Been on here for while (2+ yr)
Im building a mini version of my robot wars bot (Short Circuit series 6) and was wondering how you guys design them, parts layouts, to fit inside the size restrictions.
I have built a mock of the bot using 3d printed chasis and card, but it seems small compared to other ants, ive seen drawings on 5mm square paper, and cad models on solidworks/sketchup, but i was wondering how you design them.
I have sketchup designs of the parts, and placed them together, but build a bot chasis visually to fit inside the square i cant fathom, esp as the larger dimensions are accross the diagonals of the cube.
Additionally, what is the concensus on speed controllers for the bots? I have dimension engineering Rx5 RC bassed on reading up on them, but there are others now and was just curious, not much has been mentioned about them on the forums for a while.
I am using 2x12mm gearmotors 300RPM, and have some hobbyking brushless motor and speedcontroller for weapons. I have the pololu wheels of various sizes and a 350ma lipo (name cant remember).
maybe i should continue just sticking together with card and see how i can get it to fit together
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Thanks for any advice.
Nat