UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

[brandon_nichols]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Great to see the 3 pound class has finally been born in the UK. Anyone up for a Beetleweight War of Independence? :wink:

[craig_colliass]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Is that Independence from the USA?

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Not got any further with arena last few days been busy. Going to crack on with it next week

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Anyone got any ideas for the arena doors? Still unsure how were having them open. Hinged at the bottom seems the best way at the moment.

[calumco]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

hinge at the bottom? jus keeps its self open then doesnt it-if u get my meaning

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Have it opening 180 deg. Then it will just sit flat against the arena frame/legs. 2 spring loaded locking pins at the top to hold it closed

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Not posted an update in a while, Dont know why. Arenas just waiting to be powder coated and get polycarb. Going to get 2 feathers running and the heavy done then ill get on with the kilobot.
Anyone got anything done yet? I know Calum brought his to Barnsley, Took 3 of us to lift it onto the scales but I think hes going to be the first person with a fully working kilobot.

[calumco]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

H-A-H-A

after i've beat your kilobot yours will take 3 people to pick it up aswell cos it will be in so many bits

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

LOL. Nice.
Gunna have football / bowling ball around 2kg, 50mm-60mm dia. So you might wanna make somthing that can controll that

[calumco]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

yh cool, still need to rebuild outer shell of mine anyway to- as you like to remind me all the time- to get it within the weight.

it will have a weapon aswell. jus need to get round to it

[xtreme]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

Ok we need some more ideas for arena hazards and challenge types and obstacles. I can think of a few now but need loads more ideas.

Obstacle Course / Gauntlet:
Unlike the robot wars gauntlet where there were 3 routes to chose from with only 1 major obstacle each route this course will have one route with 4+ obstacles (still undecided on amount of obstacles and what ones to use. You will have to drive towards yourself in parts of the course.
See-Saw Ramp 1 - 200mm wide solid see-saw ramp
See-Saw Ramp 2 - 200mm wide see-saw ramp made of 2 x 75 wide ramps that pivot independently with a 50mm gap inbetween
Rumble Strips - A row of 3mm high steel strips.
Wall - Break through wall of objects such as Barrels, Boxes, Blocks etc.
Box Push - Push a steel box out of the way or down the pit to get past.
Score - knock a ball into a net (maybe the final obstacle, Score a goal to finish the gauntlet)

Sumo:
Competitor vs Competitor
Competitor vs House Robot
Sumo Platform - A raised platform approx 700mm - 800mm dia

Tug of War:
2 robots connected by a wire or rope, first robot to pull the other robot over the centre line or the robot that pulls the other robot the furthest in the given time wins.

Joust:
2 robots compete in a pushing game. 1 robot either end of a narrow ramp. first robot to push the other robot off the ramp or the robot that pushes the other robot the furthest in the given time wins. (May have a special see-saw joust ramp just for fun.)

British Bulldog:
Robots start at one side of the arena and have to get to the other side without being caught by the house robot. The robot that travels the least distance across the arena is eliminated, unlike robot wars where if all robots made it to the other side the last robot to the other side would be eliminated we will have it so if all but one robot makes it to the other side without any problems the remaining robot has 10 seconds to get to the other side. If all robots make it across the arena with no problems the challenge will continue with all robots having to make it back to the other side, This will continue untill one robot remains.

Bowling:
A robot will knock a metal ball into a set of pins. Dont know what to use as the pins. They want to be industrial looking not like propper bowling pins.

Pinball:
Score as many points as possible by hitting/using objects/obstacles.

Football:
Dont know how to go about this yet.


Arena Hazards:
Flipper
Pit
Spinning Platform
Spinning Weapon
Spikes
Hammer

[calumco]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

does anyone remember full metal challenge which used to be on channel 4, was sort of like scrapheap challenge. they did car bowling, car sumo, car mazes and the giant car roller coaster which was AWESOME.

would be alot of work but something like that like as u say with ramps, tight corners and perhaps somewhere where you can fall off and then you'd fail to complete the course.-i can only remember bits of the show as it was on absoultly ages ago

[psycho_fling]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

yeh i remember the show

when the teams got knocked out their vehicle got **cough** insinuated lol

there was an under the water course as well know that would be interesting to see

sounding good, any updated pics of anything the kilobots included??

[john_frizell]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

'does anyone remember full metal challenge'? If not, look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Challenge

[team_orr]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

i remember that show

oh yeah and calum the first person with a finished kilobot....WRONG!

did sombody say pneumatic 4 bar lifter, a fbs AND a flamethrower....all in one cluster? no? well, just keep your eyes open or you may be taken out by.....triple H roud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H-2QnT5GbY