Kuba Jon
Jun 7, 2019

Parts to buy

Hi guys,


I was just wondering, if there is a complete list of the parts, that are needed to be bought. I looked at the manual and I was really confused. Maybe is there somebody, who bought all the parts and could share the list.


Thanks a lot!

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Chris Annin
Jun 7, 2019

Hello,

there are 5 groups of parts to this robot:


*Covers and Spacers - these the 3D printed parts you print yourself (see the Bill of Materials at the beginning of the robot assembly manual)


*Structural Components - these are the 26 main structural parts, you can 3D print them yourself or you can purchase aluminum components (see Bill of Materials at the beginning of the robot assembly manual).


*Hardware Components - this includes all the bearings, belts, pulleys, sprockets, chain, shafts, pins, screws etc. these are available in a kit on the robot kits page or you can source yourself (see Bill of Materials at the beginning of the robot assembly manual)


*Stepper Motors and Drivers - these are available in a package directly from Stepper Online (see robot kits page - also see Bill of Materials at the beginning of the robot assembly manual and the electrical enclosure manual).


*Electrical components - these are all the misc electrical components needed for the robot, enclosure and wiring harness (see Bill of Materials section at the beginning of the robot manual, Enclosure manual and wiring harness manual)


Building the AR2 robot is broken up into 3 manuals: the robot assembly manual, the electrical enclosure manual and the wiring harness manual. please review the Bill of Materials sections at the beginning of each manual - the BOM in each of the 3 manuals will outline the parts you need to acquire.


let me know if that makes sense or if you have any questions,

Chris





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Kuba Jon
Jun 7, 2019

Hi Paul, thank you so much for this document. It will definitely help me build this robot.

Thanks!

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Mirosław Kupicha
Jun 22, 2019

if you can buy some only engines, without drivers
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