Skipdiving Robotics

[daveimi]

Was just going to be a super fast ram bot. Toying with a hammer but not sure.

[Ocracoke]

Are you sticking with Gimson motors or trying something different this time around? If it is going to be a ram bot, 4 wheel drive perhaps?

[daveimi]

Erm it's just a ram bot without a wedge to see if it glances off spinners. Which is really what's built to fight. And I'm giving these a try randomly

https://www.technobotsonline.com/919...otor-50-1.html

with skate wheel hub adapters and wheels. Whole thing was like £30 or so delivered and just screws together stress free.

The big thing I should mention, is that if I stay away from a wedge I just need a quick box, in which case any 12v motor setup I can get cheap and find hubs and wheels for should be enough to bash along at a decent rate and hit someone. Obv if it's rubbish you learn and get something better for the next robot.

[Ocracoke]

Fair enough, can't imagine it'll take very long to make mobile. I've not heard anything bad about those sort of motors so hopefully they'll serve you well.

[daveimi]

Yeah well if I was building a big wedge it would need speed 900 drive or something similar to pick up and push. I can't make that myself so was looking for another idea within the realms of possibility.

[Albear]

any chance of a pic of the skate wheel setup? sounds interesting

[lowndsy]

Is the skate adaptor something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DIY-Electr...0AAOSwoA9ZhBVv

Had my eye on them for a while but didn't know if anyone else used them. I was sort of hoping that they weren't on peoples radar yet

[daveimi]

The motors are linked above, hubs are

https://www.technobotsonline.com/pol...4mm-shaft.html

and wheels are

https://www.technobotsonline.com/pol...l-84x24mm.html

It's in a box in bits as it just showed up. I'll put it together tonight if I can or over the next few days if not to show you it all together. Thanks for the interest in my robot.

[Albear]

i tell you what, that looks like quite a nice little set up! the wheels and hubs look pretty robust. I didn't know electric skateboards were a thing but that's certainly peaked my interest now, looks worth a shot for the price.

[daveimi]

I should mention the skateboard hub adapters have different options, ie. 4mm shaft, 6mm shaft. The version I've linked is 4mm but I have 6mm to go with the motors I ordered.