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This robot is build using small stepper motors that are actually used within the dashboard of VolksWagen cars. I bought them at http://www.didel.com, where you can find a lot of other interesting robot stuff. They don’t generate a lot of torque, but seem to be sufficient to drive a small autonomius vehicle. An other plus [...]

The first robot I build, with the next characteristics:

slow
power hungry
expensive
useless sensors
a lot of fun to build and program

The actuators of this vehicle are two small hobby servos, patched for continuous rotation. It uses a tracked driving mechanism, like a tank, in which a third drive wheel and a driving belt makes the wheels turn. It [...]