Tracked robot Mk3

Parts:

- DC motors 250W, of ebay

- Tracks and wheels are from a snow blower (bought from a local hardware and machinery dealer)

- Aluminium frame is from local hardware store

- Motor controller 2x25 Sabertooth

- Remote controller Turnigy 9x

- 12V battery 18Ah

**** UPDATE (2016-10-23) ****

I finally found time to finnish this bad boy. It's a quite powerful beast for bashing around and also to do some useful and cool stuff with the pan/tilt and on board camera.

I already have new ideas for a new robot so (sadly) I will sold this one on ebay so I can buy new components for the new robot I will build during the winter.

**** UPDATE (2016-07-03) ****

I closed the super structure that will carry the pan/tilt mechanism. I also added the kill switch and voltage indicator. Now I have to make the mount for pan/tilt and also the electronics to make it work.

**** UPDATE (2016-06-18) ****

I painted the frame, added wooden panels to close it up and added a superstructure that covers the interior and will support the pan tilt mechansm. I also added a kill switch and battery voltage indicator.

Pan/Tilt mechanism

The biggest chalange I had was to couple the motor axle with the wheel. Luckly my friend is a metal fabricatior and he was able to custom made the axle mount. If you guys have any good ideas how to mount motor axles to wheels please let me know.

**** (2016-05-07) ****

First I did wooden frame to see the scale, examine possible motor positions and axle mount location.

Then I made aliminium frame with holes for motor mounting.

All the parts layed out.

Assembling in progress.