CERES MK2: Devlog 13

What’s New: I’ve put together the mechanical aspects of the main robot! The robot has finally come together in real life, and it looks amazing. I assembled all four motor gearboxes, mounted them onto the frame along with the axle mounts, and then attached the wheels.

Current Issues: Currently, the wheels themselves are holding onto the axles quite well, but because the axles are threaded rods (instead of a hexagonal rod), the gear in the gearbox begins to slip when there is a high torque load on the robot.

What’s Next: I’m going to fix this gear slipping issue by redesigning the gears to have perpendicular screws in order to grip the threaded rod perfectly. I’ll have to take apart the robot and re-do the gearbox to attach these new gears.