UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

[Andy]

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

What kind of brushless motors are the best for this weight class and is attaching it directly the bar ok?

[Kenny]

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

I wouldn't suggest mounting directly to the motor shaft in this weight class as they arn't strong enough to withstand the impacts we are expecting

[john_frizell]

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

would spinners be able to fight at most events of would they only be at select events?

Good question. The big question is whether anyone is building an arena that can take these machines. Someone please correct me if I am wrong but at present there is no arena which is available and suitable for this class - whether they are pushers, flippers, spinnners or whatever.

[PJ-27]

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

Talking about arena hazards what about house robots?

It's just occurred to me that I have a couple of those R/C Robot Wars toys they made a while back. These 2 actually;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0618651120

I liked Jamie's idea of turning his Chaos 2 toy into a competing Ant, so thought I'd do the same with these!

They only have plastic shells, so I wouldn't want to compete with these (spinners and all that.....) plus seems unlikely I would get them under 1.36 kgs, but could be interesting to watch from an audience perspective if they acted as the house robots they are based on.

How is the arena coming along? Who is building it, and would they be bringing it to events? Or running their own events?

[xtreme]

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

I built the arena. Kennys going to be taking it to Robots Live events somtime.

[Kenny]

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

The arena can be taken to any event anyone wants it there

its being built for Full Combat so that roboteers can get to destroy things without waiting for 1 event a year to do so (thats all we do it for isn't it?)

[mattsdragons]

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

so we have a beetleweight spinner arena?

[jonny]

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

read the post above yours..

[mark_m]

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

The arena can be taken to any event anyone wants it there

Great!
Does that include the Guildford Roaming Robots event in June?

I should be able to get my beetleweight combat ready by then:-)

[Kenny]

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

if we have the spare time to bring and the event organisers allow it

[Team Invade]

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

Whats the verdict on the active weapon rule at the moment?

[Kenny]

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

beetleweights AFTER have a active weapon, all robots without will be turned away

[Andy]

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

Can anybody suggest a suitable Brushless Motor for a kilobot Drum Spinner?

[team_orr]

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

beetleweights AFTER have a active weapon, all robots without will be turned away

there was some discussion a while back where we decided that thwackbot style robots like the saint WOULD be allowed, is that still in effect? as i know a few people who have built to that design and would hate for them to not be able to fight.

[Bodge Job]

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

good! an arena!!! that means I need to finish that flipper I was building!