robothut Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 First test of the drinking robot. It uses my 21:1 cycloidal drive speed reducer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 The design is based on the vintage japan drinking toys. Here is a video of the insides of a drinking Bear . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Now that is so cool looking/working!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboDerby Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Just wonderful John! I am excited to see this one finished. Maybe he is standing at a bar for the base? Maybe a tiki bar type feel. Perhaps with bulbs inside the bar lighting the robot through a translucent bar top? ...or not. But if you do go that route, you can surely color me interested. Whatever you come up with for the finishing details, that cycloidal drive of yours produces some smooth lovely action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 A great illusion for the kids. I used to sell these novelty tinplate battery ops. Sadly the market collapsed. There's another version of the toy (Jocko the Monkey) where the water is actually poured into the mouth. You get a double pouring action for your money and it shortens the length of that tube. It also shortens the life of the toy! Your mechanism is ideal for automata, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 To bad they did not have silicone rubber tubes to use back then, more of these vintage toys would still be drinking liquid if they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Gil Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 A-F***ING-MAZING, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I was not aware of these "drinking" toys. Very clever. You took it to the next level, Mr. Rigg! Most excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 John, if you made a body, colored the water brown, and labeled the bottle “oil”, this would be a sure-fire gotta have item! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golddalek Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Nice mechanical action....So fluid....Great engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6Stelab9 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 That's a great trick. It could be perfect for Bender (the only drinking robot I know) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_B Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 The next round is on me! really cool! I second MG’s comment. looking forward to seeing what comes next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Fantastic as always!!!!!!!! Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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