How featherweights have changed!

I was just looking back through a few old videos and I noticed just how far featherweights have come over the last few years.
As an example take a couple of my robots.

Here is a video of my first feather from 2002- Tidal Wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYOS2rb5okY&mode=related&search=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYOS2...elated&search=

It was really simple with 2 drills for the drive with servo driven switches and a Rexs robot challenge flipper.
It was all made out of steel and aluminium and the flipper arm was only 2mm alminium.

5 years later I now have shockwave which is a much improved version with polycarb armour and a low pressure CO2 flipper.

Pics- http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc274/will_teamocean/Shockwave/http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/c...ean/Shockwave/


Also a bit later than intended I am finally starting work on Tidal Wave 2 with a much improved low pressure flipper with a nice big ram an valve.

Also if anyone else has a few pics of their older robots that they want to share, we can all see how your robots have developed over the last few years as well.

Just something I found interesting.

Will
Whirlpool & Shockwave team

http://www.antex.co.uk/robot/photogal/glad.jpghttp://www.antex.co.uk/robot/photogal/glad.jpg

Gladiator from 2001 & 2002.

Ahh those were the days!