While Driving back from AWS, me and Richard 2 were discussing Ideas that could be tried for non standard fights.
One Idea that I want to gauge interest on is a "off road" arena. ideas for that include:
Bumpy ground
multiple levels
Ramps etc
I suspect an assault course has been done before so not sure how original the idea is.
any thoughts?
Off Road arena
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Re: Off Road arena
That would be cool however most bots are too low to the floor but I always fancied a ramp arena or something else I thought would be cool would be a dry swimming pool setup- a raised floor with a massive pit taking up most floor but has a slope out.
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Re: Off Road arena
That would be cool.
My thinking It might get beople to eventually design robots with the arena in mind. I realise that's a somewhat grand and assuming idea.
Certainly a multi level arena would be intresting. Maybe combining your swimming pool set up with a ramped bridge too.
My thinking It might get beople to eventually design robots with the arena in mind. I realise that's a somewhat grand and assuming idea.
Certainly a multi level arena would be intresting. Maybe combining your swimming pool set up with a ramped bridge too.
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Re: Off Road arena
I've always thought an uneven arena would be the best way around the current situation where so much depends on having a low front with acetate and everything, so I'd be all in favour of this (it'd also bring back a tiny bit of Robot Wars PC game nostalgia...)
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Re: Off Road arena
What would be really interesting is if we had semi underwater weight class where you had to either be water tight or float, a whole lot of inginuity could come from that if it weren't for the fact you would need a whole new soaking wet arena and a whole new class.
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Re: Off Road arena
I'd be up for that but I think we're getting into an entirely different realm there!
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Re: Off Road arena
Does anyone other than me and Joey have opinions on anything?? ****gets Alex to fund 2 new arenas and new water weights ****
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Re: Off Road arena
Yeah... NoOccashokka wrote:****gets Alex to fund 2 new arenas and new water weights ****
I like the idea of it and the different design challenge it brings.
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