Oh, I probably won't have my nephew build it, I'd have to make all the parts ahead of time. Perhaps have him bolt a few things together, nothing more.
zoomkat wrote:
It has been my experience that the younger set will become board very quickly with construction projects that take any length of time without seeing any action. If just you are doing all the building then the length of construction time won't be an issue. I didn't know the plastic bot was only 4"x4", but I think it could be duplicated in wood also. Generally the material being used really only needs to be strong enough such that it can't be failed by the servos being used to moving it. It would take a pretty strong servo to break a popsicle stick.
Popsicle sticks? That's really DIY! Maybe PCB stock. I really don't like wood.
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Aluminum! My favorite material for milling! Brass is nice also, but too heavy for a 'bot.
Is this a 'bot you've designed and built yourself? Some additional views of the servo linkages would be interesting.
How is it that you enter it in sumo contests? Can it run other 'bots out of the ring? I'm not very familiar with sumo 'bots.
Pete Miles wrote:
For the most part, this robot is made out of aluminum. Here is the robot without the batteries and circuit board (point to point wiring, actually) Very tough.
It has even been to Japan and was demonstrated at the All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament, and was shown in the Japanese Robocon magazine.
Pete
Is it commercially available? I'd be interested.
Alan KM6VV
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