Building the base
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. There are a lot of different options, depending on the strategy and size of your sumobot.
For this robot, the following strategies and constraints were used in the design:
- The body frame needs to be open for any user to remix, add to, and modify to their liking.
- The sumobot strategy is to identify the other robot and use sensors to push the other robot out of the arena using the little scoops at the front and back to slightly lift and push the robot.
- The robot needs to be low to the ground to keep the weight distribution and center of gravity low to avoid falling over.
To begin, you will add eight black connector pins to an azure 11x15 open frame:
- Place four on each side, according to Figure 5.2. These are placed to allow the motors to be added:
Figure 5.2 – The main frame of the robot body
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