Hackbot Micro Pi Noon Bot by Cheltenham_Hackspace

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Here are the parts required to print the Micro Pi Noon Bot, chassis.
The post at the rear is designed to hold a metal coathanger formed to hold a balloon at the rear and a pin at the front of the bot, these are then used with the wiimote to joust, first person to pop the others balloon wins, usually a two person competition...
These were all printed on a Makerbot 2X
you will also need the following parts to complete the Pi Noon Bot
Pi Zero (various suppliers)
Bluetooth dongle (robot shop or similar)
4 x 50:1 metal gear motor/gearbox (pimoroni)
4 x wheels (pimoroni)
1 Astro Designs Pi-Z Moto motor control board
1 toggle switch (RS 317-645 or similar, hole size is 6mm)
Turnigy 1800mAh 2S 12C Lipo Battery Pack (hobbyking)
lipo battery checker (to see remaining charge on battery and check battery balance)
1 wiimote (ebay or amazon) !!! NOT THE WIIMOTE PLUS !!!
1 right angle micro usb to usb A, to plug the blue tooth dongle into the Pi (right angle fits better)
4 x 15 mm m3 pcb stand offs one end threaded stud and other end threaded hole
4 x 10 mm m3 pcb stand offs same as above
4 x 5 mm m3 pcb stand offs same as above
7 x m3 x 5mm pan head screws to fix chassis top to stand offs between main body and top, and to fix motor control board in place
1 x m3 x 10mm pan head screw to fix body down while holding battery clip in place
8 x m1.6 x 3mm screws to hold motors in place in chassis
if you wish to you can power this bot from 4 aa batteries, cheaper but less powerful.
Instructions for initial Bluetooth install here.....
http://www.brianhensley.net/2012/08/wii-controller-raspberry-pi-python.html