Hornet 3

[typhoon_driver]

With boner working well i think it's time to build another bot. Got plans and some pieces atm but watch this space for updates It's gonna be something a bit different.

[joey_picus]

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It's gonna be something a bit different.

A frilly green dress?

[psychostorm]

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Hornet 1 with a brushless disk. You know you want to.

[typhoon_driver]

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the first hornet machine was terrible, second one with a brushless disc wouldn't survive the horizontal spinners nowadays. The ring would just get bent.

[jonny]

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an actually hornets nest that you chuck into the arena and press buttons randomly on a tx in the hopes that the hornets may sting the other robot to death ?

[Team Invade]

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Oh no

Can you make it something less deadly than a spinner please?

[death robotics]

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Do something that aint been done in a while

Diagnal spinner

[joey_picus]

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There are excellent physical reasons why people haven't done diagonal spinners in a while.

[ewan]

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Nice response =p

[gizz]

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How about double opposite diagonal spinners?

[PJ-27]

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Contra rotating spinners would help with the gyro issues.......

[Laser]

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13 black style!

[typhoon_driver]

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Ok made a bit of progress on the bot. Time to reveal my plans.

I am going for a 13.6kg melty brain style robot. Basically it will translate across the arena by spinning and then adjusting the wheels in such a way that allows it to move whilst spinning (see the team whyachi machines for larger examples).

Robot will be constructed from a 10mm thick 9.5kg hardox disc spun up initially by two speed 900 clone motors. Top speed will be around 2000rpm and it will be held tight to the floor by the use of some beefy magnets. Lipo's as standard of course. Electronics are completely custom and initially the robot will only be able to translate across the arena by spinning.

If this one works out then a second one will be made which will be constructed from a large ring of steel to increase the moment of inertia of the disc. Photo to follow in a few minutes time.

[mattsdragons]

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has that actually been done in FW yet? that sounds scary though!

[typhoon_driver]

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Ok got my camera sorted. Pic of disc and motors for scale.