James I guess Im kind of unique then. We need spinners! Shovebots and flippers make very boring opponents. What is the point of turning an invertible robot over? If I wanted that sort of excitement Id be playing tiddlywinks.
As Aber demonstrated without decent spinners you just have to play with the heavies for real excitement and challenge
Regards
Tim
so true, but what I mean is, if you show up with something rediculous (as Ive done) dont be surprised if its not run.
There are feathers that can take huge hits, and some are more heavily armoured than the arena... I would not want to see tantrum at full power being sent into the screens..... well, actaully I would, but only if I was 20 feet away and I did not own the said screen.
yes, we need spinners, we need powerful spinners, but we dont need stupid spinners. If the heavies cant have them at all, we should have limits, and the limit should not be a quantifiable value, but a common sense judgement on the day, with the actaul figures there to let you know if you can expect to go home early.
my 2 pence
on my new bot i am planning on having two different speeds of disc. firstly i can drive the disc 1:1 of the motor so it will spin at about 4000 rpm, this should be plenty for almost any event, it should nibble at robots pretty well but i doubt if it will cause significant damage (the disc only weighs 1.7kg) or i can change the gear on the motor and drive it at 1:2 against the motor hopefully giving it about 7000 rpm. this will only be used if taking on robots with similarly powerful weapons. It is always a good idea to have a backup plan if you think there may be a problem with your disc as something as simple as changing a gear and a tensioner may allow you to run. Similarly you could have a competition disc and a fun disc, i think razor do something similar with their hydrolic setup. Any robot should be able to tone down their weapon so i say build a robot to the limit of what you think will be safe but be prepared to change it if the powers that be disagree
Joe Townsend
I agree with above. There is nothing stoping anyone being rediculous and building a 36V mag power 4-5kg spinner- its entirely acheivable within the weight limit- but very few areans would hold it, and few roboteers would be willing to fight against it. As james said, common sense should be applied, or at least a clause to the effect of If you have the time and money, by all means, its your call, but be prepared to not be allowed to fight it. Tis a difficult issue. Spinners like tornados, which are effective but not rediculous as the complement the rest of the robot, as opposed to BEING the robot, are good direction to head, but then its always fun to have all-out spinners. Our March 6th event will be a good opportunity to see whats going on, and perhaps debate the next move etc. Thoughts?
My thought are spinners are what the crowds love.....but we need some good axe-wielding featherweights.
So true Rob!
I€™m considering building a featherweight using an EV warrior on a disc...the disc will probably weigh about 2kg, this wont be around for some while, However, so some rules may come up between now and the 3months in the future when I start work. But what thickness would people suggest I make the bulkheads of the robot supporting the disc from...I was thinking 8mm Ali...As 10mm is OTT? Any thoughts?
Regards
Dave moulds
Team Turbine/PLF
No Dave, 10mm aluminium is NOT OTT for supporting bulkheads. All of the bulkheads in Storm Vortex were 10mm 2014T aluminium
Ed
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Tim - sorry, couldnt let that pass. Youve persuaded me, Im going to *have* to build a robot just so that I can teach you to play winks in the pits between fights. (People have been hospitalised, you know.)
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I agree with Ed- tho you can pocket it loosing very very little strength, but reducing the weight alot. Just be careful about how much/where u pocket.
I agree with Rob that we need some more none-effective weapons, that the crowd will still love. I was toying around with an axe-bot but gave the idea up as It wouldnt stand a chance with any of the new bots.
As there are so many featherweights about I think we should set different leagues for different robots (e.g The under 15s could go in one group and the rest in the other) This would give a chance for the new bot builders out there to fight someone their own size... My personal excuse for building not so good bots so far is one word... MONEY
Seeing as Im still only 12 I aint got much of it :sad: (at least now Ive got two sponsors I can promise the next bot to be better)
Anyway you big guys should still make OTT spinners, fight each other and start to hear the ohhhs, and ahhhs from the crowd...
Cheers, Ewan
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