Servo City Bogie Runt Rover from Actobotics

Whit

Pretty neat chassis from Servo City and Actobotics - not a bad price at $69 - Check it out here - https://www.servocity.com/html/bogie_runt_rovertm__637162_.html#.VTGj0yFVhBc

Neat accessories too! Needs Parallax smarts and sensors though!

NWCCTV

That is pretty cool. However, has anyone used the motors that are on there? They do not look too beefy to me. It would be really cool if it used the same motors as a Wild Thumper!!!!

erco

NWCCTV wrote: »

However, has anyone used the motors that are on there? They do not look too beefy to me.

Roger that, the motors and wheels look like they may be same undergeared 1:48 units used on the Magician chassis. They are all over EBay too: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soft-rubber-Tire-Wheel-with-DC-Gear-Motor-for-Smart-Car-Robot-Omni-wheel-/201133363198 Overpriced IMO, seems like a gearmotor & wheel should be $3 or less to be inline with other parts prices.

These are underpowered, too fast and downright squirrely on the 2WD diff-steered Magician, but it might be OK for 6WD, who knows? It is an interesting rocker bogie system on that chassis. But I think that for actual all-terrain use, that knobby tires or spikes would be superior to the fairly smooth tread shown. The 2x4 obstacles in the video are idealized and optimized for maximum drama.

Whit

Okay! So we change the motors and fit it with six of these...