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We had a long weekend of welding and cutting, We are almost done with Fabrication and assembly at this point, we are really waiting on a couple of parts which are in the mail, and a couple of things we still need to make. The tri-wheels are going to be a serious challenge to assemble, mostly because they have to be partially assembled in the bracket that holds them into the robot, and because the tolerances of the brackets themselves are super tight. Somehow everything constraining properly in inventor doesn't square up to actual assembly.
We have also been going through mill bits like it is going out of style. For some reason the 1/8th inch bits are super easy to break and we are hand cutting the keyway for our wheel shafts out of aluminum. The goal is to save weight by using aluminum instead of using steel.
course they will still be really heavy. Hopefully not too bad though.
We lost a few hours because we were filming our "robot reveal video" Like last year this one is a doozie...It even includes "stunts" and explosions! :-)
One of the kids said that in addition to micro biology and engineering she wants to be an actor so that someone else can do her hair and makeup...From what I have seen she is a natural. :-)
I will try to get more detailed pictures as we get them.
Edoga