6h 10m 12s logged
DEVLOG 007 — Final Polish & Full Assembly
Mostly physical work this session but a lot
got done and LUMA is finally feeling complete.
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New Enclosure & Sensor Placement
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Reprinted the enclosure again with a new slot
for the second sensor. Moved things around so
the layout actually makes sense to use:
◆ Emotion sensor mounted on the top, easy
to reach, natural to tap or hold while
LUMA is sitting on your desk
◆ Mode switch moved to the back top center
so switching between face, clock, weather,
and calendar is just a tap on the back
Much more intuitive than before.
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Legs
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LUMA was looking too much like a plain box so
I designed and printed her some legs. Honestly
one of those small changes that made a big
difference, she looks way more like an actual
character now and it just suited her really well.
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Reprints & Tolerance Fixes
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Had to reprint most of the parts to get the
thickness right for the touch sensors to
actually work properly through the walls.
Also tightened up the sensor slot tolerances
that were coming out too loose. Took a few
iterations but everything fits clean now.
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Full Rewire & Schematic
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Rewired the whole thing properly from scratch.
Made a proper schematic diagram and followed
it this time so there are no guessing games
with the connections. Resoldered everything
cleanly so it’s solid for the final assembly
and not going anywhere.
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Code & CAD Cleanup
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Fixed up the remaining code bugs, cleaned
everything up and made sure it was all working
properly. Same with the CAD, went through it
and sorted all the small things that still
needed attention.
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Final Print — Black
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Printed everything in black for the final
assembly. Really suited LUMA. Looked way
better than the prototypes.
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GitHub & Wrapping Up
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Set up a proper GitHub repo, wrote everything
up, and finalized the project. LUMA is done.
Next goal is to build LUMA a website. Full build
guide, open source, everything anyone needs
to build their own.
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Hi I really like your project and it seems like it has taken more than just 5h and 30min as the “5h 30min logged” on your post says, what do these numbers actually refer to?
Thanks, really appreciate that! Good question the logged time (5h 30min) only tracks the coding and CAD work, since that’s the part I can actually time and log properly. All the physical work like printing, reprinting, wiring, soldering, assembly, tolerance fixes, etc. isn’t included since there’s no clean way for me to track that time, and honestly it adds up to a lot more than the logged number shows. There are more devlogs going into detail on all of that if you want to check them out. This is my first open source project so I’m trying to make sure everything is documented well!
Yo i love your project It acc looks so sick Even im building a deskbot and its nice to see inspiration also it acc looks like EMO the robot which is acc funny anyw i wish too see more of ur projects
i saw in one of your replies that cad and coding are all you can track, however there is actually a way to track work that doesnt happen on a computer! you can use https://lapse.hackclub.com to do timelapses of you working using your webcam, and that can count as hours
this reminds me of emo the robot, this is way better tho because those things are spies, my brother has one im convinced lol
@Ajay22 thank you sm 🙏 and good luck with your build as well!! and yeah lmao i wasn’t even gonna give her legs at first she was literally just a box and then i was searching for robot inspo and i think i came across EMO and i was like okay the legs are going on 😭 the eyes were kind of inspired by that too. Would love to see yours when it’s done
@NIKOLAI_GOGOL444 OHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH I DIDNT KNOW THAT ill look into it for sure this means a lot, well LUMA is already done all the physical work is finished so its fine for this one but good to know for the next project for sure ill remember that ! and yeah EMO i think i took the leg inspo and the eyes inspo from it when i was searching around for robot designs could be wrong but that’s what came to mind and honestly who knows if it’s a spy bro plus they’re like $500?? idek i can build 20 of mine for that price the hardware is probably more advanced but still not worth it imo, thanks again though genuinely means a lot glad people are liking Luma
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cool
@MaxMadeGG Thank youuuuu
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