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colin mac · 8th July 2008, 09:05 PM

Is there anywhere I can buy wheels and motors that are made to fit each other especially for robot building?

dknguyen · 8th July 2008, 09:25 PM

That is a tricky one. You won't find them all in one place (wheel, motor, and gearbox)- usually one store has only one set. There are also belt-drive and chain possibilities where you don't have a motor connected solidly to a wheel and instead need the proper pulleys and belts/chains.

The core problem of how to attach the axle to the wheel still exists though. (It's easy to attach a motor to shaft with either a longer shaft or a shaft coupler or just a gear/pulley and setscrew)

To be honest for larger scales...it's way way easier to just go an RC vehicle.

What weight/terrain/speed/wheelsize/motor voltage are you looking for?

**3v0** · 8th July 2008, 09:38 PM

How large do you want the robot to be ? L x W x H and weight if you can.

colin mac · 8th July 2008, 09:56 PM

I mainly just want a plank of wood about the size of an A4 piece of paper, on wheels.
The weight of it plus the PCB shouldn't be heavier than 300g.

**3v0** · 8th July 2008, 10:17 PM

A place to start would be
Motors & Accessories (Pg. 1 of 7) « Products « Solarbotics
They have several pages of motors. Look for a gearmotor at the voltage and RPM you need. They also have wheels.

colin mac · 8th July 2008, 10:29 PM

Great. Thanks.

**Krumlink** · 9th July 2008, 02:29 AM

Go for solarbotics, they have great products and wheel/motor deals.

uaefame · 9th July 2008, 09:25 PM

I think this web has it.

Has many thing and they say which part fit to which parts, It is like they did what you ask them for

yeagerxp · 21st July 2008, 12:35 PM

Well Collin
Do what I have done, take printers apart, printers have quite a few in them, as well as a couple of motors, sensors, learn to put the gears together, how to control the motors which are also steppers. Think of it this way most remote control cars weigh more than 300 grams, and are powered by one single motor, so for what you are planning what you get from printes is plenty

microtexan · 21st July 2008, 01:53 PM

You might check: sparkfun.com
they have a variety of parts. You might check at a local sign company for a scrap piece of their foam plastic material (not foam core). I think one type is called "celtec". It's light and sturdy.

pkshima · 21st July 2008, 02:57 PM

try www.pololu.com they have gearboxes as well as wheels ....

gerty · 24th July 2008, 07:45 PM

We bought some here once, worked out ok.
http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop...asp?itemid=385

kingrobotic · 31st July 2008, 05:24 AM

hi .yo help me for build a robot

**Krumlink** · 31st July 2008, 05:30 AM

what kind of robot that question is very vague and pathetic.

microtexan · 31st July 2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kingrobotic

hi .yo help me for build a robot

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8th July 2008, 09:05 PM	(permalink)
colin mac	Motors and wheels Is there anywhere I can buy wheels and motors that are made to fit each other especially for robot building?

8th July 2008, 09:25 PM	(permalink)
dknguyen	That is a tricky one. You won't find them all in one place (wheel, motor, and gearbox)- usually one store has only one set. There are also belt-drive and chain possibilities where you don't have a motor connected solidly to a wheel and instead need the proper pulleys and belts/chains. The core problem of how to attach the axle to the wheel still exists though. (It's easy to attach a motor to shaft with either a longer shaft or a shaft coupler or just a gear/pulley and setscrew) To be honest for larger scales...it's way way easier to just go an RC vehicle. What weight/terrain/speed/wheelsize/motor voltage are you looking for? __________________ NO, that picture isn't me so don't bother asking if we can be friends. Last edited by dknguyen; 8th July 2008 at 09:31 PM.

8th July 2008, 09:38 PM	(permalink)
3v0	How large do you want the robot to be ? L x W x H and weight if you can. __________________ search engine for electronic parts Junebug USB PIC programmer kit., USB Bit Wacker, Homepage The 15 Minute Printed Circuit Board! (+drill time)

8th July 2008, 09:56 PM	(permalink)
colin mac	I mainly just want a plank of wood about the size of an A4 piece of paper, on wheels. The weight of it plus the PCB shouldn't be heavier than 300g.

8th July 2008, 10:17 PM	(permalink)
3v0	A place to start would be Motors & Accessories (Pg. 1 of 7) « Products « Solarbotics They have several pages of motors. Look for a gearmotor at the voltage and RPM you need. They also have wheels. __________________ search engine for electronic parts Junebug USB PIC programmer kit., USB Bit Wacker, Homepage The 15 Minute Printed Circuit Board! (+drill time)

8th July 2008, 10:29 PM	(permalink)
colin mac	Great. Thanks.

9th July 2008, 02:29 AM	(permalink)
Krumlink	Go for solarbotics, they have great products and wheel/motor deals. __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease

9th July 2008, 09:25 PM	(permalink)
uaefame	I think this web has it. Has many thing and they say which part fit to which parts, It is like they did what you ask them for __________________ Hesham Ismail Mohammed Sharif Thank me if you want Last edited by uaefame; 9th July 2008 at 09:25 PM.

21st July 2008, 12:35 PM	(permalink)
yeagerxp	Well Collin Do what I have done, take printers apart, printers have quite a few in them, as well as a couple of motors, sensors, learn to put the gears together, how to control the motors which are also steppers. Think of it this way most remote control cars weigh more than 300 grams, and are powered by one single motor, so for what you are planning what you get from printes is plenty

21st July 2008, 01:53 PM	(permalink)
microtexan	You might check: sparkfun.com they have a variety of parts. You might check at a local sign company for a scrap piece of their foam plastic material (not foam core). I think one type is called "celtec". It's light and sturdy. Last edited by microtexan; 21st July 2008 at 01:56 PM.

21st July 2008, 02:57 PM	(permalink)
pkshima	try www.pololu.com they have gearboxes as well as wheels .... __________________ Its not the Practice that makes a man perfect. Its the Man who makes the practice perfect ----- Pradeep K. Shima -----

24th July 2008, 07:45 PM	(permalink)
gerty	We bought some here once, worked out ok. http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop...asp?itemid=385 __________________ gerty

31st July 2008, 05:24 AM	(permalink)
kingrobotic	hi .yo help me for build a robot

31st July 2008, 05:30 AM	(permalink)
Krumlink	what kind of robot that question is very vague and pathetic. __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease