Here is the motor I am currently planning on using. Its a 36volt
Servo Motor built by ElectroCraft Corporation which was bought
by another company. I am currently also looking into a set of
wheelchair motors as I wish only to carry two batteries instead
of three or four.
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The body/chassis is an old printer that was VERY heavy. Actually,
the printer itself wasn't heavy, it was the GIANT transformer
inside along with the bottom of the case.
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From this angle you can see the orignal latches
that held it closed along with the handle to open it. This side
is where i'm gonna put the lifter/scoop at when its done.
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Just a shot of the booty of the bot. Shake that
robot booty!
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The case wide open. It even has its own prop setup to keep
the top from landing on your head while working. I hope there
will be enough room for everything though.
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Here is one of the two internal shots with just the motors
and a battery I picked up. You can't tell, but the bottom of
the case is made from some strange metal(steel), so I shouldn't
have problems with attacks from below.
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This picture shows the scale compared to a CD-R(coaster of
course). The motors were mounted on angle so they'd set up straight.
I'll need room for at least 3 12v 17ah batteries and a CO2 tank
along with two pneumatic cylinders with about a 2 inch bore.
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This will be the testbed when I get more parts. The wheels
are just sitting there but they will rotate if there is no load
on them. At 24v the motors get up to speed to burn the rubber
off the tires. I also had fun launching the tires by letting
them spin up to the highest RPM and then letting it roll off
and roll away which was about 20-30 feet from where I was sitting
with the motors.
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