Building the scorpion body
The beauty of this robotics kit is that you can easily get started with any type of build because of the new pieces that are included. You are going to use the large LEGO 11x19 teal base plate as the main frame of the scorpion. This will be a vital piece where you will add motors to the wheels for movement, along with adding the entire top build of the scorpion. As with many builds in this book, you are utilizing this element to provide a base plate to hold everything together in a solid structure and format.
You can see what the base plate looks like in the following image:
One of the LEGO pieces not found in this kit is a LEGO Technic Steel Ball Caster ball, or even the plastic version found in the SPIKE Prime kit. You will have to design a new way to operate your robot. What a wonderful design challenge! While there are plenty of wheels to use, a scorpion does not look like...