Antweights On A Snooker Table

**team_orr** · 19th January 2011, 19:15

This sounds like fun :-) Reserve me a spot please

**samuel3764** · 19th January 2011, 19:23

Combatant (RW Extreme 1 & 2) for me pleaso.

**steven_mcg** · 19th January 2011, 23:28

Bleh, so much for something. Let's just stick with an old fave. :P

NAME- Wedge 3mm (AW)
SHAPE- low box with front wedge (very similar to Mute)
COLOUR- light grey
WEIGHT- about 150g
DIMENSIONS- 8cm X 5cm X 3cm
SPEED- 40cm per second
TURNING CIRCLE- 0
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, about 4mm at the sides and rear to aid manoeuvrability
ARMOUR- 1mm polycarbonate, with 2mm for the front wedge (just in case )
WHEELS- inside robot, 2 X 30mm wheels
POWER- a NiMh 4.8v battery with 9g HS-55 servos
WEAPONS- The main weapon is a broad flipping arm with Chaos 2-style front plate attached (bent at the end ala Bigger Brother to aid in slipping under other bots). The arm is top-hinged (ala Tsunami, Chaos 2 etc) and is powered by Lego pneumatics at 100psi.
The whole set-up weighs 36g, including the 15g ram, 3g pneumatic Lego switch, 15g aluminium pressure tank and 5g servo to activate the switch. This should be able to flip other Ants about 10cm up and about 15cm forward!
SRIMECH- flipper, rounded back, 1 little grey semi-sphere on either side of robot to prevent getting stuck on its side
NOTES- wee flashing red light on top of robot, flies Scotland flag, just a scaled-down version of Wedge 3 (in case you hadnâ‚¬â„¢t noticed! )
STRENGTHS- powerful flipper, tough armour, fast, manoeuvrable
WEAKNESSES- could be a bit tricky to control, lack of skirts, iffy traction
PIC- http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2463/wedge3mmzy1.png

**andrewj** · 21st January 2011, 00:10

Assuming I'm not too late...

Name: TransparAnt 3.0
Weight: 150g
Shape: A low box shape with a front wedge and an inverted wedge at the rear.
Length: 120mm
Width: 100mm
Height: 20mm
Motivation: Two 32mm diameter Pololu wheels.
Drive: Two high power motors geared at 50:1 powered by a 7.4v 120mAh Lithium Polymer battery.
Turning Circle: 0mm
Speed: Fast!
Ground Clearance: 0mm under the wedge (depending on which one is being used) and up to 12mm at the sides.
Armour: 5mm thick polycarbonate at the sides and 1.5mm polycarbonate for the base, top and wedges.
Weapon: Wedges and pushing power.
Self-Righter: TransparAnt 3.0 is invertible.
Notes: Both wedges use acetate extension strips to help get under other robots.

**team_britespark** · 21st January 2011, 16:49

Robot Name: Tempura
Dimensions (LxWxH): 7cm x 10cm x 5cm
Shape: Invertible box with front scoop and rear spikes.
Colour: Black with the edges in silver.
Weight: 150g.
Drive: 2 x Pololu HP gear motor, geared down 50:1, running at 7.4v. These are powered by a LiPoly battery pack.
Top Speed: Quick enough.
Wheels: 2 regular Lego wheels.
Armour: 1mm Titanium everywhere. Scoop is constructed from 2mm Silicone (the stuff the cake moulds are made from).
Weapon: Silicone scoop and 20mm rear spikes.
Turning Circle: 0m via a tank-steering system.
Ground Clearance: 2mm at sides and rear. ~0mm at front.
Srimech: Invertible

**joey_picus** · 22nd January 2011, 12:48

Thanks everyone for entering (and sorry Jack, you're out of time

) and, without further ado, I wish to present...

ANTWEIGHTS ON A SNOOKER TABLE

The participANTs:

Tracy 'Hurricane' Farber - Skeith
Kody 'The Grinder' Kunz - Flamberge
Lian 'Whirlwind' Walsh - Anticide
Steve 'Interesting' McGregor - Wedge 3mm
'Rocket' Andrew Jackson - TransparANT 3.0
Lewis 'Mr. Maximum' Matthews - Drumble-Bee
Samuel 'Dracula' Park - CombatANT
Daniel 'The Welsh Wizard' Stickler - Tempura

And...erm...the draw :P:

Anticide vs. CombatANT vs. Drumble-Bee vs. Flamberge vs. Skeith vs. Tempura vs. TransparANT 3.0 vs. Wedge 3mm

You know the format presumably *points at first post* so get predicting and/or tacticing!

**steven_mcg** · 22nd January 2011, 13:07

Love the nicknames, Joey.

This first round is going to be chaos anyway, so there's not much point in making any specific plans just now. Mostly just box-rush the bots without any active weapons, flip them about the place and try to pit them. If I'm feeling brave/stupid, I'll charge the spinners and try to dump them down one of the pockets before they can cause too much damage to me.

If worst comes to worst, get behind one of the balls and play Skittles with the other bots. :P

Oh, this is going to be a lark.

**kodster** · 22nd January 2011, 14:53

Flamberge's tactics:

Hug the wall between a corner and side pocket with my rear, preferably nearer the side pocket, and just sit there waiting. Hit anything that comes near, and if a wedgy thing comes flying along the wall, move and hug the other wall with my rear. Repeat these tactics until somebody dies.

And don't hit Skeith or TransparANT yet, by the way. Bloody tough buggers. :P