Yeah I will do bud sorry to jump on your post
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Yeah I will do bud sorry to jump on your post
thats perfectly fine, no harm in asking questionsQuote:
Originally Posted by Asht
One more is the requirements still 150g and fit in a 4inch cube? I've seen bigger size wise still calling there robots ant weight
Ah now this is a rule I got a better understanding during AWS 50.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asht
the weight limit is still 150g, the rule on the size is interesting, the robot has to fit into the cube but you can put the robot into the cube anyway up (it doesn't have to be wheels down in the cube), so some people have used the diagonal space to get extra length.
and also the robot can expand it's size after activate is called, robots like 'slice to meet you' is good examples of this.
Quality I might get another 20mm with that rule how did you find your first battle? I started similar to you my son and nephews love robot wars and complete nostalgia in building us all one ha
Attachment 6102That's my design and practice body with polycarbonate
joining Robotwars101.org is the best place to find antweight events they have the AWS which takes place 3 times a year with the next one being in november.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asht
and I'll just say nice work on the design and first go with the polycarb. What I would recommend is that you make are build dairy on both the FRA and RW101 that way others can see your work and give very helpful advice.
Had a go at the rewiring of Killer-Wolf only had to make one small correction when one of the motors was wired backwards, not bad for someone who hasn't done soldering since secondary school. :mrgreen:
https://66.media.tumblr.com/08173732...f23o1_1280.jpg
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Also worked on a mount for the servo might tweak it to also hold down the lipo battery.
Those would be Americans who are just confused with their imperial everything :) US 'antweights' are 1lb (454g) with no size limit, which might be where the confusion comes from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asht
You can get up to an extra 40mm in one direction usually with the diagonal of the cube (obviously this has to be done with wedges, I find it helps to just draw a square on some paper and lie the robot on its side on top!). Fitting in the cube and weight both come quite easily with time; especially the size, as the realisation comes that the smaller you make the robot the heavier the armour can be!
Nice work on the soldering James :) it's a skill that never really leaves you...
I couldn't put that better myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey_picus
Thanks hopefully they do the job.
so I decided to be a great big brother and donate the electronic motors and the working speed controllers intended Killer-Wolf to my sister's robot so she can have her own robot, still needs some work but she's happy.
One notable fact the base plate and top plate is actually from the old killer-wolf, give a new life.
Attachment 6213
Test drive of my sister's robot, named Bunny-Ears.
sorry for the bad lighting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0bh9QC2U9E
made some new ESCs out of servo boards for Killer-Wolf.
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Introducing Bunny-Ears... with a flipper.
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A double update, first Killer-Wolf's new wheels have arrived and the new mounting position of the motors has been sorted.
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The other update is that the AWS 51 is round the corner and sadly Killer-Wolf will have to sit out on this one. But that doesn't mean Team Coolspeedbot will not be there. Flying the flag for the team will be Bunny-Ears and its driver my little sister Jessica who'll be making their debut on the robot fighting scene.
I'll be there as team captain, pit crew and adviser for my sister.
Jessica, like me, is a robot fighting fan and ever since I first built Alpha-Wolf a year or so ago she has been hooked and has been interested to compete at event too. Now when I was her age (8 if you was wondering) the last series of the original run of Robot Wars ended and it took me 13 years to have the chance to compete so I've made every effort to give that chance to Jessica. Donating parts to Bunny-Ears, driving lessons.
New logos and Bunny-Ears is ready for the 51st AWS
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Bunny-Ears is ready.
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motors are now in Killer-Wolf, will have to trim the wires between the ESCs and receiver to free up space, even got the switch mounted.
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This looks really good :)
Thanks
Trimmed the wires on the ESCs now just need to fix the receiver down and switch to the lipo battery. did a test run, Killer-Wolf is nearing completion.
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Added the mount for the receiver the most neat and tidy wires I ever had in a robot. Just need to add the battery and its holder then get a new servo down the line.
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new flipper hinge and early weight check.
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Encountering a very odd and worrying bug with Killer-Wolf's drive the left motor stutters at times and isn't putting out the same power in reverse. not sure where to start looking for the solution.
Ok re-alinged the left motor and put the temp battery in the middle of the robot seems the robot is driving better the stuttering might be a random issue, I think the ESC for the left motor might have been getting interference from resting against one of the motors, although I'll let the people more experienced with electronics in robots to correct me on that.
I also tested out Killer-Wolf's self-righting roll fins and they work (in none combat situations).
Hardware wise my balance charger arrived but I have to wait till Xmas before I can use it (and no I didn't peek at my presents).
Also thought I share the test/ play arena we will start to use for testing our robots on.
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Added a bolt to the front to help with supporting Killer-Wolf's flipper when it turns.
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Action:
Wired the new motors to the modified servo boards.
Result:
they didn't work.
Conclusion:
James is still bad at wiring, needs new servo boards to modify, failing that ask someone else to do it.
So I decided on a ESC upgrade and went with this ESC made by Rory: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19oF ... sp=sharing
Attachment 6422
Very fast now, better control.
Some designing on Killer-Wolf
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This is fantastic which software did you use?
Autodesk Maya 2015, it's a animation software I use which I can use for CAD as the default unit of measurements is centimetres.Quote:
Originally Posted by daveimi
And here is the 3D model of Bunny-Ears
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and both bots together
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Nearly finished Killer-Wolf's upgrade.
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More 3D fun with Killer-Wolf
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Got a Flipper arm 3D printed by 3D hub.
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Just needs some googly eyes and big teeth now. ;)
Already got a look sorted.
At long last a test video of Killer-Wolf.
https://twitter.com/coolspeedbot/sta...48125067460609
After 7 and a half months, weighing 148g Killer-Wolf is finished.
https://68.media.tumblr.com/dbcf7159...f23o1_1280.jpg