Cereal Box Killer Update

**teammad** · 22nd May 2004, 23:52

Carl,
Any news on when pic is going to be up?

Dave
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/middleweights www.fightingrobots.co.uk/middleweights

**blazerbotics** · 2nd June 2004, 15:38

got the pics yet?

just an update on Blazer, Ive had it driving around today for the first time. The arm will be finished off tomorrow, so might get the first flip in by the weekend. Ive had to change the layout to be able to fit everything in! The ram now stands vertical in the middle of the robot, which might give better results on flipper.

I now have all the components. Also due to the layout change i should be able to fit two buffers in.

Ill try and get some pics up, and a video soon.

**julian** · 2nd June 2004, 20:32

Ive gone for a high flow regulator from Mario de Jongh which should eliminate the necessity of buffer tanks. A good thing as I was scratching my head wondering where I could make room for one. Its pretty much a direct fit onto the gas bottle so the plumbing is greatly reduced.

Im going for a horizontal ram working an arm. The only thing that Im short of is time (again)

Still no thoughts as to a name but thats no problem.

2nd June 2004, 20:40

As good as Marios regulators are, I doubt that they youll get the same flow as with a buffertank. I stand to be corrected though!

**julian** · 2nd June 2004, 23:03

Good regulator vs poor buffer tanks? Well find out. For a middleweight as opposed to a heavy, simplicity and compactness may be the way to go.

**blazerbotics** · 4th June 2004, 19:14

had the flipper running today. heres a video of it flipping Merlin.

http://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/~ayoung1/102-0297_MVI.AVIhttp://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/~ayoung1/102-0297_MVI.AVI

i dont thinks its bad, flipping a robot twice its weight!

and a piccy...

http://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/~ayoung1/102-0295_IMG.JPGhttp://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/~ayoung1/102-0295_IMG.JPG

sorry the websites down, too busy sorting the robot!

**julian** · 4th June 2004, 20:52

Youve had the same problems as me with the size of the ram and gone for a different (but effective) solution.

How well can it self right from being on its side?

**blazerbotics** · 4th June 2004, 20:58

dunno yet, as the wheels stick out it can drive round on its side which may either throw it on top or onto wheels. Ill find out when i try! Ive got a couple of ideas to help get it off if it gets stuck.

Also note that the flipper wasnt at 10bar in video, it was only running about 8.5bar.

**julian** · 4th June 2004, 22:06

Im going for a front hinged flipper with the ram static and laid flat in the base. That should make self righting fairly easy and keep it contact. Being low means I have to decide what to do with the large wheels.

The problem we will both have is in spreading out the armour thinly over a large area, making us vulnerable to those damn spinners.