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Final Model #12 - The Final Model!

Though still needing a few tweaks and tidy here and there, this is pretty much the finished model! Really chuffed with how it has all come out! Had this all working and ready (just) in time for a PR afternoon … Continue reading →

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Final Model #10 - Embedding

Although working fine, it is important that I have access to the circuitry within DON-8r as problems are inevitable (as I know now all too well!). I have designed DON-8r so that the front motors and electronics unit can slide in and … Continue reading →

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Final Model #9 - Glue, Sand and Spray

With the electronics soldered and working, I returned to getting the body looking less like a mouldy egg. To start with, I glued the two halves of the body together and clamped it over night (above). The next day I … Continue reading →

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Final Model #8 – Electronics

I am really chuffed with how the electronics have come out having taken it off the PCB and soldered it onto 3 tiers of strip board with it still working! Looks a bit manic but it does all make sense, … Continue reading →

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Final Model #7 – Coin Chamber

  This is the beginning of making the back half of DON-8r - the coin chamber and trolley wheels. The wheels are attached through a couple of snug holes securing them in place. The chamber is made up of lots … Continue reading →

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Final Model #6 - Head Forming

  The head of the robot was made the same way as the body, I created a mould of the shape I needed and then vacuum formed plastic over it. The difference being though that I could not keep the … Continue reading →

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Final Model #5 - Body Building

For the sake of not writing too massive a post here I will summarise a stressful week of testing, testing and retesting vacuum forms in order to produce the formed body parts you see in the above image - 2 … Continue reading →

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Final Model #4 – Real Robot Motors

The motors I have been using so far have been taken from Cybot - a robot I built through collecting components as part of a subscription to Real Robots magazine. Unfortunately though, my extensive testing has left them a little … Continue reading →

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