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Hey guys this is my first post. My son is applying to MIT and has several projects going all at once. I need assistance. We don't have any money or at least not much. He and I are getting the SOY kit and a few other things to go along with it. He has until April of 2016 to present it. Right now all we have to work with is an old 90's RAD robot. Can anybody assist us with something better with a low cost?
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Well, good news is there are a few RAD robot builders on here. I have one as well! It won't cost very much, so don't worry about breaking the bank.
1) Get a hot glue gun from walmart and lots of hot glue sticks
2) Get a Dremel or knock-off dremmel from a Home Depot/Rona
3) For cutting, i use the Sheet Metal Drill Cutting Bits. They look like a drill bit, but let you cut sideways. It's just the way the cutting edge is on the bit that allows you to do this. Rather than using a cutting disk, which i've never been very fond of.
4) Have him start learning the DIY kit by building some small cardboard robots first. Use the wheels, servos and camera to make something similar to the BoxBot. here's links
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeM_A2ANaas
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0VyYphG57A
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSA_IRnNan4
5) Once he's ready to build the RAD - he will need a motor driver. This allows the motors on the RAD to be used with the EZ-B v4. A motor driver is necessary because motors draw more current than a computer like the EZ-B v4 can power. Here's a link to the motor driver: http://www.ez-robot.com/Shop/AccessoriesDetails.aspx?prevCat=9&productNumber=14
6) Power might be a slight concern. I would recommend the LiPo batteries when he's ready. Here are links:
Battery: http://www.ez-robot.com/Shop/AccessoriesDetails.aspx?prevCat=9&productNumber=41
Charger: http://www.ez-robot.com/Shop/AccessoriesDetails.aspx?prevCat=9&productNumber=42
DIY Kit Adapter: http://www.ez-robot.com/Shop/AccessoriesDetails.aspx?prevCat=103&productNumber=103
i can provide you the batterie/charger/diy kit adaptor.
and maybe the 2.5 amp motor controller.
i have to ask and talk to james about the cost.
would that be helpfull for you.
can you gif your adres to james,so he know where to send.
you can find james see ubove products click on that,
see right bottem,there is james.
where to send it to.
dj can you help here.
As for the "no edit stuff". The edit button is there. It's above each post - it is a blue button that reads "Edit".
if he wants to except.i think he does.
am only asking myself ,he dont have a pc how he gonna use the ezbv4?
As for the PC, I suspect the son has one - and Vulcan is merely using his phone on the forum.
james can send the invoice to me.
i think he downloaded ARC and is try to connect his phone nexus5
sofar we are.
I have a RAD which I stripped down for building a new robot (it didn't get far because I had about 2,500 other projects going at the same time). The RAD is an awesome base for a robot. The drive train is by far the best of all toy robots that I've played with.
The RAD itself is a nightmare to take apart carefully. Every wire is soldered so no unplugging looms, just cutting (or de-soldering wire). But provided you don't want to use any of the original electronics that's no issue.
The drive train will run very nicely from a 2.5A motor controller/H-Bridge. The one EZ-Robot sells fits nicely in the base too, along with a decent sized LiPo battery. The original motors, if in good condition, will handle the 2S LiPo voltage without issue but may be too fast, I used PWM to lower the speed.
I did mine with the old V3 which fitted in the base nicely. The V4 should fit too however may need removing from it's plastic case.
Here's my original build topic. Hopefully it's of some assistance as far as stripping down and fitting new electronics in is concerned. It's a RAD 1.0 but the 2.0 is pretty much the same other than the head from what I understand.
i left a message for you on the previous topic of me.
rich
how did it go with connecting the nexus5 to wifi
And thank you everybody for the extra help.
nice to meet you ,and welkom.
if possible keep us updated with pics or video.
dont forget to do the tutorials here and check them when you have read them.
they are in the learn section ubove this page.
Thanks!
If you'd like, we can increase the price of the product to decrease the price of shipping?
the was 229 dollar in the begin for the kit.
be happy for you and your son.
I ordered an adventure bot and some parts early last week, and I ordered the 4in1 sensor from Brookstone the next day since EZ was out of stock. Sensor arrived today, and just got a text from DHL that the adventure bot will be delivered tomorrow.
Other good thing with DHL other than insurance is that you can redirect to another location the day before delivery, or have them hold it for a day. My last order I originally planned on having it go to my office, but I redirected to my home when my wife got hurt (bike accident) and I had to stay home for a week to care for her. No other shipper does that without charging extra.
Alan
awesome you have the kit.yeach stressing is a part off robotics.
dont worry about it.
i need to find out how to get a replacement data cable for the hbridge to ez 4 either has been misplaced or we didn't get one. either way my mistake for not noticing earlier im happy to pay for it as i have to order a camera extension cable anyway.
Alan
The "add image" and "add youtube video" buttons are for adding links to hosted pictures and videos that will display in your post. You must do this for videos, but for pictures ez robot will host them.
Alan
Alan
We Added the camera here:
This is the on/off switch