PROJECTS: TINY WANDERER ROBOT
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MAKE IT.
BUILD YOUR TINY
WANDERER ROBOT
Time: A Weekend
Complexity: Moderate
1. BUILD THE CHASSIS 1a. Peel the protective plastic off all acrylic parts. Insert he rubber grommets pack- aged with the servos into the 4 servo mounting holes. Use four #4×
2" screws to attach each servo to one of
the 2 acrylic side pieces, with
the shaft aligned with and on
the same side as the etched
guideline. With the motors
installed, align the side pieces
next to each other and make
sure they match up.
1a
NOTE: See makeprojects.
com/v/29 for photos
identifying all the acrylic
kit pieces.
TIP: Place the first 2
screws in diagonal corners,
and don’t tighten any
screws until they’re all
in place.
1b. Fit the 2 acrylic axle
holders into the bottom of
the truck piece. Anchor each
one with a nut in its cross-shaped cutout, screwed onto
a #4 screw threaded through
a washer from the top of
the truck.
1b
1c. Fit the O-ring around one
of the skateboard bearings.
This will be the rear caster’s
wheel. Mount it between the
axle holders, with a large
acrylic washer on either side,
on a
7"× 1" bolt secured with
a matching nut.
1c
Doug Paradis
92 Make: makezine.com/29
