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Szalor 2.0
by Kyle Singer, Twisted Sick Robotics
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30 SERVO 12.2009
BUILD REP RT
Szalor 2.0
● by Kyle Singer, Twisted Sick Robotics
The first thing I did when building my Antweight robot
Szalor, was establish a design.
After I had a design, it was time
to start building. I then started
cutting out pieces for the frame.
I first ripped one 14-1/2”
long 1-1/4” wide piece of 1/8”
thick poly, then cut it in half with
Bot Summary
• Weight Class: Ant weight
• Drive: 35:1 Mini Metal
Gearmotors from Pololu
• Batteries: Common Sense RC 7.4V
800 mAh two-cell Lipoly
• Receiver: GWS R-6NII
• Wheels:
2” Lite Flites
• Weapon:
5. 5” Horizontal Bar
• Weapon Motor: Turnigy 1900 KV
Brushless Outrunner
• Speed Controllers: BaneBots 3-9,
Turnigy Basic 18A
a pair of aviation shears. Then, I
drilled two 9/64” holes 1-1/8” in
from both sides and 1/8” in from
the top and bottom on both
pieces. Then, in one of the
pieces I drilled two more 9/64”
holes 2-7/8” in from the sides
and 1/8” in from the top and
bottom; in the same piece, I cut
a 1-1/4” wide, 1/2” high slot
centered in the bottom with
aviation shears. I cleaned it up
with a file since this provided the
space for a belt that drives the
horizontal bar.
