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Weight of the SumoBot

MightorMightor Posts: 338
edited 2007-07-23 22:44 in Robotics
I'm considering buying the SumoBot competition kit but intend to modify the bots. Just so I know what kind of room I''ll have to play with, I'd like to know how much they weigh, otherwise I may need to create my own from scratch.

Anyone with one of these and a small weighing scale on this forum? [noparse]:)[/noparse]

Gr,
Mightor

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  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-07-21 20:00
    I'm also keen to know what the sizes are of the PCB used in the SumoBot. I poured through the available docs, but I could find nothing. The reason I'd like to know is that due to the rather high handling and shipping costs the only reseller in the Netherland charges, I'd like to order two of the Propeller Proto Boards at the same time I get my Sumo kit and eventually replace the SumoBoards with them. I know I will have to do some modification of the frame to make it work. I read that the Prop Proto Board is 101.6mm by 77.5mm, that's pretty much within the size limits for mini-sumo if I mount the board at a little bit of an angle.

    Thanks in advance,
    Xander

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  • D FaustD Faust Posts: 608
    edited 2007-07-22 15:03
    The weight of the kit is posted on the parallax site as 1.505 pounds.· I hope this is what your looking for.

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  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-07-22 15:32
    D Faust said...
    The weight of the kit is posted on the parallax site as 1.505 pounds. I hope this is what your looking for.
    That probably includes all the packaging and stuff [noparse]:)[/noparse] I wanted to know how much the actual bot itself weighs [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Thanks for checking though!

    Gr,
    Mightor

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  • bulkheadbulkhead Posts: 405
    edited 2007-07-23 04:21
    My boe bot weighs about 300g without batteries, so I imagine the sumobot would be pretty close. 4 AA's or a 5 cell rechargeable ~1000mAh pack weighs about 100g so that leaves 100g left from the 500g limit. The BOE also looks like it would weigh about the same as a protoboard since they are the same size (actually, the protoboard doesnt have a breadboard, so it would be less).
  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-07-23 04:55
    Thanks for the info, Bulkhead!

    Gr,
    Mightor

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  • Megaman935Megaman935 Posts: 19
    edited 2007-07-23 13:33
    If you need to make one from scratch, try:
    www.societyofrobots.com
    and his sumo bot:
    http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_sumo.shtml
    Hope this helps!

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    Post Edited (Megaman935) : 7/23/2007 3:24:13 PM GMT
  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-07-23 14:37
    Thanks for the links, Mega. I will check them out!

    Gr,
    Mightor

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  • Megaman935Megaman935 Posts: 19
    edited 2007-07-23 15:22
    No Problem!

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    Want to know how to build your own robot?
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  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2007-07-23 19:16
    Hi Mightor,

    I just weighted a built-up SumoBot from the Competition Kit with 4AA alkaline batteries: just under 0.8 lbs or just under 0.36 kg.
    The pcb is 76 mm square, with the DB9 serial connector projecting about 5mm off the back.
    The whole footprint with scoops and wheels is 10 cm square, and with untrimmed IR receiver leads stands under 10 cm tall.
    The SumoBoard is available separately from the entire kit for $99 (555-27400) and the sensors can be bought individually as well, and the books are free downloads.

    Whichever way you decide to go, have fun with it!

    -Stephanie Lindsay
    Editor, Parallax Inc.
  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-07-23 19:47
    Steph Lindsay (Parallax) said...
    Hi Mightor,

    I just weighted a built-up SumoBot from the Competition Kit with 4AA alkaline batteries: just under 0.8 lbs or just under 0.36 kg.
    The pcb is 76 mm square, with the DB9 serial connector projecting about 5mm off the back.
    The whole footprint with scoops and wheels is 10 cm square, and with untrimmed IR receiver leads stands under 10 cm tall.
    The SumoBoard is available separately from the entire kit for $99 (555-27400) and the sensors can be bought individually as well, and the books are free downloads.

    Whichever way you decide to go, have fun with it!

    -Stephanie Lindsay
    Editor, Parallax Inc.
    Thanks a lot for checking all that stuff out for me. Is there any chance the docs pertaining to the Bot and the Board could be amended to include this very useful info? I can't be the first person to have wondered about these things [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Gr,
    Mightor

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  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2007-07-23 21:02
    Hi Mightor,

    Actually, I will have this information added right to SumoBot product pages, so one does not have to download documentation to find it.· I'm sorry you had to wait for it!

    -Stephanie
  • Megaman935Megaman935 Posts: 19
    edited 2007-07-23 22:11
    Are you going to add information about the weight, height, etc of the boe bot and other bots too?

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    Want to know how to build your own robot?
    www.societyofrobots.com
    Need good forums for things other than programming?
    http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php
  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2007-07-23 22:24
    Hello Megaman935,

    I suppose I could put that on my to-do list; is there one in particular that you need to know about right away?·

    -Stephanie
  • Megaman935Megaman935 Posts: 19
    edited 2007-07-23 22:44
    Well, I don't need it immediately, so put it on your to do list just at the bottom tongue.gif
    I'm planning on getting a boe bot around the beginning of august...

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    Want to know how to build your own robot?
    www.societyofrobots.com
    Need good forums for things other than programming?
    http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php
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