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Unread 10-11-2013, 15:04
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Re: 865 Demo bot

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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
Nice, man! That goes really fast, probably because you are using gigantor motors . Now, you need to add features to it so that it ain't just a moving base

This bot's main design was for being a tough and rugged enough to go down stairs and flipping (maybe thrown down).

Reinforcement to the mini cim to the frame for rigidity is planned, as well as changing out the shafts to a thicker stronger one.

A removable function is also planned

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Originally Posted by yash101 View Post
Just wondering but why don't you try direct-drive? It doesn't seem as though you are getting any reductions using those two ginormous gears, only an inefficiency!
and those big gears are 1:1 Ratio'd