Additive Manufacturing & Robotics at Odisee (AMROD)

Ontwerp- en productietechnologie  or 'Design and Production Technology' at Odisee university college  runs a successful project-oriented course: designing a high performance mechanical framework for a 16 servo robot.

This project can be selected as part of the 'Free Design & production challenge' section of our courses 'Ontwerpen 4' and 'Lassen & Plaatbewerking' (Designing 4 and Welding & Sheet Metal). Since March 2021, many groups of students and Bachelor thesis students are enthusiastically designing and building their own robot on top of the TiSCo robotic control system -> stay tuned for updates!

  • The ‘proof-of-concept’ in the photos is made from 4mm plywood, designed in AutoCAD and SolidWorks, and cut on our BRM lasercutter. It lacks the stiffness for proper functionality, obviously; it is used mainly for designing and testing the firmware and pc control software.

  • The arm is controlled by an Arduino Mega 2560, with  Adafruit 16-Channel PWM/Servo Shield (product ID: 1411) driving three Hitec HS-645MG modified hobby servo's with position feedback. The Arduino runs our own firmware. The pc communication is handled by OpenC3 which also records the teach-in motions.

  • LORE is short for:

    • Language Observation & Reproduction Equipment 
    • Lady Of the Robotical Engineering
    • Lab of Odisee’s Robotics Education
    • Learning Odisee Robots Exploration
    • ... according to taste! 
  • More info: 

    • Power supply is a high quality Weidmuller CP E SNT 100W 5V, 16A SMPS, needed to reduce severe EMI (a cheap wall plug type supply won't work).
    • "Servo Feedback Hack (free): 8 Steps - Instructables")
    • https://openc3.com

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