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maybe spinner should be put up against demo bots in some shows, bots that have been built to be destroyed, give the audience there money worth as watching 3 pusher bots can be come boring at times if your at a all day event, could spice things up and bring in money if there allowed.
just an idea
ant
Theyre only not allowed because the arenas cant handle them Anthony.
I agree with you ant, i see no reason why a robot with a demo weapon that spins, specifically designed for special effects not damage, could not fight a pre-rehearsed battle with a comedy clowns car type robot, designed to come apart in safe sized pieces.
Done correctly, there would be no safety issues in any of the current arenas. Think of it as a special effects show rather than a fight.
sorry misunderstood i ment if there was an arena that can hold them
Of course it would be safe in James arena :)
(heavy sarcasm intended for those that cant pick up on it)
genius
(Message edited by jamesb on June 07, 2007)
For a spinner to be used in the uk it would have to be in an arena with steel floor very strong barriers probably catch nets befor the polycarbonate plus some strong roof material/netting to stop bits going too far dont forget its sometimes parts of the spinner that goes into orbit!!
what you want really is the old robotwars arena from tv, which i think they should bring back one day.
what you want really is the old robotwars arena from tv, which i think they should bring back one day.
Youll find it in a scrap yard!
Just a question about the relay Ive got for the spinner for The Saint,
It€™s all straight forward with two N/C contacts and two N/O contacts so to get the motor going just connect the two N/O contacts and make the solenoid connection and BINGO the disc spins.
The Question is can I connect the two motor tails to the N/C contacts so the motor is isolated from the batteries but connected to itself and this act as a magnetic break when the solenoid is de-energised?