new to roboticis

**bikerider4eva** · 1st September 2016, 20:19

hello all i bought a advanced antweight kit off a us site and been told to take it up to beetlewieght etc im new to all this and kinda lost im preety good at eletronics and creating things just kinda stuck on body for the robot

**daveimi** · 1st September 2016, 21:09

Which kit did u buy. If u can post a link that would help. Us ants are about half the weight of a UK beetle.

**Garfie489** · 2nd September 2016, 03:50

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/package07.html

Here is where hes been

**Tim The Plumber** · 2nd September 2016, 07:24

I'm even newer and hereby volunteer as apprentice to anybody around Sheffield.

More good with the hammer and welder than any CAD nonsense.

**bikerider4eva** · 2nd September 2016, 09:55

im in shrewsbury hahahaha so your a bit to far to travel

**daveimi** · 2nd September 2016, 11:25

Erm, the motors in the kit are usually for pushing around about half a kilo, and most modern uk beetles are 1.5kg. I think it will work, is it a case you've bought the kit and need a body for it all to go in?

**bikerider4eva** · 2nd September 2016, 11:37

yea i bought the kit just waiting on it to be delivered and yea need to sort a body of sorts for it which is the bit im stuck on been told i could use strong poly sheeting

**Jimmy** · 2nd September 2016, 15:46

I am also pretty new to this, as you are, but I would recommend delving into the build diaries section in this forum, as there are nearly unlimited ways to create the body for your robot. Arguably this is the most fun building, working out what the not will look like! There are people using plastics as you mentioned for beetleweights, but also various metals, wood, chopping boards, baking trays, biscuit tins and more. Really opened my eyes to what can be done fairly easy.

Have fun and good luck