RogueTwo Robots

[RogueTwoRobots]

Update

Got another chunk of work done today, though still tonnes to do. Chassis has been bolted together, baseplate's been fitted, motors have had their pinions pressed on and drum shafts have been cut and drilled/tapped. Had to rig up a ghetto drill press to drill the ends of the drum shafts as there wasn't enough vertical travel in either the drill or mill to accommodate them normally:



Sat more of the parts in to check that everything fitted:



And then lifted it up and got rather concerned by the weight. So stuck everything I had to hand on the scales to see what it was sitting at. The result wasn't as bad as I was expecting:



I need to swap the pulley on the drum for the proper, wider one which will add a few grams, still got a few bits of hardware for the drum shaft to take into account, and the brushless ESC isn't in the pile of parts. Will also have wires, internal brackets/supports/anything else and top panel to add on so it will be tight, but I've not taken any weight out of the aluminium yet so I'm confident enough of getting it within the limit.

[mrsam]

That looks amazing can't wait to see it finished

[Eventorizon]

Hmmm, the only thing that seems to be missing is the weapon ESC, a couple of pulley the belt and the top armour. It should easily be in weight! Cant wait to fight it :-D

[PJ-27]

720s looking good! ;p

Ali really is the in thing this year, which makes me a sad panda as it doesn't spark.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Update

Got another weekend of work done. Had hoped to make a start on getting Onyx & Carcinus ready too but things on Drumroll ended up taking longer than expected so they'll have to wait till the next weekend I'm down (which will be the last one before the champs).

So with Drumroll, the mechanical side of things is pretty much done. Got a dividing plate made up for the battery compartment, got the drive motors greased up and run in, top and bottom skids for the front have been made, brushless motor has been mounted, polycarb top panel has been fitted, as has the armour. Two of the triangles that stop the bot resting on its side got smashed off against Galactus last year, so welded some new ones in place. I think I'll remake the armour after this year's event, the current stuff is looking a bit worn, though it will still hold up.





So it's mostly wiring up the electrics left to do, plus make a mount for the link/rx/LED. Then it'll be time for a coat of paint (bye-bye shiny) and, hopefully, some testing. Got new belts on the way for it as some plonker overlooked something in CAD and moved the drum shaft closer to the robot, meaning that the nice, perfectly fitting belts that I used to use are now as loose as Katie Price's undergarments. The new belts look like much better material and are cheaper than the old ones, so I'm just waiting to see what the catch is - probably the wrong tooth profile or something!

Anyway, I managed to wire up a quick test rig to see how it drives with the new motors and ESCs:



Pretty happy with it so far, can see me keeping it on 50-60% rates most of the time but it'll be nice to have the extra speed should I need it.

[Ellis]

Looking great man! Look forward to maybe fighting it. :P

Also,

Update

Dat launch tho, zomg

[harry hills]

Seems a much more solid machine, although I miss the more shaped front. Too boxy. Go test it somewhere open so we can all see the full silly speed

Also dammit, first we both go for milled aluminium and now pollycarb lids!

[SamO]

Looking great Jamie, much improved from last year
By the way, what bots that in the top right hand corner of the video?

[Eventorizon]

Looks great Jamie! Speedy little thing when it needs to be. It is a little boxy but I guess that's just how things roll. Next year a new shiny sharp drum should be on the list!

[RogueTwoRobots]

Yeah it's a bit boxy for my liking too but I just don't have the time this year to hone the overall look. Function over frills. I'll make it more shapely after the champs, want to get some funky, curvy fins welded on the sides and will mill the front ends into a similar shape to the last version. At the very least it will help discern it from 720.

The robot in the top right is Tony's axe robot:



I got my hands on it late last year to try and fix it up but with moving and starting a new job, I haven't had a chance to get it back to Tony yet. He's been busy himself with a house move so he's probably not missing it too much :P