{"id":421,"date":"2009-07-10T02:05:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T23:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/en\/?p=421"},"modified":"2009-07-19T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-19T10:07:43","slug":"pentium-2-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/en\/2009\/07\/10\/pentium-2-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Robots made from an Intel Pentium II computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/intel-inside.jpg\" class=\"imagelink\" title=\"{t1000} Intel Inside\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/intel-inside.th.jpg\" alt=\"intel inside\" \/><\/a>A very good friend of ours had a birthday last Sunday (yes, <em>the<\/em> guy who is behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digital-day.net\/\">Digital Day<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>We wondered what gift to <em>invent<\/em> for him. We wanted the gift to be original, technological, funny, and, if possible, <em>geeky<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.molif.com\">Ani<\/a> had a bright idea! We must make a&#8230; robot from old computer parts!<\/p>\n<p>We disasembled an old Pentium II based computer (and old &#8220;Fujitsu&#8221;, which was lying around for ages, and didn&#8217;t work at all), and 8 hours of hard work later, <del datetime=\"2009-07-09T20:55:45+00:00\">one<\/del> two robots were born.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.molif.com\/en\/2009\/07\/08\/i-robot\/\">smaller one<\/a> was Ani&#8217;s personal invention (he is now standing proudly in one corner of our room, btw.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6298_robi2.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} Meet Robi 2, created by Ani (molif.com)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6298_robi2.th.jpg\" alt=\"Robi2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Robi 2&#8221; was nice, had cute little head and curious, questioning gaze.<\/p>\n<p>But his <em>elder brother<\/em> is the one that I&#8217;d like to present to you in more detail (that was the one which we gave as present to our friend).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6165_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} VKDE-T1000\/Y2009: A full-length portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6165_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s name is <code>VKDE-T1000\/Y2009<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photographs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6168_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} A close-up view of the head of T1000\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6168_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6172_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} A look from the side\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6172_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6171_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} This is the base of the robot. Note that he can be easily detached from it, via magnet!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6171_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6170_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} T1000's massive body.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6170_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6169_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} I like especially the rotating blue nose and the eyes! :)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6169_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6184_t1000.jpg\" title=\"{t1000} All shiny!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/wp-uploads\/2009\/07\/img_6184_t1000.th.jpg\" alt=\"T1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you look closely at the details in the photos, you&#8217;ll probably recognize common computers parts, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a lot of electric capacitors, removed from the Pentium II motherboard,<\/li>\n<li>parts of a 1.44&#8243; floppy drive,<\/li>\n<li>parts of a standard CD-ROM,<\/li>\n<li>a few motors, including a CD-ROM tray motor, CD-ROM motor for moving the laser beam, and a few others,<\/li>\n<li>LEDs which indicate &#8216;ON&#8217;, &#8216;Stand-By&#8217;, &#8216;HDD activity&#8217;,<\/li>\n<li>cam-gear wheels,<\/li>\n<li>large power supply capacitors,<\/li>\n<li>a small heatsink which was cooling some microchip on the motherboard,<\/li>\n<li>RAM modules holders,<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the parts were glued together with epoxy resin. The design of the robot is the result of our combined efforts. And if you&#8217;d like to know more details, I would gladly answer your questions here!<\/p>\n<p>As a final note, I&#8217;d like to add that the base of the robot rotates 360 degrees, his head, too, as well as his nose, and that at the tip of his head, where the hat ends, you can screw in some optional accessories via a standard screw:-)<\/p>\n<p>And you can also remove the robot from his rotating base, as it is kept there by the force of a hidden 1.44 Floppy magnet!<\/p>\n<p>The VKDE-T1000 is the only existing prototype for now, and he is unique in the whole world, but who knows? If we can get hold of more old Pentium II computers in the future, maybe we&#8217;ll be able to create a few brothers and sisters for him? ;-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very good friend of ours had a birthday last Sunday (yes, the guy who is behind Digital Day). We wondered what gift to invent for him. We wanted the gift to be original, technological, funny, and, if possible, geeky. Well, Ani had a bright idea! 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