Tiny Robot Playing With MAGNEXT iCOASTER

This video came about after 2.5 year old Oliver, his mum Katya and I had finished playing with his favourite toy, my MAGNEXT iCOASTER. He only gets to build and play with it supervised.  But he was concerned that Tiny Robot would sneak up and play with it when he wasn't here.

Tiny Robot is a Mini Robosapien

So his geeky Uncle fixed1t arranged for his Tiny Robot to sneak in and Play with my

MAGNEXT iCOASTER Metal Ball Roller Coaster

The mini Robosapien and the MAGNEXT iCOASTER are toys little Oliver and I fixed, he's so keen when he comes round and good with his Bob The Builder Plastic Screwdriver, he fixes everything with it and loves it.

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Adding New Life By Replacing Single Colour LEDs With Flashing MultiColour RGB LEDs

The best way to brighten up and boring old single colour LED toy, remote control or robot it to change the old dull single colour LED's for multi colour flashing RGB LEDs.

It's easy to do (if your careful and know how not to burn yourself of your toy with a soldering iron, and the effect can be quite stunning.

Whats even better, is that the latest LED's are so much brighter and clearer than their parents so look great when the light and turned off and everything it flashing.

The flashing rate of these LEDs is slow but impressive.

Here is a remote control I changed using this method.

 And here is a link to eBay where you can find them, as with some many commercial flashing chords etc taking priority list, the LEDs are hard to track down:

  RGB Flashing LEDs Direct Single Colour Replacements

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The legs of the Sony AIBO ERS-210

The legs on the Sony AIBO ERS-210 robot dog are pretty sophisticated, and enclosed in tight fitting custom shell parts.

Each section of the leg is uniquely enclosed to ensure they do not interfere with each other.

Undoing the casing it tricky and with the sophisticated delicate electronics packed tightly in there is serious risk of damage.

Each limb joint has is own servos, control feedback circuits delicate flexible printed circuit board cables.  This is a great design methodology and it means there are no wire to get entangled and caught up.

Unfortunately, the special design of the flexible PCB cables and circuits means they are rarer than Hens Teeth, especially as Sony stop making them years ago, so damaging one go these cables can be fatal to the limb.

 Despite the rugged nature of the gait with which the AIBO's walk when wandering about, some of the smallest cables are in the ankles, can easily be broken by rough handling or chewing by a pet.

Each of the limb joints has is own potentiometer (pots) feedback pot, these are prone to dirt and dirt damage, as are any pots the one you use every day is the crackly volume control on your old hifi.

Within each of the limbs are complex gears linked to the servos, damage to these plastic gears is not uncommon and can prove fatal to the limb.

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AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 3 - Right Legs And Tail Jitters Fixed

AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 3 - Right  Legs And Tail Jitters Fixed

Having fixed the Jitters in the left legs, I worked on right front and back legs. I also noticed a lot of jittery in the tail, so I also fixed that. There are no AIBO repair people in the UK but with apprenticeship help from WOLFBOB in the USA, I'm doing it myself.  A UK owner contacted Bob and he recommended me, especially as my own had some rough handling during shipping which warranted his head having major repairs.  I'm confident doing legs and tail so plan to move onto Heads and Batteries.  Watch part 4 to see how I get on after cleaning the paint off its body. #fixed1tAIBOrepairs

AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 2 - Left Jitters Fixed

AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 2 - Left Jitters Fixed

Having fixed the Jitters in the left front leg, I worked on the back.  There are no AIBO repair people in the UK but with apprenticeship help from WOLFBOB in the USA, I'm doing it myself.  A UK wonder contacted Bob and he recommended me, especially as my own had some rough handling during shipping which warranted his head having major repairs.  Once I'm confident doing legs I'll move onto Heads and Batteries.  Watch part 3 to see how I get on with the right legs #fixed1tAIBOrepairs

AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 1 - Jitters

AIBO Repair 2 : Blue ERS-210 Part 1 - Jitters

Having fixed the Jitters in my own AIBO ERS-210 Legs, I feel confident to work on somebody else.  There are no AIBO repair people in the UK but with apprenticeship help from WOLFBOB in the USA, I'm doing it myself.  A UK wonder contacted Bob and he recommended me, especially as my own had some rough handling during shipping which warranted his head having major repairs.  Once I'm confident doing legs I'll move onto Heads and Batteries.  Watch part 2 to see how I get on.  #fixed1tAIBOrepairs

Malcolm (aka fixed1t)

Fixing My Sony AIBO With Jittery Legs - Part 2 Fixed

Fixing My Sony AIBO With Jittery Legs - Part 2 Fixed

There are no AIBO repair people in the UK but with apprenticeship help from WOLFBOB in the USA, I did it myself.  I bought this AIBO from eBay as working, alas he had some rough handling during shipping which warranted his head having major repairs.  Now they are done I dealt with is the Jitters which began in one leg and now has spread to the all.  #fixed1tAIBOrepairs

Fixing My Sony AIBO ERS-210 With Jittery Legs - Part 1

There are no AIBO repair people in the UK but with apprenticeship help from WOLFBOB in the USA, I'm doing it myself.  I bought this AIBO from eBay as working, alas it had some rough handling during shipping which warranted its head having major repairs.  Now they are done the last thing to deal with is the Jitters which began in one leg and now has spread to the all.  




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Sony AIBO Robot Dog Playing With Its Ball AI In Action

This video shows my AIBO Robot Dog Playing With Its Ball showing Artificial Intelligence  AI and advanced robotics in action.  

My Lurcher Dog likes "Bo" and hasn't attempted to damage it, but he does try to run off with his pink ball as soon as he gets a chance if your not looking ;-) 

This Robot dog isn't remote controlled and has its own unique personality and set of behaviours.  I can see how the Japanese and others who can't have a real dog have one of these cheeky mischievous dogs.  This AIBO has limb jitters on startup which I plan to fix.



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