Micro Servo Humanoid

Update: 03 May 2016 

[Added video of push-ups and sonar test]

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Hi everyone, I am from South Africa and this is my micro servo humanoid that I am currently constructing. So far I have spent about 4 days on it, still a lot to be done.

The reason I am using micro servos is because of their low cost (about $3 each). I was initially concerned that they would not be up to the task of handling the weight of the robot while walking, they are at their limit, but the robot is able to walk.

Materials:

- Hard board

- Plywood

- Aluminium extrusions cut and bent to size

All of they above materials were purchased at my local hardware store, so no fancy 3d  printers or any such devices where invloved (though I do hope to get one one of these days) :)

Electroincs:

- Arduino Mega

- 14 x Micro Servos (1,3 kg/cm)

- HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensor

- 4 x AA 2700mah cells

Planned features:

- Walking (Mostly complete)

- Push ups (Mostly complete)

- Obstacle avoidance

- Voice recogniton (To be added later with a small Android phone)

- Face recogniton (To be added later with a small Android phone)

Some pictures:

I will be uploading a video soon with its first walking gait, and will be keeping this page updated with my progress.

Thanks for looking :)