MiniSkybot Robot Chassis

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The MiniSkybot robot is an educational open robot. Its chassis is minimal: it consist only of two tricked servos joined by two U-pieces. Now the robot is in an early stage of development. We are testing different minimal chassis. You can see a video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1v-4ejwBKk (This video is intended for my students so I am talking in Spanish) More information here:http://www.iearobotics.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mini-Skybot:_Ch%C3%A1sis The pieces have been designed with OpenScad. All the virtual pieces have been assembled with Freecad Instructions Print the two U-pieces (front and rear) Print two Servo-wheels ( http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4767 ) Join the two U-pieces to the servos by means of 8 M3 bolts and nuts The pieces have been printed in ABS with a Makerbot Cupcake MK5. Replicator 0020 and Skeinforge 0006. The profile chosen is cupcake-mk5-abs with the following modifications: speed/Feedrate (mm/s): 38 fill/Extra Shells on Base (layers): 2 fill/Extra Shells on Sparse Layer (layers): 2 More pictures of the building process can be found here: http://www.iearobotics.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mini-Skybot:_Ch%C3%A1sis#Montaje UPDATE May-23rd-2011: The new Miniskybot V1.0 is ready! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7989