Oh amazing!! Backflip shall return!
I'll be sending out messages to the people competing about tournament structures - it'll also help if people just tell me if they're attending. I discussed it...
Nah, that was the loser's melee where the drive packed up (and I was trapped by a disabled Audacious). I just got flipped 180 by the EXR flipper in the second Melee.
Oh yeah, the RL floor flipper is something to be reckoned with...
I remember getting caught on the tip, sending Oberon directly upwards into the netting and crashing down. Really thought it was a...
A bit late updating this one. If you were at RL Grantham then you'll have seen The Honey Badger 3.0 very very briefly. In the end, the way the motors were mounted into the body were the let down...
Yes, I assumed they would but in the same context, just because they are in a hard shell doesn't mean they wouldn't apply, that shell will probably be plastic and offer no fire resistance.
I'd play it safe and assume that the same restrictions for Li-Po batteries apply to Li-Ion batteries as they are not specifically mentioned in the section which details the specific battery...
redbrick 200a. side note what is the weapon?
about the battery. I cannot see it being an issue if you got a charger Plus a lipo bag/metal box ( you shouldn't need it using a battery like that BUT...
there is also 18v 550s which run at 6s no problem. It just 18000 rpm 775s which dont like 24v. 9000 rpm 775s dont mind 24v but due to them being 24v motors
Kaizen uses 4x 775 motors in it's drive system. From experience, I wouldn't recommend going past ~24v or so on them. I run them on 8S LiFe batteries (26.4v nominal) and, unsurprisingly, they'll cook...
most people run 5060s on 6s as it is cheaper than spending money on higher end ESCs and is simpler then VESCs. Also, it has the added benefit of a lower KV and being physically larger and able to...
I've not experienced any difference in machining black and white HDPE on The Honey Badger.
The motor and ESC look OK to me but it is important to note that the motor can technically run at a...
First things first get a simple bot made. Rambots are great starts but Ifou want something with a weapon lifters or axes are a good option as they are simple and can be done cheap
Nothing wrong with the Middleweights, they've only just started coming back onto the scene in the UK (though I confess to being a little biased, my "big" robot is a Middleweight). I would have said...
Yeah, the protocols need to match. I don't know about the AFHDS protocol and wherever there is any special requirements but in the case of the LemonRX, it would not work as that is a DSMX/DSM2...
The transmitter looks fine to me (noting that the protocol is AFHDS rather than DSMX which is something to bear in mind if you were looking for a different receiver), seems to be within the rules and...
I'm not an expert on reductions, but Craig Danby once said to measure the diameter of the wheel in inches, add a couple more, then that's your reduction. Was a while ago, but it's a pretty reliable...
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So on that basis, it isn't mandatory to have the removable links on a FW in a position that can be accessible when inverted (or have a pair of removable links, one for the top and...
Indeed, grab a VIP ticket so you can have a tour of the pits. It is worth the money. For what it is worth, my first iteration of my featherweight was 36cmx36cmx22cm (length x width x height). With a...
welcome to the forum. I have three suggestions. 1) don't build a spinner as your first robot they are very dangerous and unforgiving. 2) change the name as Team Titanium (big nipper) has made...
about the Head styles, they each have benefits. a point delivers the energy to a single point allowing you to make holes in materials but will wear quicker than other styles. a bladed axe (like...
Hey there, welcome to the forum!
Personally, I'd make it wider. Having the motors go through a belt/chain drive when they've already gone through a planetary gearbox is a little redundant (in my...
It is a different Ruleset, same weight class as Featherweight. Link to the current build rules
https://www.facebook.com/1812842205678925/posts/1926043571025454/
Ian or Alex will be able to tell...
Shu! went to the European Beetleweight Championships. Plenty of neat looking machines there, I found myself in room A with Ascension and RPM on the same table as me (Gareth from Dystopia) along with...
Aye this is true. Jonno’s happy to give us one fight per show if more than 3/4 attend, like the featherweights. He’s also informally put me in charge of this stuff, tournament structures and the...
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