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Hi my name is William (Alex Marlers Brother) and I Im thinking of building a robot of my own.
It will be called Taser and it will have static spikes for its weapon.
I have chosen not to use the zeobot kit but to purchase the parts separately.
Please can you post some info on parts I can buy.
Hi william
welcome to the roboteering world!
there are loads of shops that sell robot parts and kits to get you started in the world of combat. The main ones are-
Technobots - http://www.technobots.co.ukwww.technobots.co.uk these guys do tones of stuff, everything for heavies and feathers. they also produce the zeobot kit that you were talking about.
http://www.RobotCombat.comwww.RobotCombat.com - These guys are in america and do loads of top of the range stuff, check out there site.
Robo Challenge - http://www.RoboChallenge.co.ukwww.RoboChallenge.co.uk Thats my company. We do loads of parts from motors, speedos, battries and radio gear. Basicly everything you need for featherweights! we also do our Challenge Kits which make a great starter for roboteers and can be produced in over 50 different ways.
Gimson Robotics - http://www.Gimsonrobotics.comwww.Gimsonrobotics.com Home of ewan gimson. there are some cheap drill motors on there and plenty of bits and bobs for your machine. Its a new site but loads more to come soon ive been told.
Xbotz - http://www.xbotz.comwww.xbotz.com James Bakers company. not too sure exactly what there range is but i think he sells parts for featherweights. he is the exclusive supplyer of the new sidewinder speedo, looks good but not heard much about them though.
hope that helps
James........Venom
Robo Challenge
(Message edited by james...venom on May 15, 2006)
Welcome william well maybe if you are starting out and dont want to spend much then look a little closer to home for some of your bits mine has the electrical stuff motors etc from an old rc car but my wheels and armout are from an old car radio and a broken cd drive sure it may not be as good as the top of the range stuff but it sure saved on the pennies!!!
Hi William,
Heres some advice if you want to build a simple robot yourself.
Pop to your local model shop, or technobots for a cheap 40mg 2 channel radio set. (£39.99)
Pop to your local focus Diy and buy 2 x 12v drills costing £12.99 each, while your there get some plastic wheels (£3.99 ish).
Either buy two electonise speed controllers 30A (£39.99 each) from somewhere like technobots and a mixer board (12.99).
Or buy some cheep micro switches and use the servos which come with your Radio set.
Some simple wiring.
Use your batteries and charger which came with your drill for your robots power.
Go to your local plastic supplier, and route through their scrap bin. Pick up a load of polycarb for £10, or even use some wood for your chassis and body.
Bit of time and effort.... and you have your own robot.
Im always available if you need any assistance.
Welcome to robot world.
John
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk
And then well let Evilution play with it!! :proud:
Dont worry William...Only Kidding!! :wink:
Welcome to the stange world of roboteering...Have fun, good luck & Remember, if you need advice, come and ask on this forum, were always willing to help.
that is if u can cross the arna with ur new motors geoff:wink:
Motors already sorted Josh :lame:
lol u want that lil fing u lent me as a spacer bak ? o it might have bin tony i dunno who it was but some1 from team dragon lent me some complicated lookin thing and i wedged it in as a spacer, u want it bak?:P
Type properly Josh so people can understand what you are saying.
Hey William,
Its cool youve thought of making a move into robot combat - and great that you want to build your own bot from the ground up, its certainly more rewarding that way!
I might have some of the things youll be after to build your bot on http://www.gimsonrobotics.commy online store, so please do have a peek.
Please feel free to ask any questions either on the forums or email me direct (address(es) on profile) and I for one am all too happy to help.
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Ewan Gimson
http://www.gimsonrobotics.comhttp://www.gimsonrobotics.com
thanks ewan my brother has already checked it out for Psycho Fling (Its a good shop)
What do you think of instead of using the batteries from a drill I could use Nicads. there cheap and my brother uses them aswell so hell know what to do if anything goes wrong!
William
Drills mainly use Nicads anyway, but usually cheap ones with low capacity and high internal resistance, you would get noticably better performance out of Nicads designed for models, we use http://www.overlander.co.ukhttp://www.overlander.co.uk for most of ours. Their website states clearly how much current you can get out of them. I didnt concider good Nicads cheap though, we need a new set for the Heavyweight but 90 sub C cells arent cheap, overlander has them at £4.50 each.
william, if you are starting out, drill batteries are perfectly adequate to run drill motors for a good 20 minutes or so.
I think people dont give them the credit they require.
If you are using high power motors like golds or astros, you will notice a problem though.
I agree,,,,
Keep costs to a minumum, get started and then you can make improvements.
Push and Shove, the polycarb 4wd box, which i built for andrew, runs on drill motors, and drill batteries to keep the cost down for him, and does very well.
John
http://www.roamingrobots.co.ukwww.roamingrobots.co.uk
can I hav ppls msn adress plz
william (if u dont mind)
:lol:
Im hardly the most experienced person to ask about anything, but feel free to add me.
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