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We are proud and honoured to announce that we will be holding The 2015 FRA UK Beetle Weight Championships! This will take place at our Iron Games Grand Finals event on Sunday 29th November 2015 in Bromsgrove at the Court Leet Hungry Horse Pub! More details on our web site - http://www.kinematicevents.com/UKChamps2015.php - See you there! More info in due course :-)
Can i come to this one too? That would give me 3 beetle events to come to between now n xmas!! woohoo!
i should be able to make this one i might even have a beetle that can do something other than loose
RPM will be ready this time, plus major reliability improvements and of course an even more powerful weapon than before :)
I should be able to make this with something new.
Quick note - Sign Ups go live Monday 31st August around 10pm.
Pushing it back a day as I forgot we had a roboteers social event in Wolverhampton at the Gatehouse on the Sunday 30th August which you're welcome too - http://www.kinematicevents.com/theirongames.php
Cheers,
Kind Regards,
Stu
KE Team
Are spinning robot`s aloud at your event. Or is it just using your robotsQuote:
Originally Posted by stu
Its a full combat event, so everything (within the FRA rules) is allowed, including spinners.Quote:
Originally Posted by J.A.G
We should be there with at least 3 beetles.
Both the event on 30th August and 29th November will have spinning robots from teams.
Ive just missed the WESTON-SUPER-MARE show :(Quote:
Originally Posted by stu
Is it only for beetleweight at Weston
I'll be there with a metal box :) Biscuit tin has sacrificed it's speedo for the half decent beetle lol.
New site has gone live. It went up at 10pm last night but some people's ISP's taking their time to re new - you may need to refresh the pages/cache (Hold Ctrl and press F5) - few peoples computers are storing the older style/pages. information page of the event is here - http://www.kinematicevents.com/UKChampsFRA2015.php
Teams can sign up to the new CRDB to create their team profile then you can sign up to events such as the FRA Champs. Coming very soon you'll be able to create robot profiles etc - more details on the portal - http://www.kinematicevents.com/roboteersSignUp.php
After say 2 weeks, we'll make the list public of whos signed up and start getting a feel of a competition/day format.
Good luck all!
Kind Regards,
Stu
KE Team
http://www.KinematicEvents.com
Can we sign up just with a placeholder if we haven't figured out what to call the thing yet?
Yep sure thing. Sign ups close on the 25th October and it would be best to then finalised the entries by end of October with a competition/day format that everyone is happy with giving us all of November to plan and dish out the details.
Good luck!
Stu
http://www.KinematicEvents.com
Sign ups are currently for teams and number of robots. You don't need any robot details.
I've duly signed up - given I only really do antweights, and the entire beetle project only came about as a result of being asked at 10pm if I wanted any lasercutting done, this may get interesting...:)
The signup page does state FRA rules are being used, but then states axes, pneumatic robots, and spinners need removable links - does that mean passive robots don't or do the FRA rules prevail?
At present the FRA rules do not state beetle weights need removable links and locking bars for weapons, though i am advised they are due to be updated soon, but may not be for 2015, but ready for the 2016 season.
However Kinematic Events are enforcing that removable links and locking bars are needed for weapons such as axes, pneumatic robots, and spinners. I would prefer all beetle weights to have removable links, but since the FRA rules have not been updated as of yet, we will relax the rule to passive robots. But i have a feeling next year - all beetle weights will need a removable link. You do however still need a cradle and sharp edge protection.
Many thanks,
Stu
http://www.KinematicEvents.com
Do they need to failsafe properly on all channels as will need new radio gear if so.
New Fhqwhgads and Interior Crocodile Alligator signed up. Fun times ahead!
I gave in and signed up yesterday, although this time no spinners from me, going for something simple/reliable and effective.
Do I need to do anything more to sign up for this? Can't remember how far I got?
Heya. Was hoping to get the CRDB update done last weekend but had problems else where. This weekend we will have it up and running and also lists teams attending so far etc.
Cool!
Am signed up :)
As am I, really can't wait for this.
what's your robot like?
http://i.imgur.com/JAg54dLl.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by daveimi
Reminds me of Ripto.
http://buildersdb.com/botpics/8577.jpg
im all signed up now all i have to do is build the things
Teams that originally signed up need log into the new Combat Robots DataBase:
http://kinematicevents.com/roboteersportal.php
​to edit/update your robot details (even add new ones if you wish) and then RE SIGN up to the FRA Beetle Weight championships.
This may sound a pain and sorry if you have to do this again - but it just seems to be the easiest option for everyone, since not everyone was sure which robots they are entering etc. No the time has come to make a decision which ones you are entering as the system asks for which robots to use.
This also now gives you the chance to edit and update your robot details - ready before the robot profiles go public very soon for everyone to see. Inside the roboteers portal you can change your robots details and stats. Add more robots to your fleet and sign up the correct ones ready for the beetle weight championships too!
We are excited about the new system and within the next few weeks we will be adding more features, Including voting in the awards for the finals also.
We will be closing applications for the FRA Beetle Weight Championships soon, so let other teams know they don't have long to enter. A list of teams/robots entered into the competition will be online very soon once you guys have re-signed up.
Kind Regards,
Stu
www.KinematicEvents.com
All signed up with Atom, now to actually finish the thing.
How soon will the sign ups be closing? Still need to work out if I'm coming
Same. ^
I have a tendency to build robots in a matter of a week or two so there's still loads of time to build something I can't yet guarantee.
Signed up with RPM
Current list so far:
Ash - (Competition)
Atom - (Competition)
Bananageddon - (Competition)
Blackout - (Competition)
Bonecrusher mk3 - (Competition)
Epic Flail - (Competition)
Fat lip - (Competition)
FHQWHGADS - (Competition)
Flatulence - (Competition)
Hit'N'Miss - (Competition)
Hyperion - (Competition)
Inertia B - (Competition)
Inertia B2 - (Competition)
Mr Snappy 2 - (Competition)
Mutiny - (Competition)
Napalm Beach - (Competition)
OverCharge - (Competition)
Push n Shove Beetle - (Competition)
Rancid 3 - (Competition)
Ravage - (Competition)
RPM - (Competition)
Schiaparelli - (Competition)
Spin Cycle - (Competition)
Spinza - (Competition)
Mr Snappy - (Display)
Swordfish - (Fun Battles)
Terminus - (Fun Battles)
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We are going to have to start a reserve list soon, so get your robot profiles created on the new system and signed up soon.
http://www.kinematicevents.com/roboteersSignUp.php
(I do know Team 13 and RazerDaves Beetle is meant to be in in that list - just not signed up to the new system as of yet so there is at least another 2 to add to that list), possibly Rory and Alex B too. So we are approaching 30 robots. I think we may need to stop at 32.
Kind Regards,
Stu
www.KinematicEvents.com
Just re-signed up with Bar Fight
and now the panic sets in must build something
Signed up with Anvil 2 (though its not really like Anvil at all) Mirrors Edge and Ysabelle :-D
We are at 31 for competition:
Anvil 2 - (Competition)
Ash - (Competition)
Atom - (Competition)
Bananageddon - (Competition)
Bar fight - (Competition)
Blackout - (Competition)
Bonecrusher mk3 - (Competition)
Epic Flail - (Competition)
Fat lip - (Competition)
FHQWHGADS - (Competition)
First Left - (Competition)
Flatulence - (Competition)
Headbanger - (Competition)
Hit'N'Miss - (Competition)
Hyperion - (Competition)
Inertia B - (Competition)
Inertia B2 - (Competition)
Ion - (Competition)
Limpet XS - (Competition)
Lynx - (Competition)
Mirrors Edge - (Competition)
Mr Snappy 2 - (Competition)
Mutiny - (Competition)
Napalm Beach - (Competition)
OverCharge - (Competition)
Rancid 3 - (Competition)
Ravage - (Competition)
RPM - (Competition)
Schiaparelli - (Competition)
Spin Cycle - (Competition)
Spinza - (Competition)
Reserve list will start after 32.
We also have at least another 5 signed up for fun battles on top of the above from over 20 teams.
Looking good. We are tweaking the format this weekend to get as many battles as possible in for everyone.
HobbyKing.com and Hungry Horse have donated some cool prizes too on top of the normal gift vouchers.
Kind Regards,
Stu
www.KinematicEvents.com
Will there be a draw before the event or will it be on the day?