Battlebots: Beyond The Battlebox

OK, so its a lame title. It was the only thing Battlebots related I could think of.

Basically, until further notice, Im putting my RWE tournament on hold. I really would like to do a small tournament, and so...here we go.

Heres how this works...I need FOUR vapourbots from EIGHT people. The thing is that your team needs a Lightweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight AND Superheavyweight in it.

Basically, normal rules apply.

LIGHTWEIGHTS: 27 kilos
MIDDLEWEIGHTS: 54 kilos
HEAVYWEIGHTS: 100 kilos
SUPERHEAVYWEIGHTS: 154 kilos

Stompbots and Shufflebots get a weight bonus (x2 and x1.5, respectively), but all other locomotions have to stick by those rules.

Clusterbots are allowed, but try to keep the number sensible. Old school rules as well.

Passive robots are allowed, flying robots are not.

Get entering.

Reserve me a place pretty please...

LW: Radioactive
MW: Life (of Life And Death) with titanium in place of the hardox on the front and no under-flipper armour to make weight
HW: No Objections
SHW: Coming once I do it
Stats at http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=chevbotshttp://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...board=chevbots

do all 4 have to be vapours?

For reasons Im afraid Ill have to keep secret for now, yes.

than save my space for the moment please :)

Save me a spot, please!

1. Against [One half of Split Decision] (LW)
SHAPE- box with hinged wedge at the front
COLOUR- gold with blue strip running down the wedge (top and bottom) and blue thumbs down on the rear
WEIGHT- approx 20kg
DIMENSIONS- 50cm X 35cm X 15cm
SPEED- 14mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- 0mm at front (thanks to Firestorm-style titanium strip), 25mm for the rest
ARMOUR- 4mm Grade 5 titanium
MOVEMENT- four inner wheels
POWER- 2 x AstroFlights, running at 24v
WEAPONS- The brute force factor and the many Mute-style spikes on the top and bottom (10mm high each so they allow smooth movement when driving). The idea is to power under the other competitors, skewer them on the hooked prongs and slam them around the ring to my hearts content.
SRIMECH- invertible
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag
STRENGTHS- strong pushing power, good armour, fast, good manoueverability, great at slippin under others
WEAKNESSES- the weight issue, lack of proper weaponry
PICCY HERE- http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4935/s ... ionhp7.png

2. Killoteeny (MW)
SHAPE- compact box shape with a front Storm 2-style wedge and a rounded rear
COLOUR- red
WEIGHT- about 50kg
DIMENSIONS- 80cm X 60cm X 25cm
SPEED- about 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, 5mm at sides and back without skirts, 0mm at sides and back with skirts
ARMOUR- 5mm polycarbonate
WHEELS- inside robot, 4WD
POWER- 2 X S28-150s, running at 24v
WEAPONS- The main weapon is the large 180 degree pneumatic axe, very similar to that of Killerhurtz, which operates ala a rack-and-pinion system like Terrorhurtz. Running on 160psi, it really packs more than a punch and can very easily self-right the machine.
Also, if anything should happen to the axe, then the robot can use the low wedge and great pushing power to resort to a Tornado-style tactic - ram to death!
SRIMECH- The axe. Even if it€™s already been fired while flipped, the axe can right itself ala Killerhurtz, aided by a rounded back. Also, the machine has a rounded back and a red semi-sphere on either side of robot to stop it landing on its side.
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to Frank for aiding the design
STRENGTHS- Fast, dangerous weapon, good amount of traction, difficult to get under, quick srimech, quite good armour
WEAKNESSES- so-so turning
PICCY HERE- profile page

3. E Clawdius Unum (HW)
SHAPE- skirted wedge with small box section and rounded back
COLOUR- deep green with red shield emblazoned on the wedge, depicting a gold lion with a crown
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 95cm X 70cm X 40cm
SPEED- 14mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, 0mm at sides and rear thanks to skirts (arranged in a Biohazard fashion, corner-to-corner), 10mm without
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4-wheel drive
POWER- 2 X S28-400 MagMotors
WEAPONS- The main weapon, as ever, is the hydraulic diamond-tipped crushing claw. It is powered by a Vivoil pump with an 80mm x 40mm ram, with a 2kg tank for storing the hydraulics. The claw runs at 3000psi and, aided by the diamond tip, should be able to leave plenty of holes in another robot.
The front wedge also features a Firestorm-style blade and two flat spears to aid in getting under the opposition. The wedge itself is now home to several Mute-style barbs to help ensnare other robots.
SRIMECH- A forward-hinged pneumatic arm on either side, powered by a pair of linear actuators. The rounded rear also prevents the robot getting beached.
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to AJ, et tu, Brute? written on the underbelly
STRENGTHS- Quite nippy, good traction, powerful weapon, difficult to get underneath, fairly quick srimech
WEAKNESSES- so-so manoeuvrability
PICCY HERE- http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1801/eclawdiusunumor1.pnghttp://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1...iusunumor1.png

4. Revolver (SHW)
SHAPE- box wi skirted sides and rear
COLOUR- painted like the infamous Yellow Submarine with portholes on the sides n that, with red hinged skirting and the cover for the album Revolver pasted on the top
WEIGHT- under 150kg, hopefully
DIMENSIONS- 110cm X 75cm X 28cm
SPEED- 18mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- 10mm all over without skirts, 0mm at sides n rear with em
ARMOUR- 6.75mm monocoque Hardox. Booyah.
MOVEMENT- 4 inner wheels and a little caster on top/bottom at the front for balance
POWER- 2 x C40-500 MagMotors, running at 36v (should give about 12hp, I think)
WEAPONS- The main weapon here is a large horizontal spinning disc at the front resembling an LP record. This is powered by an LEM-130 motor at 36v and runs at around 2500rpm. The flywheel bears two Hardox teeth (curved ala Pussycats), making it ideal for ripping into the other contestants. It could also charge at other competitors, get under them with the skirt and become a passive rammer should things start to get hairy.
SRIMECH- invertible
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to Aaron for aiding the design
STRENGTHS- powerful disc, fast, manoueverable, pushing power, invertible
WEAKNESSES- wheels exposed to overhead attacks, control could be an issue
PICCY HERE- http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2271/revolverpq1.pnghttp://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2271/revolverpq1.png

(Message edited by Steven_McG on March 27, 2008)

Mini-Masher
Shape: St. Agro
Colour: Lime Green
Weight: 24kgs
Dimensions: 30cm x 25cm x 15cm
Speed: 15mph
Turning Circle: 0mm
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front, 5mm at back.
Armour: 4mm unobtanium
Movement: 2 solid rubber wheels
Power: 2 Astroflights running off of 1 NiCad pack.
Weapon: Weapon is a double flipper just like St. Agro.
Srimech: Invertible
Notes: I thought St. Agro would be an ideal robot for my competition, so I made a LW version.
Strengths: Invertible, Good Weapon.
Weaknesses: Wheels could come off.

Middleweight: Duplicate Bot
Weight: 54kg
Exactly the same as Triplicate Bot, but with 1mm less armour and 1 less Clusterbot part.

Heavyweight: Cyrilium

SHW: Trojan/Virus/Worm (TVW)
Stats are exactly the same as Diesector, except:
Armour: 5mm Titanium.
Shape: Diesector with wedges instead of hammers on the sides, and a flipper on the back.

Unobtanium is a joke, Mark...

And heres my SHW, for your discretion and cookies.

Sekhmet
WEIGHT: 154kgs
DIMENSIONS: 125 x 95 x 25 cm
SHAPE: Similar to Hells Teeth - an invertible isoceles triangle, getting thinner towards the tip.
COLOUR: Sandy coloured, fading to greenish purplish black at the tip, decorated in fantasy art and Egyptian symbols
DRIVE: 2 LEM200s running from 6 NiCd packs at 60v, driving 2 wheels with Vulkalon tyres for grip, located near the base of the triangle (the front) with a ball castor near the back tip.
SPEED: 18mph average, 30mph max
GROUND CLEARANCE: 10mm at the front (although the weapon is 0) going down to 1mm at the rear tip.
ARMOUR: 8mm Hardox on the sides and front, backed by 1cm of plywood. 5mm titanium top and underside, with a covering of 7.5mm polypropylene.
WEAPONS: Primarily a rammer, but can also function as a thwackbot with 2 2kg tool steel blades at the rear tip, one located either side. Also has a lifting fork type device at the front, consisting of 2 Hardox chisel shaped spikes linked together by bars that pivot from the middle of the front allowing them to function inverted, running off a motorbike starter motor capable of lifting 200kgs easily.
SRIMECH: Runs inverted, blades and weight distribution prevent resting on sides
NOTES: Has extensive shockproofing to protect from spinners, non spinners, itself, other things and battering in general. Hardox sides and front are a single welded strip, so no ripping panels off here...
STRENGTHS: Good all rounder, fast, well armoured, maneuvrable
WEAKNESSES: 2WD, so not the best pusher in a head to head all wheels on ground situation.

Sir Spinalot in Heavyweight entry, please.

Save me a place please, Chris. :)

sweet

(Message edited by Bartmanhomer on March 27, 2008)

Not good enough. You need to enter ALL four weight catergories, or none at all. Also...

Sir SpinALot in Heavyweight please

...says nothing. Contrary to what you assume, the whole world does not know about it. As far as Im concerned, its a cardboard box with a jelly for a weapon.

All Four. Sure is that what you want.

Name: Sir Spinalot
Weight: 100 KG
Shape: Circle (Like the Revolutionist)
Color: Light Blue with a painted USA flag on top of Sir Spinalot
dimension: 800mm x 800mm x 120mm
locomotion: 4 foam-wheels, the drive runs with 2 s28-400 magatmotors with 8 v24 3600ah battery packs
ground clearance: 10mm
speed: 15 mph
armor: 5mm titanium armor
weapon: 1500x75x10 titanium spinning bar that runs 3000 rpm with 2 s28-400 magamotors
sri-mech: yes, the self-righting bar is powered by linear actuator that is on top of sir spinalot
strength: powerful weapon
weakness: vulnerable when weapon is disable

That one so far.

Name: Spinny
weight: 27 kg
shape: circle
color: red
dimension: 50mm x 50mm x 50mm
locomtion: 4 foam wheels, the drive with 2 astroflights
ground clearance: 15mm
speed: 25 mph
armor: 7mm hardox armor
weapon: 5 10mm hardox spinning teeth
sri-mech: its invertable
strength: Invertible
weakness: high ground clearance

A cardboard box with a jelly for a weapon...

Chris, dont start giving me ideas. :proud:

Name: Bonz
weight: 54 kg
color: black and white full with sketeal bones.
shape: circle
speed: 15 mph
ground clearance: 10mm
dimension: 80mm x 80mm x 80mm
locomtion: 4 foam wheels, power by 4 s28-200 motors
ground clearance: 10mm
speed: 15mph
sri-mech: Its invertible
armor: 10mm titanium armor
weapon: 4 5mm titanium mace.
strength: Powerful weapon
weakness: first-time compeititor

(Message edited by Bartmanhomer on March 27, 2008)

Name: Mauler
weight: 154 KG
color: Black
shape: circle
ground clearance: 15 mph
dimension: 1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm
locomotion: 8 wheels, power by 8 s24-200 magamotors
ground clearance: 15mm
speed: 30 mph
sri-mech: Invertible
armor: 20 hardox armor
Weapon: 30 10mm hardox teeth on Mauler
strength: powerful weapon
weakness: high ground clearance

There all 4 robots.

(Message edited by Bartmanhomer on March 27, 2008)

(Message edited by Bartmanhomer on March 27, 2008)

Currently, Ive got...

1: Radioactive/Life/No Objections/Sekhmet (Joey)
2: Against/Killoteeny/E Clawdius Unum/Revolver (Steve)
3: Spinny/Bonz/Sir Spinalot/Mauler (Andre)
4: reserved (Martijn)
5: reserved (Daniel)
6: [OPEN]
7: [OPEN]
8: [OPEN]

Just need three more people and entries from two, and I can begin.

Mark, I refuse to accept your robots unless you stop messing around and start taking things seriously. You were told quite clearly that you were not allowed to use made-up materials.

ok.
Mini-mashers armour is now 3mm titanium.

Okay...

LW - Anti-Virus 2.0
MW - Solstice 2.0 (stats up soon)
HW - Shadow Zone Returns (stats up soon)
SHW - Tax Cutter

Will post stats when Ive got them. :)

Can I rerserve a spot please?
Ill post some stats now, and will get the others up ASAP!
MW- Media Diablo (one half of the clusterbot)
Weight: 50kg
Shape: Like a mini-Chaos 2
Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 25
Power: 2 x S28-400 magmotors running at 12v powered by 2 NIcad battlepacks
Locomotion:2 x Go-kart wheels with casters at the rear
Armour:3mm thick hardox all over, 1mm thick on base
Weaponry: Co2 powered flipper running 750psi, 1 x 75mm ram running off 1 x3kg bottle
Ground Clearance: 5mm at sides, 3mm at rear, effectively zero at front due to flipper
Turning Circle: 0

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on March 27, 2008)

MARK: Still not good enough. Once again, I am assuming that Cyrilium is made out of chewed-up fruit pastiles. Also, seeing as Triplicate Bot does not exist (not any Robot Wars, Battlebots or Robotica contestant I know, and besides, Im forbidding them), how am I possibly meant to know what Duplicate Bot looks like? Same goes for Trojan Virus Worm. Yes, I know what Diesector looks like, but thats a hopeless comment.

Basically, come up with some logical stats, or just leave. Im sorry, but youre not trying.

Mark, are you even TRYING? Please, go to the Improve thread again and post your stats there so we can give suggestions. I dont think Chris wants us arguing in this thread.

whats against Mark making a vapour out of chewed-up fruit pastiles?

Realism. Would you competitively make a vapourbot out of chewed-up fruit pastilles and fight Psyclonised or Achilles with it?

Didnt think so. :proud:

Besides, its already a cardboard box with a jelly, and my extensive studies have shown that, compared with titanium, aluminium or plywood, saliva/fruit pastile/wood pulp/toxic additive composite ranks near the bottom of effective armour types.

better throw my newest vapour out of the window then :sad:

The rest of the stats for me:
HW-Static Shock
Shape: Like Panzer (RW3), but with skirts on sides and rear
Weight: 100kg
Dimensions: 80x80x25
Locomotion: 2 x steel tank tracks
Power: 4 x LEM-130s powered by 6 x NIcad Battlepacks
Armour: 4mm thick hardox, 1mm thick titanium skirts on sides and rear, front scoop is 3.2mm thick hardox
Weaponry: 3.2mm thick hardox scoop/wedge, ala Tornado
Ground Clearance: Effectively zero due to scoop and skirts, 6mm behind them.
Turning Circle:0
Notes:Invertible

LW- Titanium Titan
Shape: Like Panic Attack, but smaller
Weight: 27kg
Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 25
Ground Clearance: Effectively zero due to skirts on sides and rear, 6mm at front and behind skirts
Locomotion: 2 x foam filled rubber tyres at the front (3x3x4) and 2 x casters at the rear, casters are hidden inside the robot, front wheels can run inverted
Power:2 x S28-400 magmotors running at 12v (front wheels)powered by a NIcad battlepack
Weaponry:2mm thick titanium lifting forks powered by a windscreen wiper motor running at 36v powered by a NIcad battlepack
Armour:4mm thick titanium all over, 2mm thick titanium base, 1mm thick titanium skirts
Turning Circle:0

SHW- SLAM!
Weight:154kg
Shape:Like Storm II
Dimensions:100x100x35
Ground Clearance:Effectively zero due to skirts at sides and rear and wedge at the front, 6mm behind those
Locomotion:6x go-kart wheels
Power:6x LEM-130s powered by 8xNIcad battlepacks
Weaponry:3mm thick titanium front wedge
Armour:6mm thick hardox on top and base, 4mm thick titanium on sides, 2mm thick titanium skirts
Turning Circle:0
Notes:Invertible

Anything wrong?
Ive changed that now Joey, thanks for pointing it out:)

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on March 27, 2008)

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on March 27, 2008)

You cant get Hardox thinner than 3.2mm, unless you have a really heavy duty wood plane or something. Otherwise pretty good :)

Thank you, Christopher! :mrgreen:

Counting the newest entries, I need one more entry, plus robots from two people.

Stats should be up tomorrow evening. Done LW, HW and SHW, just finishing MW entry. :)

All right, Chris, here you go. All the CADs have been done too. :proud:

http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...play&thread=70

LW: Claw (1/5 of Weapon Synergy)
MW: Purer
HW: Supreme Glory Omega
SHW: Manic Monsoon XL

Name: Weapon Synergy (5-WAY CLUSTERBOT!!! :proud::proud::proud:)
Weight: 100kg (Each part weighs 20kg)
Armour: 3mm Titanium with 4mm Polycarbonate panelling.
Power: Each part is powered by 2 x S28-150 MagMotors running at 24v, giving each part 6HP of pushability.
Speed: Each part travels at 12mph.
Strengths: Ability to work as a group. Variable weaponry, albeit at a low level.
Weaknesses: Weak armoury and lightweight.
Part 5: Claw
Shape: TAN shaped
Weapon 1: Pneumatic claws which grab the opponents. Running at 1000psi.
Ground Clearance: 4mm at front, 1cm at sides and rear.
Srimech: Invertible.

Name: Purer
Weight: 54kg
Armour: 6mm Aluminium Boron Carbite (really strong and quite light)
Speed: 18mph
Shape: Invertible box with 2 inner wheels.
Weapon 1: A low pressure flipper powered by CO2 gas.
Strengths: Great speed.
Weaknesses: Weight disadvantage exposed wheels on top
Ground Clearance: 1cm all around
Srimech: Invertible.
Notes: The robot has 2 go kart wheels powered by 2 S28-400 MagMotors running at 24v. The battery used is a 60 5000mah D Cell NiCad Battery pack producing 15Amp at 24V. This means the robot travels at roughly 18mph, which is quite quick for a robot! The flipper is made from 4mm Titanium, and is really lightweight, weighing only 5kg. Inside the robot is a 1.1kg fire extinguisher containing the CO2, which is fired through a 100mm ram bore, able to flip 55kg almost 1m off the ground and have 22 flips per match.

Name: Supreme Glory Omega
Weight: 100kg
Armour: 20mm Lexan and LexiGuard compound and 4mm Grade 5 Titanium skirts.
Speed: 18mph, running of 2 x S28-400 MagMotors running at 24v.
Shape: Box shaped with Ti skirts on each side.
Weapon 1: An 11kg Aluminium alloy axe powered by liquid Nitrogen running at 1000psi. The axe mechanism is a rack and pinion system, using a 100mm stroke, 80mm bore pneumatic cylinder.
Strengths: Strong armour and very manoeuvrable.
Weaknesses: Axe only works if something is in front or behind the robot.
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts.
Srimech: The axe self rights the robot.
Notes: The 2 wheels are made from Ti/V alloy and coated in Vulcalore to aid in traction. The robot is covered in 20mm Lexan and LexiGuard compound. The axe weighs a total of 11kg and is shaped like Excaliburs axe from series 3 of Robot Wars. This shape is designed to focus all the force on a single point, meaning it can pierce through armour easily. To stop the robot hopping around when the axe is fired, the robot incorporates a vacuum system. This system basically sucks SG0 to the ground and is mainly used when fighting pushers or robots with superior pushing power. This mechanism can be knocked on and off during the match. The robot carries 4kg of liquid Nitrogen on board and has roughly 35 hits per fight. The axe can come down with roughly 2 tonnes of force at the tip, meaning that the axe could knock certain opponents out in one hit.

Name: Manic Monsoon XL
Weight: 150kg
Armour: 8mm Hardox all over.
Speed: Roughly 24mph
Shape: Box wedge with side skirts and rounded back.
Weapon 1: A linear actuator powered lifter running by a 4 bar system at 24v. This can lift 200kg easily.
Weapon 2: A small strip of Grade 5 Titanium on the front wedge, which gives 0mm ground clearance.
Strengths: Powerful drive and good strong weapon
Weaknesses: A bit too fast and hard to control when at full speed.
Ground Clearance: 0mm on front and sides, 1cm at back.
Srimech: Invertible, but can self right using the lifter if wanted to.
Notes: The robot is powered by 2 B42-500 MagMotors running at 60v. This gives Monsoon approx 60HP! The robot has a total of 6 wheels, 3 on each side. Each side is linked together by a set of heavy duty belts, giving 0m turning circle and the manoeuvrability of a 2 wheeled robot, and each wheel is coated in Vulcalon. The front wedge is angled at 42.5 degrees, meaning that it is not too steep or too shallow. The lifting arm is powered by a S28-150 MagMotor, and is made from 7075 Aluminium. The lifter itself can lift a total of 200kg, and can self right the robot if needs be. The side skirts are made from 4mm Titanium and are hinged.

Hope they are OK. Any probs tell me. :)

OK, as it stands...

1: Radioactive/Life/No Objections/Sekhmet
2: Against/Killoteeny/E Clawdius Unum/Revolver
3: Spinny/Bonz/Sir Spinalot/Mauler
4: Anti Virus 2.0/Solstice 2.0/Shadow Zone Returns/Tax Cutter
5: Titanium Titan/Media Diablo/Static Shock/SLAM!
6: Claw/Purer/Supreme Glory Omega/Manic Monsoon XL
7: [OPEN]
8: [OPEN]

Two more people, basically.

LW: (Being made)
MW: With you (part 1 of With or Without you)
HW: Back to Rock III
SHW: Flick of the Wrist & With you (clusterbot)

1: Radioactive/Life/No Objections/Sekhmet
2: Against/Killoteeny/E Clawdius Unum/Revolver
3: Spinny/Bonz/Sir Spinalot/Mauler
4: Anti Virus 2.0/Solstice 2.0/Shadow Zone Returns/Tax Cutter
5: Titanium Titan/Media Diablo/Static Shock/SLAM!
6: Claw/Purer/Supreme Glory Omega/Manic Monsoon XL
7: pending/With You/Back To Rock 3/Flick Of The Wrist
8: [OPEN]

One more entry and a lightweight from Martijn.

...since this is Battlebots, do we have to change our robots names and appearance, wear silly costumes, and put up with ribbing of our accents during interviews from supposedly attractive women with the intelligence of a catfish? :proud: