Animation�of
Automaton
Motion to the Masses
WHO
01
WHY
02
WHAT
04
HOW
05
WHEN
03
AWAY
06
The Actors
Their Motivation
It Actually Is �(and is not)
To Use It
A Brief History
To the Future!
WHO
01
The Actors
James Newton esq
Employment Eviscerator.�Purveyor of Particular Pedagogy�(very) distant relative of James Bond and Isaac Newton… perhaps.�JamesNewton@MassMind.org
"Sir" Jeffrey Malins
Chain Blocker.�Encrypter Extraordinare.�Keeper of your Medical History�Initially developed the Automaton, using open source libraries.
WHY
02
La motivation des Acteurs
Awful Advance of the Automation Automatons
But what if we had robots too?
"We shall press them into service for our own pleasure, profit, and phun."
"Sir" Jeffery Bozos, Fattus Cattus
Worker Pay vs Productivity
Productivity is what the worker earns for their company.
Compensation is what the worker is paid for their work.
What happened in the 70's? Hint: R…
—alexis de tocqueville
“In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.”
If individuals adopt Automata, then WE will benefit from lower costs, and higher profits, not just the very rich.
WHEN
03
A (very) Brief History
A History of Adaptation and Sharing�By the San Diego Makers Guild
Prior project
Jeff Malins used existing libraries to make a small "robot" for education and fun, using a magical aether server chip: ESP-8266
Expanded
James changed the motors, and found a hidden editor (!) in a library which makes it a mobile web dev platform.
re-purposed
By recording the motion of the fingers on the web page, and playing them back, it can be used for animation
WHAT
04
What it actually is… and is not.
Using Inexpensive, Common, Parts…�(mostly)
TOTAL $16 (to start) to $90 (huge!)
And so much room to grow and learn!
Where Your Money Goes
Your kind contribufabulaiton:
(Rather a lot of effort went into this and I'm giving the source code away and NOT (NOT) making a product of it)
It uses your Tele-calculo-graphic type Aethervox!
What it is NOT
(NOT) A Product
This is not about making a product. It's for everyone to share, use, and expand. Open Source Hardware (OSH)
(NO) Mechanics
You will need to connect it to the object you want to animate. For Mechanical help ask SDMG or any RC club.
(Not) Complete
New features may be added and bugs fixed. And if it breaks, I'll fix it. �Stay in touch!�JamesNewton@MassMind.org
(NOT) Polished
It's a tool, a platform, a method, not a polished plastic singular gizmo. It's guts are exposed so you can change it.
This can be expanded in so many ways
Software
Hardware
It's a portable web server /wifi hotspot with an editor built it!�Learn HTML, Javascript!
Connect directly, or to router.
Control the world!
Add switches, motion or distance sensors, lights, motors, bigger motors.
Room on the breadboard, easy to wire (solid core)
HOW
05
How to Use It Use It
How to Use it: Connect
It provides a hotspot, just like starbucks. Then it serves a web page, on it's special numeric address.
WiFi, Browser, 192.168.4.1, Rotate
Move it! Move It!
Left thumb in center of circle on left: (D1, D2 motors mix)
Right thumb in circle in slide at right:
(D4 motor is separate)
HIT RECORD!
Click ON the red button to start recording, then move the motors again.
To stop, click the red circle off again, and go to the Gear (upper right)
Edit, Save, Animate!
With the gear "settings" icon open, You can scroll down and see the recorded data. Press Save 1, 2 or 3 to save, then press Animate 1, 2 or 3 to play that slot back.
Stuff that Goes wrong…
...And How to Fix it.
Spin- No COnnection
Re-check that you are connected to the robot wifi
"NO CONNECTION"
Refresh the web page.
Connects, no display
Or slow. Too far away?
Can't Find "Robot-Animal"
Check Battery, watch for blinking lights, disconnect motors.
Away!
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Into the Future!
Things to Do and Learn
Day 1
Learn to mechanically connect servos to moving things.
Day 3
Use AC adapters, or bigger batteries for longer life
Day 2
Explore bigger / better/ rotational servos
Day 4
Check out the editor! (Use a tablet or PC)
(The RC hobby can help with all this)
Built in File editor!
With the gear "settings" icon open, click "Edit" to open the editor and change the files that are served. �Note: This works much better on a tablet; more screen space is needed.
Ask me about classes on HTML, Javascript, and Automation! �Or visit: MassMind.org
Add Files / Connect to Home Wifi
In the editor, you can create new files by typing in their name and pressing "Create" then edit the content of the file and press Save
If you Create a file called "/wifi.txt" and put in your WiFi network name, then a colon ":" then the wifi password (all on one line) then Save, and power off and back on, it will try to connect to your local network. The tricky part is finding out the devices new IP address.
If you connect a USB cable, and install a program like PuTTY, and connect to the COM# port at 115200, N, 8, 1 it will tell you. And a lot of other stuff. e.g. You can type "/1" to playback /1.JSON�Or if you log into your WiFi router, it will have a list hidden somewhere. �Or you can use advanced-ip-scanner.com (Windows) or fing.io (Andriod, iOS)
Advanced!
SOurce Code
All the source code is available at:�https://github.com/JamesNewton/SDMG-Web-Bot
This is NOT easy. But if you are interested, I'm happy to help you get it set up.
Super Advanced!
THE END... SO FAR. More mañana.�JamesNewton@MassMind.org
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