In my obsession for robotics I’ve come to the point where it no longer stimulates me to build kits that, while impressive in some aspect, are really quite limited as to what kind of experimentation can be done with them. So I set out to build an experimental platform that would…

Polish it some and it could be a robot that serves up shots of Patron Tequila to guest and the ladies.

Blimey, there’s enough wood in that, you could stand on it! Check out the steampunk guys if you haven’t already seen their work.

Congrats, you made a robotic cabinet. Sexy.

Just to be objective, if a robot performs its intended function thru the required range, then it is successful. Personally I think some people spend way too much time and $$$ on looks instead of just getting the job done. The robots that show up in this forum generally only exist…

Yea,take a robot like linuxguy’s W.A.L.T.E.R For example,i have to admit that contraption looks kinda weird,but its entertaining :laughing:

you know you comment in a rude way, whether you had intended to or not. by empty i meant it looks like a lot of wood on the sides thats not being used. i understand you have all those electronics or not, but to the person that didn’t build the robot (us, the audience) we cant te…

Been testing my mechanics every step of the way. I promise it won’t be fast, but it -is- agile and stable. I’ll post youtube links when ready.

I’m curious to see it in action …

I think there should be more info/sites dealing with wooden hobby robotic projects. Although there are some parts that need to be metal, wood can be used instead of metal or plastic in a lot of the structure, saving significant time and $$$. It would be interesting to make a list…

I see a sticky and a new forum index materializing :wink:

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zoomkat August 17, 2007, 4:30pm 31

For basic wood cutting (and thin metal too), an inexpensive jigsaw like below might be a good starter power tool. Bottom is the inexpensive miter box combo. The saw could also be used to make long cuts in in the thin plywood.

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