Verbot Goes to The Dark Side
What happens to old, neglected 1980s toy robots? According to the [Randi Rain], they turn to the dark side! Way back in the ’80s, Tomy had an entire line of …read more Continue reading Verbot Goes to The Dark Side
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80’s Omnibot Goes RC And Gets a Modern Refresh
Thrift stores, antique shops, knick-knack stores- Whatever you might call them in your locale, they’re usually full of “another man’s treasure”. More often than not, we leave empty-handed, hoping another …read more Continue reading 80’s Omnibot Goes RC And Gets a Modern Refresh
Omnibot From the 80s Gets LED Matrix Eyes, Camera
[Ramin assadollahi] has been busy rebuilding and improving an Omnibot 5402, and the last piece of hardware he wanted to upgrade was some LED matrix eyes and a high quality …read more Continue reading Omnibot From the 80s Gets LED Matrix Eyes, Camera
Scrap Wood and Metal Combined for DIY Mecanum Wheels
Some scrap wood, a few pieces of sheet metal, a quartet of old gear motors, and a few basic hand tools. That’s all it takes to build an omni-bot with Mecanum wheels, if you’ve got a little know-how too.
For the uninitiated, Mecanum wheels can rotate in any direction thanks to a series of tapered rollers around the circumference that are canted 45° relative to the main axle. [Navin Khambhala]’s approach to Mecanum wheel construction is decidedly low tech and very labor intensive, but results in working wheels and a pretty agile bot. The supports for the rollers are cut …read more
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