Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

[PJ-27]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Looking good.

I'm sure it's been said, but looks a bit like a Ziggy / Mortis cross, should be good!

Edit: As long as it can do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ofH34HezHE

[mattsdragons]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

and that is why i like 4 bar flippers

such power in them, insted of chucking something oota, they push it

can they self right though?

[Shakey]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Ziggy is actually the inspiration for the feather I am building. Been hooked on that robot since watching a few videos of it, insanely powerful!

Self righting is a worry of mine but if all else fails it could be solved like I did with my antweight in my profile picture, adding random bits to it until it does. :P

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Biohazard self-righted with its four-bar lifter back at Robot Wars 1996 so it is possible to self-right. It will depend on the different lengths of the lifting bars and the available travel though.

[PJ-27]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Biohazard was more of a lifter though than a flipper, and it only just made it over.

I tried looking for a decent video of that a while back but couldn't find one.

I think I have it on Video somewhere......

[Ellis]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

At 9:10 in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldih_n9H ... ideo_title

[PJ-27]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Ah sweet! Someone has put the whole lot up, cheers.

[Shakey]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

The throw on biohazard is very different to the throw on Ziggy (and my planned one) if you compare the videos the back of Ziggys flippers stays almost in line with the top while biohazard's comes up out the robot

[MikeNCR]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Gox-hiZzM

[Shakey]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Some progress on the feather, I didn't manage to get pictures of the work I did on the flipper today but it progressing quickly.






And the team ready for tomorrows Antweight world series, Stanley is looking a bit wonky at the front but it should do the job.

[Laser]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

feather looking good! Have you mounted the ram yet?

[razerdave]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Make sure you cut those bolts down, that will probably save you a good 200-300g in excessive bolts :P

[Anttazz]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Excluding the outboard wheels it looks a lot like Envy. I said this the other day to Dave but, are they Robochallenge wheels? They, like his compared to mine, seem very very blue!

[jonny]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

they're what they're selling now until they finish their 'competition' wheels

[Anttazz]

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary- Featherweight

Ahh I see, they look a lot harder and less grippy than the old ones? Are the competition wheels different to the old ones?