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(First of all, I hope I’ve set this to the proper newsgroups. I’ve never
“announced” a project I’ve worked on before. So apologies in advance if I’ve
posted to the wrong area!)
I’ve had this idea for a few years. But I finally got around to building it.
It’s an automated LEGO Duck-Building robot. The robot is a 2-axis cartesian
gantry which picks and assembles the 3 parts needed to build a LEGO Duck:
Here are some more general photos.
Small videoclip:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Technic/DuckPro/duckpro.mpg
(But I don’t think this works)
The robot is programmed in NQC and has a capacity of 6 d/min (ducks per minute).
I will have it on display at this weekend’s rtlToronto18 competition in Toronto,
Ontario.
http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/events/lego/lego-020005/
Iain
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> Iain Hendry wrote:
> > Small videoclip:
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Technic/DuckPro/duckpro.mpg>
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> Calum host the Vid! Calum host the Vid!
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> Ah come on, host the Vid!
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> Derek
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> Ah, get Dave to do it, he's a nice guy.
Jesus Christ, I don't even have the file. :) Iain, send me the file and I'll
host it up on the Peach.
Calum
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Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
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> > Iain Hendry wrote:
> >
> > > Small videoclip:
> > > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Technic/DuckPro/duckpro.mpg>
> >
> > Calum host the Vid! Calum host the Vid!
> >
> > Ah come on, host the Vid!
> >
> > Derek
> >
> > Ah, get Dave to do it, he's a nice guy.
>
>
> Jesus Christ, I don't even have the file. :) Iain, send me the file and I'll
> host it up on the Peach.
>
> Calum
This Internet thing is not living up to it's promise. I want it now!
Now! Now! I tells you!
Derek
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> This Internet thing is not living up to it's promise. I want it now!
> Now! Now! I tells you!
Waaah! WHERE'S MY DUCK VIDEO!?! I want it now! OOH SHINY BIKES! I LIKE
BIKES! BIKES WITH STREAMERS ON THE HANDLEBARS ARE COOL! LET'S GO RIDE BIKES
WITH STREAMERS!
http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/people/tsangc/nglcl/DuckPro.mpg
Calum
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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... •
It’s an automated LEGO Duck-Building robot. The robot is a 2-axis cartesian
gantry which picks and assembles the 3 parts needed to build a LEGO Duck:
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Iain
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Nice! I’d like to make a pneumatic auto-building robot that uses only air power
and no RCX.
Perhaps you could dress up your robot as a large mother duck! Is it possible to
make the RCX “Quack” too?
Mark
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Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
>
> > This Internet thing is not living up to it's promise. I want it now!
> > Now! Now! I tells you!
>
>
> Waaah! WHERE'S MY DUCK VIDEO!?! I want it now! OOH SHINY BIKES! I LIKE
> BIKES! BIKES WITH STREAMERS ON THE HANDLEBARS ARE COOL! LET'S GO RIDE BIKES
> WITH STREAMERS!
>
> http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/people/tsangc/nglcl/DuckPro.mpg
>
> Calum
phuh, whatever, it's like so 5 minutes ago.
Derek
-Ok it's really cool. Can't wait to see in on Saturday. Why can't life
move faster, I want it to be Saturday Now!
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> > Iain Hendry wrote:
> > > Small videoclip:
> > > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Technic/DuckPro/duckpro.mpg>
> >
> > Calum host the Vid! Calum host the Vid!
> >
> > Ah come on, host the Vid!
> >
> > Derek
> >
> > Ah, get Dave to do it, he's a nice guy.
>
> Jesus Christ, I don't even have the file. :) Iain, send me the file and I'll
> host it up on the Peach.
>
> Calum
I can host it at Sparky's Space too!
Dave K
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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> It's an automated LEGO Duck-Building robot. The robot is a 2-axis cartesian
> gantry which picks and assembles the 3 parts needed to build a LEGO Duck:
>
>
> The robot is programmed in NQC and has a capacity of 6 d/min (ducks per
> minute). I will have it on display at this weekend's rtlToronto18
> competition in Toronto, Ontario.
Iain, that is PURE GENIUS..... amazing.... can't wait to see it on saturday
I would have never thought it could be THIS simple, yet work so well...
And completely following my favorite engineering principle: KISS :)
Great job!
John
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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I’ve had this idea for a few years. But I finally got around to building it.
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The robot is programmed in NQC and has a capacity of 6 d/min (ducks per
minute). I will have it on display at this weekend’s rtlToronto18 competition
in Toronto, Ontario.
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Wow Iain, that’s too cool! (Insert really rude duck job...umm joke here)
Awesome job, spotlighted!
Looking forward to seeing it on Sat.
Janey “Red Brick”
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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(First of all, I hope I’ve set this to the proper newsgroups. I’ve never
“announced” a project I’ve worked on before. So apologies in advance if I’ve
posted to the wrong area!)
I’ve had this idea for a few years. But I finally got around to building it.
It’s an automated LEGO Duck-Building robot. The robot is a 2-axis cartesian
gantry which picks and assembles the 3 parts needed to build a LEGO Duck:
Here are some more general photos.
Small videoclip:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Technic/DuckPro/duckpro.mpg
(But I don’t think this works)
The robot is programmed in NQC and has a capacity of 6 d/min (ducks per
minute). I will have it on display at this weekend’s rtlToronto18 competition
in Toronto, Ontario.
http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/events/lego/lego-020005/
Iain
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Lego building lego... this could be the start of a bad sci-fi story.
Amazing stuff!
Cheers
Richie
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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(First of all, I hope I’ve set this to the proper newsgroups. I’ve never
“announced” a project I’ve worked on before. So apologies in advance if I’ve
posted to the wrong area!)
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You could have also included announce.moc if you wanted to but none of the ones
you selected are “wrong” in my view, FWIW.
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I’ve had this idea for a few years. But I finally got around to building it.
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Glad you did!. It rocks. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Wish I could see it
this weekend but I’ll still be in Singapore. Will you consider keeping it
together long enough to bring to BrickFest?
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Great robot.
How are the parts pushed forward after the robot picks one up?
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"Jacob Davies" <jacob@well.com> wrote:
> How are the parts pushed forward after the robot picks one up?
The entire machine is mounted on an angle, so the next part in the magazine
slides down to take the place of the one removed.
Iain
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"Bob Fay" <rgfay@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Great work Iain!
Thanks Bob, and everyone for the kind comments! Sorry I couldn't get it
working properly on Saturday. I blame Derek's iMac. :)
F9 F9 F9 F9 F9!
Iain
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What is the name of the piston-like looking part(s) that pick up and stamp the
DuckPro. I can’t identify it.
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Mitchell Lichtenberg wrote:
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What is the name of the piston-like looking part(s) that pick up and stamp
the DuckPro. I can’t identify it.
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Iain used the large shock absorber and designed an axle/slide end-of-arm-tool
that was really neat! Basically the axles kept the EOAT from moving around
while being pressed down. Maybe there’s some pictures sonewhere.
The whole assembly was a joy to watch
Dave K
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"Mitchell Lichtenberg" <mlichtsr@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> What is the name of the piston-like looking part(s) that pick up and stamp
> the
> DuckPro. I can't identify it.
Hi Mitchell,
I think the part you're refering to is this:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3959
"Minifig Accessory Torch"
I got the idea from the guys (whos name escapes me, I'm really sorry) who
put together this huuuuuge, 7 metre long car assembly system in Germany I
think. They were using this same idea to pick bricks, so I gave it a shot
and was happy with it. :) The reason I did it, is becuase you can very
securley "lock" the "torch" to other bricks, and it won't pull out. I guess
it's not so big a deal on this project because the duck is twisted off,
anyway.
Iain
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> "Mitchell Lichtenberg" <mlichtsr@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > What is the name of the piston-like looking part(s) that pick up and stamp
> > the
> > DuckPro. I can't identify it.
>
> Hi Mitchell,
>
> I think the part you're refering to is this:
>
> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3959
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> "Minifig Accessory Torch"
Oh, that's a Gun, I Mean Flashlight.
Calum
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote:
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3959
> >
> > "Minifig Accessory Torch"
> Oh, that's a Gun, I Mean Flashlight.
You know, I typed in "Space Gun" and it didn't come up. I went to the 6990
Monorail, to find it. :)
Iain
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