UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

[jonny]

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

£12

[harry hills]

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

from scrach? bout £100 but i had most of the stuff already so probably £20

[mattsdragons]

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

How have beetleweights cost less than antweights?

[razerdave]

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

A lot of people who have built them have the parts spare from antweights. I have all my beetle bits from other projects.

[jonny]

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

smaller components can be more expensive, also the 5 amp speed controller (as used by many beetlewights) is also used in antweights

[mattsdragons]

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

I really would like a BW FBS or bar/drum spinner but I don't have a clue what parts I would need

[jonny]

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

here's a list of what i used:

2x £4 huge servos
10mm chopping board
2.5mm aluminium treadplate
wheels from a pushchair
6v 1ah nicad battery made from drill battery cells


i'm thinking about making a kilobot bar spinner in future but i'll have to see how much the bar will cost to be machined

[mattsdragons]

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

What kind or weapon does that have and what ESC do use?

[jonny]

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

it is a seraphim style thwackbot, servos have built in escs so i just use them

[mattsdragons]

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

I'm nit too fussed about price so what is probably the biggest servo you can buy?

[razerdave]

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

There are some HUGE servos for winchs and such, but too big I think.

My parts list:
1 x 5A Sabretooth
2 x MFA 100:1 motors
1 (maybe 2) 11.1v 1300mA Lipo
Speed 900 copy for a weapon motor.

[typhoon_driver]

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

http://www.active-robots.com/products/m ... tors.shtml

[mattsdragons]

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

Are those lighter ones still a little heavy for beetleweights?

[jonny]

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

the ones gary linked are 780 grams so not suitable for a beetleweight i use 60g towerpro ones 4kg/cm torque. they're fine on flat surfaces but complain when you try to take them up a slight hill.

by the way kookaburra is currently not working due to it falling 1ft from a shelf the servo horn snapped in 4 places, i'll investigate getting some metal servo horns or maybe invest in better motors+ speed control in future

[mattsdragons]

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

Does anyone have a link to a good powerful servo that is also usable?