Meet Squeegee , The Flooring Mopping Robot , Modified Radioshack Robie Jr

jstarne1

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#1  

Ok first we need to see what we are working with..... I took the robot apart and removed most electronics and ran it through the dish washer. Now the robot looks very clean. I would like every ones opinion if I should use the dome or not.

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#2  

I have a small problem , one wheel has damage to the rubber. I am going to consider using continuous rotation servos and the tires with them. Well see if I can work my magic and make these wheels work. Somthing very important is that the drive train is quiet as this is really not a entertainment robot.

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#3  

Now that the robot is generally clean we can take a look at how much room I have to work with. A huge section of the robot is dedicated to 8 AA batteries from the original manufacturer. We will see but that could be a possible mountingamounting area for a big lipo battery.

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We see if you dont count the AA battery box there is 7 inches high of space and 4 inches to the collar from the factory pcb.

#4  

Test fitting ezb ? Sure why not

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Looks like ezb fits right at home dead center of the robot. I may use a different position if I eliminate this AA battery box that is taking up soooo much room. I took a look at possible ez cam mounting positions as well.

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#6  

I like the dome Josh. And it goes along with his bigger brothers.

Belgium
#7  

Cool pics and nice job ! Congratz ! Now some vids ?

Greetz, PhG

#8  

Probably no vids till something can move. I dont believe I will do any kind of pan or tilt on this robot but we will see.