Brutus 2012

[marco]

Today we started on our newest HW robot ; Brutus .
It will be a 4 kartwheeldriven robot powered by 4 lem´s ( got them already) 2 uberwotty´s and as weapon something like breakerbox and sewersnake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUPKiMV4ETc) . design like a scorpion . Some nice a123 bat.packs to complete it ...
Within 4 weeks the drivetrain will be ready and we can start building . Aprox. march 2013 Brutus will be ready ...
It will be our last robot for now ... Hades as a flipper , TMHWK as a axe and Brutus as a super pushbot ... now we are complete ...

[blazerbotics]

Re: Brutus 2012

Sounds good, you really need 4 LEMs? Going to need alot of A123's to handle them! Nice to see something different being built.

[Eventorizon]

Re: Brutus 2012

Ubber spinner is missing from that list, ubber crusher, ubber twackbot?

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

Def. drivetrain Brutus , will be ready 2e week jan.
[attachment=0:10e6hqw8]Concept 3 foto1B.jpg[/attachment:10e6hqw8]

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

Designed and manufactured by Jeroen ( Tough As Nails ) of course ...

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

The alu.plates for the drivetrain
[attachment=1:1u4ctzw7]Platen Drivetrain01.jpg[/attachment:1u4ctzw7]
and a drawing ...
[attachment=0:1u4ctzw7]Brutus 2A.jpg[/attachment:1u4ctzw7]

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

and some progress https://picasaweb.google.com/Jeroenvdlo/GearboxMarco

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

and some progress https://picasaweb.google.com/Jeroenvdlo/GearboxMarco

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

update drivetrain https://picasaweb.google.com/Jeroenvdlo/GearboxMarco

[robotwars]

Re: Brutus 2012

Craaaaaaaaazy !!!!

[mattsdragons]

Re: Brutus 2012

SO.MANY.LEMS!

Looking very good though, this will be great to fight once its done

[Ellis]

Re: Brutus 2012

Should have gone with some screwdriver motors, you'd get way better results.

(this is mad/brilliant!)

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

We´ll try to get Brutus ready for Portsmouth ... it will be without a weapon and not it´s final dsign ... first we need about half a year learning to drive Brutus and make it reliable ... in the mean time we´re designing the weapon powered by a permmotor ( a weapon like sewersnake or something in that order) ...

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Brutus 2012

Utterly pointless putting 4 lems on the drive with only 4 wheels. You will never get the power into the ground. Even with tracks you would struggle not to spin them. Seems little point in wasting the money and weight putting 4 lems in when two would more than suffice.

Nice machining but if the base idea is flawed then there is little point in spending the time on it.

[marco]

Re: Brutus 2012

pointless to give an answer but you will see why ... overpowering something got no use use ... why built a fullbodyspinner when it is easily to flip ... why built a supertornado when it´s only a pushbox ... that´s where the creativity of each roboteer is ...