My new robot W.Y.S.I.W.I.G in the making

**Dalek_team** · 8th July 2009, 09:25

I'll have my 4th featherweight robot called W.Y.S.I.W.I.G (What You See Is What You Get). W.Y.S.I.W.I.G was a featherweight entry in the first series of RW that was driven by Michelle Wheely in RW UK. The robot also competed in the USA Robot Wars back in 1996 with Eric Dickinson. She is not fully build yet, but we do have the hardware for her (nuts, screws, etc.). She'll either have a 2mm thick aluminium chassis or a wooden one. The parts will include a Tamiya TEU101BK ESC and 068 Sport Tuned motor, carson chrome wheels, an Acoms 40mhz 2 channel transmitter pack, 2 Ansmann QD9 Ni-Cad battery packs for ESC.

**RogueTwoRobots** · 8th July 2009, 10:23

You've spelt it wrong

W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G

EDIT: Scratch that, I was about to mention how it was a robot already but I seem to have missed reading that in your post sorry

Good luck with the build

**Dalek_team** · 10th July 2009, 07:10

Thanks.

**Dalek_team** · 10th July 2009, 07:33

Here is my diagram plan for W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G.

**psycho_fling** · 10th July 2009, 07:51

can i ask will it have a weapon and why is the robot so large?

**Dalek_team** · 10th July 2009, 08:39

That was the size of the original W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G, and the receiver is a 2 channel.

**Dalek_team** · 10th July 2009, 08:42

I could either be a wedge to topple opponents over w/brute force, or a 4 bar lifter like Storm 2/Bio-Hazard/Griffon.

**daliad100** · 10th July 2009, 16:49

If you're going with a wedge, then I would probably put the wheels somewhere that's not the middle. As soon as you try to go forward with the wheels in the middle the front of the wedge comes off the ground and is pretty much useless unless you can weigh it down somehow.

Also, for an active weapon you'll need more channels on the radio.

**Dalek_team** · 10th July 2009, 17:06

Originally Posted by daliad100

If you're going with a wedge, then I would probably put the wheels somewhere that's not the middle. As soon as you try to go forward with the wheels in the middle the front of the wedge comes off the ground and is pretty much useless unless you can weigh it down somehow.

Also, for an active weapon you'll need more channels on the radio.

I could get a 3 channel Carson transmitter pack too. W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G in series 1 had it's wheels in the middle as I believe.