How could I Improve pt 2

[leorcc]

Edit - never mind, Leo's here.

Well of course I am.

[majinb]

Hey everyone! It's me, Mark Elam! You know, the idiot a*shole from like a year ago with clear ripped-off robots? Well, I'm back, and ready to try again... again...

This was your grand comeback Mark, when I first read it I thought that with trying again you meant you were gonna try to be a good member again, but Ive learned now that you're only trying to make ripped-off robots again.
You see I wouldnt be THAT bothered if you were merely ignorant, then there'd be room for improvement, but you clearly knew you were ripping off robots before didnt you?

[RogueTwoRobots]

why mentioning the fact that these look like Kody Kunz-bots?

I am willing to admit however, that the two-sided slotted drum was inspired by Laertes: nothing more.

EDIT: Scratch that. I'll retire Destructophobic early. If Kody's original design didn't work out, then this one won't.

Okay, I admit it... Destructophobic was an attempt to bring back one of Kody's oldest bots. It looked like a good idea, but not anymore

Mmm, I love the smell of ripe contradiction in the morning

Damn, it just became afternoon as I typed that

[corsair_lightning]

Okay Kody, I retired them, but I did keep their stats. (Note: the only two bots were Wishbone and Destructophobic)

But either ways, I need at least 8 bots for a tourney, so I'm gonna need to refurbish these:

Roveress Evo
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard, with Growler's head at the front.
Colour: White, with black splotches.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 6 foam filled wheels.
Armour: 5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy.
Speed: 20mph
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 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 24v S28-150 Magmotor.
Strengths: Fast and maneuverable.
Weaknesses: The srimech doesn't always work.

Side Swipe 2.1
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S2) with a Tornado style wedge on the front
Colour: Silver
Dimensions: 95cm x 50cm x 30cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5.5mm 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 sharpened spinning bar at the front of the robot, built into the wedge, that spins at 2000rpm, powered by a 24v S28-400 Magmotor. The robot has shock proofing to absorb the punishment dealt out by this weapon.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Powerful weapon and good ground clearance.
Weaknesses: None as of now.

El Camino
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Invertible Cylinder
Colour: Red. The teeth are painted gold.
Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 36v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5mm Hardox
Speed: 18mph
Ground Clearance: 5mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The body spins around at 2000rpm, powered by 3x 36v LEM-130s, and has 4 Hardox teeth approximately 6.6cm above the ground, and 4 Hardox teeth 13.2cm above the ground. If the robot is flipped, the teeth will stay at the same level.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Deadly weapon!
Weaknesses: Quite unstable.

Minesweeper
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Tornado (S7)
Colour: Silver, with MINESWEEPER written on the sides in red.
Dimensions: 95cm x 70cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 36v LEM-130 motors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks. The motors power the 2 middle wheels.
Locomotion: 6 Titanium/Vanadium alloy wheels with Vulkanized rubber tyres.
Armour: 5.5mm Hardox
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front and back due to scoops, and 5mm at sides.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: 2 Hardox snowplow-like scoops that can move slightly vertically, like Behemoth's, so I get good pushing power, but 0mm ground clearance at front and back.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Super-reliable and fast. Now more maneuverable.
Weaknesses: Not too much of an offensive weapon.

TVW (Trojan/Virus/Worm)
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard
Colour: Black
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 20cm
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 solid rubber wheels mounted internally.
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts, and 5mm without.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armour: The skirts are 4mm titanium, while the body armour is 5mm titanium/vanadium alloy.
Weapon: A Hydra-shaped axe with a diamond tip, powered by 2x 2kg Co2 tanks feeding Co2 to a 70mm bore 550mm stroke ram, which gives it about 660kgs of force. It has the ability to pierce 3mm titanium, and actually scratch 5mm titanium.
Srimech: Due to the power of the axe, the robot can easily self-right.
Strengths: Fast axe to do a lot of damage in a short amount of time.
Weaknesses: Not tough enough to withstand a beating from a powerful spinner.

Interstate
Weight: 100kg
Shape: El Diablo (Battlebots Series 2.0)
Colour: Blue, with I-35 written on the top.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x 36v LEM-130 motors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 fully Vulkanized rubber wheels
Armour: 10mm Duralumin
Speed: 19mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at sides and back due to skirts, 5mm without skirts, usually 5mm at front.
Turning Circle: 0m
Setup 1: A 10kg solid Hardox wedge at the front, 0mm ground clearance, designed to kill spinners where they stand.
Setup 2: a 5kg drum, with 10 tiny Hardox teeth, powered by an LEM-130 at 1500rpm, at the front.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: I have a choice of weapons.
Weaknesses: I could choose the wrong weapon.

Armoury
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Big rectangular prism with a wedge at the front.
Colour: Yellow, with blue on the top and bottom.
Dimensions: 90cm x 50cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 externally mounted fully Vulkanized rubber wheels.
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, 0mm at sides and back with skirts, 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armour: 5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Weapon: a 15kg Supernova shaped titanium disc with 2 1.5kg Hardox Hammerheads, powered by an LEM-200.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Tough, with a dangerous weapon.
Weaknesses: Turns too fast.

Darkwing 1.1
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S3)
Colour: Black, with DARKWING written on the top in red.
Dimensions: 80cm x 40cm x 20cm
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 4x NiCad battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Omni-directional wheels.
Speed: 25mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to scoop, 5mm at sides and back.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armor: 10mm Duralumin
Weapon: A scoop, similar to Minesweeper's, that is slightly articulated to allow me to have 0mm ground clearance at the front, and yet gives me excellent pushing power.
Srimech: Invertible.
Strengths: Invertible and quite maneuverable.
Weaknesses: No major offensive weapons.

[corsair_lightning]

Modified stats made by me. A few more details:

Roveress Evo
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard, with Growler's head at the front.
Colour: White, with black splotches.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 6 foam filled wheels.
Armour: 5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy.
Speed: 20mph
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 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 24v S28-150 Magmotor.
Strengths: Fast and maneuverable.
Weaknesses: The srimech doesn't always work.

Side Swipe 2.1
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S2) with a Tornado style wedge on the front
Colour: Silver
Dimensions: 95cm x 50cm x 30cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5.5mm 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 30cm x 4cm x 1cm sharpened spinning bar at the front of the robot, built into the wedge, that spins at 2000rpm, powered by a 24v S28-400 Magmotor. The robot has shock proofing to absorb the punishment dealt out by this weapon.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Powerful weapon and good ground clearance.
Weaknesses: None as of now.

El Camino
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Invertible Cylinder
Colour: Red. The teeth are painted gold.
Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 36v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5mm Hardox
Speed: 18mph
Ground Clearance: 5mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The body spins around at 2000rpm, powered by 3x 36v LEM-130s, and has 4 Hardox teeth approximately 6.6cm above the ground, and 4 Hardox teeth 13.2cm above the ground. If the robot is flipped, the teeth will stay at the same level.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Deadly weapon.
Weaknesses: Quite unstable.

Minesweeper
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Tornado (S7)
Colour: Silver, with MINESWEEPER written on the sides in red.
Dimensions: 95cm x 70cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 36v LEM-130 motors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks. The motors power the 2 middle wheels.
Locomotion: 6 Titanium/Vanadium alloy wheels with Vulkanized rubber tyres.
Armour: 5.5mm Hardox
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front and back due to scoops, and 5mm at sides.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: 2 Hardox snowplow-like scoops that can move slightly vertically, like Behemoth's, so I get good pushing power, but 0mm ground clearance at front and back.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Super-reliable and fast. Now more maneuverable.
Weaknesses: Not too much of an offensive weapon.

TVW (Trojan/Virus/Worm)
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard
Colour: Black
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 20cm
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 solid rubber wheels mounted internally.
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts, and 5mm without.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armour: The skirts are 4mm titanium, while the body armour is 5mm titanium/vanadium alloy.
Weapon: A Hydra-shaped axe with a diamond tip, powered by 2x 2kg Co2 tanks feeding Co2 to a 70mm bore 550mm stroke ram, which gives it about 660kgs of force. It has the ability to pierce 3mm titanium, and actually scratch 5mm titanium.
Srimech: Due to the power of the axe, the robot can easily self-right.
Strengths: Fast axe to do a lot of damage in a short amount of time.
Weaknesses: Not tough enough to withstand a beating from a powerful spinner.

Interstate
Weight: 100kg
Shape: El Diablo (Battlebots Series 2.0)
Colour: Blue, with I-35 written on the top.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x 36v LEM-130 motors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 fully Vulkanized rubber wheels
Armour: 10mm Duralumin
Speed: 19mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at sides and back due to skirts, 5mm without skirts, usually 5mm at front.
Turning Circle: 0m
Setup 1: A 10kg solid Hardox wedge at the front, 0mm ground clearance, designed to kill spinners where they stand.
Setup 2: a 5kg 20cm diameter titanium drum, with 10 tiny Hardox teeth, powered by an LEM-130 at 1500rpm, at the front.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: I have a choice of weapons.
Weaknesses: I could choose the wrong weapon.

Armoury
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Big rectangular prism with a wedge at the front.
Colour: Yellow, with blue on the top and bottom.
Dimensions: 90cm x 50cm x 20cm
Drive: 2x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 externally mounted fully Vulkanized rubber wheels.
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, 0mm at sides and back with skirts, 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armour: 5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Weapon: a 15kg Supernova shaped 20cm diameter titanium disc with 2 1.5kg Hardox Hammerheads, powered by an LEM-200.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: Tough, with a dangerous weapon.
Weaknesses: Turns too fast.

Darkwing 1.1
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S3)
Colour: Black, with DARKWING written on the top in red.
Dimensions: 80cm x 40cm x 20cm
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 4x NiCad battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Omni-directional wheels.
Speed: 25mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to scoop, 5mm at sides and back.
Turning Circle: 0m
Armor: 10mm Duralumin
Weapon: A scoop, similar to Minesweeper's, that is slightly articulated to allow me to have 0mm ground clearance at the front, and yet gives me excellent pushing power.
Srimech: Invertible.
Strengths: Invertible and quite maneuverable.
Weaknesses: No major offensive weapons.[/quote]

[corsair_lightning]

I have a totally new concept I'd like you to help me refine: MY FIRST SHUFFLER!!!

Me Name is Death
Weight: 150kg
Shape: An unrefined wedge, similar to the Italian robot Mastiff.
Colour: The bare metal, plus ME NAME IS DEATH written on the wedge.
Dimensions: 110cm x 50cm x 50cm
Drive: 4x 36v LEM-130s, powered by 10x A123 Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4x Drillzilla-style shuffling pads, giving the robot a good top speed, and high pushing power.
Armour: 4.5mm Hardox
Speed: 25mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, 0mm at sides and back due to skirts, 9mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A front-hinged flipper, powered by a 1.5kg Nitrogen tank at 400psi. Yes, this is a low-pressure flipper, but it can flip at least 200kg, enough to flip any competitor. It has about 25-30 flips, give or take the weight of the enemy.
Srimech: The flipper. it can't get stuck on its back or sides because the skirts will make the robot's flipper at least partially contact the floor.
Strengths: Fast, and uses the weight advantage of shufflers.
Weaknesses: Untested.

[corsair_lightning]

And I guess silence means that the robot is okay...

Well, since I need a new robot to replace Roveress Evo, I might as well make a new one:

Wishbone 2
Weight: 100kg
Shape: A wide, rather then long, rectangle.
Colour: Gold on the top and bottom, with silver at the front, back, and sides.
Dimensions: 30cm x 90cm x 25cm
Drive: 2 36v LEM-170 motors, powered by 8x A123 Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 aluminum wheels with vulkanized rubber tyres and aluminum boron carbide hubcaps.
Armour: 4mm hardox monocoque.
Speed: 19mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to Special weapon, 5mm at back and sides.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapons: There are 2 Overkill-shaped titanium wedges at the front: 1 in a normal position, and 1 inverted to where the inclined faces the inclined end of the other wedge. The plan is: a flipper will get stuck in between the 2 wedges, he will try to fire the flipper to get out, but the flipper will jam and he can't get out, allowing me to relatively easily control the match and the opposing robot. There's also a small 2kg Pussycat style blade at the rear, powered by a 24v S28-150 Magmotor, it spins at 1000rpm, and can scratch most thicknesses of titanium.
Srimech: Invertible
Strengths: An average 26hp of pushing power.
Weaknesses: Can easily be flipped, might not be able to catch flippers and wedges in its twin wedges.

[joey_picus]

You have the problem there that your weapon relies on people firing their flippers, knowing that their flipper will get stuck...if they know that's how it works, they're not going to fire them :P

[corsair_lightning]

Not really, It'll work without them firing the flipper, and it works for basic and advanced wedges as well.

[corsair_lightning]

Killophobic (Destructophobic 2)
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Lightning (S7)
Colour: Gold. The flipper is dark blue.
Dimensions: 90cm x 80cm x 35cm
Drive: 2 24v S28-400 Magmotors powered by 7x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 foam-filled wheels.
Armour: 3.5mm hardox monocoque
Speed: 22mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front, 0mm at back due to torsion-sprung titanium skirt(4.5mm without skirts), and 4.5mm at sides.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapons: A rear-hinged flipper, powered by a 1.5kg 750psi Co2 tank. It can flip robots up to 1000kg. The robot also has a very small 20cm diameter Pussycat-style blade at the rear, powered by a 24v S28-1540 Magmotor. The blade spins at 1000rpm, and can do a bunch of damage to aluminum and weak titanium.
Srimech: The flipper.
Strengths: Good weapon, excellent body shape, strong armor, extra rear weapon.
Weaknesses: Could be annihilated due to controversy.