Hey there, welcome to the forum!
Hi Ocracoke, thank you.
Never say never?
I'd start off by going to a Robots Live! event with your machines. Both of them look as if they meet the regulations for fighting robots in terms of lights and removable links though do I spy 2 per robot?
If the opportunity to pop along to a Robots Live! event shows up in the future, if able I would go even if not to compete but just to get an idea what a live robot combat event is really like.
The lights from the Argos drills came in handy here, and hopefully they have been used before and are cleared for actual combat use.
Not really links, just a pair of blade fuses and holders I had lying around. I just used them as a quick way to cut the power to each battery. I'll have another look through the FRA rules about links, and an easy enough job if I have to change any wiring to comply.
In the 2WD bot, must admit, I only added a fuse "link" last night after I'd tested it out.
Barróg, as far as I recall, did the same thing with using I think it was industrial chopping boards originally (correct me if I am wrong) so you'd be in good company there. That'd make your robots be out of LDPE I think which is not a bad material to start off with. Certainly looks stiffer than some of my creations at the moment.
What are the wedges made out of? The same material?
Very possible. The boards I used in the 4WD were just the largest and most sturdy I found in the local Sainsburys, I just walked past them doing a weekly shop and picked up what stocks they had on the shelf. I wouldn't say they are industrial by any means, but strong enough to make a solid bot chassis.
The front wedge and entire body of the 2WD bot are not quite as sturdy, different boards used. Think they were from Wilkos, bought them years ago and forgot about them being honest.
One of my Beetleweight robots,
The Honey Badger 4.0 uses them as well for its drive. Solid, if very basic, ESCs. What you may find though is that sort of ESC might not handle current spiking too well (from sustained load on the motor from heavy pushing for example). My first featherweight, also
The Honey Badger (1.0) used similar variants of that type of controller and it was endlessly blowing them up. That possibly might be worth upgrading in the future?
Upgraded ESC's are certainly required before any attempt at a competitive battle, batteries too. I'm thinking Life batteries and maybe 80A ESC's if ranglebox.com can get more stocks. But I'm open to suggestions for alternatives you good people use and recommend.
As far as a first effort goes, between your two robots (including
https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/thr...-2wd-wedge-bot), they look really good so well done for building them. They both look solid, well bolted down and should serve you well as a platform for experimenting with.
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