The Crash & Burn Tournament 4

Kody is back on FRA, yes he is, and my, has FRA ever changed...for the good, in my opinion. Though if Joey McConnell's posty problem isn't fixed soon, hell will break loose. No, Joey isn't speaking through me. :P

And what better way to kick off my return with the return of another major? :proud:

All right. Since The Crash & Burn Tournament 3 went to pants, this will pick up the scraps left by it. I need 16 people to enter:

- 4 heavyweights

I'd also like 8 people to enter

- 1 of each of the otherweights (antweight, featherweight, lightweight, middleweight, and superheavyweight)

You can enter realies, but for the main heavyweight competition I'd prefer vapourbots. There are exceptions of course for people who have less than 4 heavyweights vapourbots.

Entry rules
- No flying or hovercraft robots :P
- Clusterbots are allowed, but they must be at most 4 bots weighing up to 100kg together. (weight limits apply for clusterbots too, but only if ALL the bots in the cluster have the same type of motivation)
- You can only have a maximum of 3 active weapons going at the same time
- Interchangeable robots are also allowed, but you may only use 5 attachments for the entire tournament if you have more than 5 attachments
- Maximum PSI allowed for nitrogen pneumatics is 2400PSI. (CO2 is automatically 900PSI since that is the max it can go to) Maximum PSI for hydraulic systems is 5000PSI

Weight limits for the robots:

Heavyweights
- 100kg for wheeled machines
- 110kg for bots with treads (El Diablo Grande) and tracks (101)
- 150kg for shufflers (Son of Whyachi)
- 200kg for walkers (Clawed Hopper)

Otherweights
- Wheeled antweights get a max weight of 150g
- Wheeled featherweights get a max of 13.6kg
- lightweights = 27kg
- middleweights = 54kg
- superheavyweights = 155kg

- Each weight class gets a 10% bonus for using treads/tracks for movement, 50% if they're a shuffler, and 100% if they're a walker

The tournament will have 16 heats of 4 heavyweight robots. Round 1 will have 2 1v1 matches, and the winners of those go on to the Heat Final. The winner of that goes to the Series Semi-Final. The two Semi-Finals see 16 bots fight it out in more 1v1 matches until 4 remain, which go to the Grand Final. The losers of those 1v1 matches fight for 3rd place while the winners fight it out for the trophy.

The otherweight fights will be done inbetween the second 1st-round fight and the heat final, and inbetween some Semi-Final fights. The otherweight finals will take place before the Heavyweight Final Battle. The 1st-round battles are 2 4-way fights, from which 2 bots go through. Then it's 1v1 until we have a winner. The otherweights get no 3rd-place playoff; the robot that loses in Round 2 to the eventual winner of the specified otherweight stage becomes the 3rd seed automatically.

I have reserved spots for a few people:

Joey McConnell
Andrew Jackson
Steven McGregor
Martijn Benschop
Tracy Farber
Paul Cuomo
Samuel Park

Seeds
1. Disco 5
2. Achilles
3. Envy
4. Nitro-Gene 5.0
5. Ge5orce
6. Killotine: EVO
7. Orka MK4
8. Paralyzation 2
9. Cosmic Thunder 2
10. Pure Evil: Back 2 Basics
11. Storm II
12. Son of Ripper X
13. Under Pressure
14. Razer
15. Firestorm V
16. Wedge Devolution

House robots remain unchanged, but the Battlegrounds 2.0 arena will be used. You can read all about it here: http://teamzlayerz.proboards.com/index. ... 119&page=1

And I think that's about it. I'll accept more reservations, but they'll only be held for a week, and then that place becomes open again.

And a final note: this is not getting hypo'd. I've set up a format for myself that I'm positive I can get through comfortably and on my own time.

Now, please ignore the fact that a hypo'd tournament won Best Major Tournament of 2008 and get entering. XD

Team Welsh Warlords

Antweight ~ don't have a vapour, so I'm entering the realie Anty B, the mini version of Behemoth. Do tell if info is required Kody :)

Featherweight
Robot Name: Small System Shock
Shape: Tracked box with a Tornado style wedge on the front and skirts at the sides and rear
Weight: 14.96kg (10% weight advantage for tracks)
Length: 25cm
Width: 40cm
Height: 8cm
Motivation: 2 x titanium tracks coated with vulkalon, one on either side of the robot, protected from the sides but exposed from the top and bottom so it can run inverted.
Drive: 2 x Astroflight 940 cobalt magmotors run @ 24v from 2 x custom-built 2.4mAh NiCad packs
Armour: 3.2mm hardox monocoque
Weaponry: The robot is a very powerful, but controlled pusher and has the wedge on the front to get under other robots to push them around.
Speed: 15mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front and effectively 0 all round due to 5mm skirts made of grade 2 titanium, but there is 10mm clearance behind the skirts.
Srimech: The robot runs inverted
Colour: Light blue with the name written in yellow on top
Strengths: Very well armoured and strong
Weaknesses: No active weaponry
Notes: The original System Shock was a pretty successful rammer, coming second in the 128-robot Crash and Burn: Dual Duels with its team-mate Firefly. However it was very basic, and so was upgraded pretty quickly, but here it is reincarnated in featherweight form.

Lightweight

Robot Name: Sergeant Slaughter
Shape: Wedge, with sloped sides and rear. The front wedge is angled at 30* while the sides and rear are angled at 42* to deflect spinners.
Weight: 27.5kg
Length: 55cm
Width: 35cm
Height: 30cm (with weapon)
Motivation: 2 x rear internal HDPE wheels with vulcanised tyres
Drive: 2 x Dewalt Powerdrives run @ 24v from 2 x 12v A123 batteries in series
Armour: 3.2mm hardox front wedge, 6mm polycarbonate sides and 5mm aluminium rear and 3mm aluminium base.
Weapon: A Razer-style crusher made of titanium with a tungsten tipped point, powered by the very same brand of linear actuators used by Suicidal Tendencies in their heavyweight machine, providing over 1000kg of crushing force. It is drilled with 100 holes to keep the robot in weight.
Speed: 10mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front, 6mm at sides and 10mm at rear
Srimech: Steel cables connect the crusher to Razer-style side arms so when the crusher is raised the arms go out and right it.
Colour: Gold, with silver outlines and an army cap on top of the crusher
Strengths: Powerful weaponry
Weaknesses: Weak armour on base.
Notes: This was originally an elongated pyramid shape heavyweight that never got around to fighting, so it has now been miniaturised to featherweight size.

Middleweight
Robot Name: Gamma-Rex
Shape: Barrel shape like Storm-Force
Weight: 55kg
Length: 65cm
Width: 45cm
Height: 25cm
Motivation: 4 x internal HDPE wheels with vulcanised tyres, 85mm diameter
Drive: 2 x Bosch 750w motors run @ 28.8v from 2 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks
Armour: 4mm titanium/vanadium alloy covered by 4mm lexan and Lexiguard compound and 10mm HDPE with an extra coating of 6mm polypropylene.
Weaponry: T-Minus-style flipper hinged at the back of the top panel, powered by dual 100m non-attached rams @ 1000psi (can be cranked up to 2400psi if the tournament allows it) from a 2kg nitrogen tank giving it about 8-12 flips per round.
Speed: 15mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front, 7mm at sides and rear
Colour: Gold with silver outlines
Srimech: The robot can self-right with the flipper, but it is the same shape as Storm-Force, which virtually never lands on its back so the flipper will not be used as a srimech most times, instead the robot will allowed to roll.
Strengths: Very powerful flipper
Weaknesses: Limited gas

Heavyweight 1
Robot Name: Maximum Genocide
Shape: Triangle, ala Y-Pout
Weight: 100kg
Length: 80cm
Width: 80cm
Height: 12cm
Motivation: 3 x internal hardox wheels, one in each point, 125mm in diameter.
Drive: 3 x S24-400 magmotors run @ 24v from 3 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks to make a Y-Drive, one powering each wheel
Armour: 4mm hardox monocoque plus internal shockproofing
Weaponry: At each point of the triangle there are curved tungsten carbide claws that catch onto other robots when the robot spins with the Y-drive, but this is only part of the weapon. On top of the robot there is a horizontal Tornado-Mer style spinning blade, powered another 3 x S28-400 magmotors run @ 24v from 3 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks to reach top speeds of 2500rpm in 2 seconds, as the blade weighs 25kg. It spins in the opposite direction to the robot, and is 90cm long so it reaches out 5cm each point, exactly the same as the claws so that there is a huge amount of damage caused.
Speed: 15mph
Turning Circle: It€™s a Y-Drive
Ground Clearance: 10mm
Srimech: Gyroscopic forces ala Tornado Mer will act on the blade, flipping it back over
Colour: Black with yellow stripes, the claws are red to look like blood, as is the blade.
Strengths: Powerful weaponry
Weaknesses: Can€™t push anything
Notes: My first attempt at a Y-Drive and now Genocide/Forza has left its roots as a full body spinner to become a more original machine with dual spinning weapons.

Heavyweight 2
Robot Name: LockJaw v3
Shape: Triangles at either side where the wheels would normally be, then on the right of the left triangle and on the left of the right triangle imagine a vertical claw. Then add a scoop in between the claws and put a third claw in the middle of the scoop, built into the scoop so it is invisible until it opens wider or closes.
Weight: 100kg
Length: 55cm
Width: 90cm
Height: 20cm (with claws shut) / 45cm (with claws fully open)
Motivation: The triangles at either end of the robot are wheel pods, as in each one is a 6mm hardox wheel with a vulcanised tyre. The wheels are both 220mm in diameter and mostly protected, but exposed from the three sides of the triangle. This allows it to run anyway up, but without having to put the drive in reverse.
Drive: 2 x S28-400 magmotors run @ 24v from 2 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks
Armour: As it€™s an axlebot there isn€™t much armour, but the wheel pods are made of 6mm hardox, and the 1cm scoop is made of grade 2 titanium.
Weaponry: The two outer claws are fast, but not powerful. They are each powered by an over-volted Litton motor @ 36v for fast grabbing. They merely hold the opponent in place while the middle claw comes into play, powered by hydraulics from a vivoil pump actuated by an S28-400 magmotor @ 24v running at 3000psi (5000psi if the tournament permits it). This claw can crunch through thin hardox and itself is made of tungsten carbide with serrated edges like the other two. The claws can open wider if the opponent is too high for them to grab. When they do this they dig their bottom prong into the ground ala Big Nipper, meaning they can get under 0 ground clearance, but nothing will get under them. This will not only be used against tall robots, but flippers or other wedges.
Speed: 15mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front, less than zero if the claws open fully. It€™s an axlebot though so doesn€™t really have much of a ground clearance.
Srimech: The robots runs exactly the same when flipped upside down, I don€™t even have to put the drive in reverse due to the triangular wheel pods giving it three drive positions.
Colour: Unpainted
Strengths: Unique, flipping it does nothing
Weaknesses: Tricky to control
Notes: The original LockJaw was Stinger with a claw between the wheels, and failed miserably in its only fight. LockJaw Epidemic introduced two separate claws, but they were electric and not powerful enough. Version 3 provides the best of both worlds.

Heavyweight 3
Robot Name: Elizabeth
Shape: Cylinder like Barberous, but with a plough on the front. The plough has a slit down halfway down the middle to allow the other weapon through.
Weight: 100kg
Length: 60cm (without blade, 150cm with blade)
Width: 95cm
Height: 25cm
Motivation: 2 x 7mm hardox wheels either side of the main body, each is 26cm in diameter and they are protected by armour.
Drive: 2 x PERM PMG 080 motors run @ 36v from 6 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks
Armour: All the outer armour is one piece of 5mm hardox, this includes the front plough, which is then connected to the triangular wheel guards at either side of the robot. The cylinder itself is 4mm titanium/vanadium alloy, but that is very hard to reach given the surrounding armour.
Weaponry: The robot can use all 18HP of push in the drive and the plough on the front to ram other robots around, but housed inside the drum-shaped body is a T6 aluminium vertical disc, which is not a weapon itself, but powered by a Briggs & Stratton E-Tek at 60v. The disc is not visible, the important part is connected to the disc is a huge Overkill-style blade, 90cm long and made of tungsten carbide with a serrated edge for extra damage. It can produce 3Kj per hit and potentially hit up to 3 times per second meaning it racks up 9Kj of energy in a second and if it can pin an opponent against the wall with the plough it could potentially hit opponents for large amounts of time and cause huge damage even to hardox-protected machines. Also either side of the end of the blade are two tungsten spikes part of the blade itself so they can€™t get ripped off. These allow it to spin on the spot and act as a thwackbot, producing a few Kj of energy even then.
Speed: 25mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front due to plough, 1cm elsewhere
Srimech: The blade does that
Colour: Black with blood stains
Strengths: Powerful weaponry, tough outer armour
Weaknesses: Weak body armour, too fast to properly control
Notes: It no longer has an axe, and the stupid weapon synergy from Bloody Mary has been ditched to give the machine better attack.

Heavyweight 4
Robot Name: Apocalypse II
Weight: Roughly 100kg
Shape: Box wedge with sloped sides, ala Storm II. The front wedge is angled at 30* to get under opponents, and the sides are sloped at 42* to deflect spinners. The rear is rounded for easier self-righting.
Length: 80cm
Width: 60cm
Height: 15cm
Motivation: 2 x internal HDPE wheels, each are 125mm in diameter and they have vulcanised tyres for extra grip, plus they are mounted like Tazbot€™s for more manouevrability. They are in the front of the robot so that the front turns rather than the rear, ala Merlin.
Drive: 2 x S28-400 magmotors run @ 24v from 2 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks; this should provide about 9 horsepower.
Armour: 3.2mm hardox monocoque for the most part, strengthened in certain key areas with extra 5mm titanium/vanadium alloy sheeting.
Weaponry: The robot is a decent pusher, but on top there are three sets of Mute-style barbs, one on each side and one running down the flipper arm. These are tungsten tipped to allow it to trap robots on top, and once their stuck on top they can€™t get free.
The second weapon is what I use to get rid of the robot stuck on the barbs. It is a Bio-Hazard style 4-bar flipping arm, but unlike Bio-Hazard it is run off full pressure pneumatics, meaning it will easily throw robots out of the arena. It is 30cm wide and runs down the centre of the robot, made of 4mm hardox and powered by a 120mm x 100mm bore stroke ram @ 750psi from a 1.5kg gas bottle, giving it about 10 flips per round, which should be enough. On the front of the flipper arm there is a strip of 8mm grade 2 titanium, which should aid in getting under the other robots
Speed: 15mph
Ground Clearance: 0 at front, 8mm at sides and rear, but this is protected by 5mm titanium torsion-sprung skirts made of grade 2 titanium.
Turning Circle: Using the skid steer system ala Razer gives Apocalypse II a 0 turning circle
Srimech: The 4-bar flipper can right it in less than a second, but to conserve gas there is an electric srimech hinged at the rear of the robot. This is the two strips of barbs on either side of the machine lifting up to vertical via a Bosch 750w motor run @ 28.8v from a NiCad battlepack. This rights the robot in 1 second, and can also be used offensively to tip opponents stuck on the barbs into the pit
Colour: This new Apocalypse keeps the colour scheme of the old one, with dark blue bodywork and a red weapon.
Strengths: Powerful weaponry, unique strategy
Weaknesses: Limited gas for the flipper
Notes: This new Apocalypse trades the powerful drive motors of the old one for more armour, as well as bringing in a new 4-bar system and a new srimech idea, albeit with less gas for the flipper. This shouldn€™t effect it too much though as the lifter can still be used to dump opponents in the pit or stack them against a wall. The previous robot enjoyed some success, and hopefully this new, more original version will build on that.
Last time the emphasis was more on the flipper, but this time around the focus is more on the barbs, which were under-used last time and so this time around the design is focused around the barbs instead of around the flipper.

Superheavyweight
Robot Name: Omega-Rex
Shape: Box with a steep wedge at the front
Weight: 155kg
Length: 90cm
Width: 90cm
Height: 25cm
Motivation: 6 x internal HDPE wheels with vulcanised wheels, 125mm in diameter
Drive: 2 x Briggs & Stratton E-Teks run @ 60v from 12 x 3600mAh NiCad battlepacks
Armour: 6mm hardox monocoque
Weaponry: A huge Matador-style 12mm grade 5 titanium flipper, hinged at the back of the robot and powered by dual non-attached rams @ 1000psi (can be cranked up to 2400psi if the tournament allows it) from 2 x 4kg nitrogen tanks to give 35-40 flips!
Speed: 20mph
Turning Circle: 0
Ground Clearance: 0 at front, 10mm at sides and rear
Colour: Gold with silver outlines
Srimech: The flipper stylishly self-rights the robot in a high flip
Strengths: Powerful flipper
Weaknesses: High ground clearance at sides

Mkay, Liam...

Anty B - I'm sure I can find some stats for it, Liam. :)

Small System Shock - Okay :)

Sergeant Slaughter - I just went over this one with Joey because it looked iffy, and he's said...

Joey: ...could you please tell Liam that Suicidal Tendencies DID NOT USE LINEAR ACTUATORS IN THEIR CRUSHER...and tell him that Suicidal Tendencies' series 5 weapons system (36v Bosch with 27,000:1 bevel gearbox) weighed around 58kgs...mentioning I said all this of course :P

Otherwise it's fine, lol

Maxus - The weapons system takes up half the weight alone, and the rest almost fits the weight limit itself. ...you didn't base this off of Tom Armitage's MW Maxus did you? :proud: I notice the voltages are the same as it...patch it up please, lol

Maximum Genocide - Dimensions are not correct: a triangle's length is not the same as it's height (which is width in this case). Also, the srimech will likely not work and the batteries will not provide sufficient power for your bot's needs.

LockJaw v3 - Again, not enough batteries, especially for the hydraulic pump. Hydraulics feed hungrily on batteries.

Elizabeth - Kinda pushing it, but it seems okay.

Apocalypse II - Okay :)

Omega-Rex - Much too small. There are heavyweights bigger than that.

That's all. :)

Reserve 8)

Might cook up some new things.

Done, Aaron.

The king has returned. :proud:

Thanks for saving me a spot, Kody. I'll be leaving tomorrow for a weekend break and probably won't be back till late Monday. I'll try and get my entries to you around Tuesday or so.

Hey, Kody! Long time no see.

I want to enter, plz. :)
Here's my squad for the heavies.

Next Stop, Jupiter (Replacing Thanatos)

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Warrior SKF, with a wedge extension on the front.
Colour: Colours of the planet Jupiter, duh.
Dimensions: 100 X 81 X 21 cm
Power: 2 X Bosch 750's @ 36v, powered by several NiCad Batteries, shock-proofed with polyurethane rubber.
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Urethane Rubber for superb grip
Armour: 3.5mm Hardox for the wedge, 7mm Ti/V for top and bottom, 5mm hardox for the rim
Speed: Roughly 13 mph
Ground Clearence: Obviously 0mm for the front, and 6mm for anywhere else
Turning Circle: Zero... how many times do I have to tell you guys?! :lame:
Weapon: A nasty 27kg spinning rim powered by an LEM-130 Lynch, and spinning at 2000RPM. It should reach this speed in about two seconds. It has 8 X hardox teeth on board. (Four on top, Four on Bottom) The rim can deliver some VERY nasty damage to another opponent. It can slice through titanium, and dent hardox without any problems. The motor mounts are shock-proofed with urethane rubber to avoid damage to itself during its attacks. (Of course shock-proofing the whole thing is out of the question :P) The rim can also transfer its energy to the front kinetic flipper, thanks to a clutch. This flipper has a wedge extension which is nearly impossible to get under. The flipper can also throw robots with HUGE force. Can you say, OOTA?! :proud:
Srimech: Yes, it can run inverted... BUT the flipper can right the robot if needed.
Strengths: Can cause some EXTREME damage, Powerful Flipper, Heavily Shock-Proofed, A good all-rounder.
Weaknesses: A bit slow

Blue Hurricane

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Disc
Dimensions: 88 X 88 X 27
Colour: Royal Blue for the sides, and a nice shade of midnight blue for the top and bottom.
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v, with a couple of NiCad Batteries.
Wheels: Two Aluminium Wheels with a nice layer of Asmaprene Urethane on it.
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox for top and bottom, and 11mm Grade 5 Titanium for the sides.
Top Speed: 13 mph
Ground Clearence: 5mm Everywhere.
Turning Circle: Zero! Need I say more?!
Weapon: Ok, the weapon is a nasty 32kg spinning rim, which is made out of 11mm Grade 5 Titanium, with 4 X Tungsten-tipped teeth. (2 teeth on bottom, and 2 on top) The teeth are all made out of hardox, and also curved to rip off skirts and panels with ease. It also runs on a single LEM-130 Lynch, and spins at about 2000RPM. This can rip through titanium and dent hardox quite easily. Heavily Shock-Proofed, as well.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Can cause a hell of a lot of damage
Weaknesses: Not the best pushing power by a long shot

Paralyzation 2

Weight: 100kg.
Body Shape: Low Box ala Tetanus Booster.
Colour: Gold.
Dimensions: 100 X 78 X 20.
Drive: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v powered by 4 X NiCad Batteries.
Top Speed: 15 mph.
Wheels: 4 inner, Tightly Foam-Packed Wheels with Asmaprene Urethane on them.
Armour: 3.4mm Hardox 500.
Ground Clearence: 3.5mm all around.
Weapon: 19 kg Drum powered by a LEM-130 Lynch, spinning at 5000 RPM. There are 8 teeth, which are all curved upwards and jagged to rip and flip opponents. Heavily Shock-Proofed, as well.
Srimech: Invertible. Side spikes prevent it from getting beached.
Strengths: Deadly Weapon, and a Great Pusher.
Weaknesses: Exposed Tyres although very strong.

Neo-Mecha

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Ankle Biter (Battlebots 3.0 Version)... with side skirts
Colour: Jet Black for the front and rear, Prussian Blue anywhere else
Dimensions: 100 X 77 X 36
Power: 2 X Bosch 750's @ 24v powered by 5 X NiCad's, all shock proofed with PU foam
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Asmaprene Urethane covering
Speed: 15 mph
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox
Ground Clearence: 0mm on the sides due to skirts, and on the back. 6mm anywhere else (Including without skirts)
Turning Circle: Aw, come on, you know this is zero. :lame:
Weapon: 27kg Front Vertical Spinning Disc made from laser cut titanium, powered by 2 X LEM-130. This also has 2 Hardox teeth curved upwards, and it will spin at 3600RPM. Heavily Shock-Proofed as well.
Srimech: At the rear, there is a linear actuated bar, and it can right the robot in 1 second.
Strengths: Powerful Weapon, Decent Pushing Power, Fast and effective srimech
Weaknesses: Hopefully, there is none. XD

Ant: Combatant (Extreme 1 Version)
Feather: Little Hitter (Most Recent Version)
Light: Ground Zero
Middle: Hazard
Superheavy: Ziggy

All righty, Steve! And Samuel...

Next Stop, Jupiter - I think the Boschs might be a little chunky for that height. You can use LEM130s or S28-400s and use less weight. Where's the two second spin-up time come from? By the way, mounting your motors IS shockproofing, but if you want to smother it even more and risk overheating the machine...it's a tad overweight, yes.

Blue Hurricane - seems okay to me, though you're a bit overconfident of the damage you would cause

Paralyzation 2 - LEM-130 Lynch? And the motor is where? :proud: 3.5mm ground clearance seems a bit low, you won't really be able to move up ramps without getting stuck

Neo-Mecha - Again with the Boschs...at 24v, you're not going to push much stuff, even if you get under them from the rear. Go with LEMs or S28s.

All otherweights - fine.

Fix your heavyweights up and you'll be fine. :)

Loling a little at the Warrior SKF clone :)
It's cool to clone a robot, but at least find out how it works first :wink:

I'll try to find some links to the photos that show the internals of Warrior SKF, will give you a little more of an idea on how the thing works.

Here's the fixed version.

Paralyzation 2

Weight: 100kg.
Body Shape: Low Box ala Tetanus Booster.
Colour: Gold
Dimensions: 100 X 78 X 20.
Drive: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v powered by 4 X NiCad Batteries.
Top Speed: 15 mph.
Wheels: 4 inner, Tightly Foam-Packed Wheels with Asmaprene Urethane on them.
Armour: 4mm Hardox
Ground Clearence: 5mm all around.
Weapon: 19 kg Drum on the front powered by a LEM-130 Lynch, spinning at 5000RPM. There are 8 teeth, which are all curved upwards and jagged to rip and flip opponents. Heavily Shock-Proofed, as well.
Srimech: Invertible. Side spikes prevent it from getting beached.
Strengths: Deadly Weapon, and a Great Pusher.
Weaknesses: Exposed Tyres although very strong.

Neo-Mecha

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Ankle Biter (Battlebots 3.0 Version)... with side skirts
Colour: Jet Black for the front and rear, Prussian Blue anywhere else
Dimensions: 100 X 77 X 36
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v powered by several NiCad's, shock-mounted.
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Asmaprene Urethane covering
Speed: 15 mph
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox
Ground Clearence: 0mm on the sides due to skirts, and on the back. 6mm anywhere else (Including without skirts)
Turning Circle: Aw, come on, you know this is zero.
Weapon: 27kg Front Vertical Spinning Disc made from laser cut titanium, powered by 2 X LEM-130. This also has 2 Hardox teeth curved upwards, and it will spin at 3600RPM. Shock-Mounted as well.
Srimech: At the rear, there is a linear actuated bar, and it can right the robot in 1 second.
Strengths: Powerful Weapon, Decent Pushing Power, Fast and effective srimech
Weaknesses: Hopefully, there is none. XD

Next Stop, Jupiter (Replacing Thanatos)

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Warrior SKF, with a wedge extension on the front.
Colour: Colours of the planet Jupiter, duh.
Dimensions: 100 X 81 X 21 cm
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v, powered by several NiCad Batteries, shock-proofed.
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Urethane Rubber for superb grip
Armour: 3.5mm Hardox for the wedge, 7mm Ti/V for top and bottom, 5mm hardox for the rim
Speed: Roughly 13 mph
Ground Clearence: Obviously 0mm for the front, and 6mm for anywhere else
Turning Circle: Zero... how many times do I have to tell you guys?! :lame:
Weapon: A nasty 27kg spinning rim powered by an LEM-130 Lynch, and spinning at 2000RPM. It also has 8 X hardox teeth on board. (Four on top, Four on Bottom) The rim can deliver some VERY nasty damage to another opponent. It can slice through titanium, and dent hardox without any problems. The motor is shock-mounted, to avoid killing itself from its own hits. The rim can also transfer its energy to the front kinetic flipper, thanks to a clutch. This flipper has a wedge extension which is nearly impossible to get under. The flipper can also throw robots with HUGE force. Can you say, OOTA?!
Srimech: Yes, it can run inverted... BUT the flipper can right the robot if needed.
Strengths: Can cause some EXTREME damage, Powerful Flipper, Shock-Proofed, A good all-rounder.
Weaknesses: A bit slow

Blue Hurricane

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Disc
Dimensions: 88 X 88 X 27
Colour: Royal Blue for the sides, and a nice shade of midnight blue for the top and bottom.
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v, with a couple of NiCad Batteries.
Wheels: Two Aluminium Wheels with a nice layer of Asmaprene Urethane on it.
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox for top and bottom, and 11mm Grade 5 Titanium for the sides.
Top Speed: 13 mph
Ground Clearence: 5mm Everywhere.
Turning Circle: Zero! Need I say more?!
Weapon: Ok, the weapon is a nasty 32kg spinning rim, which is made out of 11mm Grade 5 Titanium, with 4 X Tungsten-tipped teeth. (2 teeth on bottom, and 2 on top) The teeth are all made out of hardox, and also curved to rip off skirts and panels with ease. It also runs on a single LEM-130 Lynch, and spins at about 2000RPM. This can rip through titanium and dent hardox quite easily. Shock-Proofed to protect itself from attacks.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Can be very damaging
Weaknesses: Not the best pushing power by a long shot

I'll enter for the heavyweights at least. Not sure about the lighterweights.

ORKA RV

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: Basic Invertible box-wedge shape. 1m long, 0.8m wide, 0.3m at maximum height.
Speed: Some 15mph
TC: 0
GC: 8mm, 0mm at front.
Wheels; 6 inner
Armour; 7mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Black with white patches
Weapons; A pneumatic CO2 powered flipping arm that spans most of the robots length. It can throw some 400 kilos and has about 50 flips. Although the arm itself is quite narrow (about half the robot width), the flipper plate expands the full width.
Srimech: It's a both-er. It can run inverted AND self-right using the arm.
Inspiration; I've always liked Orcas. Adding the K made it sound more dangerous.
Strengths; Weapon
Weaknessess: Hard to turn


DIE-REVERTA-TOPS

Weight; 100 kilos
Body Shape: A variation on the Wedge shape...it's sort of shaped like Spawn Again, but is more closely sized to Firestorm.
Speed; 15mph
TC; 0
GC; 0mm at front, 10mm at sides and back.
Wheels; 4 inner
Armour; 8mm titanium
Power; 3x 12v batteries, powered by S28-400 Magmotors, at 24v.
Colour; Green, with Killer Carrot style wrinkles, mouth and eyes. One of the eyes has a plaster over it, the other is a black eye. A few bandages are painted on this time.
Weapons: A large pneumatic rear-hindged CO2 flipper, capable of flipping a tonne or so. Mounted on the flipper, and powered by its own Bosch motor, is a roller. This is designed to thrust the robot out of the way of oppodents when flipped over, so it can self-right safely. This feature, I believe, is unique.
Srimech; It uses the flipper to self-right.
Inspiration; I've always liked Dinosaurs.
Strengths; Completely revamped, now much easier to control, turn and should flip harder.
Weaknessess: Still very much experimental.

MEGA MASHER 2

Weight: 100 kilos
Body Shape: A Triangle shape, a bit like Inshredable (from Series 6). 0.85m in length and width, and 0.35m at its highest point. The sides are heavily angled, a bit like UFO in S7, only more so.
Speed: 15mph
TC: 0
GC; 0 at front, 6mm elsewhere.
Wheels; 6 inner, aranged in a 3-wheel-a-side formation. This means that four wheels are always on the ground at any one time.
Armour: A nice 3.25mm Hardox, all over.
Power: 3x 12v batteries, plus Bosch 750's at 36v.
Colour: Red and yellow.
Weapons; The front is a wedge, and the back has a nasty vertical titanium 35cm in diameter disc, powered by its own LEM130 motor and spinning at 2'000 rpm. It can probably flip as well as damage.
Srimech: The robot can run inverted, with the sheer angling at the sides making stranding near impossible.
Inspiration; This is probably the only robot I have where I have had no inspiration. It just came as a good name.
Strengths: Power, weaponary
Weaknessess: New and untested design.


Y5

Weight: 99 kilos
Body Shape: T-Minus
Speed: 16mph
TC: 0
GC: 8mm
Wheels: 2 semi outer (that means they're protected)
Armour: 5mm steel on body, 9mm titanium on wheelguards.
Power: The usual 3x 12v batteries and couple Magmotors (S28-400s) for power.
Colour: Grey
Weapons: Two Pussycat-style cutting blades, each powered by their own Bosch motor. They can spin at 4000rpm.
Srimech: The robot can run inverted.
Inspiration: Wouldn't know.
Strengths: Easy to control, good speed.
Weaknessess: Semi exposed wheels.


Oh, here's my featherweight....

BULLDOZER

Weight: 12.5 kilos
Shape: Basic box shape with front scooper, 30cm by 20cm by 20cm
Speed: 15mph
TC: 0mm
GC: 0mm at from, 6mm at back and sides.
Wheels: 4 inner.
Armour: 4mm aluminium armour all around. The sides and back are additionally protected by strips of balsawood, which is also used to create the horns. The top is additionally covered by what looks like a paper bag. All of these are purely for sacrificial purposes.
Power: 2 18v drill motors, and 2 12v NiCads.
Weapons: The front scoop provides the main weapon. It gets underneath an oppodent, then simply pushes into them, or turns them over. Also at the back is a tail, powered by its own electric motor. It is mostly there for effect.
Srimech: The tail might do that.
Strengths: Getting underneath the opposition.
Weaknesses: Sacrificial, to say the least.

Entrants
Joey McConnell
Gabriel IV
Magnitude
Nidhogg Cubed
STAT
Drive (SHW)
Heroin (MW)

Samuel Park
Paralyzation 2
Neo-Mecha
Next Stop, Jupiter (hereby known as NSJ)
Blue Hurricane
CombatANT (AW; Ex1)
Little Hitter (FW; RR)
Ground Zero (LW)*
Hazard (MW; BB5)
Ziggy (SHW; RFL)

Liam Eliot
Maximum Genocide*
LockJaw v3*
Elizabeth
Apocalpyse II
Anty B (AW: where from?)*
Small System Shock (FW)
Sergeant Slaughter (LW)*
Maxus (MW)*
Omega-Rex (SHW)*

Christopher Mason
Orka RV
Die-Reverta-Tops
Mega Masher 2
Y5
Bulldozer (FW)

Steven McGregor
(reserved)

Andrew Jackson
(reserved)

Martijn Benschop
(reserved)

Tracy Farber
(reserved)

Paul Cuomo
(reserved)

Aaron Knight
(reserved)

* - indicates you need to fix your bot.

Liam - actually, I do need info on Anty B, to be honest. Also you have some vapours that need to be fixed. :)

Samuel - what's Ground Zero? Is it a realie, or a vapourbot? Never heard of it...

Thanks guys! :)

Ground Zero is a FBS. Here's a video of it.

Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAeY0D2eiLE

And incidentally, that vid led to the stats. Thank you, Samuel.

More entries, please!

Fair enough.

Anty B
Weight: 150g / Antweight
Dimensions: 80mm x 100mm x 75mm
Motors/ Drive: 2x SuperTec Servos Sub-Micro NARO 9g ( Modified!!!)
Speed: Very nippy
Power: 6v 300Mah Ni-Mh
Armor: Lexan & Titanium
Chassis/ Body: Complete CNC'd panels all screwed together for easy access
Weapons: Servo operated 1mm Titanium bucket
Radio: Futuba Skysport 4 40MHz Transmitter. Receiver (Futaba R123FA 14g) Channels: 2xDrive, 1x electric Scoop.

This is a quote from the Storm II website on their old featherweight Force X:
Force X (Force 10) pre-dates Storm Vortex and goes back even further being built in last 2001/2002. It was the first featherweight to use the 'Bosch 35w' motors that can now be seen in many featherweights and the first featherweight to deliver a weapon other than a simple lifter. Delivering over 750Kg of crush from the same linear actuators that the likes of Suicidal Tendencies used on their heavyweight robot, Force X gave a first glimpse into what could be done in this featherweight weight category.
http://www.teamstorm.com/feathers/index.htm
So not sure if Joey's actually right there. :)

Maxus? :D where did you get that from? :lol:

Maximum Genocide ~ would another 4 packs be sufficient?
Dimensions (lxwxh): 78cm x 90cm x 12cm
As for the srimech... may have to go without I guess, but why wouldn't it work?

LockJaw ~ not good with batteries :lame: not sure how much more I would need?

Omega-Rex ~ New Dimensions (lxwxh): 120cm x 120cm x 25cm

Anything still need sorting (other than the obvious battery problems)?

Joey sez: I'm pretty sure I am right, I haven't heard anything about them using actuators on it before. If wrong, I stand corrected. :)

As for batteries...2 3600mah packs is 7.2ah, which is just about enough to keep a basic, 2wd heavyweight robot with no electric weapon going for about five minutes. Anything on top of that that is electrically powered will add to the drain, as will more wheels and other strange things.

A guide (accuracy not guaranteed, knocked up in five minutes from basic knowledge)

6-7ah (2 NiCad/NiMh packs) - will power a heavyweight with two standard (i.e. not starter or other strange devices) electric motors on two wheels and no other electrically powered components
9-12ah (3 NiCad/NiMh packs) - will power a heavyweight with two electric motors on four wheels, or a heavyweight with two electric motors on two wheels and an electrically powered weapon (except some spinners with large heavy discs)
12-16ah (4 NiCad/NiMh packs) - will power most heavyweights, up to four electric motors on four wheels or two motors on six or more wheels, and a large electrically powered weapon with one motor or hydraulic pump.
20ah (5 NiCad packs) - will power almost all heavyweights, including those with tracks, those with large amounts of wheels and motors, those with two or more motors on a spinning weapon (including Y-drives) or a combination of a hydraulic pump and another high current draw electric weapon.
24ah (6 NiCad packs) - needed if you're running some combination involving fully rubberised tracks and a large electric weapon or hydraulic pump. Very overkill but will ensure you're never short on power.
24ah+ - good starting point if you experiment with car starter motors for drive. :)

It's a bit general (it doesn't cover overvolting motors, although if you run things above their rated voltage you should add another pack to be sure) but it's worked for me so far (it's based on the same standards I use for working out battery power, although I eschew electrically powered spinners so I don't have that problem)

Andy sez: Thanks for the reserved place, Kody, and good to see you back. I'm working on some new otherweights and then I'll post my stats.

Well going by Joey's guide I should be fine with Maximum Genocide, its running 6 packs. As for LockJaw v3 I'll up it to 4 packs :)

*reserves a spot for Matty F*, if thats ok with Kody

*also enters Lethal Weapon, Shovearound 2.5, Novastorm, and Megabyte (http://strickenone.proboards99.com/inde ... kedvapours) for Tony* if that is also ok with Kody ;)

*enters his own bots soon*, assuming, of course, thats okay with Kody

On the fly right now; will give a proper reply later but so far I'm reserving places for Matty and Tony as well. :)

I'd like to reserve a place as well!

I'll reserve a spot if there's any left!

Martyn would also like to reserve a space, if there is any left.

Im alive......

Thanks for waiting, Kody. Here's my junk:

TEAM BRAVEHEART:
1. Wedge Devolution
2. Killotine: EVO
3. Venus Fly Trap
4. Mornington Crescent (NEW)

AW. Wedge 3mm
FW. Rolling Pin FTW
LW. Minigig
MW. Killoteeny (May be swapped for new machine)
SHW. Revolver

STATS:
1. Wedge Devolution
SHAPE- low wedge with sloped rear
COLOUR- sleek and shiny silver
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 90cm X 75cm X 30cm
SPEED- 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0
GROUND CLEARANCE- 0mm at the front, 7mm for the rest of the robot. Fitted with Biohazard-style skirts on sides and rear, giving 0mm
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4-wheel drive
POWER- 2 X LEM-130s; 2 x 12v 3amp NiCad packs, giving 36v @ 12amp
WEAPONS- As usual, the main weapon is a rear-hinged flipper. This is very similar to Chaos 2, except the blade at the bottom is bent ala Bigger Brother, allowing the flipper to have greater effect against bots with skirts or low centres of gravity. The flipper itself is powered by 2 X 80mm high pressure pneumatic rams, each running at 250psi. This should allow Wedge Devo to comfortably flip up to 1 tonne.
SRIMECH- The flipper can right the machine easily and the rear wedge should hopefully prevent a Chaos-style self-flip. Also, Wedge Devo is equipped with a grey semi-sphere on either side of robot to prevent it getting stuck on its side
NOTES- flashing red light on top of robot, flies Scotland flag
STRENGTHS- powerful flipper, fast, manoeuvrable, difficult to get underneath, tough armour, good traction
WEAKNESSES- could prove a bit tricky to control, limited CO2 (like all other flippers )
PIC- http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7555 ... ionza6.png

2. Killotine: EVO
SHAPE- compact box-wedge ala Storm 2, rounded back
COLOUR- red
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 70cm X 35cm
SPEED- 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front with spatula, 10mm at sides and back. Skirts at sides and back produce 0mm.
ARMOUR- 3.25mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4WD
POWER- 2 X LEM-130s; 2 x 12v 3amp NiCad packs, giving 36v @ 12amp
WEAPONS- The main weapon is the large pneumatic axe, composed of 3.5mm hardox. It is very similar to that of Killerhurtz and operates with a rack-and-pinion system like Terrorhurtz. Running on 160psi, the axe runs off an 80mm X 20mm ram and stores its gas in a 2kg main bottle and 1kg buffertank. If anything goes wrong with the axe, Killotine can use its great pushing power to simply ram its opponents to death.
SRIMECH- The axe. Even if it€™s already been fired while flipped, the axe can right itself ala Killerhurtz. Also, just like the original Killotine, the machine has a rounded back and a red semi-sphere on either side of robot to stop it getting beached.
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to Tom, Aaron & AJ for helping with the design
STRENGTHS- Fast, dangerous weapon, good amount of traction, difficult to get under, quick srimech, nice and fast
WEAKNESSES- so-so turning, limited gas supply
PIC- http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8806 ... evocw0.png

3. Venus Fly Trap (HW)
SHAPE- wedge with sloped rear
COLOUR- green with an ugly great mouth
WEIGHT- 100kg, I hope
DIMENSIONS- 110cm X 70cm X 30cm
SPEED- 12mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- 8mm
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- four inner wheels
POWER- 2 x C40-500 MagMotors. These will run at 36v and produce approximately 12hp.
WEAPONS- a large electric lifting plate fitted with barbs ala Mute. The idea is that the plate slides under an opponent and the barbs catch the wheels. The plate then lifts up and clamps the opponent onto the wedge. The plate is powered by an S28-400 MagMotor geared 250:1 for smooth and quick movement. To ensure it won't tip over trying to lift an opponent, Venus is fitted with a pair of long static forks on the front, made from 4mm Hardox.
SRIMECH- a separate electric arm on the wedge. Powered by a separate S28-400 MagMotor geared 250:1 for quick and easy self-righting.
NOTES- flies Scotland flag, thanks to Martijn and AJ for helping with the design
STRENGTHS- good traction, tough shell, fairly manoueverable, unique weapon
WEAKNESSES- untested weapon, exposed ground clearance, potentially vulnerable spikes
PIC- http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6827 ... astgb9.png

4. Mornington Crescent
SHAPE- flat cylinder
COLOUR- white, with the London Underground sign for Mornington Crescent on the top and bottom
WEIGHT- approx 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 20cm
SPEED- 12mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- 8mm
ARMOUR- 3.5mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- 4 x inner wheels
POWER- 2 x S28-400 Magmotors, running at 24v
WEAPONS- Mornington Crescent is armed with not one, but TWO outer spinning rings, one on top of the other. The top ring spins anticlockwise, while the bottom ring spins clockwise. Each ring has four teeth and weighs about 10kg. The rings are powered by an LEM-130 running at 36v each and can reach speeds of 1500rpm. The two rings spinning in alternate directions should also help the robot be easier to drive - theoretically, anyway.
SRIMECH- invertible
NOTES- flies Scotland flag, thanks to Joey and Andy for helping with stats
STRENGTHS- two spinners for the price of one, nippy, manoueverable, tough, more controlled than regular ring spinners
WEAKNESSES- wheels open to axes and crushers, unpredictable bouncing?
PIC- http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5661/m ... escent.bmp

NAME- Wedge 3mm (AW)
SHAPE- low box with front wedge (very similar to Mute)
COLOUR- light grey
WEIGHT- about 150g
DIMENSIONS- 8cm X 5cm X 3cm
SPEED- 40cm per second
TURNING CIRCLE- 0
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, about 4mm at the sides and rear to aid manoeuvrability
ARMOUR- 1mm polycarbonate, with 2mm for the front wedge (just in case )
WHEELS- inside robot, 2 X 30mm wheels
POWER- a NiMh 4.8v battery with 9g HS-55 servos
WEAPONS- The main weapon is a broad flipping arm with Chaos 2-style front plate attached (bent at the end ala Bigger Brother to aid in slipping under other bots). The arm is top-hinged (ala Tsunami, Chaos 2 etc) and is powered by Lego pneumatics at 100psi.
The whole set-up weighs 36g, including the 15g ram, 3g pneumatic Lego switch, 15g aluminium pressure tank and 5g servo to activate the switch. This should be able to flip other Ants about 10cm up and about 15cm forward!
SRIMECH- flipper, rounded back, 1 little grey semi-sphere on either side of robot to prevent getting stuck on its side
NOTES- wee flashing red light on top of robot, flies Scotland flag, just a scaled-down version of Wedge 3 (in case you hadn€™t noticed! )
STRENGTHS- powerful flipper, tough armour, fast, manoeuvrable
WEAKNESSES- could be a bit tricky to control, lack of skirts, iffy traction
PIC- http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2463/wedge3mmzy1.png

NAME- Rolling Pin FTW (FW)
SHAPE- cylinder ala Barberous
COLOUR- brown
WEIGHT- approx 13kg
DIMENSIONS- 30cm X 50cm X 20cm
SPEED- 15mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- 10mm
ARMOUR- 3mm titanium monocoque body
MOVEMENT- 2 x outer wheels with a rolling pin handle on each
POWER- 2 X 9.6v drill motors, running on 12v. The motors run on 4000Mah NiCad€™s, resulting in a 4amp battery
WEAPONS- Why, the robot itself. Rolling Pin FTW is armed with a full-body spinning drum, powered by a Speed 900 at 24v, with a second 4amp battery powering it. The drum can reach speeds of 2000rpm for the perfect balance of spin-up and slaughter.
SRIMECH- invertible
NOTES- flies Scotland flag, cheers to Joey for help
STRENGTHS- Fairly destructive, fast, manoueverable, well protected
WEAKNESSES- low pushing power, may prove tricky to control
PIC- http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/517/ ... ftwhs5.png

NAME- Minigig (LW)
SHAPE- low disc
COLOUR- bright yellow with Mauler-style face on top and bottom to show direction
WEIGHT- about 27kg. I hope.
DIMENSIONS- 60cm X 60cm X 25cm
SPEED- 15mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- about 5mm
ARMOUR- 3.2mm hardox for the shell and 3 mil polycarbonate for the rest
WHEELS- inside robot, 2WD
POWER- uses 2 X 18v drill motors at 24v for the drive, uses 24v at 6amp of NiCads for the main power supply
WEAPONS- The main weapon is the 6kg rotating shell. Equipped with 9 little Pussycat-style teeth (3 along the top, 3 along the middle and 3 along the bottom) and powered by a LEMCO-130 at 24v, the spinner can reach speeds of up to 1800rpm in about 3 seconds...should be enough to gut a few of the poorly armoured.
SRIMECH- the robot is invertible and the blades prevent Whirly landing on his side
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag
STRENGTHS- powerful weapon, fast, very manoueverable, tough armour
WEAKNESSES- could prove vulnerable to flippers, tricky to control
PIC- http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9251/minigigjg7.png

NAME- 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
STRENGTHS- Fast, dangerous weapon, good amount of traction, difficult to get under, quick srimech, quite good armour
WEAKNESSES- so-so turning
PIC- http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3106 ... enytj6.png

NAME- 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 145kg, 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 Pussycat's), 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
STRENGTHS- powerful disc, fast, manoueverable, pushing power, invertible
WEAKNESSES- wheels exposed to overhead attacks, control could be an issue
PIC- http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2271/revolverpq1.png

Hope that's all OK. All the best, Kody! :D

Dan would also like to enter!

Robot Name: Monsoon Season
Dimensions (L x W x H): 90cm x 80cm x 35cm
Shape: Box wedge, slanted sides and steep rear wedge.
Colour: The main body shell is black, with the flipper/ramming plate in bright green. The sides of the machine have skulls drawn on them in the same colour green as the flipper/ramming plate.
Weight: 110kg
Drive: 2 x LEM130s running at 36v, powered by a bunch of 36v NiCads.
Top Speed: Approx 15mph.
Tracks: This version of Monsoon has tracks instead of wheels, therefore allowing me to have an extra 10kg of weight in the machine. The tracks are made from Titanium/Vanadium alloy and have Vulcalon pads on every section of track in order to fully incorporate grip on the arena floor.
Armour: The baseplate is 5mm Titanium. The main body shell is constructed from a single piece of 30mm HDPE. The flipper/ramming plate is made from 4mm Hardox and covers the whole of the front of the machine.
Weaponry: At the front of the machine is a 4mm Hardox flipper/ramming plate, similar in style to Atomic from Series 7 of Robot Wars. The flipper/ramming plate is powered by 2 x 80mm bore 60mm stroke pneumatic rams, run off CO2 gas contained at 1000psi. The gas is held in 3 x 1.1kg CO2 gas canisters inside the robot, and should allow for plenty of flips in a battle (roughly 35 flips). The front of the machine can also be used as a ramming plate, allowing Monsoon Season to use its enormous pushing power as well as the ability to flip its opponents clean out of the arena.
Turning Circle: 0m
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front, 7mm at sides and back.
Srimech: Flipper.

Robot Name: Dervish: The l337 Generation
Dimensions (L x W x H): 40cm x 100cm x 40cm
Shape: Axlebot with triangular wheels guards€¦ look at the CAD. Unlike the CAD, the outsides of the wheel guards come to a slight point in the centre so the robot cannot rest on its side.
Weight: 100kg
Drive: 2 x S28-400 MagMotors running at 36v, powered by some 36v NiCad batteries.
Top Speed: 10mph
Wheels: 2 x custom made Titanium wheel hubs with Vulcalon tires for grip. The wheels are 8cm wide.
Armour: Each wheel guard is made from 4mm Hardox monocoque section. The beater is made from a single piece of Titanium 10cm thick.
Weapon: In the middle of the robot is a spinning beater made from a thick piece of Titanium. The beater is 40cm long and 10cm wide, with the centre of it being cut out, leaving a 10cm thick gap throughout the beater. In total the beater weighs roughly 22kgs. The beater is powered by a LEM130 lynch motor, geared appropriately to give a top speed of 1500RPM. Can you say, ouch?!
Turning Circle: 0m
Ground Clearance: 0mm when moving forwards due to the corners of the wheel guards going along the floor when it moves forward. 6mm when reversing.
Srimech: Invertible.

Robot Name: LowDown
Dimensions (L x W x H): The main body is 70cm x 40cm x 8cm
Shape: Invertible box with an angled < shaped back end and large bolts on the side to stop stranding.
Colour: The main shell is red, with the edges painted white. Lifting forks are red with white dots spray painted randomly over them.
Weight: Around 100kg, maybe a couple of kgs lighter.
Drive: 2 x S28-400 Magmotors running at 24v, powered by NiCads.
Top Speed: About 12mph.
Wheels: 6 x 10cm diameter wheels made from Titanium/Vanadium alloy and coated with Vulcalore. The robot has 3 wheels on each side, with the power going directly to the middle wheels. Each set of wheels is linked with a heavy duty rubber belt.
Armour: 4mm Hardox all over the machine bolted directly to the chassis (which is made from mild steel tubing) with thick Hardox bolts.
Weaponry: A pair of electronic lifting forks powered by 2 x S28-400 Magmotors running at 36v. The Mags are on a 75:1 reduction and can be used even when flipped. The Mags are powered by some 36v NiCad batteries. The forks are made from 6cm Hardox, are 20cm long and are cone-shaped, with the point facing the front.
Turning Circle: 0m
Ground Clearance: 1cm all over.
Srimech: Invertible.

Robot Name: Macbeth
Dimensions (L x W x H): 85cm x 75cm x 40cm
Shape: Invertible box, sides are slanted. The rear of the robot is completely vertical, like a normal box, but on the sides are two scooped blades that can be used when inverted.
Colour: Bright yellow with dark yellow trim.
Weight: 100kg
Drive: 2 x 750w Bosch motors running at 24v, powered by a bunch of 24v NiCad batteries.
Top Speed: 20mph, but stays at a conservative 14mph.
Wheels: 2 x 44cm diameter, 20cm wide Titanium/Vanadium alloy hubs, coated in Vulcalon for extra grip on the arena floor. Casters at the front of the machine (one on the top and one on the bottom) aid in manouverability and turning.
Armour: The whole robot covered in 2cm Polypropylene (light but incredibly strong), and according to Matweb weighs a total of 34kg. The rear scooped blades are made from 1cm thick Aluminium alloy.
Weaponry: At the front of the robot is a hefty spinning disc, 40cm in diameter and 3cm thick. It is made from Titanium and has 2 large Titanium blades attached to it, each weighing 5kg. In total the disc weighs 26kg. The weaponry is powered by a LEM130 Lynch motor at 36v geared down to the top speed of the blade is 1500RPM. The motor is powered by some 36v NiCads. The weapon is mounted differently compared to other horizontal spinners - it is placed on the underside of the robot so it can attack like an undercutter (like TopBot in RW).
Turning Circle: 0m
Ground Clearance: 4mm at front (protected by the spinner), 0mm at the back (due to the scooped blades) and 6mm at the sides.
Srimech: Invertible.

All right, so far, here's who have entered/have spaces:

Main competition

Joey McConnell
Gabriel IV
Magnitude
Nidhogg Cubed
STAT

Samuel Park
Paralyzation 2
Neo-Mecha
Next Stop, Jupiter (hereby known as NSJ)
Blue Hurricane

Liam Eliot
Maximum Genocide
LockJaw v3
Elizabeth
Apocalpyse II

Christopher Mason
Orka RV
Die-Reverta-Tops
Mega Masher 2
Y5

Steven McGregor
Wedge Devolution
Killotine: EVO
Venus Fly Trap
Mornington Crescent

Anthony Politzi
Lethal Weapon
Shovearound 2.5
Novastorm
Megabyte (realie; RFL)

Daniel Stickler
Monsoon Season
Dervish: The l337 Generation
LowDown
MacBeth

Andrew Jackson
(reserved)

Martijn Benscho
(reserved)

Tracy Farber
(reserved)

Paul Cuomo
(reserved)

Aaron Knight
(reserved)

Matthew Fowler
(reserved)

Alexander MacWilliams
(reserved)

Richard Southworth
(reserved)

Martyn Forsyth
(reserved)

Antweights
(reserved) - Joey
Anty B (realie) - Liam
CombatANT (realie; Ex 1) - Samuel
Wedge 3mm - Steven

Featherweights
(reserved) - Joey
(reserved) - Tracy
Small System Shock - Liam
Bulldozer - Christopher
Little Hitter (realie) - Samuel
Rolling Pin FTW - Steven

Lightweights
(reserved) - Joey
Sergeant Slaughter - Liam
Ground Zero (realie) - Samuel
Minigig - Steven

Middleweights
(reserved) - Joey
Gamma-Rex - Liam
Hazard (realie) - Samuel
Killoteeny - Steven

Superheavyweights
Drive - Joey
Omega-Rex - Liam
Ziggy (realie) - Samuel
Revolver - Steven

Mkay, so! There's one more spot in the main competiton, if anyone wants it, but the ones who were given reserved spots at the beginning of the tournament are only given another extra week to hold it; thus AJ, Martijn, Tracy, and Paul will find themselves out of a spot on April 2nd. Those who have reserved a spot after only have a week after that reserve post to get their bots in; thus, Aaron's got until the 26th, Matty and Alex M&W have got until the 28th, and Martyn and Richard have until the 29th. I'm being quite strict about places, and I'll e-mail people who haven't been paying attention to this thread (Tracy and Paul for example)

Thanks everybody! :)

(edited by leorcc for Kody, Samuel, and Liam)

No offense but I entered Ziggy, not Toro. :proud:

With absolutely no offence intended to Steven McG - I love your picture of Rolling Pin FTW, it looks like a giant turd! :lol:

Right, sorry bout that, Samuel...unfortunately, the forum still won't allow you to edit posts longer than 10-15 minutes so I can't fix that. :( It'll be fixed next post though. :)

I'll enter:
Dendroaspis
Drilla Killa 7
MORD2
Ringwraith
Stats are at http://www.freewebs.com/velociraptor256 ... urbots.htm

Also Kody my lightweight is called Sergeant Slaughter (not my middleweight) and my Middleweight is called Gamma-Rex (I have no idea where you got Maxus from :lol: ) :)

I'll be at Ideas Festival from tomorrow till Monday, so my entries will be in next week. Here's to hoping MBX will be running tonight :|

Been following the build for that on your forum Aaron, its looking really good. Hope it runs well for you at IF

Aaaaargh...sorry Liam...Joey told me your middleweight was partially copied from a real robot named Maxus, and it all got mixed up. I'll fix it up later.

And thanks Rich! :)

I fixed the errors in your post Kody.

Thanks Leo! :D

why does Joey think that I partially copied Maxus?

Joey sez: I mentioned to Kody that the drive was basically that of Maxus with a much heavier weapons system (when we were discussing its weight, I thought it was over the limit) and the 'partially copied' thing is something of Kody's own invention, I don't think just because you and that have the same system means you should change it.

I never implied that you thought he should...least I don't think I did...

Oh how my brain is hurting right now. :sad:

Quote:

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Martijn Benscho
(reserved)

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who is this Martijn Benscho you speak of? :lol: