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INTRODUCTION
B. xxi
C.
Cup
Head
3/4" dowel
Body
Arm
3 cardboard supports
Base
Motorized base
18"
A.
FIGURE I-11. Complete plans for a “paperbot.”
shows the wheels I used for Questor. Another good source for
motorized wheels is children’s ride-on toys. They already have
the motors and wheels mounted to a frame (as well as the bat-
teries) and can be used as is, or removed and mounted on your
robot base. The main drawback of using ride-on toys is they
lack a steering system. This is a critical area that you must
design into your base.