it would be interesting to see one that charges via micro USB. all ways had an interest in robotics. even drew up a few designs for robotic pet to take the Roboraptor idea to the next level. i want to create something that is still cool and fun and act similar to a real pet but also can fill a more comforting role if needed mainly for those who cannot have a real pet. do to various reasons so in other words robotic companions like it would be cool to see a Roboraptor 2.0 where the skin parts on the robot was more like actual skin and had more articulation could jump on to furniture be intelligent to play fetch or taught tricks. personally i think a robotic pet dragon would be cooler considering robotic toy dragons are hardly ever done. Roboraptor next to Mattels D-rex(animatronic t-rex) is one of my favorites from that time i have a small Roboraptor pack of 7 dinos one of each color there all my pets.

@ECEtek

5 ай бұрын

You could do it with this project if you wanted, but it wouldn't be particularly efficient. You'd need to boost the voltage from the USB from 5V to about 9 or 10V, then you'd need to feed that to a 1P2S BMS board. I considered it, but binned the idea. You could fit the circuitry in the 'spare' space in the belly plate. If you used a USB C with a 'spoof' circuit to fool the charger into supplying a higher voltage, that would probably be more effective. As I said in the video - it probably isn't a good idea to charge a LiPo in situ in the toy - especially if you weren't also going to do any temperature monitoring. I have seen a Roboraptor with an arduino mod to improve the walking algorithm. Making one that could jump, with realistic skin and autonomous action.....might be a few years before we see one of those! Thanks for commenting.

@LeviathanFoundation

5 ай бұрын

@@ECEtek I have heard tail the LiPo batteries have habits of Spontaneous Combustion. specially when it comes to overcharging and of course temperature. however i have a Alpha Training Blue(robot Velociraptor) which does use a LiPo battery 6.6v only difference there is that it uses a 3 pin connector/specialized charger which has a light when its charged only takes about 30mins per charge sometimes less with about a 2 to 4 hour life span give or take. though i have no experience in robotics or electrical. however its been a massive interest. i would say that the Jumping and Autonomous action would be possible looking at Atlas from Boston Dynamics. the skin has been done before the problem would be touch sensors and making it last as Latex does not last long. they exist but yes putting them together with technology that would have to be invented for the project would take decades. the biggest problem is making them ultra realistic. Synthetic Pneumatic muscle, Liquid joints. and using hard plastic, Silicon, and perhaps. faux leather something. Liquid Cooling. etc. to make the thing feel less robotic and more organic. a Synthetic Organism. leaning more into science fiction at this point. kind of push the boundaries of what would count as a toy. more companion than toy. think robot as intelligent as a dog. than input output like roboraptor. Sorry for ranting off science is my thing robotics, Space and machines.

@ECEtek

5 ай бұрын

No worries. Glad you enjoyed the video enough to comment. Thanks.