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Hi! I really want to build a robot but im not all that rich :lol:
I was hoping someone could tell me how to build a simple and cheap robot as this will be my first robot.
I will add weapons and other things later.Also,Im 16 so I only have simple tools (screwdrivers,plyers,soldering iron etc)
so welding is out of the question :sad:
Thanks,whoever helps me :wink:
Get some MDF wood plates, some cordless drills for the motors, and a cheap 40Mhz FM transmitter and receiver with 2 servos. Find a wiring scheme to use 4 microswitches and relays to forward and reverse the motors and use the batteries from the cordless drills to power it all. make sure you use failsafes for the radio channels.
Hope this helps.
Look through the Forum.
Click on Featherweights in the Bot building hints and tips menu on the left.
There are many threads for you to browse.
Thanks guys :) But I dont know much about servos and micro switches :S
Then learn about them.
Where can I learn about them? Also, what is the lowest powered drill motor I should use? I have found some for £10 but dont know if thay are strong enough.
Thanks
Where are you from? It might be best to visit a live event. You get the chance to see the robots and ask as many questions to roboteers as you want.
England :D
Im 16 tho and doubt anyone will take me as Im the only one who seems to b intersted in it :sad:
Id love to go though :) Im asking questions to roboteers now ;)
Do you know what the lowest powered drill motor I should use is?
Also,Il check the site and see when the latest live event is ;) Id like to participate too when I finish this bot :)
Think of servos as a litte finger you can operate from a distance, and micro-switches as a doorbell.
you dont need a lot of force to push in the doorbell, just enough to activate it. Any standard servo will do that easy.
From our Australian collegues:
http://www.robowars.org/wikka/MicroSwitchinghttp://www.robowars.org/wikka/MicroSwitching