I've finally got started on getting armour cut out & layout the internals. The robot was going to be a low pressure co2 flipper, but my sister was worried about me using pneumatic system while no experience in using co2. So I came up with the idea on running the flipper by a 12 -24v brushed motor on a chain & sprocket system style rack 'n' pinon. I am not going to weld a steel chassis due to having too much weight & won't have much thick armour no thicker than 5 - 6mm HDPE but am using 'L' shape steel brackets to give me 10mm HDPE armour.

Inside Layout
Ravil Lamein electrical layout of motors & speed controllers, the 2x 12v drill motors placed at the back while will be powered by the drill 12v batteries & these drill 12v batteries will be only temporary for a few events as I trying to not spend too much. Also 2x speed controllers, the big speed controller in a 25amp sabretooth speed controller from Technobots will for the drive motors & smaller 12amp sabretooth speed controller again from Technobots will be for the weapon motor which is about 12 - 24v brushed motor.
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Armour
I'm using 10mm HDPE plastic as armour, I'm also hoping that 10mm HDPE will take a lot of hit from spinner plus I'm planning to add 1mm steel or aluminium strips to cover the joints to stop spinners ripping off the armour easily. It's still not finished as I only cut the parts out & stood them up on the 1mm mild steel base, there may smaller due to the base is 500m in length by 450mm width & with a lot of space still left. You can see the shape of the due to all the cut out peace's how the robot will look. the front panel will be welded to be come one panel. It does look one set is smaller then the other, that's because I had my little nephew over night to give my sister & her husband time together, plus it was getting towords the end of the day so I was rushing to get every thing cut out ready for the next step.
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Flipper
I forgot to put up the HDPE flipper cover, sadly I also didn't have time to made a wood version of the flipper arm & electric motor powered flipper mechanism. Once I get the wooden version of built, I'll show how it will work. Again I run out of time to get weapon parts cut out.


Motor mounts
I only had time to get square shape 12mm HDPE motor mount for the drive motors & weapon motor. I've lay it out ready for me to turn them into motor mounts.
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Brackets & extra detail
The 'L' shape bar will cut down into strips for the bolting on base & armour, this will also this is what the flipper arm will be built from. I've also got 1mm sheet steel for the flipper blade which help to keep the weight down also be interchangeable with different flipper blades. These along bit of 6mm steel bar which I'm thinking to use for the front under the flipper arm which will acts as a extra defence against spinner. This will change over next few weeks. I'm hoping to get it ready for Extreme Robots event in Maidstone in November.
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