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Drive Base

Assembly

A low, weighted differential-drive platform with cliff and obstacle sensing. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Drive Base parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 86 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Drive Base parts diagram: 1 base chassis, 2 drive wheel module, 3 swivel caster, 4 cliff sensor, 5 sonar sensor, 6 safety bumper. 86 parts in 6 top-level items.
Drive Base parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Base Chassis 1× Ballasted frame
2 Drive Wheel Module 5 parts 2× Left + right
3 Swivel Caster 2× Front + rear
4 Cliff Sensor 4× Downward IR rangers
5 Sonar Sensor 6× Near-field ring
6 Safety Bumper 1× Contact-switch skirt

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Bill of materials for Drive Base

6 top-level lines · 20 rows shown · 86 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Base Chassis telepresence-robot-base-chassis 1× 1 · part
2 Drive Wheel Module 5 parts telepresence-robot-drive-wheel-module 2× 2 36 assembly
2.1 Servo Motor 4 parts servo-motor 1× 2 24 assembly
2.1.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts + deeper › stator-assembly 1× 2 3 assembly
2.1.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts + deeper › rotor-assembly 1× 2 19 assembly
2.1.3 Encoder encoder 1× 2 · part
2.1.4 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 2 · part
2.2 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 2 · part
2.3 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 2 · part
2.4 Wheel Assembly 5 parts wheel-assembly 1× 2 9 assembly
2.4.1 Alloy Wheel alloy-wheel 1× 2 · part
2.4.2 Tire tire 1× 2 · part
2.4.3 TPMS Sensor tpms-sensor 1× 2 · part
2.4.4 Lug Nut lug-nut 5× 10 · part
2.4.5 Valve Stem valve-stem 1× 2 · part
2.5 Encoder encoder 1× 2 · part
3 Swivel Caster telepresence-robot-caster 2× 2 · part
4 Cliff Sensor telepresence-robot-cliff-sensor 4× 4 · part
5 Sonar Sensor telepresence-robot-sonar-sensor 6× 6 · part
6 Safety Bumper telepresence-robot-bumper 1× 1 · part

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Where the drive base is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Telepresence Robot

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks