. That being said, I am not aware of any support products for the SAM series (cables, brackets, etc.) being available anywhere, including the manufacturer’s website. I’ve contacted the manufacturer directly about it and will reply here once I have more information.
From what I see, the best option would be to make your own brackets (3D print?). For reference, the product brochure (page 2) on the product page under Useful Links does have the dimensions for the motor and its mounting points which would be needed for creating a bracket.
Thanks for the quick reply, for updating the link, and for contacting the manufacturer! Yes I saw the mechanical drawings, was just hoping for some COTS brackets.
It’s too bad, the servos are nice w/torque, position, and velocity control and continues rotation and normal servo modes. and 1/2 the price of the dynamixel equivalents.
