How to Make a Robot - Lesson 2: Choosing a Robotic Platform

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Very helpful for my research

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If I wanted to make a skid steer would I need a motor for each wheel ?

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@GAV Yes, each wheel would need a motor.

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Best website ever!

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what parts of a simple robot can be made from simple things at home?

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@John Normally the frame can be made from materials around the house, and you can usually find some spare motors, batteries and battery holders as well. What is a lot harder to find is something programmable, as well as the controllers.

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I shared this hoping it was going to teach me alot. All of us want to learn thats why we are here. Lets start a RAMA group for robotics arts music and animation. search openinvent or bitsfit for ideas.

I want to learn with you guys. visit me on hackaday.io/openinvent

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i want to build a robot although I’m 14 years old I’m not doing it for fun I’m doing it for knowledge I’ve planed for a future that contains technology and robots are the top priority i have to make a new invention

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@Lost Keeper Ideally you would be doing it both for fun and knowledge :wink:

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I want to a two legged robot like the one in the photo of two legged robot.

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@Asad Farraj The robot shown is the SoftBank Nao humanoid which we do not sell. You can find humanoids here: https://www.robotshop.com/en/biped-development-platforms.html

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thanks for giving advice

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Hey, thanks for all the info. Just wanted to let you know the link at the top of this page to Lesson 3 actually goes to Lesson 4.

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@Wes Appreciated and corrected.

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hey , i am starting it from today , i think it will help me out…

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wow this place is a good platform for beginers please i need a lot of help from you i am a poor boy of 17yrs i want to build robots and seel some to feed my self please

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@LORD If budget is really an issue, try to find scrap materials, from mechanical parts like gears and shafts to electronics to use for their components. You’ll need to invest in a decent soldering iron and some very basic tools. Programming will come later, though you might already have access to a computer?

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Where are the plans to build the tank platform? I just bought a Raspberry Pi 3B+ board to use with the tank bot. I’m going to use it for my research project. The college said they can build it for me but I’d rather do it at home. Then I own it, not the college. That means little assistance. I did find suppliers selling rubber tank treads online.

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@Michael Atencio The RobotShop Rover (blue “tank” at the bottom of the page) was discontinued. All parts, except for the frame are still available. The DFRobotShop Rover Chassis and Mini have holes to mount a Raspberry Pi: https://www.robotshop.com/en/dfrobotshop-rover-chassis-kit.html
https://www.robotshop.com/en/mini-robotshop-rover-chassis-kit.html
Your main issue will be powering the Pi, though a 5V cell phone battery backup tends to work well.

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Good! That is Great!