The Concept of KXR series
The KXR series consist of servomotors with two kinds of specification that commonized an external form for replaceable freely depending on a purpose, resin frame parts more than 30 kinds which easily and surely assemble and a control board with the software.
As for the robot kit, it was packaged conventionally such as "biped robot" "turtle robot" or "arm type robot" independently. Therefore, if turtle robot convert to biped robot, it was necessary to design new parts and to compose them.
However, the KXR series can easily rearrange each set to another type robot using a lot of parts prepared. The optional parts such as a radio control apparatus or various sensors are also prepared. Therefore it is easy to make custom made robot using the KXR series.
KONDO is the leading company of hobby robot and the new robot is the third product of KONDO. The first hobby robot, KHR-1 was developed by KONDO and put on the market in 2004. The second one, KHR-2HV in 2006 and the forth one, KHR-3HV in 2009.
Kit Content
Tempered resin frame parts
Control Board: RCB-4mini
Servomotor: KRS-3301 ICS ×9
Robo Power Cell E type: 6N-800mAh Ni-MH
Battery charger: BX-32MH
Dual USB Adapter HS
CD-ROM :（Manual & Sample motions)
Operating environment
OS: Windows Vista（SP1） Windows7 8 8.1 10
CD-ROM Drive for software installation
Interface: USB Port （1.1/2.0)
Length: 275(H) x 119(W) x 153(D)mm
Weight: approximately 630 g including battery
Price: 45,000 yen excluding tax
Optional Parts
A large number of optional parts are prepared to realize the attractive rearrangement of the KXR series.
As KRS-3301 ICS, the servomotor used in the KXR series is the same size that of KRS-3304 ICS which torque is 13.8 kgf・㎝ higher than 7.5 kgf・cm of KRS-3301 ICS.
Therefore, if KRS-3301 ICS changed to KRS-3304 ICS, the movement is more stable.
DeAGOSTINI issued weekly magazine, the 3rd edition of `Weekly Robi` with biped robot parts of Robi on Jan 20th, 2015. Robi parts are attached every weekly magazine. Robot will complete with 70 volumes of magazine. The first issue price is 799 yen including tax. Price of the 2nd issue will be 2047 yen excluding tax.
DeAGOSTINI issued 200,000 books of the 1st issue in the 1st edition and 60,000 robots `Robi` completed last summer by 70 volumes of the 1st edtion.
DeAGOSTINI took place a Dance Perfomance Show `100Robi` for a memorial day of the 3rd edtion issue on Jan. 20th. One hundred robots `Robi` were dancing as follows.
Gingmag also introduced the issue of `Weekly Robi` in English.
Tomotaka Takahashi who is well known as robot creator such as CHROINO, FT, ROPID, EVOLTA etc., designed Robi.
Control board of Vstone Co., Ltd is used for the robot. Servo motors of Futaba Corporation are used with 20 axes. Voice-recognizing board and Human-detect-sensor are also attached. The weight is 1 kg including battery and the height is 340 mm.
DeAGOSTINI issued weekly magazine, `Weekly Robi` with biped robot parts of Robi the preliminary edition on Oct 30th, 2012, the 1st edition on Feb 19th, 2013 and the 2nd edition on Feb 25th, 2014. DeAGOSTINI also issued weekly magazine, `Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. Robot has completed with 70 volumes of magazine on June, 2012 and the details were described in this blog.
The 1st issue of DeAGOSTINI weekly magazine,`Weekly Robi` completed with 70 volumes on July 29, 2014. The 1st was issued on Feb. 19, 2013. The 2nd issue was also carried out on Feb 25, 2014. The Robi part was attached every weekly magazine. The first volume price was 790 yen including tax. Price of the 2nd volume was 1990 yen. The volume attached control board was 4,990 yen.
Gingmag also introduced the issue of `Weekly Robi` in English. Details of the 1st issue and the 2nd issue were described in this blog.
Robi has support and community site opened on July 22nd, 2014 as `Robi.club`. DeAGOSTINI also uploaded Robi making videos for each volume to YouTube DeAGOSTINI Channel.
Robi making video of volume 70 is as follows;
Dr.GIY-san who is famous for dancing robot, uploaded conversation video with his completed Robi.
DeAGOSTINI also issued weekly magazine, `Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. Robot has completed with 70 volumes of magazine on June, 2012 and the details were described in this blog.
DeAGOSTINI re-issued weekly magazine, `Weekly Robi` with biped robot parts of Robi on Feb 25th, 2014. Robi parts are attached every weekly magazine. Robot will complete with 70 volumes of magazine. The first issue price is 790 yen including tax. Price of the 2nd issue will be 1895 yen excluding tax.
Gingmag also introduced the issue of `Weekly Robi` in English.
Tomotaka Takahashi who is well known as robot creator such as CHROINO, FT, ROPID, EVOLTA etc., designed Robi.
Control board of Vstone Co., Ltd is used for the robot. Servo motors of Futaba Corporation are used with 20 axes. Voice-recognizing board and Human-detect-sensor are also attached. The weight is 1 kg including battery and the height is 340 mm.
DeAGOSTINI issued weekly magazine, `Weekly Robi` with biped robot parts of Robi on Oct 30th, 2012 and on Feb 19th,2013 . DeAGOSTINI also issued weekly magazine, `Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. Robot has completed with 70 volumes of magazine on June, 2012 and the details were described in this blog.
Danbot, a new robot kit for beginners was put on the market by Asakusa Giken on Sep 25, 2013. Beginners can move Danbot without using PC, but using just TV remote control and also can make program of the robot by using TV remote control.
The control board can move eight servo motors. Following video is a 4 axis robot, Roopo type robot. Danbot seems to be suitable for making a Roopo type robot. Three alkali batteries (1.5 V x 3) were used for the power source. The control board is also useful for control system using TV remote control.
The specification is as follows:
Power source voltage: 4.5 V
Communication System: Infrared 36~40 kHz
Program making: Infrared romote control
TV remote control: NEC, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, LG, Victor, SANYO, SHARP, SONY, TOSHIBA, Pioneer, HITACH, Funai and other TV remote controls
Servo numbers: 8
Motion numbers: 12 motions
Pose numbers: 8 steps per motion (maximum)
Price
Robot kit
including a base board,
4 servo motors,
robot parts for walking and Battery case,
is 6,000 yen excluding tax.
Option
servo motor ASV-15
is 600 yen excluding tax.
Asakusa Giken is well known as hobby robot parts, sensors and kits. Remo Humanoid Kit/P, a new humanoid robot kit, was also put on the market on Dec 15, 2009.
The specification of ISAMARO Mark Ⅱ Entry Set were as follows:
Height: approx. 350 mm
Weight: approx. 1.9 kg
Degrees of freedom: 19
Actuator: KRS-4031HV (× 19)
Optional: wireless device
Battery: Lithium-polymer
Control board: RCB-4HV
Price: 168,000 yen (including tax)
Robotama.com put ISAMARO as a new robot kit, on the market on April 26, 2010. The first ISAMARO was using also low price servo, KRS-4024HVS, which torque was 10.5 kg/cm. Details of the original ISAMARO were reported in this Blog.
The specification of ISAMARO Mark Ⅱ were as follows:
Height: approx. 350 mm
Weight: approx. 1.9 kg
Degrees of freedom: 19
Actuator: KRS-4032HV (× 19)
Optional: wireless device
Battery: Lithium-polymer
Control board: RCB-4HV or RCB-3HV
Price: 333,900 yen (including tax)
ISAMARO and ISAMARO Mark Ⅱ are officially recognized robot kit by ROBO-ONE Committee. ISAMARO Mark Ⅱgot the 1st prize and 3rd prize in the ROBO-ONE Light 5th taken place on Sep 1st, 2012. Details of the ROBO-ONE Light 5th were reported in this blog.
ROBO-ONE Light 5th Final Match: Uchiman Z Gold (ISAMARO) vs Baboo-Custom (KHR-3HV Custom). ROBO-ONE Light 5th champion was Uchiman Z Gold by Team Mogu-Mogu. The champion got the right to join the 21th ROBO-ONE Tournament.
DeAGOSTINI issued weekly magazine, `Weekly Robi` with biped robot parts of Robi on Oct 30th, 2012. Robi parts are attached every weekly magazine. Robot will complete with 70 volumes of magazine. The first issue price is 790 yen including tax. Price of the 2nd issue will be 1990 yen. The issue attached control board will be 4,990 yen.
Gingmag also introduced the issue of `Weekly Robi` in English.
Tomotaka Takahashi who is well known as robot creator such as CHROINO, FT, ROPID, EVOLTA etc., designed Robi.
Control board of Vstone Co., Ltd is used for the robot. Servo motors of Futaba Corporation are used with 20 axes. Voice-recognizing board and Human-detect-sensor are also attached. The weight is 1 kg including battery and the height is 340 mm.
DeAGOSTINI also issued weekly magazine, `Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. Robot has completed with 70 volumes of magazine on June, 2012 and the details were described in this blog.
DeAGOSTINI issued weekly magazine,`Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. ROBO XERO parts was attached every weekly magazine. I reported the details of the ROBO XERO in this blog on Dec 21, 2010. Robot has completed with 70 volumes of magazineon on June, 2012.
ROBO XERO is based `JO-ZERO` of Himeji Softworks. Servo moters `RS306MD` of Futaba Corporation are used for the robot with 24 axes. The weight is 900 g and height is 300 mm. The robot is suitable for the U1K ( Under 1 kg ) robot fight competition.
Dr. GIY, famous ROBO-ONE robot builder also cmpleted the ROBO XERO and uploaded cool videos as follows;
Details of the New Products were opened on Sept. 16, 2011. Shipment of the products was postponed until the middle of October.
Turtle Robot 02 succeeds to Turtle Robot 01 which was put on the market on July 16, 2010. The 02 uses new servo KRS-2542HV as leg servo and RCB-4HV as control board. RCB-4HV is well known as the standard control board of KHR-3HV. Body structure of the 02 is almost the same as that of 01.
Specifications are as follows:
Servo: KRS-2542SHV ICS 3.5 x9
Control board: RCB-4HV
Flame: turtle model
Backpack set typeA
Battery:ROBO power cell HV C-type 10.8V-300mAh Ni-MH
Battery carger: AC100V
Parts: screws, cables, plastic parts
CD-ROM: manual, software, sample motions etc.
Weight: 700 g (including battery)
Price: 47,500 Yen (excluding tax)
Four-Legged Robot KMR-P4 uses also new servo KRS-2542HV and RCB-4HV as control board. Leg parts and boby frame of KMR-P4 are the same as those of KMR-M6 which was put on the market in May, 2011.
Specifications are as follows:
Frame: Light weight aluminium alloy
Leg: Synthetic resin
Control board: RCB-4HV
Servo: KRS-2542HV ICS 3.5 ×8
Battery: ROBO power cell HV D-type 10.8V-800mAh Ni-MH
Battery carger: AC100V MX-201
Parts: screws, cables, plastic parts
CD-ROM: manual, software, sample motions etc.
Size: 182（H）×335（W)×223（D）
Weight: 700 g (including battery)
Price: 47,500 Yen (excluding tax)
The new servo KRS-2542HV uses plastic gear instead of metal gear which is used in KRS-2552HV. The case size is the same as that of KRS-2552HV. KRS-2552HV is known to the standard servo of KHR-3HV. It is impotant point KRS-2542HV has a new ICS（Interactive Communication System）as ICS 3.5 which can be controlled by Serial and PWM mode. On the other hand KRS-2552HV's ICS 3.0 can be controlled just by Serial mode.
Specifications are as follows:
Torque: 11 kg・cm
Speed: 0.12 sec/60°
Maximum moving angle: 270°
Length: 41(H) ×21(W) × 30.5(D) mm
ICS（Interactive Communication System）: 3.5(Serial and PWM)
Control Board: RCB-4HV, RCB-3HV, KCB-1, Motion Processor 2HV
Attached Parts: Cable (300 mm), servo-horn is excluded
Price: One servo package is 5,500 yen, 10 servos packaged set is 44,000 yen (excluding tax)
JO-ZERO Type-2, a new mode of JO-ZERO was put on the market. The upper part of the new robot's body is the same that of JO-ZERO and the lower half of the body is the same that of Weekly ROBO XERO issued by DeAGOSTINI. As 22 servo motors are used in the new model, the price (129,150 yen, including tax) increased just 3,150 yen compared that of JO-ZERO with 20 servo motors.
JO-ZERO Typ-2 also can be changed to ROBO-XERO by changing with additional hand unit, which is the same unit used in ROBO-XERO. The hand unit will be put on the market soon.
JO-ZERO was put on the market in July 2009. JO-ZERO has been developed for a biped robot kit with 3 purposes, `Cool`, `Speed` and `Human-like` by Nakamura-san, President of Himeji Softworks. The details were described in this blog.
ROBO XERO is based JO-ZERO. Servo motors `RS306MD` of Futaba Corporation are used for the robot with 24 axes. The weight is 900 g and height is 300 mm. The robot is suitable for the U1K (Under 1 kg) robot fight competition. The details were also described in this blog.
Specifications are as follows:
Length: 300(H)mm
Weight: 840g (without battery)
Axis: 22 (arm 8, body2, foot 12)
Servo: FUTABA RS304MD （torque 5kg･cm）
CPU: HIMEJI Softworks for FUTABA servo, HSWB-04FV2 with 3 analog terminal for gyro, 3 analog and 3 digital terminals
Software: JOZ Controller
Battery: PR-4S780P, a lithium polymer battery from Futaba Corporation (excluding the kit)
Option Unit ‘Sword’ and ‘JO-GUN’ (Oct. 3, 2011)
RoboTimes reported JO-ZERO Type-2 Option Unit ‘Sword’ and ‘JO-GUN’ with pictures and videos on Oct 3, 2011 (in Japasese). These units are now developing.
‘Sword’ unit is handled by the option hand unit with 5 fingers which is on the market. Robot can draw the sword from the holder in left shoulder. Video of using Sword Unit is as follows;
‘JO-GUN’ unit is attached right forearm and can shot 6 ring-shaped bullets which are loading in the holder, using the elastic band. Video of using JO-GUN Unit is as follows;
KONDO is the leading company of biped hobby robot and is well known to a maker of KHR-series robot as KHR-1, KHR-2HV and KHR-3HV. The first new category multi-legged robot, turtle type 4-legged robot has been put on the market.
Multi-legged robot has been being miner robot compared with biped robot in Japan. Just G-DOG, a kit of 4-legged robot, was on the market from HIP JAPANin July 2008. Recently, robot builders who has been making custom-built biped robot are interested in making multi-legged robot. Five times of Robot Survival Game with multi-legged robots were carried out in Tokyo. The first one took place on July 19th, 2010 and the 6th one will take place at Dainihongiken office on April 17th, 2011.
1. The 6-legged robot can move with highly stability. The robot can walk over the hard bumps with tight grips.
2. Light weight robot body was made by synthetic resin parts. Spring inside the leg parts for absorbing shock makes robot move fast.
3. Robot can move freely with limitted number of servos by the linked-leg system and high powered servo, KRS-2552HV which is using in KHR-3HV.
4. Setting battery under the backpack of the robot makes easy battery change.
5. The dummy head can be exchanged with a real servo for moving the head.
6. RCB-4HV, the control board with 10 analog terminals and 10 digital I/Os of KHR-3HV is also used in the robot.
7. HeartToHeart4, software for motion creating makes easy a lot of variety of motions.
8. Powerful Ni-H battery and rapid battery charger are attached the kit.
Specifications are as follows:
Frame: Light weight aluminium alloy
Leg: Synthetic resin
Control board: RCB-4HV
Servo: KRS-2552HV ICS RedVersion ×12
Battery: ROBO power cell HV D-type 10.8V-800mAh Ni-MH
Battery carger: AC100V MX-201
Parts: screws, cables, plastic parts
CD-ROM: manual, software, sample motions etc.
Size: 182（H）×335（W)×223（D）
Weight: 1,070 g (including battery)
Price: 79,800 Yen (including tax)
Parts of KONDO 6-Legged Robot, KMR-6 will be also put on the market by the end of May, 2011.
Multi-legged robot leg unit set type A (KO205) : 1,575 Yen (including tax)
Multi-legged robot body frame type A (2 parts) (KO2107) : 2,100 Yen (including tax)
Spring(standard) 10 pieces (KO2108) : 315 Yen (including tax)
DeAGOSTINI will issue weekly magazine,`Weekly ROBO XERO` with robot parts of ROBO XERO on Feb 8th, 2011. ROBO XERO parts will be attached every weekly magazine. Robot will complete with 70 volumes of magazine. The first issue price will be 790 yen including tax. Price of the 2nd issue will be 1990 yen. The issue attached contol board will be 4,990 yen.
ROBO XERO is based `JO-ZERO` of Himeji Softworks. Servo moters `RS306MD` of Futaba Corporation are used for the robot with 24 axes. The weight is 900 g and height is 300 mm. The robot is suitable for the U1K ( Under 1 kg ) robot fight competition.
Details of JO-ZERO were described in this blog. The remarkable difference between JO-ZERO and ROBO-XERO is structure of hand. New robot can grip.
Limited 100 black colored robots will be sold. The price is 114,000 yen excluding tax. Just body color, flame and plastic parts color are changed from light blue to black but specifications such as control board and servos are the same those of original KHR-3HV which was put on the market in 2009.
Black colored plastic parts for KHR-3HV also will put be on the market at the same time. KHR-3HV black parts set is 4,500 yen excluding tax.
Black colored robot seems to be cool and black color fits to robots because most of servo color are black. I changed KHR-1 body and flame color from aluminum color to black for making reviced robot BLACK TIGER. My custum-built biped robot, BLACK TIGER NEO and custum-built anomalous 5-legged robot, BLACK TIGER L45 were also colored black.
Make:Tokyo Meeting 06 sponsored by O’Reilly Media, Inc., publisher of the Magazine `Make` for hobbyist of making something, took place at Tokyo Institute Technology on Nov 20-21, 2010. Lots of exhibition, such as electric circuit, art, DIY, craft, science etc. were introduced.
Bioloid GP
Sugiura-san introduced `Bioloid GP`, a new robot kit of ROBOTIS at Make: TOKYO Meeting 06 on Nov 20-21st, 2010. The new robot will be put on the market near future in Japan. Bioloid GP has 18 axes with AX-18 servo which torque is 18 kg・cm.
V-Sido V-Sido, a new excellent robot control software was demonstrated in Futaba booth. The details of the software are also described in the video【ニコニコ動画】【V-Sido】赤い彗星のＭＳを市販機ベースでつくってみた. The software has been providing to robot users.
Robot Related Exhibitions at Make: Tokyo Meeting 06
Some exhibition robot related videos were as follows;
KONDO is the leading company of biped hobby robot and is known to a maker of KHR-series robot as KHR-1, KHR-2HV and KHR-3HV. The new robot is a new category robot, multi-legged robot.
ROBOSPOT (KONDO KAGAKU CO., LTD) held an information exchange meeting about multi-legged robot on Jan 23rd, 2010. Some robot builders joined the meeting and exchanged the opinion. The 1st Multi-Legged Robot Contestsponsored by KONDO KAGAKU CO.,LTD took place on June 5th during the 6th KHR Anniversary. KONDO is also interested in the multi-legged robot.
Multi-legged robot has been being miner robot compared with biped robot in Japan. Just G-DOG, a kit of 4 legs robot, was on the market from HIP JAPANin July 2008. Recently, robot builders who has been making custom-built biped robot are interested in making multi-legged robot. The 1st Robot survival game of multi-legged robot will take place on July 19th, 2010 at Asobitcity in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Multi-legged robot is stable to walk compared with biped robot and even low powered servo motor can move the body. Therefor multi-legged robot is suitable such a survival game of robot because it can load some equipments such as toy gun, camera etc.
Specifications are as follows:
Servo: KRS-4024SHV ICS Red Version x9
Control board: RCB-3HV Ver.1.1A
Flame: turtle model
Backpack set typeA
Battery:ROBO power cell HV C-type 10.8V-300mAh Ni-MH
Battery carger:AC100V
Parts: screws, cables, plastic parts
CD-ROM: manual, software, sample motions etc.
Price: 39,900 Yen (including tax)
Robotama.comput ISAMARO, a new robot kit, on the market on April 26, 2010. ISAMARO was developed by Robotma.com. ISAMARO is also officially recognized robot kit by ROBO-ONE Committee.
ROBO-ONE Light 2nd, sponsored ROBO-ONE Committee, will take place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall on May 22th, 2010. ROBO-ONE Light is robot fight tournament for robots on the market, which are officially recognized by ROBO-ONE Committee. Beginner, who got robot from the market and want to attend the ROBO-ONE Tournament, also can attend the competition.
The specificationsof ISAMARO are as follows:
Length: 440(H) mm
Weight: 1.670 g
Axis: 19
Servo: KRS-4024SHV with aluminum gear (torque 10.5kg・cm)
Controller: RCB-3HV
Battery: Lipo Battery
Price: 147,000 yen (including tax)
Price of the Starter set: 165,900 yen (including tax)
Robot kit
Gyro-sensor: 2 KRG-4
KRC-2D (Radio receiver and transmitter)
TINYWAVE, champion Robot of ROBO-ONE Light 1st put on the market in Japan on March 26, 2010. The robot is not a kit but just a constructed product.
ROBO-ONE Light 1st, sponsored ROBO-ONE Committee, took place at Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki Hall on Mar 20th, 2010. ROBO-ONE Light is robot fight tournament for robots on the market, which are officially recognized by ROBO-ONE Committee. Beginner, who got robot from the market and want to attend the ROBO-ONE Tournament, also can attend the competition.
Sixty-two robots entered in the tournament, including 20 robots from the Republic of Korea. Six custom-built robots joined and others were officially recognized ones. The best 8 robots were all kit robots such as 4 KHR-3HVs, 2 Bioloids and 2 TINYWAVEs. The winner was fruit (TINYWAVE).
TINYWAVE was developed by Jeon chang-hoon, Chamipon of ROBO-ONE KOREA and Tomio Sugiura, famous for robot builder of ROBO-ONE GP Robot, Dynamyzer. The constructed products are made from SUGIURA MACHINE DESIGN OFFICE.
The specifications are as follows:
Body: aluminum flame colored red, gold, silver, dark-blue, sky-blue and black
Length: 330(H)×230(W)×110(D)mm
Weight: 1.45 kg (including battery)
Axis: 16
Servo: ROBOTIS AX-12 ( torque 12kg・cm)
Software: Motion Creator, original application for serial control servo motor
Controller: PS2/Bluetooth original controller attached
PC interface (wireless)：Parani ESD Bluetooth serial adaptor attached
Price (constructed product): 210,000 yen (excluding tax)
Option parts and prices are as follows:
Arm and head (5 axes) expansion set: 50,000 yen (excluding tax)
gyroscope (2 axes): 10,000 yen (excluding tax)
PSD sensor: 2,000 yen (excluding tax)
Accelerometer (3 axes): 10,000 yen (excluding tax)
AC LiPo charger: 5,000 yen (excluding tax)
Lipo Battery (11.1V-850mAh): 5000 yen (excluding tax)
Interface (USB to Bluetooth): 6,000 yen (excluding tax)
Interface cable: 10,000 yen (excluding tax)
Servo motor (AX-12): 4,500 yen (excluding tax)
Servo motor set (AX-12 x 6): 20,210 yen (excluding tax)
Asakusagiken put Remo Humanoid Kit/P ( Remo ) , a new humanoid robot kit on the market on Dec 15th, 2009. The kit is suitable for expert robot builders. The characteristics of the new kit are as follows:
(1)`Remote Brain` Type Robot System
Remo is controlled wireless by PC. `Remote Brain` means wireless control system by PC. It is possible to make variety of `Remo Brain` Robots using option parts.
(2)Radio control by Bluetooth
The main board of Remo has BluetoothVer2.0+EDR（BT）function which communicates to PC by 460.8kbps. A cheap USB type BT module can be used as the PC side BT module.
(3)Programming on PC
As the program is made on PC, there are some good points compared with writing program on the micro computer in the robot as follows;
1) It is possible to make long program without limited memory size.
2) High speed and complicated program such as image processing can be moved.
3) There are a lot of texts such as VisualStudio.
(4)Image sensor with 2 eyes
Main board has an image sensor with 2 eyes. Sample program of image processing is also prepared.
(5)Foot sole sensor
Foot sole sensor is developing for the robot kit. The sensor measuring the changes on the foot sole weight balance will make the balance control of the robot.
(6) Robot nerves system interchangeability
I/F of the robot are interchangeable with Asakusagiken robot nerves system AGB65 series. It is possible to use RC servo, serial servo, DC motor, to input sensor signal and output sound signal.
(7)Continuous moving with AC adaptor
It is possible to move continuously by the option LiPo battery charger baseboard with AC adaptor. In the case of the robot using serial servos, it is possible to move the robot for several days by keeping the servos free.
Price (excluding tax)
Remo Head Kit/P: 50,000 Yen
Remo, LiPo battery charge baseboard, LiPo battery, AC adaptor, Robot frame (just head parts), excluding servo and control board
Remo Humanoid Kit/P: 380,000 Yen
Remo, LiPo battery charge baseboard, LiPo battery, Ac adaptor, Robot frame, PRS-DE07MS(improved) x 20, serial servo control board
ROBOSPOT will put `YDH2500`, a new humanoid robot flame set, on the market on Nov. 10, 2009. YDH2500 is designed for building a robot using KRS-2552HV, just for using as the serial servo produced for biped robot by KONDO CO. LTD. The new set is designed by Mr. Yoshimura who called `God of ROBO-ONE`, also designed KHR series robot kit as KHR-1, 2, 3HV.
The new set is consisted of just parts and flames, excluding servo motor KRS-2552HV and control board. The set is produced by ITO REINETSU. To build a robot using this frame set, builder has to get 16 of KRS-2552HV, RCB-3HV which was discounted recently, battery, front cowling, board cover and cords. Manual of the set is uploaded at this site.
Feature of the new frame set, `YDH2500` is as follows;
1) The parts developed for KHR-2HV as the front cowling and bathtub sole, KHR series parts are also available for the new frame set.
2) The structure, the distance of servo to servo of new set is similar to those of the KHR-2HV. Therefore, the sample motions or original motions for KHR-2HV seem to be also available for the robot with the sets.
3) RCB-3HV, the most popular control board developed for KHR-2HV or RCB-4HV, the new control board for the KHR-3HV could be used as the control board.
4) It is the most suitable frame set for the user of KHR-2HV who would like to have an upper grade one.
YDH2500 flame set is consisted as follows; Flames and arms, Hones and free hones (made by Aluminum), Screws, Bath-tub sole S-01, Cable guide, Arm supporter 2500A, Hand set, Adaptor for extension.
The price of the first lot, 100 set is 12,600 yen(including tax), the next 2nd lot will be 16,800 yen (including tax).
As SC-2500B1 , the parts for KRS-2552HV designed by Mr. Yoshimura also have been put on the market, a robot builder could easily modify the robot built by the new set with them.
BestTechnology CO., LTD put FREEDOM jr.Ⅲ , a new humanoid robot kit on the market on Oct 15th, 2009. The characteristics of the new kit are as follows:
1) Actuator
The humanoid robot which adopts simple axial constitution. In each joint, 16 of >
Dynamixel AX-12+ which adopts serial I/F uses. Daisy chain connection make simple wire connection. Equipping system check and processing function such as internal temperature, applied voltage and torque.
2) Sensors in the head
Equipping AX-S1 which builds in the infrared ray sensor, microphone and speaker in the head. Measuring the distance brightness of 3 directions on the front, left and right. Measuring volume of the sound, count of the clap sound and the time which measured the sound. Playback of designated possible buzzer sound with musical interval length. Infrared ray communication, internal temperature and applied voltage measurement.
3) Controller: FDIII-HC
Adopting the exclusive newly designed controller which covers all the Dynamixel series servo and can be used general-purpose. Controlling through USB (wire) and Bluetooth (the radio), state detection by the 3 accelerating sensor, motion data management with a microSD card, power supply voltage monitor and melody playback by the buzzer are equipped as the standard functions.
4) Software: GCC Developer Lite
The software does consistently from programming with C language to the program download to the robot and the communication with the robot.
5) Common motions
As the motion data is relative value from home position (upright posture), the motion data which is retained in the SD card, reproducible even with the other robot. In the case of the parts exchange of the robot, if the home position is corrected, the motion data can be used just like that.
6) Development of the original robot
As the communication protocol of the Dynamixel series is common, the kit robot can change to the higher specifications robot by using the actuator upgraded without the substantial modification of the program.
7) Walking
Robot can walk with changing the step on front, back, left and right, walking period, waist position and leg lifting quantity etc., by walking routine based reverse kinematics. It is possible to Walk on front, back, left and right without the break.
8) Wireless control
The control board loads Bluetooth module as standard. PC loaded Bluetooth (or Bluetooth was increased) can download of program and communicate to robot which put program in practice. Wireless Controller (option in the case of Basic kit ) can control the robot with wireless.
9) C language programming
Using C language programming for development. As API for FREEDOM jr.III (order and function etc) is offered, user can devote to only coding the processing which he would like to do the robot without programming the communication with the actuator and the playback processing of motion personally. Using only the foundation of C language programming, seamless walking, plural motion simultaneous playbacks and background task etc., are feasible. There is the sample program.
9) Robot assembled
As the robot is assembled, the time to introduction is short. There is no worry of the trouble with assembly mistake. As the adjustment of home position and download of the sample program have done beforehand, operation verification is possible immediately.
10) suitable user
FREEDOM ji.III, is more suitable for robot builder who is interested in the C language programming but do not have enough ability, who would like to learn about function needed in the multi axial robots, who would like to make application using feedback of the outside, who would like to verify with small-sized ones and to actualize sooner or later of expansion and enlargement utilization.
Degree of freedom: 16 axes (leg section: 10, arm: 6)
Sensor: AX-S1: Infrared ray reflected sensor and sound sensor
AX-12+: Position detection and torque detection, voltage monitor
FDIII-HC: 3 axial acceleration, voltage monitor
Power source: AC adapter 12V 5Ah and LiPo 11.1V 1000mAh
Communication between PC: The serial communication with USB or Bluetooth
Size: Height 351.5× width 165.6× depth 100 [mm]
Weight: 1.25kg
In addition I/F: Push switch, DIP switch, buzzer, LED and microSD
Development tool: GCC Developer Lite
Main Part List ( Basic kit)
FREEDOM Jr.III itself
Dynamixel AX-12+ :16
Dynamixel AX-S1:1
Dynamixel cable:17
FDIII-HC:1
microSD card:1
In addition:USB cable, AC adapter (FREEDOM and charger combined use) and Power source cable extension
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