nice one.....what is your new job then??
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nice one.....what is your new job then??
The results are in!!
The draw for the competition took place at 3:30pm today with the winning name drawn out of a hat by an independent adjudicator (my sister) and I can announce that the winner of the Futaba 27MHz 2-channel radio control set is:
Connor McBride (Leonardomayo)
He correctly answered that the highest position Drumroll came in a full-combat championship event was 4th (UK Champs 2009) and that the second RC Sumo robot entered by the team in the 2006 UK Robotic Games was Sycorax. I thought that bonus question would prove more difficult but everyone who entered got that - and the first question - correct, so I clearly didn't make it hard enough! :)
Anyway, congratulations to you Connor. I shall message you to arrange postage of the kit. Commiserations to those who entered but were unsuccessful, but thank you for taking part.
I've started work with Solar and Wind Applications Ltd (http://www.solarwindapplications.com) They're a renewable energy company specialising in the design and installation of energy systems such as wind turbines, solar photvoltaics and ground-source heat pumps and are based in Ayrshire, a handy 20-minute drive down the road. It's on a trial basis at the moment for a couple of weeks, hopefully leading to a permanent position.Quote:
Originally Posted by psycho_fling
Update
Spent yesterday just tinkering around with parts, and began the rebuild plans for Carcinus. Made some small modifications from the previous intended design and I'm sorry Calum, but it bears a slight resemblance to Pinsor :roll:
I'm lacking a bit of inspiration in terms of adding style to the robot so I just laid the parts out and drew some lines round it, which ended up looking similar in shape to Pinsor. There's also a hint of Dead Metal in there too so I may try and jiggle the bodywork about to make it more individual. But here's the layout so far:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...d/DSCN6010.jpg
The most notable modifications are that the claws have been shortened slightly so they're a bit more practical, and the small actuator has been replaced by an Okin Deltadrive. This was the same actuator that was used for Kaizer's lifter in 2009 but I've reduced the length of it substantially to fit it into the new design. It's still a bit slow but I'm thinking of swapping out the motor for something else; haven't decided yet.
The old machine was a pain to wire up and work on due to the layout so I'll be making an effort to improve those aspects in this version. Chassis materials will probably get ordered after pay-day next month.
Also spent the last couple of weekends bringing the mini Typhoon Rover back to working spec after its Bullseye days. The MDF/wood chassis was replaced with a polypro one as I had some lying about, while the nose and football guides remain the same. It never quite looked right when running as Bullseye as I had shortened the length of it a little, so after watching some old Technogames footage and studying a couple of pictures, I feel it's looking more like a replica:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...m/DSCN6016.jpg
The insides are set up thus:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...m/DSCN6017.jpg
Two-wheel diagonal drive, servo-operated switches for control and two 8.4V drill cell packs in series. Been kept really simple as it's just going to be used to practice driving or as a drone robot for testing/static display. The servos are too twitchy on my 40MHz set as the rx aerial is in a poor condition, so I'm going to get a cheap 2.4GHz set to use for it. That, along with a lick of paint and some wire tidying are all that remain for it.
wow they both are awesome but i especialy like the typhoon rover one
Regarding the armour of Grond, surely it should be burning wood and steel braces!?
Maybe I'm missing something, but what is the black box for in the photo of the 2-wheel diagonal drive robot?
Good drum kit by the way..........
The black box just houses the radio receiver, battery pack, mixer and failsafes. Helps keep those things tidy and contained in one section.
And yeah, it's a lovely drum kit to play :)
jamie dont worry about it, pinsors long gone and the lids on my wall :) im going for the vertical method now for the new pinsor wenever i get time lol we'll need a 1 on 1 i think
but its looking nice good luck with it :)
btw what voltage drills you use in carcinus? and how did it do at pull and pushing once it got robots in the claws?
I built that chassis a couple years back. I still have the original typhoon rover chassis in my shed. Been meaning to build some new internals for it for a while.Quote:
wow they both are awesome but i especialy like the typhoon rover one
Yeah I can't take credit for the initial build/design, I just bought the chassis a few years back as a basic robot for my dad (which turned out to be crap) and I've only just got round to rebuilding it, so figured I might as well restore it to its original looks.
The motors were 9.6V to start off with, and then 12V at some point (can't remember exactly) but the robot was running on 19.2V.Quote:
btw what voltage drills you use in carcinus? and how did it do at pull and pushing once it got robots in the claws?
Never got a chance to pull or push a robot in the claws because the grip wasn't strong enough to hold them. Whenever it tried to pull a robot away, the opponent just slipped out of the claws. The actuator above has loads more power although no increase in speed, so will see how it performs. And a one-on-one would be good - you going to the champs? :)