UK Robotic Games

[blazerbotics]

We need some confirmation on the rules as well, as we brought up the same issues. We dont want to build this thing within the rules for them then to change!

[grafix]

I had better point out that both Simons and my boxing robots were concieved and built before the UK Robotic Games rules were made.

Paul and Co. have strived very hard to make a set of build rules so that fair contest can be had.

The intention of our boxing robots was to entertain. UK Robotic Games rules state that the robot should be higher than our with the intention that they can be knockd over and hence lose the fight. Last man standing!

Different build rules, different purposes.

When we build the next ones watch out. They are going to be something VERY special.

Please do not let Simons or my boxers distract you from building to UK Robotic Games ( come on someone, make an abbreviation here )rules and intentions.

Mike.

[m2xt]

Mike is quite right, the UKRG rules for height was intended to allow for a knockout by a boxer being knocked over. However, both Mikes and Simons boxers proved that even they could be knocked over duing a fight even with their low centre of gravity. I will confirm the height during the next few days in light of this experience gained at the NEC. BTW, the 2 boxers were brilliant, the crowd really enjoyed them, video to follow.

Paul

[ewe2]

Paul,

I smile everytime I think of them. They were really brilliant. The crowds gathered immediately as soon as we got them in the arena...a bang with a spanner on the C02 bottle (simulated bell!) and away they went! What a laugh.

Well done Mike and Simon. One of the most entertaining robotic things Ive seen. I think there is a lot of scope here for something new and very different.

Ian

[ewe2]

I have now uploaded (with the help of Stu)a video of some of the things we got up to at the D&T show. We had teams from Young Engineers and some colleges from Lincoln competing in Featherweight Sumo, Footie, and Obstacle course. We had the boxers slugging it out, and other robots on static display.
Not everything is on the short video link, and I have kept the quality low so that non-broadband users can see it too. The long awaited Zeobot is there for all to see in its 8-wheel-drive format...even my mother could drive it as its so smooth!!!

enjoy............. http://www.ian.lockhart1.btinternet.co.uk/dandt.htmhttp://www.ian.lockhart1.btinternet.co.uk/dandt.htm

Ian

[thorak_nemesis]

looks like it was fun, good to see the boxers actually fighting each other. i wish work wasnt so busy or id of made my way down there. still its a bit more inspiration ot get on with our boxer.

[ewan]

Those boxers are really quite shockingly entertaining, yet they are so simple! Looks like theyll catch on quick. The Zeobot looks great, its definately abit different to what the leaflet said about 6 months ago . Cant wait till you give us some more information on that little beastie.

P.S.
Any chance of a completely separate section for the UK robotic games? Chances are that this thread is going to grow very quickly

[stu]

UK Robotic Games do have their own forum to chat in detail about the challenges, new bots, rules and so on at the http://www.ukroboticgames.orgwww.ukroboticgames.org web site.

Mr Stu

[ewan]

I know, but this one seems to be used more, hardly anyone has posted on the ukrobotics forum, I guess this forum has become the central meetingplace for crazy people like us.

[m2xt]

Ewan, the FRA forum remains the main robot combat forum since the demise of the RW forum and long may it continue to do so. UKRG has not and will not push its own forum on the FRA forum as that is both inappropriate and does not meet our aims.

UKRG is all about attracting new builders into general robotics, many of these will find the traditional combat appealing and will no doubt end up on this forum as well. The UKRG forum is provided as a service to the games, especially as an interface to the UKRG team for Q&A. We have no desire that it becomes such a universal forum as this forum with its significantly high percentage of general chat, politics, heated arguments etc as can be expected from such a close community.

Over time, the UKRG forum will be used by more builders but it will grow at its natural rate. We do not wish to hijack the FRA forum with general UKRG chat but to share information that we feel will be of interest to FRA members - remembering that the UKRG team are all FRA members and no doubt crazy people like you.

Paul