Drifting Robot Live Hack
I've always wanted to make a robot with mecanum wheels, and as I was shopping the other day I stumbled across a low-cost RC car with some on it! What a perfect thing to hack.
Manufacturer Link: https://hypertoys.com/product/yamaha-yxz-nano-drift-rc-blue/
Walmart Link: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/150th-scale-yamaha-nano-yxz-with-drift-function-wheels-carbon-blue-color-carbon-and-blue/6000201633689
I'll be adding an EZ-Robot IoTiny to this chassis and I'll try to reuse as much electronics as I can. I have to upgrade the battery as the IoTiny will likely have a hard time running off a single cell LiPo. I'll also add a camera as a sensor and a POV cam.
The software being used is created by Synthiam, it's called ARC and can be downloaded here: https://synthiam.com/Products/ARC
Robot building products were generously donated by EZ-Robot, If you'd like to use their products for your own project, find them at: https://www.ez-robot.com/Shop/
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Look forward to how you set up the strafe!
Nice one!! Looking forward to see it conquering the pavement!!!
Hey Jer, you remember that first live hack with Rock em sock em robots?These guys could have made it easy! Battle Bots
Lol, definitely! I saw those the other day and thought the same thing. But I'm a retro enthusiast at heart so I really wanted to stay true to the classic Rock em Sock em bots
I've got to go back and watch those... Rock em Sock em bots were so cool! haha
Did you ever get this car going sideways. The car turned up in my local Walmart and I was considering buying one. I was just looking at the DJI robomaster robot with those mecanum wheels and ... anyway $500 US to get a remote controlled robot that goes sideways ... yeah no https://store.dji.com/ca/shop/robomasters
I have a https://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/stampede-4x4-vxl-tsm
my battery 30 mph
other battery 60 mph
use at my farm