BasicBot Getting Started Robot
The BasicBot is a starter robot measuring 5" in diameter. It uses an affordable and easy-to-find Tamiya Twin Motor Gearbox (average cost under $9) as its locomotion.
These gearboxes use the common Mabuchi FA-130 size motor, which may be substituted for a version that draws much less current. This allows the motors to be used with less expensive H-bridges.
The robot is balanced on the end opposite the drive motors using a Tamiya ball caster.
Found in Robot Builder's Bonanza, 4th Edition Chapter 26, Build Robots with Wheels and Tracks
| TinBot Parts List | |
| 1 | Tamiya Twin Motor Gearbox #70097 Via Amazon |
| 2 | Tamiya Truck Tire Set #70101 (comes in packages of 4, you need only 2) Via Amazon |
| 1 | Tamiya Ball Caster, #70144 (comes in packages of 2, you need only 1) Via Amazon |
| 2 | Optional low current motors, substitute for FA-130 size motors that come with the Tamiya Twin Motor Gearbox Pololu |
| Misc | Assembly hardware (order in multiples of 10): 4-40 ×1/2" machine screws 4-40 nuts #4 washers |