Poor Man's Robot Base

I've been wanting to get into robotics for awhile now, but it can cost at the very least 20 dollars to build a decent motor base, and I wasn't willing to invest that much money into it, so I made a robot base using parts I had lying around.  You're not likely to build this exactly as I do, so this will require some creativity on your part.

Step 1 Tools/Materials

Tools
 - Drill
- Screwdrivers
- Small bolt cutter or grinder
- Something that can cut plastic
- Soldering Iron & solder
- Wire Cutters
- Wood Saw

Materials
- Two Walkman cassette players (Or any two similar/identical cassette players)
- Plywood, 1/8 - 1/2 inch
- Two small wooden blocks
- Something to use as a wheel (I used wheels from an old dishwasher)
- Superglue
- Screws/Bolts
- Various electronics, depending on what you choose
- Miscellaneous other materials as needed


An ability to improvise.

Comments

[Dwelling Mechanic]

I recently built my own "hardwired" robot for a small competition with my friends. I used sheet aluminum from a valentines chocolate box. slightly thicker than an aluminum can. made a great frame. Im gonna try your motors because mine were horrible.

[Wehrdo]

Sweet. I was pretty surprised how well these motors worked. Good luck with your project!

[wkuace]

The lids from peanut butter jars work great for cheap robot wheels. Freshman year we build and race line following robots, and a lot of people use the lids to try to get a speed advantage. They are cheap, good size, and easy to drill and mount to, especially the servos that we use.

[Dwelling Mechanic]

Ive done something similar, we used CD's with "balloon treads"

[Wehrdo]

That's a good idea. Maybe I'll try that for my next robot.

[aessam1]

cool,easy,veryyyyyyyyyyyy cheap

[chumer.anayat]

dude thx its really help.........us