subject: Do It Yourself - Build A Robot [print this page] We have all faced different instances where we were asked to build experiments whether for school, work or even your own pleasure. Believe it or not a robot can be very common in these situations. So in this how to guide we will explore the materials and steps required to build a robot.
Required Tools
Scissors
Required Materials
Wheel base
Nickel Cadmium battery
Receiver Combo (4 or 6 degrees of movement)
2 Velcro pieces
Professional Strength glue
2 Servos
Dual lock tape
Instructions
1.Look around for any old toy parts that can be used, especially old radio-controlled (RC) cars. These can be stripped down and the batteries, receivers, servos and more can all be employed in your robot, saving you money. Also, consider stripping off the need less plastic pieces and leaving the wheel base of the RC car to build off of.
2.Locate a wheel base (or take apart the existing RC car), not touching the wheel base. Put aside the other parts. Take two Velcro pieces and join each to the wheel base using professional-strength glue, with one Velcro part on the bottom of the base and one on the top.
3.Attach a nickel-cadmium battery to the bottom Velcro part, and then join a 4- or 6- way connecter to the top Velcro piece. The "ways," or degrees, of the receiver refer to the level of movement it allows your robot. Make sure your connecter and controller can be used and provide for the same amount of degrees of movement. A 4-way connecter allows for up-down, left-right movement for example, while 6 ways allows for more free diagonal movement, as well.
4.Connect two servos to your wheel base using dual-lock tape. Ensure the servos are located on the perimeter of the wheel base near the wheels, but on opposite sides of the bottom from one another.
5.Connect all your parts to the receiver. Look at the receiver and look into the channels at the end of it. All your components will be wires into the ends of these channels. Connect the battery to the connecter, via the channel marked "Batt" or "Battery." Then, connect the dual servos in directly adjacent channels on the connecters but away from the battery connection.
6.Power on your robot project with your controller and give it a test run. You now have a functional robot. Add any decorative touches to your robot as you see fit.
Tips & Warnings
Locating the tool in a pager might be tricky. Sometimes it appears like a little watch battery with two wires coming from it. It may also be cylindrical. But it will always be somewhat heavy compared to other parts its size
