Ant Weight Robot Builds

[Albear]

Pot noodle for scale?

[Coolspeedbot]

no that was my lunch

[Coolspeedbot]

Got some more polycarb for spares and replaced the flipper panel

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[Bigsi111]

Good to meet yesterday, I hope you got home okay. Love the look of your bot just needs thicker armour and I think it would be even better.

[Coolspeedbot]

Good to meet yesterday, I hope you got home okay. Love the look of your bot just needs thicker armour and I think it would be even better.

Yeah I got home ok, I'll most likely retire Killer-Wolf in its current form and make a Killer-Wolf 2.

[Coolspeedbot]

Heres Killer-Wolf post AWS
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[Coolspeedbot]

So I tried to repair and improve Killer-Wolf, but that didn't work out to well, clearly the poor wolf wasn't going to be able to lick its wounds from AWS as I first thought.

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So the solution was to build a bigger version (seeing as I now understand the size rules better) that would make the improvements easier to make.

things that needed addressing:

1. fix the balance and hight of the wheel mountings, as Killer-wolf was not driving straight.
2. replace the battery with a lighter one, possibly use a lipo.
3. better protect the power switch.
4. Better servo mounting and better flipper hinge.

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[Bigsi111]

I'm sure you'll get there. AWS 50 was a massive learning curve. BTW, What ESC are you using?

[Coolspeedbot]

the ones I got in the Kit from RobotWars101.org

[Coolspeedbot]

So I've been working on Killer-Wolf 1.5 and considered using my software to help work out ideas, below is a screenshot of a model of Killer-wolf new size to check if it can still fit the 4inch cube.
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And this is an example of me coming up with ideas that would be nice to test out (but I don't have a 3D printer) anyway this is I design for a hinge that can be fitted to Killer-wolf. At the AWS Killer-wolf's flipper used cable ties (last minute solution to the weight problem) while it handled a direct hit by 'slice to meet you' it didn't provide a clean axis and movement to the flipper, I was recommended to use hinges off of old VHS cases, but they looked and felt weak.
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[daveimi]

Your robot is looking great, it's great to see it evolving as your getter better at it all :-)

[Coolspeedbot]

thanks, from the test drives I've done it's looking like it is greatly improved, weapon on the other hand is giving me a headache, Killer-Wolf would benefit from parts made on a 3d printer.

[Albear]

Gary Cairns i believe would be your guy, might be worth an ask

[daveimi]

http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/thre...3d-3d-printing

Click here for gary's 3d printing services:-)

[Coolspeedbot]

oh that might be handy, thanks