I have redesigned the A4WD1 rover chassis. The new one will have a 1" longer wheelbase, it will be 1" wider as well, and the chassis will be 1/2" taller. The changes may seem minor, but it will make it easier to put a mini laptop or mini-itx board on it. I’m waiting for the samples to arrive. Production soon to follow. 8)
This is going to be my next rover. I’ve been waiting for ever for something like this that you can put a mini laptop on! Thanks Robot Dude!
Hi Wowy, LTNS, where have you been hiding?
lol 
I’ve been playing with lynxmotion parts i guess? 
Here is a mini-ITX enclosure to go with it: mini-box.com/M350-universal-mini-itx-enclosure?sc=8&category=87
Here is an image of the prototype. The testing has gone well so we are in production. Shouldn’t be but a month or two. 
To recap… The new one has a 1" longer wheelbase, it’s 1" wider, and the chassis is 1/2" taller.
hmm… if only I could find a motor that fit in it with 8mm output shafts, or you had a 14mm hex adapter for the 6mm shafts. 
Oh and I forgot to mention I repeated the SES hole pattern three times on the front, rear, and side panels to make it easier to add stuff.
No promises but I am interested in making these (6mm x 14mm hex wheel adaptor). What tires and rims were you planning on using. I need to figure out the length required for the rim offsets.
Not sure if tower links are acceptable but it was the easiest place to find the parts I have…
these tires Pro-Line 40 Series MOAB, just the regualr 40s and not the XL ones
these rims Pro-Line 40 Series 14mm Velocity White (apparently replaced by more fancy 40 series wheels now)
these hex adapters Pro-Line HD Hex Adapter 23mm Savage, to get from 23mm hub to 14mm hex
and these axle adapters Maximizer 1/8 Scale Buggy Adapter Kit 8mm Axle, which is the closest I’ve gotten to a 6mm shaft.
I’ve been picking at a design using these in my spare time but you know how much of that there is to go around atm. 
Actually I was looking at my lawn after the snow is leaving us and thinking what a great project a semi-autonomus pine cone collector bot would be… chassis based on something like your AWD chassis with one of the new arms on it and using roborealm + irpd on the gripper to locate and identify them on the lawn (irpd on the gripper to help orient it correctly for collection). At my current rate of progress though I’ll have to adapt the concept to remove baby pine trees by the time it’s ready to roll.
Very nice, huge tires. I’m afraid you may need a little bit more torque with these tires than gear motors in current Lynxmotion catalog can deliver.
Jim, any plans for bigger motors, preferably with encoder option?
WOW, the rover looks even bigger then I’ve expected! More room to add stuff! 
I love the huge tires you found Eddie! I’m also interested in a encoder option. Did somebody found a “easy to fitâ€
Xan,
I assembled A4WD1 rover with Lynxmotion GHM-16 motors and QME-1 encoders. I used Pololu 3A Motor Controller with Feedback to control them.
I think I’ve overlooked those…
Thanks! Xan
Under my Manoi and robot seat is a Lynxmotion rover.
I know it’s a bit overloaded, but can I suggest looking into a better method for attaching the wheels to the hubs as mine fell off quite a bit. Also, the tyres came off the rims a fair bit when spinning on the spot.
Again, all due to the abuse I was giving it, but the rest of the robot seemed ok to take it.
Thanks
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k199/OracsRevenge/Image1s.jpg
So, when will this be out???
It will be just a matter of a few days. Watch the “What’s New” section of the website.
Hi I just received one of their first ones to try out . As you can see I have just started the move from the old rover to the new!
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Kurts_Robots/DSC03262.jpg
I can’t wait to see how much more stuff I can fit in this one!
Kurt
WOW! It’s huge! 8)