Team MedBots

[robotic_ants]

I've had some past experience using plastic drums back in the day, my first attempt used PVC a brittle plastic and was a total noob failure, it was powered by a "gold motor" and instantly cracked on first impact, lucky the end caps kept it all in one piece.

Second attempt was HDPE this proved to be much more durable, granted it only had a hand full of battles and never went up against the spinners of today but I believe it would still be a viable option if I was still building today. Only issue I came across is when little hitter got a perfect hit on the aerial cover and bent the shell into the path of the teeth, the sudden impact from the collision warped the bar and managed to pull a single bolt through the drum. That time it is was powered by a 1.5hp Ev Warrior motor, I believe a better designed bar and correct internal support for the teeth would work better. I did move onto a saw like disk around the drum but never got tested enough, it was fun lots of sparks but not designed for flipping or throwing another bot.

But these examples are from a old featherweight, modern high power and speed brushless motors would add another factor for the design of a plastic drum, I say why not try it.