How could I Improve pt 2

**death robotics** · 12th March 2010, 19:00

OK thanks for the advice Kody

Revised stats

4-Bar Discount

Weight: 100kg
Shape: A box that has a wedge on all sides, like Storm 2, but with a rounded rear
Colour: Grey with blue and red stripes
Dimensions: 0.67m x 0.78m x 0.68m
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 7x 3000mAh NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Storm 2 style wheels
Armour: 6mm Polycarbonate baseplate. Everything else is 40mm HDPE to combat axes
Speed: 14mph
Ground Clearance. 0mm's at front. 7mm elsewhere
Turning circle: That of a pizza machine. 0
Weapon: A 4-Bar flipper which is powered by a 4kg nitrogen tank and a 100mm ram at 1000psi . The bot also has static spikes at the rear for extra protection.
Srimech: Flipper of course
Strenghs: Good flipper. Good armour and plenty of potential
Weakness: Um..... Not sure.
Bio: A bot that seeks to beat you to a bloody pulp
Win/Loss Ratio: N/A

**CPA23** · 12th March 2010, 20:26

Kody, I made the picture you asked for, but could only fit 3 sets of barbs on the picture, there should be two more sets of barbs (See original post).

**CPA23** · 21st March 2010, 10:34

Can someone check this please.

Bruxism
Shape: Wedge with sloped sides and rear + side and rear torsion sprung skirts
Colour: Like teeth and gums
Weight: ~98.2kg
Drive: 2 S28 400 Magmotors @ 24V Geared at 1.5:1
Power: 9 NiCad Battlepacks @ 24V
Motivation: Two small rubber wheels with Hardox hubs, the are a similar size to Iron Awe 5â‚¬â„¢s wheels
Speed: 23mph
Armour: 5mm Hardox
Ground Clearance: 0 all round, 5mm under skirts
Turning Circle: 0
Dimensions: 150x60x40
Weapons:
Weapon 1: A 10kg axe powered by a 150x120 ram, the axe head is like Dominator 2â‚¬â„¢s axe but the spike is longer
Weapon 2: In front of the axe shaft there is a Hardox panel, when the axe is fired it acts as a forward hinged flipper
Srimech: Flipper or axe, take your pick

26th March 2010, 16:12

PSYCHO

BODY SHAPE: Short, fat cone. Short for a cone anyway

WEIGHT: 100kg

DIMENSIONS (L X W X H): 75cm [without spike] x 75cm x 30cm

COLOUR: Crazy mix of primary colours and some green with the name written in silver with blood red outline around the outside

LOCOMOTION: 4 x internal custom-built HDPE wheels 85mm in diameter with vulcanised tyres.

GROUND CLEARANCE: 10mm

DRIVE MOTORS: 2 x S28-400 magmotors run @ 24v

DRIVE BATTERIES: 2 x NiCad battlepacks running at 24v in parallel

SPEED: 15mph

TURNING CIRCLE: 0 metres

BODY ARMOUR: 7mm hardox monocoque, the removable panel is the base, which is 5mm aluminium

CHASSIS: 7mm hardox monocoque

WEAPON 1: The shell has two huge curved blades on either side that are actually part of the shell so that they cannot be ripped off. They are tungsten tipped and the shell spins up to 3000rpm in 3 seconds via 2 x S28-400 magmotors @ 24v to make one deadly weapon.

SRIMECH: There is a pole that sticks out of the top of the robot and is bent to a 90 degree angle like . It works like Megabyte's, pushing the robot back onto its wheels when flipped.

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ARMAGEDDON

BODY SHAPE: Basic box with front hinged wedges and rear battering ram

WEIGHT: 100kg

DIMENSIONS (L X W X H): 90cm x 80cm x 25cm

COLOUR: See CAD

LOCOMOTION: 4 x internal but invertible custom-built HDPE wheels 270mm in diameter with vulcanised tyres.

GROUND CLEARANCE: 10mm, this is protected on the front by the hinged wedges and on the sides by the skirts

DRIVE MOTORS: 4 x S28-400 magmotors run @ 24v

DRIVE BATTERIES: 8 x NiCad battlepacks running at 24v in parallel

SPEED: 20mph

TURNING CIRCLE: 0 metres

BODY ARMOUR: 4mm hardox monocoque

CHASSIS: 4mm hardox monocoque

SKIRTS: 5mm grade 2 titanium, hinged wedges are 7mm of the same stuff

WEAPON 1: The set of 5 hinged wedges at the front of the robot are very effective at getting under other robots to help in pushing them around.

WEAPON 2: The battering ram at the rear of the robot is shock mounted and is made of 1cm think grade 2 titanium, so it will flex under pressure from spinners rather than being ripped off, like Behemoth's scoop

SRIMECH: Invertible, works just as well as upside down.

STRENGTHS: Strong and powerful

Could somebody check these stats for War of the Weapons please? I'm more or less sure about Armageddon, but Psycho I'm not so happy about, I've never attempted an FBS before.

**tacoman** · 16th April 2010, 18:47

Hey guys, I haven't been around for... not sure how long, but considering I have an unread PM from January 2009 in my inbox at ZED, quite a while. I'm thinking about entering tournaments again when some open, but I'm quite out of the loop when it comes to the quality expected of vapourbots these, days, so if someone has the time spare to look over my robots hosted here, (Thanks to Kody for keeping them on his site, by the way) I'd really appreciate it.

**joey_picus** · 16th April 2010, 19:42

Hey Danny, good to see you back

I've had an (admittedly very quick) look at your robots on ZED and, being completely honest, I don't really think they need much or indeed any modification to reach the 'standard' of today, things haven't really changed a great deal (a lot of the stranger rambling detailed sections in my stats are due to some idea I've got which might make the robot better) and although other vapourboteers will have their own criteria, I personally wouldn't have any problem with any of them.

**andrewj** · 18th April 2010, 22:11

Hey Dan, welcome back! I haven't got much time to check all your stats at the moment, but from what I remember (and a quick glance) they're fine. The standards haven't really changed much, but the expectations vary from writer to writer. If you want to add a bit more detail in, have a look at some of the other stats on ZED for inspiration.

**eene** · 2nd June 2010, 22:07

Guess this is the wrong thread, but I'm going to be 16 tommorow. Thought I should mention

**death robotics** · 25th December 2010, 17:26

Im planning for the new year and im asking if there is any way i can improve my new bot

Shield of Gondolin
Shape: Storm 2, a box with wedges on the front and sides, but its swapped, as the flat back is now the front
Colour: Black, with blood spattered red all over, and a picture of a dragon on the baseplate
Dimensions: Height 25cm Width: 65cm Length: 105cm without disc
Drive: 4x 24v S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 7x 3000mAh NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Storm 2 style wheels situated at the back were the original front wedge went
Armour: 3.2mm Hardox
Speed: 12mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at the back 5mm elsewhere
Weapon: 259 style flywheel with 4 teeth on it powered by a 25.9v S28-400 Magmotor at 4000rpm
Shrimech: Disc will pop it back over
Strength: Bloody good weapon
Weakness: Dunno
BIO: A new design for 2011
Win/loss ratio: N/A

All advice welcome

**kodster** · 26th December 2010, 18:28

Lian - overweight with all those motors, and you're optimistic about the srimech, methinks

For myself, though, I want to overhaul most of my team this coming year, so I wonder what you people think of my robots.

I personally have been thinking of retiring Wedginator, Shadow Zone, and Jinx (the latter having no real place anymore) because they seem a bit stale nowadays and nothing I think of can really freshen them up, but you may have some things to say.

http://teamzlayerz.proboards.com/index. ... avyweights

Constructive criticism most appreciated.