R/C Toilet Paper Roll

2019 way before the Toilet Paper Panic i got interested in Battlebots and making my own bot. ... This is the result of that !

Please note: this is not a electronics tutorial/build nor i'm going to go over how that works, it was a challenge but there is a lot of important information out there including FB Battlebots groups to whom i thank for their help and support.

But before that i did some research from many sources to understand what were the parts i needed to buy and how would the work together as i had 0 knowledge about building and r/c car.

So those are the parts i settled for this build.

1 - 450 mAh 2S Battery

1 - 2 PIN Male Female JTS

1 - Dual ESC

2 - N20 Micro Gearmotor

2 - Wheels

1 - Ball Caster

1 - Remote and Receiver

1 - Battery Charger

I knew i wanted this build to be an in progress build. No preparing, no CAD just go with the flow so i grabbed a bag full of popsicle sticks and began to make the base that would hold the electronics.

So began by placing 3 of those sticks next to each other and the cut small pieces of to cover the hight, making sure to glue them with hot glue.

Then i cut the base to size based on the measurement of the length on the paper tube minus the size of the motor/wheel assembly.

Finally i place the motor/wheel and secure it to the base with some rubber bands

With both wheels on the base i project the location of the wheel to the tube and the proceed to cut them out.

I then made a mark to the location where i would want those motor cables to past through and drilled 1 hole for each.

Finally i added some hot glue, secured the motor/wheel making sure to past those cables through the holes.

Since all this was supposed to be inside the tube i knew i had to distribute all electronics correctly so it would fit, so a measured were i wanted to be considering all the connection that would nee to happen and the cut a notch in the base, and glue it.

At this point i cut the tube in half as after various arrangements tries to make everything fit it was unsuccessful.

With enough space to work with, i connected everything together; battery, esc, receiver, pack all together inside the tube and close it.

Since this bot was inside a tube and did not have any self balancing magic a third wheel of sorts was going to be needed so the bot would be tilted a little forward and not try to roll over.

Yes , i was ready to give this guy some life so i started by adding some spray blue to the tube and wrapping the toilet paper around, this went fora coupe of layers until i felt it was thick enough but also considering the wheel depth.

Next i removed all the paper to reveal all 3 wheels. Further more i added elastic band over the paper to maker sure it would not come out.

This little guy would not be completed without a cape so he got one, and that would make it more recognisable in the wild.

Took my son to play with the bot at the mall while enjoying peoples faces of admiration, surprise, hope and desire.

This is how it ended up looking after the whole process.

Hope have enjoyed this and please give this little dude a name in the comments bellow.