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just wanted to post the two designs i have in mind for my first robot. i am using two drill moters for the drive but other than that still need to get alot of parts and materials.....but hopefully can get building soon. its for a featherweight robot
http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...187/Robot1.jpg
design 1
http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/x...g187/Robot.jpg
design 2
let me know wot you think.
You can probably get away with less exposed wheels due to both designs not looking invertible and is it a saw or a spinner?
second one looks like the gadget show bot created by the coopers
It also looks like Leighviathan from series 2 :P
oh yeh just had a look it dose look abit like Leighviathan from series 2 :shock: never realy noticed. might have to re-think these designs. wanted them to look diffrent....................and ther saws not disks i just couldent be arsed to tinker with it to long :lol:
Are you wanting to be able to use the robot alot? Because if you go with a spinning weapon you will only be able to use it one or two times a year.
Saws wont really do much damage at all, Plus you have to be careful what you use as off the shelf hardened disks arnt allowed.
And the second design looks more like Minion than anything else I think.
yeh very good point it maby worth while just building a wedge,ram or thwack bot. probably will be easyer to make and a bit cheaper considering its a first time build. id rather have a cheaper bot get smashed up rather than a more expensive one. coz i noticed ther are quite a few nasty looking spinners in the featherweights
you could just make a really faster drive bot with some nasty spikes etc on the outside armour then spin in circles and try and hit stuff
that way you can sue at all events plus it's kind of a spinner :talker:
not sure what genre of robot weapon it would fall into
Sounds like a thwackbot to me, I think they're covered in the rules (as long as it doesn't spin above 500rpm you're safe and it's not officially a spinner?)
I am reminded of TDD and Minion.
I was wondering what happened to Minion :lol:
If your not going with a spinner, put a flipper or an axe or something on it atleast.
the designs look extemely complicated for your first robot.
I think that the first one looks a bit like dead metal from robot wars.
Also, my first robot, Predator is going to be just as complicated. My Dad is an engineer though...
KISS applies in robots more than you could ever imagine (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Also the name predator has been taken by James Cooper for his latest machine unless I am mistaken (been in the planning for a long while now)
Well, I say complicated, it's complicated for a first robot.
it has a pneumatic jaw
If predator is taken do you have any other suggestions?