Now that I have a mostly-assembled (and even kinda-working) robot, supporting it with a series of impromptu cardboard boxes is both a little janky, as well as limiting and dangerous.  The machine is not too hard to tip over, and the range of things that you can do while still having it supported is somewhat limited.

So, here’s yet another entry in the 80/20 can do it all series.  This is a simple fixture that allows the machine to either rest on a platform, be supported from an overhead cable or both.  This lets me both more easily operate on the machine, but also test it under power and not have to be worried about it falling over and damaging itself.

In my first foray into 80/20, I built a slightly more robust jumping fixture for the SMMB leg jumping test:

Overall it is much more rigid than the old one, and looks a little nicer.  To top it off, I laid down a neoprene sheet for surface protection and friction enhancement, which is a step up from the old cardboard surface both in aesthetics and function.