RobotWars101

Hah thanks George, that means a lot coming from you! :D I run a model making / 3d printing company for the day job, so making intricate and pretty stuff is no problem. But making something which will hold together and work in combat ... well.. we shall see :lol: Hope to have some assembly and tests ...

Getting all the bits together. Drum core fits perfectly, bearings press fit in. Problem is dont have an alan key small enough to tighten the locking worm screws :roll: Time to buy yet more alan keys Removed the timing belt teeth from the drum to add in some slip to avoid motor stalling... and easier...

Yesss! Antweight robotics needs more super slow mo like this
Awesome gifs!

Haha thanks Decode :D I have a bad habit of over engineering things (belt driven drum, prime example lol) so i think this bot could be made out of much fewer parts. But i think this version will look mean at least ;) Should have some assembly going on at the end of next week. Aiming to be built in 3...

Not experienced with combat bots, but I do run a 3D printing company :D (DLP FDM SLA DOD SLS methods) so i can advise on that. Go with 100% infill :) For a thin 1/2mm wall, you will not use many more pence of material, but will be much stronger. Also increase your feed rate slightly so it overextrud...

What material will you use?

For example, PLA or Polycarbonate is going to make a big difference to strength and thus the thickness you will want to use.

Silicone wheels. Not bad at 1.1g each. The hubs are cast in polyurethane, cheap and very light with excellent impact resistance like a thermoplastic. https://preview.ibb.co/eTKZkf/IMG-20181015-103836.jpg Silicone went for 25 shore hardness as i wanted it soft and grippy. Time to build the main chass...

Looking great! Im envious of your speedy progress Wish my projects moved this hastily forward
I always love the look of see through bots like this. Definitely agree you can lower the wedge angle. Good luck with the next steps!

Slow progress! Went on holiday for a few weeks, working like mad on regualr job to catch up. But managed to start test 3D printing some parts to test the fit. Seems no tolerance is needed to fit the wheels on the motors snugly after all. https://image.ibb.co/bzH95p/Dk_Op_Wb_FXg_AIt_C6p_jpg_large.jpg

At last some free time to start cutting bits. The table saw is actually much more accurate than i thought for cutting small chunks (considering the size of the blade!) Inside 1mm will be fine as the stock is machined in the mill to be accurate :) https://image.ibb.co/cjUWzo/IMG_20180606_184538.jpg S...