Armour ideas / materials

[plargen]

is that a drum spinner i see on the front as there arnt any arenas that can take HW spinners

[Eventorizon]

You wont be allowed to use that drum thing on the front. There are no spinners allowed in any heavyweight arena in the UK. Featherweights are the only class that can use spinners.

[Jon Smith]

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[typhoon_driver]

roll bars and cages don't work

[Jon Smith]

Something a bit like that the thing poking out of the top is a actuator pushing the robot to roll back over

[Jon Smith]

Any reason why they don't work?

[Jon Smith]

One error with the cage is that the apex of the circle is meant to be lower the actual top of the pyramid

[typhoon_driver]

Tried them on a feather years ago. Getting them to reliably work was a no no. Worked around 50% of the time if you were lucky. Too easy for another machine to pin you against the wall.

And yes spinning weapons are not allowed in heavyweights as the arenas can't contain them. If you want a spinner you are building a featherweight as only the robochallenge arena can contain them which is a feather only arena.

[Jon Smith]

Oh Yes I realised my oversight in the rule book and will no longer be using a spinner I have alternative arrangements for weaponry

[Jon Smith]

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