Gabriel

[jonny]

Re: Gabriel

looking good so far

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Gabriel

Very nice and compact drive unit there

[billy breach]

Re: Gabriel

robots coming on great mate

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

Haven't done anything on Gabriel for ages time to dig it out and finish it for the next show

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

Views of the drive with the bosch35w motors and tooth belt drive.





Tail fitted to the robot

[PJ-27]

Re: Gabriel

Looks epic!

I wondered if this build was still happening.

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

As promised the video of the axe mechanism it works a little faster than the video seems to show it is a cheap camera!!
Hope this explains how the robot mechanism works


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNftkmI4MM

[Ellis]

Re: Gabriel

That works really well! I wonder if light and fast is better than slow and heavy (axe heads)?

[PJ-27]

Re: Gabriel

Ahhhhh, I get it now. Nice design!

[ewan]

Re: Gabriel

Gotcha, looks very nice. Kudos to you for keeping on the trend of unusual/interesting designs!

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

Thanks for the comments,
I may try to increase the weight of the axe head a little, and at the moment the battery is only rated at 12v this could easily be increased to 16.8v. increasing the power from the motor. But at the moment I want to get the robot finished for Portsmouth

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

Gabriel should be unbeatable!!!

Big Green wheels

Active weapon

Blue LED lights

Can't fail

[mattsdragons]

Re: Gabriel

seen the video of the axe system, looks really good, got me thinking about doing a similar system

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

That works really well! I wonder if light and fast is better than slow and heavy (axe heads)?

An Interesting question.
The effectiveness of a hitting weapon relies on three basic parts.
1/ Speed.
2/ Mass (or weight).
3/ Contact surface area.

I would say there is a small advantage going fast and light. The reason is, it dose not give the armour as much time to distort and in doing so absorb and dissipate the energy in the contact area.

But what do you think?

[craig_colliass]

Re: Gabriel

I have cut new top and bottom armour for the robot and moved the wheels back to help with control and turning