Beetleweight WIP
Beetleweight WIP In my last post, I mentioned that I was planning on building my own beetleweight robot- and I have started to do just that! Here I will tell you what I have accomplished so far. My Design My idea for this robot is a 4 wheel drive robot with a large vertical spinning disk at the front. The robot will be longer than it is wide, and will hopefully be able to drive upside down (although the weapon won't be able to spin if it does). What We Bought For this project we bought the 'Beetleweight Brushed Drive Kit' from the Bristol Bot Builders website along with an extra set of wheels for my design. We also purchased a 3S LiPo battery, a charger, and a fireproof guard to charge the battery in. We got screws, bolts and other useful things to hold the robot together. For building a prototype version, we got a few plastic chopping boards of varying thicknesses to build a temporary frame. We also needed a transmitter, so we bought a Flysky i6 transmitter. Building The P