pic: First Custom Chassis

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Ken Streeter

Looks nice!

I'm curious about the plywood bases for the bumpers in the corners -- it almost looks like they may be screwed right in to the frame (unless those are captive fasteners I see and the bolt comes in from the robot side and is removable) and would be hard to remove from the robot after the fabric is added.

The plywood for the bumpers is bolted into the 1x1 uprights, which then fit into slotted members that are welded onto the frame. We'll be drilling straight through the bracket and the 1x1 uprights to add some pins to hold it together. In the picture above, the bumpers literally can be pulled straight up and off the robot.

But, it is nice to have the bumpers proceeding apace with the rest of the robot! Fabric should be screen printed and ready for sewing sometime next week, and by then we should have the attachment process finished.

With manipulators that hang outside the frame perimeter and needing to get down to the ground, having bumpers in place early is an absolute must!