UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

[xtreme]

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

No ones seen it tho. no pics or vids. People have seen calums.

[team_orr]

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

true, but my camera came back the other day

[xtreme]

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

get pics then.

[team_orr]

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

well, youv seen the vid now...just need to mount it on the chassis

[widow_twanky]

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

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

Sorry Jack but if you think you were the first you are WRONG!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NBqOAYaeHY

I do believe the date on that vid was 9th Nov 2009

OK it's a bit big and 1mm ali so it'll get killed first time out but I've now got 300g to put better armour on it than cardboard on top.

Andy

[RogueTwoRobots]

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

Well I had a kilobot back in July 2006 so nnnaaaaaah to you all!!
Ok so it weighed 1.27kg instead of the 3kg it was supposed to, wasn't very good at what it was meant to do (sumobot), had 2mm-3mm polycarb armour and wheels held on with hot glue but hey......
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Got renamed shortly after as POJ, cause it really was a Piece Of Junk

[widow_twanky]

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

Well I had a kilobot back in July 2006 so nnnaaaaaah to you all!!
Ok so it weighed 1.27kg instead of the 3kg it was supposed to, wasn't very good at what it was meant to do (sumobot), had 2mm-3mm polycarb armour and wheels held on with hot glue but hey......

Got renamed shortly after as POJ, cause it really was a Piece Of Junk

I'd be really pleased if mine ends up being that good

[xtreme]

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

Nice little robot Andy.

[Mouldy]

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

Hows the arena coming tom? Just ordered my parts..

[xtreme]

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

all frame and floors done
just needs polycarb
then once its been used a bit and we see what some robots are like ill make arena hazards to suit cos dont know what physical size most will end up being so will have to wait and see.

[calumco]

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

i think it'd be cool to have pit eventually one that goes up n down aswell

[Mouldy]

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

Is there a maximum size rule? My design means it might be pretty wide.

[RogueTwoRobots]

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

Don't think there is Dave, not yet anyway. I think it's pretty much a case of weight being the biggest size restraint. However (I'd need to read through the posts again to check) I think the arena is something like 2m square so as long as it's smaller than that you should be fine. What's your design like? Or you keeping it under wraps until it's nearer completion?

EDIT: Wow, this topic's up to 16 pages already? Quite impressive for a class that hasn't fought yet

[Mouldy]

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

Don't know really lol just ordered some motors and wheels n such Im thinking of a 2wd verticle single tooth invertable drum with a welded watercut ti chassis and carbonfibre armour. I'll see what's the best shape I can make with all the bits when they turn up you going to make one jamie?

[typhoon_driver]

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

use the titanium as the armour and the carbon fibre as the chassis.

Carbon fibre is very stiff but terrible when dealing with impacts and shocks due to this face. Titanium is much better as its able to bend.