Yeah, and whether or not they do compete depends on whether or not Jordan can get his stats in.
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Yeah, and whether or not they do compete depends on whether or not Jordan can get his stats in.
yeah i hope he does i want to see my bots go crazy and have fun
You two thought of getting msn messanger :rofl:
and having that long a list of robots on the left panel seriously makes the forum look stupid...
I would, but it says I need an adult to get on.
i cant anymore cos it says i have to install a new one ( or should i say download) :shock:
Why don't you just download the new one then? :lol:
seriously though why bother listing all your vapourbots in the robots section? :? It does make the forum seem a bit stupid, even from a vapourboteer/fan 's point of view :proud:
I have to agree with Liam there, sorry :P I've got loads of vapours - I still have updates planned for them should they require them - but I don't list them with the altogether more real ones as it'd make the forum look silly.
If you can't MSN, maybe stick with PM's :)
Here is my second vapourbot for your perusal, what does everyone think?
Name: Frustum
Weight: 90 kg
Shape: Conical Frustum (truncated cone)
Colour: Green, White and Gold (well orange)
Dimensions: 77cm * 67cm * 11cm
Drive: 2 * C40-300 Magmotors running on 26.4 V with 8 * 10 cell A123 ANR26650M1 battery packs
Locomotion: 4 * 12 cm diameter 5 cm wide titanium hubbed wheels with rubber coating
Armour: All over hardox (10 mm forks, 10mm shell, 5mm base and top)
Speed: 15 mph
Ground Clearance: 0 cm at the front under forks, 0.5 cm elsewhere
Turning Circle: 0 cm
Weapon: 5 cm wide rear hinged hardox lifting arm powered by an S28-400 Magmotor running off of the same batteries as the drive.
Geared down @ a ratio of ~160:1 to give a 90* lift in under 0.5 seconds and the ability to lift a large amount
Srimech: The arm is the srimech but has the ability to run inverted
Notes: This one had a CAD done to make the parts fit and check weights easier
It's not at all bad, I'm quite impressed :)
I'm a firm believer that if you have 10kg free you should do something with it though, that might be something worth thinking about...maybe blades on the sides should you suddenly want to become a not terribly good full body spinner?
hey guys although i have to many vapours this will be my 1st feather weight vapour
name: archmage
weight: 13.6kg
speed: 10mph
shape:pillow torque
motors: 2X Astroflight C40 / 15:1 planetary gearboxes / Final drive.. 5mm pitch HTD timming belts 19.2V 3700mAh NiMh Pack
dimensions: height 10cm width 30cm length 47cm
wheels: 4 pillow torque wheels
colour: dark blue with blood red down the middle
armour: 3mm thick titanium
weapons:a ramming blade at the front (like pillow tourque) attached to a flipping arm power by a co2 bottle can flip
up to 75kg
srimech: invertable but the flipping arm can self right it
strenghs: fast, good flipper
weakness: exposed wheels
bio: my 1st feather design which is essentialy pillow torque but all power up to kick robut :mrgreen:
:mrgreen:
all advice welcome
What kind of a flipper? What type of ram? what size bottle? High pressure or low pressure?Quote:
Originally Posted by death robotics
Leo can probably clarify this or otherwise as I've never dealt with pneumatics in a featherweight, but I don't see you fitting all that in those dimensions. As you've said, it's pretty much Pillow Torque, and those sizes are pretty much Pillow Torque's dimensions, and having seen inside Pillow Torque, I'm certain there's no space for a ram, CO2 supply, possible buffer tank and all associated piping.
You could maybe fit a 4-bar electric lifter in there, especially if you contain all the gearing and electric motor within the space of the arm, like Storm II did. Perhaps powered by an Astroflight motor running through a custom-built gearbox for example.
ok revised stats for archmage
name: archmage
weight: 13.6kg
speed: 10mph
shape:pillow torque
motors: 2X Astroflight C40 / 15:1 planetary gearboxes / Final drive.. 5mm pitch HTD timming belts 19.2V 3700mAh NiMh Pack
dimensions: height 10cm width 30cm length 47cm
wheels: 4 pillow torque wheels
colour: dark blue with blood red down the middle
armour: 3mm thick titanium
weapons: 4 bar electric lifter powered by an Astroflight motor running through a custom-built gearbox can lift 75kg
srimech: invertable but the lifting arm can self right it
strenghs: fast, good flipper
weakness: exposed wheels
bio: my 1st feather design which is essentialy pillow torque but all power up to kick robut
hopefully this is right for my 1st feather thanks for help jamie and leo :mrgreen:
It looks good, Lian. I'll post it in your section on my forum.
i already have :rofl:
I fixed up the punctuation of the message.
ok cheers mate :mrgreen:
Question: Would it be legal in FanFic to use LiPo batteries in HEavyweights, seeing as there are no hazards to people in FanFic?
It's been legal since they were first thought about, I believe Matty's done it before
Excellent... That'll accelerate my plans to make my robots better...
An old, early version of MOAB used a 10Cell 45Amp LiPol battery, which is going back a fair few years now. Was my solution at the time for running 4 x LEM130 and still having weight for decent armor.
Hey guys. I have some slightly good news: I recently acquired Alex MacWilliams' Team Targeted bots, and I also got a couple of robots from Nick(Parassyte), including Pickaxe, The Clones that Weren't There, and V'Ger V5.
I'm wondering: What should I do with them?
Not ruin them?
I haven't. Well, at least not yet. :P
But seriously, what should I do with them?
wait until a tournament pops up and enter them maybe? :lame:
When will that be? When Mechanical Maelstrom 3.0 is created?
No offence, just saying we have a major lack of Major Tournies.
Mechanical Maelstrom 3.0 will be created when I'm ready to create it, and you'll just have to be patient. If you've got nowhere to enter them why did you ask for them in the first place? You've got more than enough vapours of your own as it is.
I thought it was a good idea when I got them...
But anyways, I have an idea to work them into something...
Either learn to have some patience or expect to hear these kinds of responses, Mark. :P That's all there really is to it.
Here goes... probably the nastiest vapourbot design I can possibly think of. Felt I should try and define overkill here :P
Name: The Impenetrable
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Extremely low box with very small anti-wedge skirts - extending only 15mm up the robot's sides to stop them getting mangled by a spinner, while still preventing anyone breaking its traction. The skirts have rubber seals on their inside for reasons which will become obvious later. Looks pretty much like Biohazard :)
Colour: Black.
Dimensions: 60cm x 45cm x 7.5 cm
Drive: 6 NeuMotors 2230-725 brushless inrunner motors run through custom reduction gearboxes, one per wheel, delivering 30kW continuous (60kW peak) - that's 40/80hp! Each motor only 1.36kg(!), set into aluminium billet heatsinks, and modified with Hall effect sensors for higher starting torque.
Locomotion: 6 wheel drive, magnet wheels to avoid breaking traction.
Power: 37v (10s) 45/90C Lipo packs. All electrical connections are reinforced to avoid impacts causing electrical problems. Each pair of motors is controlled from one custom brushless speed controller, which receives an independent supply from 2 5AH Lipo packs in parallel - weighing 1.3kg apiece. 3 individual receivers are used (they're cheap and light enough) to ensure that no electrical failure can disable more than one out of three pairs of wheels.
Armour: A lot of 6AL-4V Titanium: Front plate 30mm thick, sides and rear 25mm, top 15mm, bottom 5mm. Internal structure is made from Mg alloy plate to keep weight under control while providing stiffness.
Speed: 20/40mph, dual rate control - only turned up flat out while ramming an opponent into the wall or such like.
Ground Clearance: 0 cm
Turning Circle: 0 cm
Weapons: 4 bar flipping arm powered by a 45mm diameter full pressure ram run from 4 small diameter CO2 cylinders holding 500g apiece - not that many flips available, and not the biggest flipper, but thanks to the 4 bar mechanism perfectly capable of throwing an opponent out of the arena - especially combined with the massive ramming performance.
Wait, I'm not finished yet - dual vacuum units powered by brushless outrunner motors! These create a partial vacuum under the robot, adding 300kg of additional downforce and pulling the sharpened anti-wedge skirts firmly against the ground - making it virtually impossible for any flipper or wedge to get underneath. :twisted:
Why not take a page out of the Storm II playbook and use a geared down Neumotor for the arm?
The kind of peak power that a high flow full pressure pneumatic system can deliver - even with a relatively small diameter ram - beats electric lifting arms all hollow. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by leorcc
...exactly how big are these 2230-725 motors, in terms of dimensions? I've never heard of them before. :P
Okay. So, accounting for top and bottom armour thickness, how he's going to fit those motors in a 5.5cm high space is a real doozy. :P
Wouldn't it be a 30mm space?
EDIT: Apparently not, realised my brain fail with Kody's assistance XD
Oops, brain fail, I meant wall height of 75mm not total height...total height would be 95mm then. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by kodster
Watch out for the magnets coming off the shafts, seen this happen with a featherweight using those Neumotors :lol: