3D Printed Silicone Sumo Robot Wheel
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- čas přidán 3. 03. 2023
- Hello everyone! In this video I discuss the design and manufacturing of a wheel I designed and manufactured to be used on a sumo robot for a mechatronics course at my school.
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Amazing video ! Excited to see the progression of the Sumo !
So cool Levi! Can’t wait to see the finished sumo robot!
great work! I'm looking to make a wheel similar to this - are you willing to share the cad files?
Very cool 😎 Noticed that you didn't use the vacuum chamber you have at home for metal casting - do you still like that solution? I have been FDM and resin 3D printing, and now want to learn to cast, metals and silicone, soft plastics, rubber etc; haven't tiptoed into it yet.
I do still have my casting setup. This equipment is from a soft robotics lab at my school and is a better fit for working with silicone than my own equipment. Good luck on your casting endeavors!
@@Levi_Sheridan thank you
NIce!!!. How about the traction?. I am thinking to fabricate my own silicon tyre for my sumo robot competition. But the silicon seems very thick, can i make i thinner?
The traction is great, haven’t done any actually measurements but my 5 pound robot with two wheels was able to push over 20 pounds of books. You could definitely make the silicone thinner. How much, I am unsure. I will be making a video about the full robot in approximately 3 months.
@@Levi_Sheridan i cannot wait to see that. 👍👍👍
Do you find you get wobble with those flange coupler hub things? That has been my experience, I wonder if it’s just me!
I personally haven’t had any problems with the ones I’ve used.
@@Levi_Sheridan it must just be me! I think my problem must be elsewhere then, just thought I’d ask. Thanks!
@@T.R.E.D. good luck!
If there is no bother, could you send me the designs of the 3d printing
You take a lot of effort to make this wheels, but i am afraid, that the motors you selected may not be powerfull enough, especially with very heavy wheel. Another fact is that you used 3D printed form. You should use machined one. All this air removal is partialy waisted by the roughnes of the form.
The motors we chose were about 40 watts and were plenty powerful. The form was printed at the highest layer height to minimize surface roughness and worked very well. A machined mold may be better but this worked as a quick and inexpensive solution. Thanks for watching!