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B9-Project

William Waters III

My B9 Robot from the 1965 TV Series, "Lost In Space" Project Page 

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When I was just 7 years old, back in 1965 the TV series "Lost In Space" came out and it opened my mind to technology with what at the time seemed like a super advanced Robot (years later I learned that there was a person in side of it doing the acting).  I so wanted to build a Robot of my own but had no skills, knowledge or access to the tools and parts need for such a challenge, but it did start me on my path to a degree in Electrical Engineering and a carrier in technology.  Many years later I stumble onto a web site dedicated to the building of such a project, and instantly I was hooked and had to build my own 'Environmental Control Robot'. 

This a picture of the completely restored 'Stunt Robot' I stole from a web page.  Someday I hope my robot will look as nice but plan to have many autonomous features. 

I have spent many years building scale RC aircraft, and many other ‘projects’ so I figure I am up to the task of this challenge.   

Current progress:

I finally made some noticeable progress on the B9 project.  I have finished off the Radar section.  I took a few months of building to learn a new microprocessor and do some other on the side development work for a few people.  Anyway, the Radar section is all but finished, read the details below.  Next it’s on to the collar.

After spending about a month reading and studying how others have done it -  I decided to use the Top Down - Bottom Up approach, starting with the ‘Brain’ in the bubble and working down to start.  I chose this partly as it will take time to save the funds needed to purchase many of the  parts needed to build much of the structure.

 

If a person had the funds, they could purchase a professionally built replica but what fun would that be for a person who likes to tinker and build things. 

 

Some things I will or have bought like the plastic bubble, the body torso, rubber parts like the arms etc., but as funds can be tight, I will build everything that I can. 

 

The Brain:  My brain is build from hobby plywood, cardboard, and light fiberglass, using the same processes used in RC aircraft construction.  To see details on this, click here...

 

Light Controller:  Having lots of experience with microcontroller design and firmware development, I decided to design my own light controller.  Go here to read more…

 

The Crown: The Crown was made from two sheets of hobby Aluminum.  See the details here...

 

From The Neck Up:  The final construction and recap of the all parts from the neck up.

 

Voice/Sound Controller: My serial interface controller to the MP3 player.

 

The Collar:

 

The Radar:  Most of the structure of the Radar section I bought from a club vendor. 

 

Motorized Ear Posts and Sensors: My idea was to build the Ear Posts from plastic, see how here.

 

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