Team MCS Robotics

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Just asking, would anybody be interested of a (spinner) kilobot how to/build video?

[gizz]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Would be cool if you'd mount those small spy-cameras and stream the video to a screen when driving offroad with the smaller ones

[harry hills]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

i would be intereested in a video, since your featherweight one was so good

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Just a little updat on the offroad robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bDYYlpkBds

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Nice
With all the snow lately I was looking at attempting some sort of tracked robot. Been looking at the pics of yours - how do you transmit the turning of the motors to the tracks? Are you just using friction drive on to the main belt section of the tracks?

Oh and I have my own ideas as to how to build a spinner kilobot but I would never say no to a video

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Yeah, im just using friction drive, its most reliable. Drive wheel has a inner tube from a (motor)bike on it.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Awesome, thanks. And what did you use for the track itself? Is it rubber off a treadmill or something?
I've done some research into building home-made tracks but the tracks on your machines seem much simpler!

[rob]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Just asking, would anybody be interested of a (spinner) kilobot how to/build video?

yes, i would like to a video.

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Been busy with school lately, but i found some of the clips where we had actual combat with the robots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zuu31rWKoc

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Miniroll is looking very effective, I wonder where you got the inspiration for it

[PJ-27]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Just watched your How to... video pt 3. Neat solution with micro switches!

Do you know what sort of current they can handle?

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Hi, depends on the switches you get. I think that mine were rated at 10A, been using them for a long time, and havent had any problems.

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Does anyone happen to know which material can take harder hits after vaccuum forming?
HDPE vs. makrolon/lexan
material thickness is about 1-2mm

I think that hdpe would be tougher?!

[leorcc]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

HDPE is more flexable than polycarbonate. 1-2mm HDPE is just going to bend and flex back, but that means the stuff behind the HDPE gets the impact.

[rallikas]

Re: Team MCS Robotics

Been building some robots for the Finnish robot combat event on 16.04
Also been busy building a new buggy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCO19...el_video_title