After making This Side Up, I have wanted to make another bot, this time a bit more controllable. I picked motors that were too high of RPM and an ESC without too little finesse to drive it around well. I also felt like trying out the cyberbrick kit from Bambu Labs. So here I am designing a sibling bot using the brick.
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I’ve been watching some YouTube videos featuring 3d printed battle bots recently. One of the form factors that looked neat were the antweight robots (150g), due to their small size and small price for components. I decided to design and build something similar (though no weapon) just to drive around for fun, tormenting the pets, and practicing some design work. I figure I’ll design it so a tail can be tied on with feathers for the cat to chase (the dog will chase it just because it makes noise).
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