I have a robosapien that I have wedged using the arduino. I now need to somehow attach my Uno R2 to the bot.
I have zero mechanical engineering skills so I'am asking advice on the best way to achieve this, here are the requirements:
-I would prefer the mount to be temporary as I have a pro mini on the way so this just for testing purposes.
-I would prefer not to drill or otherwise modify the bot chassis just some way of 'sticking' the arduino onto the bot.
-I have a distance sensor (HC-SR04) as part of the project, where is the best place to put this and whats the best way to attach it ?
-I have some acrylic lying around so I could make some kind of custom housing if needed.
So far I have thought of using either sticky velcro of just masking tap the components on, but obviously I do not want to damage any of the components, the tools I have at my disposal are a glue gun, solder iron and a hand drill.
The bot is not open in anyway, I have threaded my project wires through a screw hole and have screwed together the chest shell back to the back shell so it's essentially a stock robosapien body at this point.
Double sided sticky pads are ideal for temporary fixing and maybe a small blob from a hot glue gun to be sure as the robot bangs about a bit and may dislodge heavier components. The hot glue should click off the plastic body when no longer needed but to be sure try a small blob first to test.
Do you have 'blu-tac' there? It's a type of putty which can be moulded to any shape and remains tacky for a long time - usually used for sticking posters to walls etc but would also do for temporarily securing sensors and PCBs to an awkward plastic shape without damaging it.
@PeterH: Thanks for the suggestion, I've tried using blue-tac before and it's fine for flat surfaces but any thing curvy and you need alot to keep things stable.
@Riva: This is what worked for me so thank you very much for the suggestion, I bought some heavy duty double sided foam tape from a pound shop (99 cents store) and it worked like a charm, easily removable yet strong holding.
If anyone else needs to do this here is a picture of the tape, available at poundland in the UK
