Team Jeopardy: Endeavour

**SamO** · 20th March 2013, 21:24

Hi Guys

So, after its first outing at Portsmouth, I thought it was about time that I introduced you all to Endeavour properly. So......

Endeavour is my first ever combat robot and after studying rules and techniques, desiging and building for the past 2 or 3 years, I finaly made it into the arena. Here are the specs:

Name: Endeavour
Weght: Around 10Kg
Weapon: Rammer
Motors: Makita 14.4v drill motors
Batteries: 14.4v 5000 mAH
Size: 450mm x 330mm x 100mm
ESC: Bot Botz 85 amp

And some pics

Run down of Robot Wars Portsmouth 2013: We considered this event as a test run for the FW champs. In the first two fights, the robot felt abit sluggish campared to the night before when we were testing. We later found out that this was due to the transmitter being in low rate mode. A school boy mistake, but at least we made it at Portsmouth, not Birmingham when we are fighting 720

. The main problem we had at this event was the scoop bending. This happened in almost every fight which caused us to lose drive. The reason it bent was because it was made out of 2mm mild steel. In the next few weeks we are going to get another one made in 4mm steel with support on the side flaps. All in all, i think that it was a great shake down for the bot and it was a great experince.

Will put some photos up of the build process adn the really bent scoop when I get a chance.

**daveimi** · 20th March 2013, 21:35

This is ace. Is it plastic bulkheads with steel on the front and back?

**maddox10** · 21st March 2013, 05:40

Pity I had other things on my mind at Portsmouth (Freezing Bullfrogs and bend bottle-shutters).

And yes, it looks to me that those pictures are from a pristine HDPE machine with spraypainted steel parts.

SamO, if you have the weight left for 4mm mild steel, you could go for 4mm Hardox. Enough of that stuff going around to make a scoop from. And it's a worthwile investment.

**SamO** · 21st March 2013, 06:31

The scoop at the front is steel, and it has thick aluminum right angle on the corners at the back.

The problem with getting the scoop made of hardox is that we have no way of acquiring it and getting it made before the champs. It is an aim to use hardox in the future though.

**ChrisKazoo** · 21st March 2013, 15:46

Was nice meeting you at Portsmouth, and the robot looks great, you've inspired some modifications to mine

Good luck at the champs!

**daveimi** · 23rd March 2013, 13:29

How did you get the HDPE so clean cut lol.

**Eventorizon** · 23rd March 2013, 13:54

I want to know that to! Table saw? Band Saw?

**Liftoff** · 23rd March 2013, 14:38

I did mine with a table planer, you get an excellent finish with it...but its a bit messy, hdpe swarf sticks to everything!! A hand plane is good as well for finishing off (it gets some getting used to though as hdpe is so soft!)

**SamO** · 23rd March 2013, 15:40

Yep, we just used a table saw to cut and then a file to polish up some rough bits. The diffirculty we had with cutting HDPE is that it leaves a skin like layer on the edge. This is nothing a stanley knife won't sort out though!