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SB 2021 Patreon Report
We hadn't had much activity on social media lately, and we're terribly sorry for this.However it doesn't mean we sat back and did nothing all that time, though some things went pretty tough. No matter what, we continue our work on the Sweetie Bot Project!And the first thing we should men...
Plush recognition, depth camera, own servo, power boards redesigned
Sorry for lack of updates last months. Actually we do have updates, but most of them is far from finish. COVID19 lock-down limits our ability for meeting but we work online.1. We developing machine vision module for Sweetie. On attached video you can see some examples of plush body and muzzle recogn...
Tail and ears controling board & software progress
For ears and tail we use small hobby servos, so we need a board to control them the same way we control main servo. The internal firmware gets binary commands on UART bus and translate them to PWM signals.We have a lot of progress on a software to. Right now we almost finish intergration of SOAR cog...
2ndProtoCon board for Raspberry Pi 4
We make new Proto3 daughter connection board for Raspberry Pi 4.Finally, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has created SBS, suitable for robotics needs .I2C bug was finally fixed https://www.advamation.com/knowhow/raspberrypi/rpi-i2c-bug.htmlTwo HDMI ports. That means connect two eyes-displays is much mor...
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Sweetie Bot Software is Open source now
Our main software repository is located here https://gitlab.com/sweetie-bot/sweetie_botAnd there is the mirror on github.There is installation instruction in the readme. Anyone can install it on linux PC and experiment with the robot in a virtual 3D environment.It's still WIP. We are looking for...
Sweetie travel 2019
Giddy Up! Sweetie Bot loves to travel. Do not miss the opportunity to meet robots at the vendor hall. See you soon at GalaCon and BronyCon.
Proto2 battery module
Earlier we showed the battery for Proto3. This one is for Proto2.It is very important to be able to completely disassemble the battery if we want to be able to travel with the robot. In some countries there are restrictions on transportation li-ion batteries in the cabin and bagage. Exceptions exist...
We are printing something new
Yes, that's a new tail.
Finally baby first steps... but
Success! The fall does not related to walking algorithm. Power protection has cut off power. We should to raise limits.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As the SweetieBot Project, we'd like to congratulate you with the upcoming New Year! We wish you success in all your plans.
Partial success
Good news: it's woring!Bad news: The colors are wrong.Now we need figure out is it hardware of firmware issue.
Special educational books for small robots arrived
Special educational books for small robots arrived. A set of resistors and capacitors 0603 size.
HDMI display board and ThunderVolt rev 1.3
Sorry for being too quiet lately. Here some progress:1) HDMI display board for better pony eyes2) ThunderVolt rev 1.3 latest improvements and bug fixes. Two PSU for two bots.
New head design!
As you know we have asked about a new head design earlier. The votes were divided almost equally there: 9 for keeping KP-ShadowSquirrel model and 8 for making a new design.But we've decided to make a new head design for Proto3 anyway. :)You see, we have a lot of changes that affect the internals...
Proto3 first moves!
Finally Ptoto3 makes her first movements. But it still takes time to make Proto3 moves like Proto2. Stay tuned!
(Concept) Ears with two degrees of freedom
The new Aibo from Sony seems to have two degree of freedom in the ears. So we decided to try something similar.
Galacon 2018 Presentation preparation
The video we recorded on preparation for Galacon 2018ЕЩЁ
Sweetie bot sculpture is finished!
Thanks Shuxer59 for beautiful work!
Annonce: Sweetie Bot Control software
We have almost done all the necessary preparation for the Sweetie Bot Control software release!We've put a lot of effort into it. It's one of the most difficult part of the project. You know, without the software Sweetie Bot is only a doll.Of course, it will be Open Source (we chose a BSD li...
