the toek-toek robot
Hello Everybody, this will be my final project for the Fablab, because I am finishing my internship next week.
In a previous project I used a EEG headset to control a small robot.
This was fun, it was very exciting, but the robot was ugly. In fact, it was very functional, but boring.
Therefore I will transform this robot into a small car.
This car will be, as suggested by the fablab manager Alex Schaub, a toek toek!
I am not the kind of person that makes a smooth 3d model and then logically extracts all necessary parts from it.
Actually, I started with drawing a toek toek.
I took a picture of this sketch and imported it into Adobe Illustrator. Then I used the Pen Tool to trace the sketch and I played around with the dimensions a little. Finally I had a drawing that felt right.
I had already measured the dimensions of the current robot (the SERB robot), so I knew the width
and the height where correct. Then I made a mockup model using cardboard.
This looked good in 2d, but how would it look in 3d? By making two pieces I could guess what the right dimension would be. I found out that it was 7cm, so I made several rectangles to connect the two pieces.
Here is how it looked:
Now it was time to add the chassis and the interior of the toek-toek. I decided to keep it all very simple
for the mock-up. I also made the front wheel mechanism. I actually copied it directly from the SERB, only I
made the edges straight, because I don't like the rounded corners.
On the right you see I had replaced part of the mechanism with cardboard.
Finally I replaced everything and put it on the chassis:
Now it is time to add the rear wheels, including the servo motors!
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under progress
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