Building a working AT-AT big enough to ride on
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
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Wouldn't it be cool to build a Star Wars AT-AT that I can ride on? I'm using large 3D prints made with a 1.2mm Nozzle, and aluminium extrusion and plates to make the main structure. Each half-leg has two motors driving an intermediate gear, before driving a gear track which operates the parallelogram mechanism. Next time I'll be putting the chassis on top and working out the control and inverse kinematics.
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The scale! The filament! The swing! Amazing.
Hacksmith in 1 year: "We got the totally original idea to build a ridable AT-AT!" **breaks after 5 steps because they forgot about leverage**
@@NyeMechworks2 year later: Now we put a real laser on it!
@@Lordsandero 2 1/2 years later: Now we put a "lightsaber" on it! also....buy our merch!
you guys should make one too
I can’t believe hacksmith actually saw this
If James ever stops building these huge machines, filament prices will plummet. I would be really interested to see how many kilos he puts through the printer every month. 😂
Yeah i would love to see a count in the video of how much filament he used in each video like a score.
@@koleoidea Yes that would be quite entertaining. And the number of print hours culumulatively added up per build. I bet he has more than 1 3D printer!
ISTR him saying he gets it delivered by the pallet...
@@dash8brji guess if he have just one the the legs are ready in march 2027😂😂😂
The factory is next door. The filament comes straight out of their extruder, through a hole in the wall, and into his printer. Nice.
Me: Considering the necessity for printing parts greater than 5h
James: Hold my three tons of filament
Longest was about 12 h
@@jamesbruton this whole project personifies Adam Savage's declaration that engineering youtube is basically what if you gave a 10 year old the money and the knowledge of how to build a thing, and I love it. You should reach out to him to show him it when its done. I'm sure he'd love it.
@@miclowgunman1987 there is zero chance Adam isnt already subscribed lol
@@miclowgunman1987 I would be astounded if Adam hasn't already seen this, he's like the patron saint of TH-cam makers! And with his history in movie props, it would be awesome to see him visit (or bring James onto Tested to show off the finished AT-AT!)
@tested should definitely do that
I genuinely feel that you are single-handedly proving just how good 3D printing can get. I still see a lot of people. Dismiss 3D printing is some crappy week frail process that produces fragile parts that want to disintegrate at the slightest touch, but you have proven quite the opposite honestly
Good is debatable. The quality of his prints mostly isn’t that good because he needs functional parts quick. That’s absolutely fine. But is that a measurement for “good printing”?
@@MrRevenant333 i think it means 3D printing has valid use cases outside of gimmicky multicolored toys. it's not about fine detail or quality and surface finish. it can quickly chug out huge strong parts for massive robot prototyping :D
Yes and no. It's great what James is building but 3d printing has proved that already by being used in the airline industry and elsewhere. Of course with much higher costs but without having to produce large numbers of pieces.
His projects are awesome, but 3D printing is a terrible choice for fabricating something like this unless you are sponsored by 3D printing companies. Just these legs would be thousands of dollars in print filament and an insane amount of print hours even with the large nozzles. You could use more aluminum extrusion and make the other parts from glued up layers of MDF or plywood for a small fraction of the price and time. It would likely even be cheaper to have a lot of the 3D printed pieces laser cut and formed by one of the many companies that offer those services. It would also end up lighter and stronger that way.
if this project was real sized then plastic wouldn't be enough to hold the weight due to the length of each part.. not to mention he wouldn't be able to print the parts due to their size either...
Every time you said “A T dash A T” I died a little inside (I kid, of course)
It was impressive commitment to the bit. I kept expecting him to slip up, but his attention to detail is clearly a forte!
The Star Wars.
Live long and may the force be forever in your favor
It's clearly pronounced @@
I am too and I am much more a Trekkie than I am into Star Wars, but that said, IT'S AT AT not A T dash A T. DAMN IT MAN...
Cant wait to see the 1:1 scale replica! thats the natural progression
dark side cooking with this one :/ gg light side...
I wonder if material science would need to be involved at that point or of it's just a simple job.
1:1 scale is 22m tall, that's a bit much for one person to build. He'd need something a little more than just extrusions and 3d printer filament to build it
@@dylanstonemusic1614 dont crush a mans dreams with realism!
@@BH-rx3ueJust saying he probably needs some help with construction and as far as building materials, he might need a bit more than printer filament
crazy an at-hyphen-aye tee
@-IT?
Meanwhile in a rebel garage engineers are surely working on a drone which dispenses string with a hook on the end ...
Wonderful job, keep up the great work 😀👍
Well, since a random tree branch tied to the pursuing drone couldn't definitively shatter that rear propeller... every commenter suggested tangling it with netting instead.
Wow. A part 2. You know it’s a huge build if James breaks it into multiple videos.
You're my favorite robotics builder on TH-cam. You're such an inspiration! I just finished converting my kid's old Power Wheel to remote control with a 3D printed sprocket on the steering column to turn using a motor and a chain. It's super fun to see a 5' skeleton driving a little jeep 😂
did you make a video of it?
Calling it an A T dash A T is a troll to drive engagement, and I’m a sucker. Good work 😂
Classic TH-camr Bait
I wanted to write something smart, but I am speechless... THIS IS SOOOO COOOOL!!!! It just shows how powerfull of a tool 3d printing really is when you design everything around it. Not some tool to imitate production of a part, but a part designed for 3d printing can as usefull as any other technology.
What's amazing is most TH-camrs are 8 months into a project "here's part 45 of my build". James is like 1 month in "here's most of an AT-AT walker". This man doesn't sleep!! 😀
That printer is a very interesting solution to an actually common problem. Lots of people print long rectangle parts (or ones that fit in a long rectangle), but few print huge cubes - so having a printer that violates the Cubed print volume, thereby saving some space, to make one or two axises longer makes a lot of sense!
Omg. I love The Star Wars.
Oh, I am all in for this, it's almost 1 a.m. I shouldn't really be going to sleep, but...
imagine sleeping
@@shash321 honestly
If you arrive to any convention with this machine you'll be a king and a legend long remembered.
James, we need a timelapse of all the work you do! Don't get me wrong, the highlight reels that are your videos are amazing and I watch them as soon as I can when they come out, but I would love to see just how much work and printing hours happen to make a project like this reality 😊 You're doing awesome, inspiring work!
Unbiased thumbs-up for Simply Bearings: really excellent company, easy site to use and always excellent service.
Can't wait for episode 2, this thing is going to be a monster!
Actually blown away. Having gone to Makers Central UK due to both my sons interests in engineering, I began to be fascinated in this type of project. Today I saw my son watching this video and now I'm hooked! I need part 2! Seriously clever and really cool!
Part 2 comes up this month
This man is living the dream...
For real, I want to be a friend him 🥹
@@BasicamenteSemTeto - He is too busy living the dream to need friends...
Ok. I've watched you for years, and on the title ALONE, IM VERY EXCITED RIGHT NOW!
dude this is so awesome. i didn't realize 3d printed stuff would be that strong, i've heard a lot about it being brittle and weak. very cool to see that with the right design and materials, it can do some pretty amazing stuff. can't wait to see the next part, this whole process is fascinating and i am very grateful how thoroughly you explain and demonstrate each bit. thanks for the vid and your hard work!!
This is only PLA, there are stronger materials also.
@@jamesbrutonI was just wondering about that. The bushings are also PLA?
@@jamesbruton
Yikes, PLA? Well, if it holds up, great, but at something this size if it starts struggling with carrying any sort of weight you might want to upgrade to nylon composites. This is a REALLY huge build and I'd be concerned about it holding up.
Then again, that could just be my combat robotics experience making me paranoid about the material choice.
@@VestedUTuberI’m sure he’s aware of that
Dude how does this guy design these things so fast we are getting multiple videos monthly
Just get on with it
Glad to see you're having a go at-at this project. Hope this thing works better than a horse. It'll be slow going, but at least you'll have better control over it.
It might have problems on rough terrains thou...
@@wurstelei1356 Yeah, I hear they don't do well in snow,
10/10 cant wait for part 2
8:07 I have always had trouble with math, and run away from the lateral thinking I need for this kind of thing, but you explained it so well it kind of just blew my mind
Wow very impressive again! I’m amazed that all the 3d printed parts hold it and no one breaks! I’m looking forward to part 2!!!
I like how it was just a detailed explanation of the build process for this extreme time consuming, large part, and at the end he’s just like,
“Yea so of course I build four of them.”
All these massive machines are just too cool! James has so much experience doing what he loves that massive robots and large scale machines are now entirely within his skill set, and it’s nothing short of inspiring. I can’t wait to see this thing piloted!
Once again you blow me away with your ingenuity and skill. Absolutely brilliant.
Wow, I can't wait for part 2. Thanks for all the hard work planning, creating, assembling, recording, editing and uploading (that's a lot of work)! Yours is simply one of the BEST youtube channels of them all!
AMAZING! You never seem to disappoint! I can't wait to see the completed result. I think that this device, although is a fun project to mess with, I see it moving further into other uses for everyday activities. 👍😎
Amazing! I can't believe the tremendous quality of every project you make!
This is awesome
And at this moment, he pulls three more feet of his backpack.
Me dying on my chair.
First James' video I watch, and I appreciate TH-cam recommandations working so well !
Holy crap! Ambitious! 🎉
Ok, NOW I'm impressed! Incredible!
This is simply mind blowing. The level of this build, the size, the materials, the tests in between fases... You are the absolute image of the inventor/nutty-professor from the comic books i read as a kid. I can't even say how much i love this. :D
Amazing James! Can’t wait to see you complete it
Your scale of these builds on these average sized 3d printers are amazing. It takes alot of effort just to, design, test, rebuild, and create parts this size, let alone 4 TIMES!
0:31 Interesting that the original design used gears instead of belts. I have poor engineering knowledge, but gears have wear and backlash problems which I don't think is ideal for long-time use and precision?
James, I’ve been watching you since before the OG hulk buster series 9 years ago. First time I’ve visited in a while tbh but it’s amazing to see how far you have come. Keep doing amazing things.
It is so incredible what some of you youtube makers can come up with and then deliver on.!
Holy hell! I can not wait to see this finished. 😮
Excellent work on this @ Hyphen AT! Can't wait for part 2!
This man needs to ride this into a star wars convention
I AM LOOKING AT IT!
IT'S AMAZING!
I’ve met James before, I had a great time!
lol what an intro. just walks out and waves
Mega project, looking forward to the next steps
Yknow theres like
A group of youtubers
Who like
If they formed a coalition
Could legit run their whole entire own little mad genius supervillain plots together
And this dude james bruton is one of them
Some others include
Mark rober
Michael Reeves
I cant think of any more
You forgot the maddest lad of them all styropyro
But then theres all those experimental drone and robotics dudes too
Those polish submersible ROV dudes, the multiple scandinavian college kids making powered boats, that german guy scratchbuilding replica airframes at kind of a shockingly large scale
We would be toast
Basically anyone who would be at open sauce
Awesome! Can’t wait for part 2!
Definitely on top of 3d printed robotics James.
To me the construction is more impressive than the printing.
Truly can't wait to see this finished build. Insane amount of work, absolutely amazing!
That is an insane amount of work! I'm seriously impressed with the engineering too.
"ay tee dash ay tee" sounds wrong somehow. Baller project, though.
ive missed these sort of really big projects!
Another epic build pushing the limits of what is possible.
You're my favorite robotics builder on TH-cam.
Disney seriously needs to hire this guy to make the props for future starwars films👍
😅 not just disney, companies like buston robotics, military research into exoskeletons should consider contracting James as a consultant, his single handedly among the best mechanical and robotics engineers on youtube 😅😅 i mean check out this build and all that time invested for just entertaining us the audience, i swear hands down, James is the type of mentor kids and anyone who wants to become an engineer should look up too instead of the boring professors and tedious university lectures to learn these stuff that ends up even making those with genuine interests in engineering drop out
I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to it as "the Star Wars" before but it kinda makes sense... I guess. Cool vid as always, love these massive projects. Your techniques for making things easy to adjust are very clever
You never cease to amaze. Can't wait for part two
That is amazing! Can’t wait for part 2. I wish I was able to build the robots you build. Incredible builds plus a lot of learning!
This is awesome, James!!!
I love how perfectly your smaller AT-AT model captures the stop-motion feel of the AT-ATs in Empire Strikes Back!
Looking great so far!
I love those cutaway books. Reminds me of the Richard Scarry books like Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. so much fun
I’d recommend for adding a little bit of traction to the bottom of the foot that it should be the traction padding used to keep carpets from sliding around wooden floors or a thin rubber surface it might help with sliding backwards a bit
In all my years, I literally just called it an At At, literally @@
Same
He’ll always be at at as @@ to me
I'm constantly in awe of your dedication & consistency. Great stuff James.
First we got a Lego Set, and now an actual rideable AT-AT? I like this build!
This is the most hyped i have been for a James project since the BB8s
Looking forward to the last leg of this process!
thats awesome! can't wait to see the finished product!
Thats what i want to see! BIG machines! thank you so much! ^^
Very cool 80 dash 80
This man never ceases to amaze me! It feels like he can make litterally anything!
Seems like you could bolt part of a brake rotor on those smaller gears and have a caliper that holds the pads under pressure with spring tension, until a solenoid is energized by the servo power, which in turn releases the brakes and allows the gear to move freely while the servo motors around. Or program some kind of delay to the motors while the solenoid engages or disengages the brake. This would act as an automatic position hold without needing to constantly input power to the motors.
I'm not really into Star Wars, but I'm a big fan of this. Nice work!
Brilliant. Love your big projects!
You and the Furze, England's mad engineers!
Very impressive I didn't expect it to be that big! 👍
Phenomenal! Now, thanks to James here, recreating the giant robot spider from the movie Wild Wild West doesn’t seem to be impossible anymore.🤪
Amazing project, The gearing looks perfect but the axels look small, could use bigger shafts and thinner bearings in the most loaded areas. . interesting origional artwork for the walker, the joints were from a motor with a worm drive to an idler to the main joint cog. the motors look like a ring with holes in.
Very well designed
This is gonna be brilliant when complete.
My very first video watched of yours and wow the scope of this project is massive !!! Talk about a show stopper at a comicon !
Glad you have a filament and printer sponsor. That's a lot of plastic!
Nobody:
James: "aye tea dash aye tea"
(Project is absolutely insane, love it)
So looking forward to part 2!
Seeing something like this at a comic con just wandering around would be amazing
sweet video, but for all of our sakes, stop pronouncing the dash in AT-AT
Thanks bro
Yes that is so true
Him and AT-AT arent on that friendly bases yet, just give them time
Another robot walker megaproject? I'm so ready for this
WOW> Amazingly large!!!
This is amazing. I hope the legs stay uncovered to keep the whole mechanism exposed as it walks
Love his spirits!
now try a 1:1 scale lego at-at
Your work is really amusing... Just wait for the part2
This is EPIC! You are the 3D Printing Goat!
This build is going to be EPIC!!! Super excited for the next video!