Building Block Crowdsourced Suits The LEGO Exo Suit is a Fun and Clever Design Voted on by Fans By: Angela Rajic - References: lego.cuusoo & mightymegaBenedettelli whose day job is to design and develop custom Lego models started this project back in 2011. His first attempts had ”poor maneuvering abilities” and failed to meet the robust requirements of his latest prototype. The custom built exoskeleton communicates to the surrogate through Lego’s customisable mindstorm NXT robotics kit, using the Bluetooth capability of an embedded android smartphone fitted with a custom Cyclops app. He also uses the free NXT chatterbox app to enable the robot to speak and understand verbal instructions. In 2012 the “Cyclops” went under a full redesign with the help of a comic designer who helped draw the basic design towards a more superhero aesthetic. “Besides the old functionalities, it can be completely remote controlled with a telemetry suit, a wearable remote control in the form of an exoskeleton,” he said.
“I will make a documentary video of all Cyclops features, time permitting.” Today we have that video… Fitted with a low-tech arduino and a host of potentiometers the exoskeleton records and transmits every movement of Benedettelli. Far from finished he sees the Cyclops MK 2 as a pre-prototype proof of concept, his goal is to turn this into a full body exoskeleton capable of controlling every element of the surrogate robot. Although this is not the first time, nor the most advanced system deployed in the area of human/robot symbiotic control – it’s brings what was once considered a high-tech supper intelligent system down to ground level fundamentals – using the most basic building blocks (Lego) and a big dream to achieve something special. As hilariously outrageous as Pacific Rim was, it was still an awesome concept. Giant robot battle suits, duking it out with the aliens. Well, it looks as if it wasn’t quite as far-fetched as we first imagined. Maker [Danny Benedettelli] just released a video of his very own Lego exoskeleton suit that when worn can be used to control a desktop size Cyclops robot.
You might remember [Danny] as the author of The Lego Mindstorms EV3 Library, The Cyclops robot (also his design) was originally built four years ago using Lego Mindstorms NXT system with an Android phone running a custom app. Cyclops has been upgraded a bit for this demonstration. Now it communicates over Bluetooth with an Arduino to [Danny’s] telemetry suit. Relatively speaking, the system is pretty simple. The Lego exoskeleton has potentiometers on each joint, which map to a degree of freedom for the robot. When one potentiometer spins, the associated robot joint mimics it. He says it’s just a prototype, so we can probably expect an even more functional robot very soon — for more information, check out his personal site called Danny’s Lab.Try going back to the homepageLegoist Peter sez, "My most popular model, the Exo Suit, has been submitted to the LEGO CUUSOO website. I need 10,000 supporters for the chance to have it released as an official LEGO set. If you'd like to see this model made available to buy, please support my project on the CUUSOO site."
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