New Featherweights
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Thanks,
I plan to upgrade to full pressure once it has been marked at school. (Should be in the next couple of weeks)
it will then be welded together and switched to full pressure.
It will be going to the Robot Rumble next week where it will be on display & hopefully tested between shows.
I was planning to film more tests today but it hasn't stopped raining so they will have to wait.
I plan to upgrade to full pressure once it has been marked at school. (Should be in the next couple of weeks)
it will then be welded together and switched to full pressure.
It will be going to the Robot Rumble next week where it will be on display & hopefully tested between shows.
I was planning to film more tests today but it hasn't stopped raining so they will have to wait.
Aftershock was given a complete rebuild a few weeks ago and is now within the weight limit and is working brilliantly
It now has a welded 5mm HDPE shell and the pneumatics system has been upgraded to increase the flowrate. After testing it at the Space Centre (and winning) it then got to round 3 of the UK championships before knocking itself out (unplugged it batteries).
After tweaking the drive and flipper it then did really well at Guildford winning the competition and 2 whiteboard fights
Tidal Wave 2 is also being upgraded at the moment to full pressure- the chassis is being strengthed and the flipper arm is being changed to help it cope with the increased force from the ram. So far it is looking good!
Whirlpool has also had a few minor modifications- new side panel to replace the ones that broke when major damage ran over it and a new paint job- everything else is the same as before.
Thats about it for the moment although I now have 12 weeks off to start something new.
It now has a welded 5mm HDPE shell and the pneumatics system has been upgraded to increase the flowrate. After testing it at the Space Centre (and winning) it then got to round 3 of the UK championships before knocking itself out (unplugged it batteries).
After tweaking the drive and flipper it then did really well at Guildford winning the competition and 2 whiteboard fights
Tidal Wave 2 is also being upgraded at the moment to full pressure- the chassis is being strengthed and the flipper arm is being changed to help it cope with the increased force from the ram. So far it is looking good!
Whirlpool has also had a few minor modifications- new side panel to replace the ones that broke when major damage ran over it and a new paint job- everything else is the same as before.
Thats about it for the moment although I now have 12 weeks off to start something new.
Hi
thinking of making a new feather, wombat needs to be upgraded (it got k.oed by a rc car lol) but i had this idea in my head and i decided i should build it!
it will be called fodder(hope pete c dosen't mind) as i'm 99% sure it will be heavily damaged in it's 1st fight, it uses these motors/this speedo
http://www.technobots.co.uk/acatalog/On ... s_169.html
i know they are weak and slow but this is gonna be a fun bot, to make the audiance and roboteres laugh lol!
the armor will be 2mm or 4mm polycarb
no weapons at all, not even brute force lol, the motors go about 4mph
the battery is a 12v lipo
it will weigh about 1.5-2kg's so i can get as much speed as possible
looking to spend E150
any comments?
jack
thinking of making a new feather, wombat needs to be upgraded (it got k.oed by a rc car lol) but i had this idea in my head and i decided i should build it!
it will be called fodder(hope pete c dosen't mind) as i'm 99% sure it will be heavily damaged in it's 1st fight, it uses these motors/this speedo
http://www.technobots.co.uk/acatalog/On ... s_169.html
i know they are weak and slow but this is gonna be a fun bot, to make the audiance and roboteres laugh lol!
the armor will be 2mm or 4mm polycarb
no weapons at all, not even brute force lol, the motors go about 4mph
the battery is a 12v lipo
it will weigh about 1.5-2kg's so i can get as much speed as possible
looking to spend E150
any comments?
jack
"if it wasn't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight"
Jack Orr
Team Orr Robotics
Jack Orr
Team Orr Robotics
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Team Orr wrote:i know they are weak and slow but this is gonna be a fun bot, to make the audiance and roboteres laugh lol!
Team Orr wrote:no weapons at all, not even brute force lol, the motors go about 4mph
Team Orr wrote:it will weigh about 1.5-2kg's so i can get as much speed as possible
First off, you seems to talk against yourself. You mention they are slow and weak and they will go 4mph, but you still want it as light as possbile to get it faster..?Team Orr wrote:looking to spend E150
And besides you can get alot cheaper stuff then the one you linked with just a sabertooth 2x10 RC, cheap drill motors and some wheel from technobots.co.uk