Despite the fact that Most of the semi finalists were flippers, it now seems likely that there will be no flippers in the grand final, real shame about gravity but this means the grand final will be very intresting
Despite the fact that Most of the semi finalists were flippers, it now seems likely that there will be no flippers in the grand final, real shame about gravity but this means the grand final will be very intresting
Yer its funny how forums have been full of threads saying how its the year of the flippers
and look how many flippers are through
Amusing
I must take some of the stick for this, I was one of the main voices of the all flippers grand final think tank. But i still wouldnt rule out Atomic 2.
Or Firestorm, actually. I dont *think* theyll get through, but I wouldnt be all that surprised if they did. They might have learnt from Bigger Brother that once a wedge is upside down, dont flip it back, for example. :-)
(Can Storm 2 use its arm as a srimech? Is it fast enough? I gather Biohazard used to be able to, pre-skirt.)
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Fluppet
Storm II does not self right with its arm :sad:
Ed
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Thanks Ed! Not that it matters all that much while youre invertable, but at least you could fix the upside-down wedge problem.
Speaking of which, I notice neither Storm nor Tornado have a wedge the other way up on the back (the traditional way of keeping your wedge when youre flipped). The wedge (sorry, FLAIL) is only sometimes Tornados weapon and I guess they want the rear wheels exposed when the front is raised off the ground anyway (which would compromise the second wedge), but I wonder whether it might not be useful for Storm2(/3).
Are the team so worried about rear attack? (Quick! Get them while theyre... oh, theyve gone.)
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Fluppet
Ed already sorta fixed the upside down wedge problem; if Storm 2 is upside down, the spikes at the back can be used to get hold of a bot. The only way to get aorund the invertable drive problem (besides oogabooga driveswitches and double wheels), is using the back as a front, which Eds done.
(Peers at web site). Dang, couldve sworn Storm2 was a kind of /\ shape (slope both ends). Im imagining things.
Spikes should kind of help, but Id have thought an invertable wedge would be more effective. Mind you, Storms strategy is to self-flip by driving up the opponents wedge quickly, IIRC, so being upside down doesnt last long. Thought I remembered them inverted against Mute and the wedge (the wrong way up) was still the preferred attack device, but maybe they were just trying to get flipped back.
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Fluppet
The rear panel of Storm II is made from 6mm Grade 5 Titanium, with two spikes holding people off that. The weak points at the back are the aerial and link door.
The link door adds another 6mm of Titanium over the rear armour panel and slides open and closed - its designed to take direct impacts if were cruising about in reverse. The aerial is firly attached enough that you can pick the robot up with it.
Storm II may not have a wedge on the back, its its still solid enough to do the business
Ed
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the double wedge thing? how would that compromise the rear wheel clearance thing?
if you picture it, you can still have the rear wheels exposed like tornado, but continue the slope to a wedge, it doesnt compromise it.
I think they havent done it as tornado can run upside down, but they prefer it not to. Extending the rear increases the chances of it getting turned over.
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