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First field test was, shall we say, mixed... He rolled along ok, but far too much flex in the chassis and not enough torque from the motors to have the sideways movement from the mecanum wheels. Plus, managed to fry one of the motors from stalling it out too much. :/ Going to redo the chassis to bee...

New build pics added into the set on my Flickr account. Started the glue-ups on the inner skeletal supports.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8829589@N0 ... 824474558/

Holly cow! cam cam, digital laser print/cutter. envey the equipment you have with all these toys. and I am still using a piece of 2.5 mm copper wire found in the crack of garage to do my pcb board soldering. :? Just don't let your boss find out (unless you are the boss). :mrgreen: Looks fun and int...

Currently scratch building a 1/5 scale (approx) Tachikoma from the Japanese animated show "Ghost in the Shell". When it is done it'll just fit inside of a 18" cube. Been having fun figuring out what parts to buy and techniques to use in the physical build, and was greatly relieved to ...

You could always design something that was intended to be printed out at a 3D printing place like Shapeways, assuming one of the materials that is available is suitable for use and strong enough. (And also doesn't cost an arm and a leg...)

Gotta give the robots some love too...