Society of Robots - Robot Forum
Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: Luketh on February 05, 2009, 01:22:45 AM
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What materials should i use for a robot hull that will be running into things and over rocks and sticks so it needs to be robust... i also need to find out about wheels and good power effectient motors if anyone could help with that aswell post any sugestions of helpful stuff up here for me
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HDPE, takes a good beatin'
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acrylic is also good but a bit more expensive
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metal ;D
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pvc (lol)
you should use some hard plastics, it's all ok
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Metal is best for taking a beating.
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no, it's to heavy and hard to manage
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depends which metal you use. aluminium is light and takes a real beating. easily CNCd too
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depends which metal you use. aluminium is light and takes a real beating. easily CNCd too
Plus you can make a nice sturdy and large ground plane which reduce noise =D