Society of Robots
Search and Index Search Here

MISC
 Parts List
 Robot Forum
 Chat
 Member Pages
 Axon MCU
 Robot Books
 Shop
 Contact

SKILLS
 How To Build
  A Robot
  Tutorial

 Calculators
 Mechanics
 Programming
 Miscellaneous

 Robots
 Space

HARDWARE
 Actuators
 Batteries
 Electronics
 Materials
 Microcontrollers
 Sensors

SCIENCE
 Robot Journals
 Robot Theory
 Conferences


    MATERIALS

    Found a neat material useful to making robots? Know how to work it?
    Let me know!

    Remember to always opt for the lightest materials possible. Also, soft materials such as plastics are much easier to work with and machine than metals.

    Aluminum Aluminum
    A material of choice, basic and light weight, yet a strong robot building material.
    Balsa Wood Balsa Wood
    Extremely light weight for flying robots and easy to work with.
    Carbon Fiber Carbon Fiber
    Extremely light weight and strong for tiny battlebots and flying robots. Has potential safety hazards, but has a very high strength to weight ratio.
    HDPE HDPE
    By far the best material for a robot chassis, this light weight plastic is cheaper than aluminum and very easy to machine.
    Styrofoam Styrofoam
    An often overlooked material, this material is light weight, easy to shape, and extremely cheap.
    Vacuum Forming Basics Vacuum Forming Basics
    Understand how you can mold polystyrene sheets into ANY light weight shape desired.
    Velcro, Tape, and Epoxies Velcro, Tape, and Epoxies
    These important materials often get a bad rep. Learn how they can be very useful, and in a professional reliable way.
    Quick material references: (external sites)
    Quick Materials Lookup Chart
    MatWeb Complete Material Reference
    Omnexus plastic material search database





Get Your Ad Here

Has this site helped you with your robot? Give us credit - link back, and help others in the forums!
Society of Robots copyright 2005-2014
forum SMF post simple machines