Featherweight Database

Ive just finished my new featherweight, pic on profile.
Name: Whirlpool
Weight: 12-13kg depending on which batteries are used.
Weapon:none (may soon have a flipper)
Drive: 2 9.6v cordless drills.
Armour: Ali

Vertigo looks nice Ewan. Have you tested the balance point with a full 15kg load in it?

In Aus, we have Sproing, which uses a lifter/clamper weapon. The builder, Andrew Aidulis created a sliding pivot system on the robot so as it began the lifting action, it actually pulled the lifter and opponent back over the drive axle to get more weight down the rear to prevent a nose dive.

A quick video of Sproing in action: http://knightrous.botclips.net/videos/bots/VL%20vs%20Sproing.wmvhttp://knightrous.botclips.net/video...%20Sproing.wmv

I love these style of bots because it invokes more driving skill instead of the popular methods of spinning a big lump of steel really fast or driving a armoured tank into the opponent...

Nice to see some variety in bots every once in a while ;)

now lets wait and see in in combat :)

you know, that sproing really looks like it should somehow be cheating, it just doesnt seem fair, but it is....

love it! :)

hopefully ewans robot will enjoy similar results, unless it gets taken apart, which is always a danger with macines like this (ie, with cool looking weapons)

Well Im back from the first day.

In the first bout a bot pick-up suceeded only for me to drop it again but was then proceeded by Scorpion evo flying up the ramp and bending the claw out of shape (Im sure John will enjoy putting up the pictures in due course!). So I took the claw off for now - not worth hammering it back for a temporary fix I feel.

Ran the next battle just with the lifter and it worked well - it was a good tussle towards the end with Little Hitter and Vertigo. Ill run tommorow with just the lifter too. Ill get the machine completely finished for Farnborough next weekend - complete with claw.

Oh yes, it was 12.00kg exactly when complete - quite a shock really :)

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys

ok it may be a long while since i posted on here last but my bot is starting to come together not as nice looking as some of the previous bots but i got a profile pic although the cammera is not very good as i am still reletively new at building etc also my robot is entirely held together by screws no welds and as i can not afford fancy hardox etc itis mostly steel and wood.

well at least yours is getting there, im just waiting for some more parts then i can get started with my building.

Theres nothing wrong with having a steel and wooden robot Alex - weve all been there :)
A good steel/wooden robot can probably stand up to a helluva lot more than people expect it to

thanks it may be quite a bit if time before its in the arena though it isnt quite legal as yet (still runing on 4 AAs and i may have to upgrade the motors to 6vs. when are the next featherweight championships on?

look under the live events section. Most are in there!