Walking Star Wars Droid Prototype

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A number or people have sent me various videos of the new Star Wars Droids walking around Disney’s Galaxies Edge theme park. These are smallish bipedal Droid characters which are a bit like BD-1 but kind of bigger and with bigger joints, because they aren’t fiction.
The robot I’m going to build in this video will only have four motors. I’m going to ignore four of the hip joints as well, and also simplify the legs so we just end up with something that’s a bit like tipping a box onto its corners without its body being able to translate directly sideways. I am however going to walk on feet with edges to pivot sideways, so no big feet this time around. If this works ok then I can move on to build something more advanced in a future video with a head and the missing joints.
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  • @thomask.8533
    @thomask.85336 ай бұрын

    Sorry James, your analysis is all wrong... there is actually a highly trained hamster inside each of them...

  • @MeineVideokasetten

    @MeineVideokasetten

    6 ай бұрын

    🤮

  • @turtleflightstudios

    @turtleflightstudios

    6 ай бұрын

    This is very cute hehe

  • @yyhhttcccyyhhttccc6694

    @yyhhttcccyyhhttccc6694

    6 ай бұрын

    consume the hamster

  • @praticle

    @praticle

    6 ай бұрын

    Very onbrand for Disney to torture a small animal in the name of entertainment

  • @gamerlifeon8794

    @gamerlifeon8794

    6 ай бұрын

    Makes perfect sense 😂

  • @matthiaswandel
    @matthiaswandel6 ай бұрын

    looked up those servos. Holy cow, I didn't know servos could be so expensive!

  • @jamesbruton

    @jamesbruton

    6 ай бұрын

    Those aren't the most expensive, check out Dynamixel Pros, if you can find a price that isn't POA

  • @PharonArgith

    @PharonArgith

    6 ай бұрын

    Wow, you weren't kidding. Dynamixel xm540-w270-t servos, $420 each

  • @nestorovski1993

    @nestorovski1993

    6 ай бұрын

    If u run the motors based on time trigering then u can use a dc motors?

  • @suicidalbanananana

    @suicidalbanananana

    6 ай бұрын

    To be fair Dynamixels are generally worth the money & in this case these specific ones are fairly overkill for what he's doing, these things can hold and smoothly move a ~1.5 kg weight around without issue. Or break your hand/finger/whatever if you're not careful 😉 But yeah, there's no denying they can fetch a pretty penny, its the result of nobody really having a competing product for the past 20 or so years when it comes to size-to-strength ratio (or size-to-speed ratio, depending on model) and amount of control/readout/etc you get for your money. Having said that i feel like they could be a little more affordable these days, but at the same time they probably dont sell a whole lot of the higher range ones so gotta recoup their investment somehow. There's an extremely high likelihood that the (load bearing) servo's in the robots from Disney Imagineering are Dynamixels too.

  • @suicidalbanananana

    @suicidalbanananana

    6 ай бұрын

    @@nestorovski1993 Technically yes, but you'd end up with more weight/size, more power consumption & less control.

  • @dinohorseaborus
    @dinohorseaborus5 ай бұрын

    I think you've pretty much mastered the art of rapid prototyping. The fact that you could get into the real world and stable in 2 weeks is just insane!

  • @RyoCanCan

    @RyoCanCan

    Ай бұрын

    Plus all the production on the video. Gotta give massive props for that.

  • @GreedWillEndUs
    @GreedWillEndUs6 ай бұрын

    Do you like have a team or something, consistently delivering awesome projects and videos on your own at this caliber is so amazingly awesome. Love it!

  • @jamesbruton

    @jamesbruton

    6 ай бұрын

    No it's just me, thanks!

  • @georgesos

    @georgesos

    6 ай бұрын

    No he doesn't have a team. That's why he is great.

  • @francescov.m.k

    @francescov.m.k

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jamesbruton that's crazy! your one of the best maker KZreadrs out there!

  • @Krommandant

    @Krommandant

    6 ай бұрын

    So he's basically single handedly open sourcing androids for the masses? This is newsworthy at the least!

  • @sfahadrizvi

    @sfahadrizvi

    6 ай бұрын

    You can outsource some of the printing to your fans/followers who have large printers so save some printing time

  • @Fattrucker
    @Fattrucker6 ай бұрын

    Silent Running an awesome iconic film far before it's time . Yes James it does remind me of Huey , Louie and Dewey 😢 Fattrucker

  • @WalterMurch
    @WalterMurch6 ай бұрын

    big thumbs up for Huey, Dewey, and Louie. I absolutely love silent running.

  • @JaruzelUK

    @JaruzelUK

    6 ай бұрын

    Peak 70s Sci-Fi with a message that is still relevant (if not more so) today.

  • @WalterMurch

    @WalterMurch

    6 ай бұрын

    i watched it in '75, I was six at the time, didn't really understand all of it but it did make me cry when louis died. I've watched it so many times since and it stands out in my mind as more influential on my career as a vfx artist than star wars. @@JaruzelUK

  • @42Hertzer
    @42Hertzer6 ай бұрын

    Cool! Looking forward for the new features! Amazing how fast you got the basics sorted out!

  • @SteveRowe
    @SteveRowe6 ай бұрын

    You are amazing, James. I love to hear your thought process and watch it get turned into something that works.

  • @Warrigt
    @Warrigt6 ай бұрын

    The Disney ones are cool and adorable. James' one is amazing and sassy.

  • @diy_wizard
    @diy_wizard5 ай бұрын

    Looks really great! The way you designed this with all the bearings ans interlocking shows, how much skill and experience you have. Really impressive!

  • @bricogeekcom
    @bricogeekcom6 ай бұрын

    It's really amazing how much you put into so little time, great robot as always!

  • @BuckeyeStormsProductions
    @BuckeyeStormsProductions6 ай бұрын

    You read my mind, because I was literally thinking this reminded me of Huey, Dewey and Louie a split second before you said it. Now I need to see tha movie again.

  • @aaronclark8877
    @aaronclark88776 ай бұрын

    That was an impressive start to the build. Nice one 😮

  • @kaboomer13
    @kaboomer136 ай бұрын

    I love when you release your videos. I have had to work very late and your videos often come out at midnight for me. It's a welcome surprise to brighten my night :)

  • @leesmithsworkshop
    @leesmithsworkshop6 ай бұрын

    what a great starting point , I was one of the people who asked about this project so very happy to see a first video.

  • @leesmithsworkshop

    @leesmithsworkshop

    6 ай бұрын

    James I forgot to say you can buy the full 3d model files from do3d search for Imagineering Star Wars Droid Walking

  • @Nobe_Oddy
    @Nobe_Oddy6 ай бұрын

    EXCELLENT WORK!!!! And HUGE progress!! Only 2 weeks? WOW! You really are THE BEST MAKER here on YT!!

  • @zachariahsawyer1882
    @zachariahsawyer18825 ай бұрын

    Brilliant presentation. I love that you are presenting the measurements that drive the code. You are showing the goals of the code and not presenting the code itself as a solution. That is awesome.

  • @sergioa.1530
    @sergioa.15306 ай бұрын

    Such an awesome project, hope you do a BD-1 droid in the future 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @nirodha7028
    @nirodha70286 ай бұрын

    It’s definately on its edges…. that’s it! Make an ice skating robot next :-) Fun project for the holiday seasons coming up.

  • @c.harris7823
    @c.harris78236 ай бұрын

    Very cool project James. Cant wait to see the next phase.

  • @davydatwood3158
    @davydatwood31586 ай бұрын

    I'd never thought of chocking a threaded rod into a drill to get it in place. It's the little things that are the most useful!

  • @peterdlynes
    @peterdlynes4 ай бұрын

    I am very impressed with your project. Thank you for sharing.

  • @guts60
    @guts606 ай бұрын

    Imagineering is probably the most important part of Disney Parks, well at least they used to be. They were behind everything relating to set design, costume design, engineering ALL the animatronics, using tricks and illusions for haunted mansions, those sorts of things. Imagineering used to actually be an engineering pioneer, with things like the Abraham Lincoln animatronic when Disney first built him a long time ago.

  • @AerialWaviator
    @AerialWaviator4 ай бұрын

    Very impressive demo of a functional concept James. Just one interaction of hardware, and some software experiments to tune a basic algorithm, all in just a couple of weeks! Really looking forward to seeing the hardware design iteration with the extra hip servos. That should really enable many options for future experiments.

  • @invisiblewizard2538
    @invisiblewizard25385 ай бұрын

    Excellent work as always! I love seeing both Elmo and Pino in your background, because I was involved in the toy safety compliance of those!

  • @daveyboon9433
    @daveyboon94336 ай бұрын

    I love it! You have done well. I am always taken back by how big you build. Walking without twisting the hips and swinging arms must be difficult.

  • @57thorns

    @57thorns

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, the chickenlike balancing of the head on the Disney variant is probably helping both with the balance and with any visual system on board (as it does for the chicken).

  • @Hardwareai
    @Hardwareai6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for all the engineering work! I'll take the files and try out to apply some Reinforcement learning to it in the simulation, let's see how that works

  • @exploring-electronic

    @exploring-electronic

    6 ай бұрын

    I'd watch video on that

  • @hollowedge8307
    @hollowedge83075 ай бұрын

    with electrolysis you get about 1828L of hydrogen and oxygen per 1L of water, so that creates a very efficient and reliable compressor. so long as you. 1) have a bubbler and mesh filter to prevent gas getting into the system. 2) use pneumatic muscles to fine tune the movement. 3) don't ignite the gasses that are used as rocket fuel. 4) add a condenser to recycle the gasses. 5) keep the system close to the centre of gravity. you can make all pneumatic robots you want, maybe combined it with electrical actuation for more dynamic walkers like an opendog V4 or use the electrolyser and a water wheel as a "heart" to increase runtime for your robots. (please look into this)

  • @OZtwo
    @OZtwo6 ай бұрын

    Very very cool project! Please keep it going! want to see the finished robot!

  • @onidaaitsubasa4177
    @onidaaitsubasa41775 ай бұрын

    When I first saw that video of the droids walking around I immediately thought that they reminded me of birds, and now I realize why, when they walk, their heads move forward and back a little bit, like some birds such as cranes and chickens, this obviously is a form of stabilizing their bodies when walking.

  • @_Piers_
    @_Piers_5 ай бұрын

    Excellent as always James!

  • @weldeddaydreams
    @weldeddaydreams5 ай бұрын

    Coefficient of Wobblyness is a turn of phrase I didnt know I needed until now.

  • @DrJonD
    @DrJonD5 ай бұрын

    great work. Really impressive James

  • @CutthroatBill
    @CutthroatBill6 ай бұрын

    This looks awesome. And not just the technical aspects either, I like how it looks at this stage. Just slap on some fake cameras/sensors on the front to mimic a robot face, maybe some antennas, and you'd be golden. :D

  • @BaronVonHardcharger
    @BaronVonHardcharger6 ай бұрын

    Love the big chonky aesthetic of this channel's projects. The controller is just as cool as the 'bot itself!

  • @INGIE32
    @INGIE326 ай бұрын

    Really like the new project. I'm really excited to see how it's gonna turn out!

  • @p838sfan
    @p838sfan6 ай бұрын

    Great work again. I'm looking forward to next video!!

  • @inventorbrothers7053
    @inventorbrothers70536 ай бұрын

    I can't believe that by yourself you built such a great prototype in so little time! You are so smart!

  • @MenthosGB
    @MenthosGB6 ай бұрын

    Brilliant and a Silent Runnings reference - one of my favourite films!!!

  • @BeefIngot
    @BeefIngot6 ай бұрын

    Weird tip you might appreciate. There are these things called nylon rivets which are plastic push rivets that come in all sorts of different sizes (in Metric) and not only are removable (by simply pulling what you pushed), but require significantly less effort in cad as it reduces the amount of nut slots, threads or heat thread insert holes you have to make and instead, all you need is either 2 holes or one hole and a conical cavity for the expanding bit of the nylon thread. The ones you want are called R Type Nylon Rivets. Automotive rivets exist but they all are weird proprietary sizes so you're probably better served with these R Type nylon rivets with tons of different sizes that you can buy cheaply in bulk.

  • @noogiesboogies2532
    @noogiesboogies25326 ай бұрын

    been waiting for you to release a video about these!!

  • @killingcarter7752
    @killingcarter77526 ай бұрын

    was about to go to bed when i saw this video posted. xD love your content james.

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus5 ай бұрын

    Awesome work! Very impressive design in such a short time!

  • @IBAndreas
    @IBAndreas6 ай бұрын

    Great stuff as usual. I cant wait to see it with a head on and perhaps some emotive eyes.

  • @viperarc
    @viperarc6 ай бұрын

    Thank you James!

  • @Eutrofication
    @Eutrofication6 ай бұрын

    I love how this is turning out! it looks adorable. Maybe he can have a name like Bruey?

  • @mike-stpr
    @mike-stpr6 ай бұрын

    Ура!!!!!!!!! Новый шикарный проект! Восхищение со всех сторон!!!!!!!!! Но неужели еще две недели ждать? Долго(((((((((((((( СПАСИБО!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

  • @elelcoolbey
    @elelcoolbey6 ай бұрын

    This is amazing, and if you make a second one you already have the lion's share of an ED209 for the RoboCop fans.

  • @Paul-rs4gd
    @Paul-rs4gd6 ай бұрын

    I'm really happy to see another robot project. That has always been my main interest as a maker.

  • @polarvortex6496
    @polarvortex64966 ай бұрын

    “Coefficient of wobbliness” Ah, yes, of course.

  • @mynung7008
    @mynung70085 ай бұрын

    "reflecting the coefficient of the wobblyness of the table" - love it! I also like the rather simple math involved. Biology doesn't use differential equations to walk.

  • @RCPhotosVideos
    @RCPhotosVideos6 ай бұрын

    Yes ! very interested in this project ! Love building droids.

  • @jonsommet
    @jonsommet6 ай бұрын

    Excited to see more development of this. I can see these guys working in factories.

  • @NakedGeep
    @NakedGeep6 ай бұрын

    “Not bad for something I just threw together” is the biggest flex

  • @al201103
    @al2011035 ай бұрын

    Silent Running is such a classic. Made an indelible mark on my soul when I saw it as a kid. As did "Day of the Dolphin"!!!

  • @davidbrady5618
    @davidbrady56186 ай бұрын

    Fantastic work!

  • @giannismitropoulos2403
    @giannismitropoulos24035 ай бұрын

    I BEGGING you to recreate the "TANK" robot from generation zero!! It has the same walking style

  • @sharpiestealer
    @sharpiestealer5 ай бұрын

    the disney ones are so precious!! i loved your version too but theirs are just so cute

  • @Llamasmosher16
    @Llamasmosher166 ай бұрын

    13:55 "No fancy PID control", just P! Sounds like proportional control, correcting by a factor that is proportional to the error. I'm taking a course on control systems right now and it's super cool to see the amazing applications it has, sometimes simpler is better.

  • @julianlsproduction6319
    @julianlsproduction63196 ай бұрын

    Yes! Please see it through to the full design with the head!!!

  • @andersmeiniche2746
    @andersmeiniche27466 ай бұрын

    I Good work 👍 I remember the 3 robots you mentioned. Nice film by the way

  • @mSparks43
    @mSparks436 ай бұрын

    really nice, come such a long way.

  • @thomashendricks9774
    @thomashendricks97746 ай бұрын

    When I first saw the video from Disney, all I could think about was I can't wait till James does this. Here we go...

  • @LLJW4
    @LLJW46 ай бұрын

    Looking forward to the next one! I hope you do a whole video on the head, and adding some ears/antenna for extra emotional response!

  • @doctoribanez
    @doctoribanez6 ай бұрын

    Pretty awesome looking

  • @nevernether3368
    @nevernether33686 ай бұрын

    I love the thought of making a droid like this love the video man

  • @andymouse
    @andymouse6 ай бұрын

    Certainly not 'Silent Running' but definitely 'Noisy Walking'.....cheers !!

  • @preferredimage
    @preferredimage6 ай бұрын

    Very cool so far. Would be nice to see it taking a much longer step forward on the up stroke and a longer pull backwards on the down stroke. I also wonder if a sudden flick forwards of the foot would be enough to pivot on the other foot, giving a basic rotation control?

  • @dowhilegeek
    @dowhilegeek5 ай бұрын

    really really cool project!

  • @mrwoodandmrtin
    @mrwoodandmrtin6 ай бұрын

    Nice. Yes, like the Silent Running Robots.

  • @suicidalbanananana
    @suicidalbanananana6 ай бұрын

    Cool stuff as always! 👍

  • @optillian4182
    @optillian41825 ай бұрын

    If droids were real, I’d want a BD unit as a pet.

  • @graysonmillar
    @graysonmillar6 ай бұрын

    Nice!! Just a heads up you might want to do some contrast adjustment for the graph @ approx 7:51 I noticed it was showing as blank white until I tweaked my display. I think the lines are just too thin and the background pixels overtook the graph lines in my case. (1080p large scale display if that helps) love to see the new work at any rate James!

  • @gelatinskeleton8745
    @gelatinskeleton87455 ай бұрын

    You really are my spirit animal, Bro. Love you channel.

  • @maka5955
    @maka59556 ай бұрын

    Now we are back to really useful projects 👍

  • @cool24a
    @cool24a2 ай бұрын

    Great job!

  • @SuicideNeil
    @SuicideNeil6 ай бұрын

    Oh dude, Silent Running reference ftw- that'll be your next project :D

  • @bradkoerner1
    @bradkoerner16 ай бұрын

    Fantastic! Please keep going! Those WDI robots are so appealing, it would be cool to see your version of them, how close you can get to WDI's big budget R&D!

  • @skiplgoebel8450
    @skiplgoebel84506 ай бұрын

    Between you and Aurora Tech, I feel comfortable about humanity's future. Bravo!

  • @segue2ant395
    @segue2ant3956 ай бұрын

    Suggestion: attack/delay/decay trimming for gait, as a simple framework to control the aggression of foot down/up

  • @barlowanimations1517
    @barlowanimations15176 ай бұрын

    Yes, James, it does remind me of Huey, Dewey and Louie.

  • @seridyan
    @seridyan6 ай бұрын

    Amazing content!

  • @marktadlock5428
    @marktadlock54284 күн бұрын

    A pivot servo mounted in the hip aera could assist in controlling balance.

  • @kbuzzz1063
    @kbuzzz10636 ай бұрын

    Please put on the eyes you made for the Arduino tutorial. It would be hilarious to see that!

  • @McKuiken
    @McKuiken6 ай бұрын

    16:35 The coëfficiënt of the wobbeliness of the table 😍

  • @lellepost5488
    @lellepost54886 ай бұрын

    You are amazing! 👍

  • @dwang085
    @dwang0856 ай бұрын

    Very awesome!

  • @Roger_808
    @Roger_8086 ай бұрын

    i like it when the smart british man says lumps

  • @thecrazy8888
    @thecrazy88886 ай бұрын

    Stop short selling yourself, you've got skills man!

  • @LaneBeScrolling
    @LaneBeScrolling6 ай бұрын

    Your prototype immediately has me imagining a little toolbox buddy to follow you around the shop. Someday!

  • @ChakaHamilton
    @ChakaHamilton6 ай бұрын

    "This isn't hard with high school trigonometry" 😂 For every teenager, "who said I'll never need trigonometry in my life." 😊

  • @TheRealAlpha2
    @TheRealAlpha26 ай бұрын

    "Whoops!" 😄 Great job managing expectations, there.

  • @jrivera1
    @jrivera13 ай бұрын

    Hi James, I’ve been a big fan for several year now. Could you create the complete Droid you saw at Disney, like you did the BB8 and other droids? I’d love to see that. Keep doin what you do!

  • @OpinionatedCabbage
    @OpinionatedCabbage5 ай бұрын

    You're accidentally building ED-209 ;) Epic work

  • @outofthebots3122
    @outofthebots31226 ай бұрын

    You know with dynamixels you can not only control the position of the servo but also the speed at which they move and the amount of torque they move with.

  • @Mijo0x9
    @Mijo0x96 ай бұрын

    I love this project

  • @WynterLegend
    @WynterLegend6 ай бұрын

    That looks like a load of fun. Makes me wonder if you put a pair of arms on it, could your new robot wander about and pick things up to put in a basket it carries?

  • @Dach101
    @Dach1015 ай бұрын

    Silent Running made me cry - great robot though

  • @JustGeorgiaxD
    @JustGeorgiaxD6 ай бұрын

    You sir, are incredible

  • @TheDarrenJones
    @TheDarrenJones6 ай бұрын

    Definitely reminiscent of Silent Running's lovely droids... maybe they could be a future project?

  • @jamesbruton

    @jamesbruton

    6 ай бұрын

    Possibly, the legs are quite far apart though which makes it tricky

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