I got my EZ-Bot last week and this weekend I started with my first project. I got myself a nice Caterpillar toy:
And, as far as I can tell from other posts here, in good EZ-Bot tradition, started to disassemble it right away.
After just slight problems with dremeling, I cut a hole in the bottom for the continuous servos that will drive the treads. I couldn't believe how close the servos fit in there.
Hotglue the servo horn to the driven wheels
A hole for the cables into the cabin and we're good to go!
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Next step: Give it sonar. Thanks to the very cool Ping Radar control, that was a piece of cake
So in just two days (well actually a lot less than two days, because I didn't work full-time on it) I got this result:
THat is an awesome little bot!!!
Isn't that cool! In just a day or 2 you turned a toy into an obstacle avoiding robot!
Very nice modification, very clever. I was actually thinking about the same kind of project, only I wouldn't use the body. I would replace it with a project box and mount all the internals inside it. I'd just use the tracks/mechinism as a base and mount a robot "body" on top of the project box. You have inspired me. Great stuff!
Excellent Idea! Great project!
Wow, thanks guys
I'm now thinking, if I can get the shovel to move as well, but the mechanics for that are quite complex and I'm not sure, if I can get the servo, where it needs to go to lift the shovel. Well, the next weekend is just a few days away. We'll see
I like it
Perhaps you could use a linear actuator for the bucket something like this
@winstn: That actuator looks real cool, but 40 pound is not quite cheap ... But I keep it in mind, if I got some money to burn