Skipdiving Robotics

[RogueTwoRobots]

Don't have a great name for it yet (answers on a post card lol)

To post the postcard, I'd need a stamp. Why not put a picture of the Queen's head on the top panel and call it Giant Postage Stamp (GPS for short ). The proportions seem about right for it.

And looks like it drives quite nicely too. With wheels that close together, the robot can have a tendency to veer off when trying to drive in a straight line, but it looks pretty controllable in that video.

[Gaseraki]

Squared
or a small 2 on the top right corner of the robot

[daveimi]

These are awesome ideas!

It drives really nice, I was really surprised by how smooth it is and everything.

[daveimi]

I'm gonna have a good go with it tonight and I'm worried about the straight line side of it lol.

[daveimi]

I was really into driving the robot round last weekend, but a few things came up. The bolts caught on the floor and the ground clearance wasn't the best. I messed about till mid-week trying to tidy bolts and stuff up before I decided to start on a fresh body shell. Same design, just screwed and cleaned up. I've nearly finished the body and I'm in the process of transferring everything over.

It's a lot more in proportion and I've done away with the MDF. I now have 12mm marine ply for the top and bottom and 2x2 for the sides. The gap between the body and lid is deliberate, I plan to have LED strips all the way round the gap to look snazzy lol. There's a 10mm spacer that will sit round the top of the body allowing for the link holder and LED strips.

















The lid needs tidying up as it's a tiny bit too big and stuff but I was excited to get it together to see how it looked.

[daveimi]

Bit of a naff update compared to the other robots on here.

Made random trim and started wiring properly. Also had a go at making a random toolbox (needs a better handle and straightening out).

[daveimi]

Had the brain wave today of doing away with the naff lid and building a big lifting arm for the top instead. I could power it with a juicy linear actuator from Mr Gimson.

[daveimi]

The CAD department knocked this up for me to bung on here.

A grabber and a lifter. It'll be as shonky as the rest of the robot I'm pleased to announce.

[daveimi]

Thought I would bring this up to date. I've built the running gear onto a plate that can be moved as a "module" from shell to shell. This obviously works for me as I have little fabrication skills other than keeping battered cars on the road and building street luges for my 4 year old. Therefore, I'm largely aware that my robot is like a hermit crab, constantly looking for the next shell in which to stow it's behind. To this end, we (I say we, I mean me, my crazed father and a 4 yr old) decided the best thing to do would be to screw everything to a bit of plastic. Then, which ever shell presents itself we can bolt said plastic into and away we go. All this method requires is steady supply of scrap and rubbish (of which there is plenty in Blackpool).

So please see below picture of our new "module". This can be bolted into any given shell and will quite happily run round the house on its own. The wooden shell pictured above broke up after a weekend of fighting a Tamiya Fighter Buggy. I don't have a picture as of yet of the new metal shell, however it's based on a money tin 30x30cm and about 2 inches deep. The below module bolts in nicely provided you cut a pair of wheel slots and bolt holes. This week I will finish it's new body off and slap up a picture. I'm trying to enquire as to how I get us to the Doncaster Dome event in September?? which would appear to be a non spinner event.

All comments and slagging off's welcome / encouraged

Dave, Skipdiving Robotics.

[daveimi]

Ok! After months and months of trial and error, we have our design that we're going to stick with for a couple of years! There is a body shell being made from Ally/Steel at the minute, and also a new base plate being made as this is a chopping board. But at least you get the idea. Meet Rag N Bone.