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ROBOT KIT

Design and build your dream Pi robot

In his latest series, Les Pounder explains how to plan, design and build your very own Raspberry Pi robot from the basics up.

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Acrylic is strong, but brittle. Don’t over-tighten any screws, and support areas that you are working on. If it cracks, use a little tape and superglue to reinforce the break. Acrylic shards are sharp, so take care.

Tuck the wires from the motors under the plastic collar of the motor. This adds a little mechanical strength and provides resistance should the wire be snagged and pulled.

The screw points on the chassis are M3 sized and that means we can easily add extra connection points for sensors, battery packs and Raspberry Pi. M2.5 and M3 fittings can be easily sourced online.

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