Rebel Robots

Well if every bodys doing vids bottom of page
http://www.teamdragon.org.uk/html/dragonstrike.htmlhttp://www.teamdragon.org.uk/html/dragonstrike.html

It is very dependant on the disc as to how dangerous a spinner should be considered.

To say drive full hardy into any spinner is a recipe for disaster. If you understand the basic mechanical principles behind a spinning disc and what makes a good spinner vs a bad spinner you can look at a machine and tell (roughly) if it will be effective or not. Obviously this isnt a full solution and relies on some experience but it is far better than driving straight into one.

To summarise what you should be looking for (and the questions to ask someone with a spinner),

- Whats its rpm? (higher rpm = higher kinetic energy
- What motor powers it? (bigger more powerful motor = faster spin up time)
- What is its weight? ( bigger weight = higher kinetic energy
- Where is the weight distributed? This is the question that shows real understanding of how discs work. For a basic rule, the further from the centre of rotation the mass of the disc, the more energy it will contain.

Only thing is i wanna repaint it and i wont want the paintwork scratching

Tom I hate to be brutal here but if you want that then frame the bot and put it on your mantel piece. If you want a pretty machine then dont put it in the arena.

I like to have a nice paint job on at least 1 robot for the events. Its normally scraped and chipped before i get to the events anyway after iv had a play with it on the street. Plus after theres a few holes ripped in it whos gunna notice the paint :p

Tom, their is a lot of advice to be had, i found every roboteer i spoke to at my first competition told me to drive flat out at it,alot use this method just ask a few people, talking from experiance i beat little spinner twice this way in my first comp, i also sent hornet OOTA, so for me it has worked every single time, also their are alot of nicely painted robots about, tony booth has a few real nice ones, i like people who make the effort with the paint jobs, its different, but it wont look nice for very long, where possible why not cover the fancy paint work in polycarb?
also you could ask me my rpm etc... but i have no idea and would probably give a false answer anyway so im underestimated lol



(Message edited by ADY on December 15, 2008)

Spinners dont actually bother me with Hooligan. if it gets smashed it gets smashed. Its only a bit of fun :proud:

will be good to see your machines, been checking out your website which looks pretty cool

Cheers, Im really looking forward to this event. With the one on one fights we will all find out how good our machines are. Ill bring maybe 4 or 5 robots, Savage, Hooligan and Maxus are going, then i might bring Anxious(the 2wd mini maxus) just to sit on top of maxus like a little mascot. Then whatever else fits in the car.

Adrian, how many full comp fights have you had with your spinner and what is the win/loss ratio?

TK

Just a quick one Craig - obviously sooner is better but whats the latest time we can send you photos of our robots? With my computer being down at the moment, any pictures I do take cant be uploaded due to lack of camera software, plus one robot isnt built yet and the other isnt at its most photogenic stage right now

If you really need pictures soon, I could send a couple of CADs or old pictures for the moment and send updated pictures later (probably sometime in January)

took the spinner for one outing which was its first and only, had a problem which couldnt be fixed on the day. but for the few moments it was partly running it immobilised 1 robot and caused good damage to a few. with the single tooth and reliability hopefully sorted should be better for its 2nd outing.
1 proper fight which i lost then just put it into whiteboards, without the disk working most of the time


(Message edited by ady on December 16, 2008)