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soz, but the next version of gravity will be back to basic. Im using a 67 mm bore x 320 mm stroke ram (old one I had laying around) and 2 fire extinguisher valves to control it. Drive will be powered by wheelchair motors. The sport is costing me waaay too much money, and to be honest, the sport isnt that big here in Holland.
Could be true that I jinxed myself there, but hey, what could I possible fear from a box on wheels ? only 1 thing I see now :) and its not the puncturable tires, its the heigth of the wedge. Take a robot like Big Nipper, this has 2 points sticking out of the front of the robot (doubling as lifter and cruncher) which are impossible to get under, once he has em fully down... To be able to get under another robot equals to be able to control a battle.
And by the way, it didnt run that bad on 2 flat tyres, now did it :)
and @ Frank: I just dont like something weaponless. And dont get on about its a weapon by itself blabla, I just see it differently.
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Just seen heat 17...
Gooooood show !!!
Didnt realise just how high Dantomkia flew !!!
And saw the footage of the interview previous too the fight against Tornado... and it wasnt me talking them down ! It was one of my so called teammates. I dont have a team, just had these 2 guys along for series 7, to help me carry the robot around and stuff.
Tornado did drive me around the arena a lot , Gravitys never moved that fast :)
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Was indeed - good loft on that upswing. :-) And sorry I maligned you about pooh-poohing Tornado - with friends like that...!
Still, Ill look forward to the next Gravity, now youve got a bit more experience and feel you need the challenge of a cheaper design! The flat tyres did remarkably well. And Gravity does, indeed, drive backwards and sideways very quickly when perched on Tornado.
Still think you might want to proof the tyres as well with the next one, though.
Without having paid it much attention, are Tornado the only robot to have been thrown more than three feet into the air by more than one robot? (Gravity and WBC.) Odd statistics of our time...
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Sorry about your budget William, I really would have wanted to see an even better flipper on the next Gravity...
But still, the weapon alone doesnt make a good robot? The ability to get under your opponent is just as important, just look at http://www.robotbooks.com/biohazard.htm>
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Good point Christian.
But a decent weapon certainly disorientates (is that a word?) your opponent if it makes you do a 720... The next robot will have a Big Nipper style wedge, so should be as low as possible. And a 67mm x 320mm full pressure ram still puts out quite a decent punch :)
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yes, 1 2litre buffertank.
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Nice to hear that youre building from scrap WJ. Were 75% scrap, reclaimed or own built componants. I tried cutting an ex helicopter (big red Hawker)scrap battery in half this weekend to see if that would get them into our weight allowance. It worked. I need to find a decent epoxy to reseal and then some more tests. If all is OK Ill post on TIPs.
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But WJ, what about the 140*120 ram you had planned to use earlier? Have you sold that?
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The main problem with that fight was that the front of Gravity was too light. Is this due to the removal of a buffer tank?
One question, will the new Gravity prove to be even more powerful than the last version?