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Instructions
Find an RC car. Inexpensive models can be found for $10 at a toy store or online retailer; these will supply the parts needed to billed your robot using aluminum.
Strip the plastic pieces off the RC car. These will be of no use.
Salvage the green receiver board, black battery pack, and the two servos, which will act as the motors to drive the robot. The servos may be left attached to the wheel base of the RC car; the battery and receiver should be pulled out.
Take two Velcro strips and cut each in two with scissors so that you have a total of four Velcro pieces. Two pieces will be the "hooks" side of the Velcro while the other two will be the "loops" side. One side is designed to connect and fit to the other.
Apply a thin layer of professional strength glue to the two "hooks" pieces of Velcro. Place one piece on the top center of the wheel base and the other on the bottom center of the base.
Apply a thin layer of professional strength glue to the two "loops" pieces of Velcro. Place one piece to the back of the receiver and the other to the back of the battery.
Give the Velcro pieces at least 15 minutes to dry.
Affix the receiver onto the top Velcro piece on the wheel base. Attach the battery pack onto the bottom Velcro piece of the base.
Connect all the robot's components to the receiver board. There are wire leads that stretch from each components, and there are channels on the end of the receiver that act as insertion points for each of these components. Take the battery's two wire lead and connect both wires into one of the channels on the receiver.
Connect each of the servos to the receiver. Do not use the same channel as the battery, and ensure that each servo is connected to a separate channel on the receiver. Both servos should not be connected together.
Use aluminum to provide a sturdy protective shell over the robot's components. Use a band saw to cut a piece of aluminum slightly larger than the area of the wheel base. The aluminum must not be so thick that you cannot bend it.
Use a power belt sander to smooth the rough edges of the aluminum by running the sander over any sharp points. You may also use sandpaper, but this will take considerably longer.
Bend the aluminum over the robot's wheel base so the components are shielded and the edges of the aluminum bend down to each of the four edges of the wheel base. Use a power drill to insert small bolts through the edges of the aluminum to bind the aluminum to the base.