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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)

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Building bio-inspired humanoids @anthrobo. Anthroid engineer.

Alberta, Canada
Joined October 2019
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
1 month
Testing with <20ml of water 💧 . Good results!. The next muscles will be smaller and faster.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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RT @CooperZurad: Having some success with the Rack Robotics Powercore V3!. Cutting 1/2" AR500 steel right on our benchtop with WEDM ⚡️. Goi….
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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I'm trying out something different. Blending soft robotic muscles with a traditional cable-drive system. What could possibly go wrong?. The best part is that the test unit worked. Now, to figure out scaling. .
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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RT @CooperZurad: Got my Wire Machine almost ready! . Gotta get this rolling with a Powercore V3 and LinuxCNC. Should be able to chop this….
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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RT @phethers: No one should care about "the competition" in robotics, there's going to be enough pie for everyone with how much latent dema….
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
4 days
Seeing this third MYO-FAB gives me some ideas. I might reconfigure this to be a vertical device for winding multiple soft muscles concurrently. The lead screws will remain for the Z axis for now, with the others being swapped for belt drives. CoreXY muscle fabricator?
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
5 days
Working on some miniaturized soft valves right now.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
7 days
Another consideration: the way the mold is printed has an effect. Aligning the Z seam of the mold creates a noticeable mold line on the bladder (a weak point). New molds will use random seam alignment.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
7 days
The current muscle bladder design works fine, but I want to get MORE POWER and CONTRACTION (~35-40%) out of them. I'm redesigning the molds to create more radially-expansive bladders, while constraining forward expansion. Putting the current batch on hold to save on resources.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
7 days
The current muscle bladder design works fine, but I want to get MORE POWER and CONTRACTION (~35-40%) out of them. I'm redesigning the molds to create more radially-expansive bladders, while constraining forward expansion. Putting the current batch on hold to save on resources.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
8 days
Another batch of muscle bladders is ready for assembly. Should have a nice set of muscles complete by tomorrow.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
9 days
RT @amit_ika: Alright robot builders! after reviewing pricing, this is what I’ve come up with:. 1. Single units $45 each.2. 5+ $40 each.3.….
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
RT @fishPointer: hold on…….
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
RT @Xaraphim: seriously , why don’t we put more research into fluidic motors that mimic human tendons and muscles for humanoid robotics.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
Successful first test of our contracting fluid-driven artificial muscles. I've got several more small ones to build for the hands, and then I'm cooking up some BIG ones for the arm. 🦾
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
RT @MASSAN_Tech: これがこうなる↓↓
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
Contracting muscles are coming together nicely!
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
11 days
Prepared some smaller muscle bladders.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
12 days
Testing the smallest bladder first. Works very well, with no leaks! Off-the-shelf barbed fittings are used for connecting to supply lines.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
12 days
Just finished casting some fluid bladders for contracting muscles I'll be testing out. They turned out quite well.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
12 days
Just finished casting some fluid bladders for contracting muscles I'll be testing out. They turned out quite well.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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Couldn't get to sleep. Time to build instead.
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Ian Pritchard (anthro/acc)
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RT @liminalsunset_: @cixliv If I were launching a robot in low volume there's no way in heck I'd do a custom battery pack because then I ha….
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