Thanks, I lurked around for a month or so before joining, so I knew what to design for...and as for Gabriel, I might stick with the front hinged flipper design now youve said that, just make it more powerful so it can self right.
Would the Mags survive on 30v, or is 24v good enough?
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Ive noticed the dearth of axebots too...
I blame Hardox armour for that.
Another newcomer? This is getting strange, but great at the same time great! Welcome Joey! I havent had a chance to look at your stats yet but at a glance they look almost faultless. Andre, the latest version of Sir Spinalot also looks like a big improvement. Ill review the stats later on as soon as I have time.
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I blame Hardox armour for that.Its a major factor for sure. But the possibility of a quick victory with flippers in the form of OOTAs is a major contributor as well.
Hows this?
Gabriel (v1.2)
WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 100 x 50 x 35 cm
SHAPE: Elongated triangular pyramid with steep rear and very shallow front
COLOUR: Black with yellow and black chevron tape highlights on the joins and around the weapons.
DRIVE: 2 S28-400 Magmotors driving 2 wheels running off 5 NiCd packs at 30v
SPEED: 14mph average, 20mph max
GROUND CLEARANCE: 0 at front due to spring hinged nose, rising to 7mm at rear
ARMOUR: 3mm aluminium baseplate, 7mm titanium armour on rest of body (7mm hardox in critical areas and edges).
WEAPONS: A high pressure pneumatic front hinged flipper, consisting of the front edge of the body, running from 2 2.5kg CO2 tanks and a hydraulic ram giving 35 flips in a match and capable of flipping 100kgs and lifting several times more than that. Also has hardened steel spikes located on either side of the front point, and it can spin in place to try and do damage with these.
SRIMECH: Via the weapon, which should have enough force to pull it over if it becomes stranded on its back.
NOTES: Components shock mounted for protection vs. spinners and impacts
STRENGTHS: Difficult to get a grip on due to the shape
WEAKNESSES: So-so armour, flipper not really capable of OOTAs}
Joey,
100 x 50 x 35 cm is quite small,specially if you load it with 5kg worth of CO2. The length is ok, but I would make it 75 cm wide and 50 cm high.
Depending on the size of the hydraulic ram you use, OOTAs even with a front hinged flipper are totaly doable. Robots like Envy are very well capable of flipping a robot clean out of the arena without a sweat and that wasnt even a full pressure flipper (it is now i believe but youd have to ask Shane).
2 great examples of hydraulic ram users: Dantomkia, and Bigger Brother.
Thanks for the advice, I was more thinking of the design and how it would be difficult to get someone placed well enough on the flipper to be able to throw them, but I see what you mean...
If I sort out the dimensions, should everything else be okay?
guess so Joey, matter of fact, I think you should try your luck and enter EOTR 4
Will do
Because the bar is 2000 millerliters and also the bar need to reach to hit the other robots. Really the bar have 2 teeth. I didnt know that. Well Ill reduce it to 2 teeth then
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