Simple Planetary Rover

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This is my new project, a semi RC controlled 4WD rover. The pan/tilt-unit for the camera and the camera itself are still missing. I've ordered a KX171 G2 color CCD camera, 900MHz/500mW audio/video transmitter and receiver from http://www.rangevideo.com.

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2011.2.11

Camera pan/tilt unit finished and mounted on the rover:

TBC

Travels around, sends video

  • Actuators / output devices: 2 servos, 4 geared motors
  • Control method: Semi-Controlled
  • CPU: Picaxe 28x1
  • Power source: 11.1V 2200mAh LiPO
  • Programming language: Basic
  • Sensors / input devices: Wireless Camera
  • Target environment: outdoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/simple-planetary-rover
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Very Sharp

Lovin’ the transparent chassis, love the “secondary gear boxes” and stand-offs. Nice auxillary PCB’s. No spaghetti.

Quality.

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sweet, it looks awesome

looking forward to a video of the rover mashing, that is if it does mash and you upload a vid.  It looks awesome

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Thanks, man.I think this is

Thanks, man.

I think this is the first comment of you ever :slight_smile:

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First video is done. Just

First video is done. Just need to find a way to upload it on youtube :slight_smile:

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Quality

Very neat and well executed build. I’m guessing this isn’t your first attempt judging by the professional build quality.

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Hi,I’ve built around 200

Hi,

I’ve built around 200 robots, beginning at the early 80s.

The platform actually can be bought here: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=6172366043

But I did a lot of modification as the quality was not good: I changed the bearings, re-machined the plexiglass, changed the geared motors, built all PCBs. The design is in general ok but I want to re-build it in aluminium later with stronger geared motors and bigger aluminium wheels with special tread pattern.

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Seriously?

First complement from me? Well, I appologize. I have actually been a fan of your work for a while now. The radioactive stuff is great but I think the firefly chemical lighting is my favorite. I have no idea why I have not passed on any love before now! --I’ll do better in the future! :slight_smile:

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English site?

Do you know if there is an English language version of that website?

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taobao is a kind of Chinese

taobao is a kind of Chinese Ebay. As far as I remember there exists now also taobao in English, but for the seller I’ve mentioned I don’t think so.

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Where did you buy those

Where did you buy those motors? 

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Motors were included in the

Motors were included in the platform I bought.