My names Josh, avid Robot Wars fan back in the day. Loving the new series and looking to build an ant, I live in a 1 bed flat so my kitchen is my workshop
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I hope you don't mind me starting my own thread to ask some Q's and document my progress.
So far I have managed to:
Hack the Rx from a RC toy car
Modified some TowerPro servos for continuous (I had spare in my toolbox)
Wired up a fairy light battery holder to my Rx pcb
This was all done as a 'test run' to see if I could build an Ant (for free). It's slow and ugly and generally pants, but it works.
I now want to build something serious that I can compete with. I like the idea of building a high torque pushbot with a shovel style front.
I've started to research parts and have quickly become overwhelmed. I want to utilize motors as opposed to servos and have come across the following on fleabay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-N20-Geare ... Swa~BYWPFl
Cheap!!! They are obviously copies of the Pololu motors but the fact they only have an RPM of 60 worries me, will I end up with a sluggish bot?
Should I stop being a cheapskate and go for something like this instead?
https://robotbits.com/50-1-micro-motor-gearbox.html
Like I have said I am looking to build a bot with some pushing power!!!
Look forward to hearing your responses.