Hazbot
Australia
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After messing around with Servos, Cogs and home made tracks for "Bob" the last 2 weeks I've decided to give in to the idea of a RC 1/16 Tank Base. I was impressed with Dogbots mobility and they seem to have a low centre of gravity and move pretty good outdoors."Bob" weighs about a 1 kilo so I'm guessing it should be able to move him at a reasonable pace.
If anyone has any tips or anything I should watch out for I would greatly appreciate it.
Yes Bret, RC Robots "Richie" just mailed me a site ( tanks.com ) that are in Australia and have a 1/16 Tank for $84.95 plus everything you need to build one from scratch. If they have reasonable shipping costs it will be my main support for the robots base. The extras that come with it such as RC, battery and charger make it very economical (and they have plastic treads and gears).
Tank Resource for Australia
OK I've ordered a 1/16 Tank - I will keep an update on converting to a base for Bob on the Project Show Case profile. Bought through this site listed below.
These 1/16 tanks are a good size for a base - 9 inches wide by 14 inches long or around 33 cm long by 23 cm wide.
Tank Resource