Here is an image gallery showing Troopy in different situations. Enjoy!
Troopy a few seconds before facing his ‘fear of darkness’ and Skeletor – his arch-enemy.Troopy with arms aloft – laser gun in right hand!Pushing the EV3 brick in place with Lego pins and a velcro patch.Desperate time to make an entrance Troopy!Troopy posing for the camera – small TV in background.Troopy firing his laser at his nano drone. This is just a fun effect one can drop in using the video editing software I use (Hitmaker Express – it’s free). This has nothing to do with my brain model or what I am trying to demonstrate. It does make for some welcome comic relief during my studies of the brain. Troopy getting use to using the Head Up display (HUD) Panel with buttons.
Troopy with Head Up Display (HUD) Panel
The underside (chassis) of Troopy showing the aluminum reinforcement and small castor wheel at back.The top of the umbilical showing the power source and HD video USB connection.Troopy getting ready for an eye test…actually laser tests.Troopy, such a ‘yuppie’ – with mobile and mini MacBook.A fun pick from our Blue Sky Lab area where we are doing an Advanced Project called Robots Learn to Love – this to answer the many questions I have received around if the Xzistor Concept brain model can make a robot feel love. The answer is: Yes! Absolutely!The Lego MINDSTORMS Set (31313) used for building Troopy.Troopy before the neighbour’s dog inflicted life changing injuries to his legs.The Lego Mindstorms EV3 Hub (also called Brick). The Lejos firmware resides on an SD card in the SD slot seen here.The Lego brick as installed on the back of Troopy.One of the big advantages of using the Lego Mindstorms platform is all the pre-integrated sensors and motors. Easy to connect – plug and play!Highly recommended to get the rechargeable battery and charger for continuous operation via an umbilical. The Logitech c920 HD video camera used by Troopy. The miniature slipring passing power down to Troopy and HD video back to the PC whilst allowing the robot to rotate 360 degrees.Measuring Troopy’s torso above the HD video camera which can tilt up and down.Troopy showing off in the Lab while we are doing a deep-dive into the brain.Doing balancing exercises with an orange golf ball in a bucket. Double dexterity? No – the little computer (just a £2 MacAir ladies compactum) and the J8 miniature mobile phone (fully functional with sim card, Bluetooth, voice changer and FM radio) were just too cute to pass by in the shop. These are not currently used in experiments – just conversation starters! 🙂Staring to get the props ready for the Robot Hunger demo video! Nothing like a juicy Bot Burger!Taking height measurements on the HD video camera.The little i-Star Bluetooth speaker will build into Troopy’s head as we teach him to speak.Troopy kicking back in Santorini and demonstrating his inherent fear of water! 🙂 Troopy demonstrating his unique ‘sense’ of ionising radiation. Troopy’s sense can lead him to the source of radiation with some degree of accuracy. But this will require a ruggedised version of the Lego brink, motors and camera.
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