Design
and development process
ROBOTmaker
are developing a range of Nano and Micro-class robot kits that will be suitable
for any college or hobby project.
The
chassis will be available as individual components or as a complete kits
of parts supplied bundled together with motor, gearbox,
wheels, tyres, screws, controllers, sensors, etc
ROBOTmaker
can also create custom designs for your college robot swarm project or
Nano/Micro-class competition robot. Pease contact support@robotmaker.co.uk
if you would like to ROBOTmaker to send you a proposal.
To
be be kept updated with the development and launch details, just register your
interest by sending an email to: chassis@robotmaker.co.uk
and visit the Forum
Rapid
design and development process of robot chassis
The
design and development process starts by using traditional design
techniques, such has hand sketches and rendered drawings. This step is
carried out by the product designers and graphic artists. They really
need to get the basic concepts in place before the detailed design can
started. Once the first conceptual ideas come into place,
the design team starts to evaluate the sketches and improve on the
design further.
Design
for manufacture
Before
a product is launched, the product designers rigorously test all designs
together with colleges and robot clubs. Slight changes in the design
can considerable reduce the manufacturing costs.
The
final designs are entered into a 3D CAD modeling software, where
engineering drawings are created. The 3D designs look similar to the
model below:
Example
of 3-D modeling:
Standard components can be reused in many
designs by creating i-drop models. This rapid development process
enables a complete design to be completed in hours rather than months.
click below to see i-drop model
CNC Machining
and Prototyping
Once the
design complete, the CAD
drawing (DXF format) is converted to G-code files and sent to the CNC
machine for machining. The
picture below shows multiple Nano-robot chassis being machined for a
robot swarm project.
