Peanut Chassis
The Peanut Chassis is a small drive chassis kit made with our 1 inch Peanut Extrusion. The chassis is designed to be small and agile, making it great for portable projects, demonstration event robo...Read More
Product Overview
Product Usage:
This ships as an unassembled kit of parts. When assembling this chassis the Peanut Hole Guide can be used to make drilling into the extrusion easier. Cutting, drilling & assembly is required for this kit.
Individual Components within Bundle:
- Two - Rev, Inch Pillow Block (am-2904)
- Two - 6" HiGrip Wheel, 50A Durometer (am-0940b_Blue)
- Two - 6" DuraOmni Wheel with 3/8" Bearings (am-3291)
- One - Battery Tray for AM14U Series (am-2939)
- Two - Toughbox Micro (am-3230_107)
- Two - 3/8 - 16 Nylock Nut (am-1054)
- Two - 2.5" CIM motor (am-0255)
- Two - 3/8-16 x 4.25 Hex Head Bolt (am-1297)
- Eight - 1/4-20 x 1 Thread Forming Screw (am-1182) (buy 10 here)
- Twenty Four - 1/4-20 x 2.5 Thread Rolling Screw (am-1222)
- Twelve - #10-32 x 1-1/2" SHCS (am-1014)
- Twelve - #10-32 Nylock Nut (am-1042) (buy 100 here)
- Twenty - #10 Flat Washers (am-1026) (buy 100 here)
- Twelve - #10-24 x 1.25 Thread Forming HHCS (am-1266) (buy 10 here)
- Eight - 3/16 Thick Nylon Spacer (am-1181)
- Two - 500 Key Hub (am-0077a)
- Two - 1/8x1/8x0700 Machine Key (am-1043)
- Two - 6' Peanut Extrusion (am-3090-6)
To make this drive, you will need a power and control system like the Cheap & Dirty Electronics for two motors (am-2493) or FRC roboRIO Robot Control Kit (am-3034). You will also need at least one battery, like the Interstate Battery (am-3062), and a charger like our 6 Amp charger (am-2555).
Specifications
- Motors: 2 CIM Motors
- Product Lifecycle: replaced by <a href='/products/navigator-robot'>the NaviGator Robot</a>
- Weight: 23.5 lbs
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Returns
Returns are not accepted for this product.
Recommendations
1 review
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Good for workshops and demos
I've been looking for a chassis for school workshops. Thus we needed something with easy access to the control system, a chassis that could potentially be torn down and rebuilt, and something manageable by one mentor with a small car (aka me). This chassis is just right. The electrical system mounts on top, and a full FRC control system fits into the area, while the robot is small enough for the seat of a car. However, in the first session, students tended to over tighten the bolts causing the peanut extrusion to distort. Also, the battery mount isn't ideal, and needed some modifications; and it only fits over the omniwheels, resulting in significant loss of traction on the drive wheels. Overall, a very good chassis. Our first session was with seven 13yo students, and we were able to construct the frame and control system in a school day. We've had similar results using the AM14U3, but only with bigger groups of older students, and thus we were very happy. As were the girls. :)
