Brutus 2012

**mattsdragons** · 20th January 2013, 22:28

SO.MANY.LEMS!

Looking very good though, this will be great to fight once its done

**Ellis** · 20th January 2013, 22:47

Should have gone with some screwdriver motors, you'd get way better results.

(this is mad/brilliant!)

**marco** · 21st January 2013, 14:49

WeÂ´ll try to get Brutus ready for Portsmouth ... it will be without a weapon and not itÂ´s final dsign ... first we need about half a year learning to drive Brutus and make it reliable ... in the mean time weÂ´re designing the weapon powered by a permmotor ( a weapon like sewersnake or something in that order) ...

**typhoon_driver** · 26th January 2013, 22:20

Utterly pointless putting 4 lems on the drive with only 4 wheels. You will never get the power into the ground. Even with tracks you would struggle not to spin them. Seems little point in wasting the money and weight putting 4 lems in when two would more than suffice.

Nice machining but if the base idea is flawed then there is little point in spending the time on it.

**marco** · 26th January 2013, 22:41

pointless to give an answer but you will see why ... overpowering something got no use use ... why built a fullbodyspinner when it is easily to flip ... why built a supertornado when itÂ´s only a pushbox ... thatÂ´s where the creativity of each roboteer is ...

**typhoon_driver** · 26th January 2013, 23:02

Still none the wiser to the thinking behind the machine. I'm not looking to be confrontational, just trying to understand the logic behind building a machine that is obviously so overpowered that it will struggle to use the power it has available.

**Bodge Job** · 26th January 2013, 23:27

its for when we go to war to america (for some reason), so he can convert his robot to a tank? isnt it obvious?

**Eventorizon** · 26th January 2013, 23:29

The thinking has to be just to smash and slam and bludgon the opponents into submission, but I agree with Gary; I can't see you ever getting all the power down even with four full width go-kart tyres. 2 would be more than enough to hit things so hard it could be sent out the arena!