After the disasterous performance of both the 3d printed chassis and the heat-set inserts, I moved back to UHMW for Highlander’s chassis. However this time, I had the pieces CNC’ed by my friend Matthew Tompkins! Only the side profiles were machined though, so I still had to drill and thread holes for the screws myself.…

For V3 of my flipper bot, I had the entire chassis printed as a single Onyx part by EndBots.com! This saves a ton of weight and allows me improve the pneumatic system. 2x the tanks! 2x the valves! Highlander’s air supply didn’t last very long with just one tank. Plus, the working pressure of the…

Big Improvements for The Highlander! Faster Drive Better armor PNEUMATICS! I made the chassis by printing out a drawing of the side rail, then tracing around the outline with a coping saw and drilling the holes with my drill press. The drive wheels also been upgraded from n20’s to 16mm kitbot motors! The chassis is…

New parts in the mail! Pulled Torsion out of its box and wow! It looks even uglier than I remember. But not to worry, most of these parts are being scrapped. Parts I’m Keeping: Wheels – Brackets – I’m really happy with these Polou Wheels. No issues. Battery – I used an E-Flight 30C 450mAh…