Part # | Part name | QTY | Function | Materials | Manufacturing Process | Picture
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001 | Cover Screws | 13 |
- Holds bottom cover in place
| Steel | Cold headed, Thread Rolled |
|
002 | Inner Flat-headed screw | 2 |
- Holds circuit board and LED eye in place on interior of machine
| Steel | Cold headed, Thread rolled | Image:RC Tarantula Parts 002.jpg
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003 | Battery Cover | 1 |
- Covers, protects bottom of tarantula
| Plastic | Injection Molded, hand modified |
|
004 | Back Wheel housing | 1 |
- Covers rear wheels
- Holds rear wheels in place
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
005 | Back Wheel | 2 |
- Holds weight of majority of tarantula, allows it to roll on ground
| Plastic | Injection Molded, smoothed | Image:RC Tarantula Parts 005.jpg
|
006 | Small Leg | 4 |
- Aesthetic legs that move asymmetrically as tarantula rolls
- Covered in fake "fur"
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
007 | Medium Leg | 2 |
- Aesthetic legs that move asymmetrically as tarantula rolls
- Covered in fake "fur"
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
008 | Large leg | 2 |
- Aesthetic legs that move asymmetrically as tarantula rolls
- Covered in fake "fur"
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
009 | Feelers | 2 |
- Aesthetic feelers that are in a fixed, forward-facing position to mimic a spider
- Covered in fake "fur"
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
010 | Driving Wheel 1 | 1 |
- Takes torque of motor, drives the front axle
- Off-center axle hole
| Plastic | Injection Molded, smoothed |
|
011 | Driving Wheel 2 | 1 |
- Shares axle with Driving wheel 1
- Off-center axle hole
| Plastic | Injection Molded, smoothed |
|
012 | Plastic Protection housing | 1 |
- Holds motor and gearing in place on interior of robot
- Provides internal support for robot
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
013 | Back Wheel Axle | 2 |
- Each axle has a Back wheel fitted on it, allows back wheels to roll
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed |
|
014 | Battery Cover Washer | 1 |
- Washer for battery cover screw
| Plastic | Punched |
|
015 | Gear 1 | 2 |
- Short and fat gear, used for power transmission
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
016 | Gear 2 | 1 |
- Medium gear, wide, used for power transmission
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
017 | Gear 3 | 2 |
- Thin, tall gear, used for power transmission
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
018 | Gear 4 | 1 |
- Large gear with cam, used to actuate tarantula leg movement
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
019 | Axle 1 | 1 |
- Smooth, long axle
- used to hold Gear 3 (both of them) on the interior of tarantula
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed |
|
020 | Axle 2 | 1 |
- Smooth, medium axle
- Used on interior to hold Gear 1
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed |
|
021 | Axle 3 | 1 |
- Smooth, short, and wide axle
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed |
|
022 | Axle 4 | 1 |
- Long, double-roughed axle
- Used on interior to hold gears
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed, stamped rough areas |
|
023 | Axle 5 | 1 |
- Short, double-roughed axle
| Steel | Cut wire, smoothed, stamped rough areas |
|
024 | Axle Cap | 1 |
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
025 | Switch Assembly | 1 |
- Electronic Off/On switch with 2 wires and small circuit
| Circuit Board (silicon), metal wires, plastic switch | Assembly |
|
026 | Switch Cover | 1 |
- Covers switch, protects it
| Plastic | Injection Molded |
|
027 | Motor Assembly | 1 |
- Motor that powers tarantula
- Worm-geared output shaft
| Metal wiring, magnets, Metal casing, plastic gearing | Assembly |
|
028 | Circuit Board Assembly | 1 |
- Remote receiver
- has attached antenna
- controls motor function
| Circuit Board (silicon), metal wires | Assembly |
|
029 | LED Assembly | 1 |
- Aesthetic assembly to make eyes of tarantula glow as it moves
| Circuit (silicon), metal wires, LED | Assembly |
|
030 | Tarantula exterior bottom | 1 |
| Plastic | Injection Molded, hand modified |
|
031 | Tarantula exterior top | 1 |
- outer shell of tarantula
- covered in fake "fur"
| Plastic | Injection Molded, hand modified |
|
032 | Battery Connector | 1 |
- Small flat metal piece that connects + end of one battery to - end of the other
| Steel | Cut sheet metal |
|
033 | Battery + connector | 1 |
- connects to + end of batteries in series, connects to wire which runs to motor
| Steel | Cut sheet metal |
|
034 | Battery - connector | 1 |
- connects to - end of batteries in series, connects to wire which runs to motor
| Steel | Cut sheet metal |
|
035 | Metal screw receiver | 1 |
- threaded cylinder of steel to receive a screw
- mounted inside bottom plastic exterior to stop screw from tearing into plastic
| Steel | threaded cylinder |
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