deʃhipuThe workshop just finished, and I will have more to say about it, but for now I need to take a couple of notes for improving things, in case I will be doing it again.
- Cheap screwdrivers are useless,
- The screws that come with servos are really bad for this, make sure to use the 1.5x3M screws,
- Check the software also in the AP mode, not just when it's connected to your home WiFi,
- Investigate the glue-less approach to making feet,
- Provide more detailed instructions. Separate instructions for left and right legs, better instructions for what to plug where, mark the colors for B&W prints,
- Tell people to use the servo horns that came in the bag with the servo, as they differ very much for servos from different sources.
- Order plastic bags and divide the parts into kits. Make sure to use servos from the same source in each kit,
- Add instructions for cutting off the servo "ears" for the hip servos,
- More detailed instructions for centering the servos,
- Tell the organizers about the upper limit on the number of people in advance. Order everything at once, in bulk,
- The cheap LiPo chargers are 1A, not good for batteries smaller than 1000mAh,
- Have enough USB2TTLs for everyone to use,
- Double-check all the boards for soldering errors and missing parts,
- Bringing a soldering iron and basic tools was a great idea,
- Send the kits to the organizers as a package, to avoid customs problems at the airport,
- Tell people to bring laptops,
- Add web interface,
- Have it blink LEDs in different patterns to indicate different stages and/or errors,
- Print the address of the project website on the instructions and the PCB,
- Have a helper for every 10 people,
- 4h is barely enough to assemble everything, forget about programming them,
- If servos are erratic, check the battery,
- People who came are amazing! Thanks!
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Workshop was great experience. I learned a lot! Thanks for all the effort you took to do this workshop.
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Thank you! I also learned a lot, thank you for coming, and enjoy the robot!
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Foot note: make a foot note :D put some text next to the servos where what has to go and not in latin please ;) I had to re read the instructions for every leg :D
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I have some ideas about how to make that clearer visually. I will probably label or color-code the servos.
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Thats more work for you though.. having an f k h next too it would have helped me a lot ;) especially when building at home.
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Better?
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for instructions - yes :) for not needing instructions - no :)
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What do you mean by "not needing instructions"? I think I'm confused.
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well you don't have to check instructions for where the foot servo goes, when it says "foot" next to the row... on the PCB. I just noticed that I've never written PCB. sorry. That part of the instructions was on the projector for a long time.
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Aaah, I see now. Good point. I also need to add the URL to this page to the PCB!
Done!
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