Brody

a robot I'm building · milestone #1

Hey, this is Brody. He started as a doodle in my notebook, and now I'm designing him for real in Autodesk Inventor. This is my first milestone: the wheels and the brackets that hold them are done. Here's where he's at.

Original pencil sketch of Brody the robot — **Where it started**
The original concept. Box head, blocky armored body, and two big wheels for feet.

Front view of the wheel in Inventor with dimensions — **The wheel**
The disc Brody rolls on, modeled in Inventor at a quarter inch thick.

Internal frame and motor mount inside the wheel — **Inside the wheel**
The frame and motor mount that everything bolts onto.

Drive assembly seated in the wheel — **Coming together**
The drive assembly dropped into the wheel, starting to look like a real hub.

Side view of the wheel next to the leg bracket — **Side profile**
The wheel next to the leg-to-wheel bracket that holds it on.

Parts modeled so far

Wheel (+ v2 & mirror)
Wheel Bracket (+ mirrors)
Wheel Bracket Connector & Screw
Leg-to-Wheel Connector (+ mirror)
Fastener for Leg Frame
Brody, the main assembly

Milestone 1 ✓

Wheels and brackets modeled and assembled. Next up: the legs, then the body and that box head from the sketch.

Disclaimer: the coding is not logged toward the hours of the project.