Building

This is how the robot was built at the Merit Badge class. People are more than welcome, and encouraged, to expand on this frame or change it completely.

Steps

Inside the Box

Take all of the contents out of the launchpad box.
Poke holes into the bottom left hand and bottom right-hand corners of the box to be able to mount the motors.
- One motor on each side. Use three sip ties pulled tight to secure the motors
- Make a hole in the side of the box for the shaft on the motor to stick out.
- Clip the wheels onto the shafts.
Secure the battery pack to the inside of the box. You can use tape or secure it in any other way that you think of.
- Remember: The battery needs to be able to be replaced.
- Do the same with the double AA pack of batteries on the top.

On the Bottom of the Box

Glue or tap a bottle cap on the very bottom of the box. This will act as a guide wheel.
- This can be replaced by adding two more motors, one on each of the top corners of the inside of the box. This would help improve the robot by allowing it to drive straighter and faster.

On the Top of the Box

To prevent the box lid from jiggling any wires lose, either make some sort of hook or latch (velcro perhaps?) that can secure it temporarily.
- Remember: You will still want to have access to the inside to change batteries or to change the design.
- With our robot, we just used a piece of tape.
To secure the launchpad (the Red think in the picture) poke some holes in the box and stick some the of the protruders in the hole.
- You can secure it differently, we just found that easiest.
- Downfall: it is basically just resting on the box so any fall or jump can make it come lose.
To secure the breadboard (the white thing on the box) remove the plastic cover on the back of the breadboard
- Then stick it to the top of the box.