Ameca

Overview

• Designed specifically as a platform for development into future robotics technologies, Ameca is a humanoid robot platform for human-robot interaction.
• The Ameca pages in this wiki serve as an introduction, user guide, and cover technical aspects of Ameca and its operation.
• For a more visual introduction to Ameca see our website

See also

• See Ameca Robot on Wikipedia

Ameca videos and photos

• Engineered Arts on YouTube
• Engineered Arts videos on Vimeo
• For product photos of Ameca, and/or photos of Ameca interacting please contact us at press@engineeredarts.co.uk

Note: photos and videos are provided for reference only and subject to our copyright. They are not to be published or used further without permission from Engineered Arts Ltd.

Brochure and technical specification

Download the Ameca generation 2 brochure (pdf) for:

• Key features
• Interaction features
• Gestures and expression examples
• Technology integration (software and hardware)
• Software
• Mechanical specification
• Generation 1 brochure available here for reference

Download the Ameca in depth (pdf) for:

• In depth look at the head, eyes, face and mouth
• Illustrations of the extended arm movement
• Illustrations of the torso movement

Download the Ameca process (pdf) for:

• Step by step guide to the production process of Ameca

Degrees of movement

• There are 61 articulated movements in generation 2 Ameca, and 51 in generation 1 Ameca
• Download the Ameca Degrees of Movement (pdf) to see them

Installation

Installation requirements

• Suitable for indoor use only. Recommended room temperature: 10°C - 30°C, relative humidity: 45% - 60%
• Standard domestic mains power in the range 100v - 250v AC
• If in a public environment: a barrier to prevent contact between visitors and Ameca
  • Or staff in attendance

Network requirements

• Wired internet connection with good bandwidth - see Network Setup
  • Required for TinMan Telepresence, remote administration and support; and for the application of updates and new features.

Mounting

• Ameca is mounted on supplied weighted base
• Base can be mounted onto a stage
• See Media:Ameca base setup v1.pdf

Setup guide

Ameca Gen 2

• Download the setup guide for Ameca gen 2 (pdf)
• An install by one of our engineers can be arranged if desired

Ameca Gen 1

• Download the setup guide for Ameca (pdf) with or without a Show Controller
• An install by one of our engineers can be arranged if desired

Safety guidelines

Please see the following .pdf for guidelines on safe usage of Ameca:
Media:Ameca safety guidelines.pdf

Programming

Creating new movements

• Virtual Robot is our tool for generating movement animation that can be called from Python or via the RESTful API
• The video below gives a quick introduction
• It is also possible to produce animation programmatically as required

Programming Ameca

• Ameca runs on our Tritium robot software framework
• See the Tritium user guide
• The simplest way to program is using the built in Python IDE
• Ameca can also be controlled remotely

Local install of Tritium

• We are planning to release a locally installed version of Tritium
• This will run on Windows 10 or Linux and connect to cloud based IDE and robot simulator, allowing developing code without having robot hardware

Cleaning

Silicon trim

• Clean with isopropyl alcohol (maximum 70% alcohol) and a clean lint free cloth
• This can also be in the form of alcohol cleaning wipes
• After cleaning brush on some talcum powder with a soft make up brush
  • This takes off the shine, and stops the silicon being sticky or oily
• Note that over time the silicon can release a little oil, this is a natural process. A light brush with talcum powder will resolve this.

Troubleshooting

• Check the troubleshooting pages in the Ameca documentation here

Getting further support

• Check the troubleshootingpages in the Ameca documentation on this wiki first, your question may already be answered.
• If you can't find the answer you are looking for, open a support ticket and we will get back to you as soon as possible - see our Support Policy
• If there is an urgent issue and you are not familiar with Ameca yet, do email or call us
• We have launched a Discord server dedicated to Ameca where you can keep up to date on developments as well as ask some of our awesome engineers about robots. Invite link here