Well now that life has settled down a bit I was able to model the basic platform for the robot. I chose some 100:1 gear motors that I will detail later. Basic dimensions for it are 8" by 5" (chassis) and the wheels add about 3" to the width. I will be adding a platform on the top, at least, or enclosing the whole thing for battery storage and such. I am thinking about venturing into carbon fiber molding for that part. I also hope to have the wheels done by the end of the week and maybe anodized at that.
It will obviously be a differential drive with a motor at each wheel. I hope to eventually add roller bearings to the axle so the motor shaft does not have to handle the entire load. My guess is that most of these cheap gear motors fail due to lack of shaft support.
As for the electronics I will be using an Arduino Uno or Mega depending on the program size and storage requirements.
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