First Antweight

[Laser]

Hi I'm thinking of building a antweight but what do I need?
What bits do I need and where can i get them from?
I'm going to buid a basic rambot with a lifter.

[Bodge Job]

Re: First Antweight

Hi Ben

tecnobots do robot servos wich if you bolt lego wheels on them you have drive.
http://www.technobotsonline.com/radio-c ... ervos.html
(3rd down)
you could just use normal servos for the lifter
http://www.technobotsonline.com/radio-c ... ndard.html
(one of those should do it)

[bobblebot2]

Re: First Antweight

Hi Ben,

The Technobots servos might be a bit heavy for an Antweight as they are over 60g each, I recommend you take a look at the RobotWars101 forum at http://www.robotwars101.org/phpBB

Its more Antweight orientated and there is an FAQ section which will answer some of your questions and show you popular places to buy parts from

Good luck!

[Laser]

Re: First Antweight

what kind of thickness aliminum should i use for the armour

[razerdave]

Re: First Antweight

'What thinkness of aluminium should I use as armour?'

Answer: Don't. Aluminium is really not great ant armour, 1mm can be used but against a spinner would get fairly easily chewed up, and by the time you've thicked it up enough to withstand the attacks, you'd have been better off with 0.5mm Titanium or 2-4mm HDPE

[lowtech]

Aluminium

I am using aluminium as my armour and i would disagree
my ant weight armour is pretty tough and it is relatively cheap.
However I read somewhere that it can be a max of 1mm thick
because its metal armour but you know that might be dogey info.

[razerdave]

Re: First Antweight

The rules changed last year to abolish that rule about armour thickness, so you can have as thick as you like. Has your ant been in with spinners with 1mm Ali armour ?

[harry hills]

Re: First Antweight

mine has not pretty

[joey_picus]

Re: First Antweight

I have...I find that the hardened aluminium I use is quite resistant to surface damage, but it bends easily if the spinner can grab something sticking out or an edge. (so use countersunk bolts )

Plastic tends to be a lot better though as it's 'springier' and can absorb more of the energy of the impact by flexing.

[lowtech]

aluminium

It has not fought a spinner robot but i have
made a prototype test spining disc and did tests that way
also hitting it with a mallet does very little however i don't know
where you are coming from if youre using titanium or somthing smilar
that will be better of course, seeing as I am relativly new I think if someone
else is sure take there advice.

[razerdave]

Re: First Antweight

I've used 1mm aluminium on an ant before, first time it came up against a spinner (Variant, with a big Titanium blade) it got ripped to shreds. 0.5mm Ti holds up considerably better

[lowtech]

Re: First Antweight

Since I have only run tests with a steel 5cm blade
does it fair worse in combat with moblie machines
or is it how you bond them that cause the weakness

[razerdave]

Re: First Antweight

I would say so, because there are forces acting both ways. In my experience with Variant, the material stayed on the robot and the blade went right through it.