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

This is a simple project that hopefully I wont over complicate. Since he Squeegee needs to get as close to furniture and the toilet and bathtub as possible this my be a challenge. After all we spend most our time trying to get our robots to avoid the objects in the room. Im giving new life to a radioshack robie jr rc controlled robot.

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#156  

Sure will! Ive just been so busy shopping and wrapping for the holidays. I will get the little guy moving autonomously and take a video soon..

#157  

Extra Robie Jr just arrived! Since squeegee is meant to be dedicated to one room it only makes sense that he will have a sibling. Some parts may be swapped but for this robot I may leave some things like the bumper switch so it may get closer to objects when cleaning. Anyone need a good Robie Jr remote?

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Im not sure if I will make another build thread... well see.

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Thankyou sir! The robie jr tires are in rough shape so im casting new ones in blue silicon:)

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It takes 2 -4 hours for a tread to fully cure. I would have matt make me three sets but I cant afford him. So I just gotta do it myself for about 2 dollars a set.;)

For anyone repeating this on a larger item the thicker / deeper the silicon the longer it takes to cure. 3 to 5mm is 2 to 4 hours. Twice the depth give twice the time. Silicon is soft in comparison to 60 shore rubber so it has plenty of grip even on smooth floors.

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In the morning... the first blue tread

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I went ahead and filled the mold for a second tire

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