How Could I Improve...

[corsair_lightning]

Besides That!?

I dont think the build rules allow hydraulic pressures higher than 3000psi.

(God Ive been getting rational and sensible lately :P)

[pcbore]

Roveress Evo - Youre not getting 5.5 tonnes without using hydraulics.

Side Swipe - Whats the bar made out of?

El Camino - Is the skirt one piece of metal? If so, this robot is grounded. Besides, FBSs dont really need skirts. Also, how can it be a dome shape, and invertable? You want it to be a cylinder.

Bubble Blaster - Other than the hydraulic preassure mentioned by Joey, I dont see any problems.

Ok Frank....

Roveress Evo
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard, with Growlers head at the front.
Colour: Brown, with black and white splotches in some places.
Dimensions: 95cm x 65cm x 30cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 foam filled wheels.
Armour: 6.5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy.
Speed: 21mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, and at sides and back due to skirts. 5mm at sides and back without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The bottom Jaw Is fixed to the ground, and shaped like a wedge with Mute-style barbs on it. Once a robot is stuck on the wedge, the top Jaw, powered by a 2.2kg 1000psi Nitrogen tank, comes down with over 2 tonnes of force.
Srimech: A lifting arm, built into the back of the robot, powered by a Bosch drill motor.

Side Swipe 2
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S2) with a Tornado style wedge on the front
Colour: Silver
Dimensions: 90cm x 65cm x 35cm
Drive: 2x TWM3R Team Whyachi gearboxes connected to 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, at back and sides due to skirts. 5mm at back and sides without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A titanium 5kg 70cm-in-length spinning bar that spins at 2000rpm, powered by an S28-400 Magmotor.
Srimech: Invertible

El Camino
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Invertible Cylinder
Colour: Red. The teeth are painted gold.
Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5.2mm Hardox
Speed: 18mph
Ground Clearance: 5mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The body spins around at 2000rpm, powered by an E-Tek, and has 4 Hardox teeth approximatly 6cm above the ground.
Srimech: Invertible

Bubble Blaster
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Dreadnaut XP-1 (S4)
Colour: Blue. The Crusher is Silver.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 50cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts. 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A very big 3000psi Titanium/Vanadium alloy crusher. Powered by a Vivoli pump motor, it can come down with over 6 tonnes of force.
Srimech: The domed shape will help it self-right. If that fails there is always the S28-400 Magmotor powered self-righting arm built into the back of the robot.

I also was looking at The Oddessty threads, and wonder...

WHERE DO YOU GET ALL THOSE CHEAP B****** POWERS!?

(Message edited by corsair_lightning on May 21, 200

post removed - did that when I was feeling bad

I will say that five S28=400s and a hydraulic crusher and titanium that thick would put Bubble Blaster overweight.

(Message edited by joeychevron on May 21, 200

[corsair_lightning]

And the same place that Tom Roper learned to say:

WTF, Mate?

Another of my odd technical questions:

If I had a three wheel arrangement (two driven via seperate motors at the rear, one castor at the front), would it be feasible to have a setup where I could switch between using car type steering (with the rear wheels moving as one and the front castor doing the actual steering) and tank type steering (with the front castor being passive - I might have to have it made of nylon or something so it didnt create too much friction(would this mess up the steering?))

I was thinking about it, and I thought it might give me the ability to retain control at high speeds while still being able to get out of tight spots.

[leorcc]

It would take some work to get right, but sure, it could be done.

[kodster]

Go away, Mark.

Yes, Im going to say that in every post directed at you, until you LEAVE!!! :P