This is a picture of the motorized SlingBot prototype with battery, microcontroller, and L298 based motor driver circuit installed. It seems to go about 75cm per second which is about 3/4 of my target of 1 meter per second, but this is plenty good enough for this prototype. We might be able to speed it…
3D Printing With Nylon
Experimenting with nylon as a print material. I’m having good luck with 25mm/sec print speed, 240deg extruder temperature, 80deg bed temperature, 20mm brim, and printing on a glass bed with a glue stick layer.
SlingBot Update: Prototype up on the test cable
Today, we assembled the prototype SlingBot with motor and wheels. Don’t mind the bright red wheel, we are just trying to use up some free PLA that came with a printer on some of these prototype prints. It isn’t some new design sense I have. This new design seems to sit well on the sling…
SlingBot Update: Basic parts printed
Ran prints all day yesterday and overnight, too. 3D printing is now done for the main pieces of the SlingBot prototype. In the picture, you can see two wheel struts and the main center motor and wheel mount piece. Each of the 3 pieces took 3-7 hours to print. (Yes, 3D printing on my machine…
New Project: SlingBot
I just started a new robot project. The goal is to build a 3D printed robot that can mount an IP camera, has pan and tilt functionality, and a drive motor that drives the robot along a sling cable. It will probably be battery powered with an inductive charging connection. Ideally, I can control it…
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