Scot Meyers Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 ANy one use the servo Dog to run RC servos for Animatronics? I am looking into using them to Run mine versus using the LOR DC boards.Any one have any issues that i may need to know about
bobschm Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 Two things I wish I knew before I started: 1. Design your animatronic to use the largest servos possible. Only use mini or micro servos if you absolutely have to. 2. Buy the highest torque servos you can afford. Use Kevlar or metal gears if possible. They're a little noisier but last longer. As for the Servodog, it's pretty straightforward if you take the time to read and reread the manual. It's designed for servo control so it works well.
Scot Meyers Posted April 5, 2014 Author Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks Bob. the only thing i would use min or micro servos for ar for pingpong ball eye movement. the rest of the motion i would use kevelar or metal gear servos fo long durability. Edited April 5, 2014 by Scot Meyers
Randy Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 When you get your Animatronic built, Track Skull software is very handy to use for programming the movement, and it can be exported to LOR or DMX when you're done with it... Having said that, when using Track Skull software, decide if your "export" destination will be DMX (1-255) or LOR (1-100) and set the limits of your servos in Track Skull accordingly... 1
sax Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 What's a good resource for how to build animatronics? Google search has not helped me much on this...or I have become too impatient going to all the websites that only sell the parts and not a site that actually shows how to build something.
bobschm Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Google this: Stan Winston School of Creature Design.
Randy Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 I have a few photos that shows how we built a snowman a couple of years ago. We also have built a snow woman, and I need to post more photos of that on the website...But here is the link... http://belardolights.com/snowman.html
Eric Roberts Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 I know I'm late to this topic, but wanted to add my experience. I have used cheap, standard size servos in my puppet's skull with great success. These were $9 to $13. I used micro servos for the eyes. It has operated for many many hours continuously without fail. I am currently printing arms for it - those I will use 1/4 scale servos for - but they seem a bit slow by comparison.
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