Hobbyweights anyone?

[robjones]

Hobbyweights anyone?

The 6Kg class is useful in some ways, it enabled me to get a few kids into roboteering in the simplest way, the older or more able ones started from scratch and the younger or less able were able to modify cheap old rc cars. We battled them to bits and details are on my xenomania website on http://www.xenomania.co.uk/page2.htmlhttp://www.xenomania.co.uk/page2.html
They moved on to the 12kg class quickly because it allows stronger materials, better drive systems and nastier weapons. However some still prefer the 6Kg...at least they fit in their schoolbags
On a serious note 6Kg is OK for modelling/developing/learning/safe playing but for quality battling its got to be 12Kg or bigger.

[jamesb]

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Felt I had to say something.

Its only coz RC Wars are building and making and are going to sell 6kg Robot Kits. and the quotes from Ed later were not appropriate.

If as a community we continue to insinuate that business interests dictate our opinions, and or official stance of robot progress we will all end up being as untrusted as the inhabitants of parlament. By attacking each other we just destabalize the community as so, though I am tempted to get the fangs out and retort I think a simple request that others not bring up misquoted gossip and misunderstood points as a way of attacking James Cooper and I.

My personal stance has been stated. I am in favour of a 6kg class as 4 years ago that is where RCWars started. This is before most of the people here had started a 12kg robot, so I think the precident was set a long time ago. There is a demand for it, so if it grows it grows, if not, we have featherweight clusterbots.

My business opinion of the 6kg class is this, we will survive without it, and we do not currently sell 6kg robots, though this may change if there is demand, this is the same situation for 12kg robots. I think statements like Its only coz RC Wars are building and making and are going to sell 6kg Robot Kits. should be thought out in great detail before posting as we have fallen out with people before over RcWars, and I for one do not want to do so again.

ps... how heavy are the Zeobots going to be?
(12kg I assume)

[fluppet]

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Well said, James(es). I hope my minor contribution to this thread hasnt caused you offence or implied disrepute.

Im just looking forward to seeing what robots are around in a few years, 6kg or no.

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Fluppet

[m2xt]

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James, the Zeobot is in the 12kg class but the standard version with pneumatic lifter should be about 10kg allowing room for bolt ons.

Paul

[robotic_ants]

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Just incase anyone misses my other post, I picked up a Zeobot leaflet from FeatherWeight Smash 04 and put it through OCR you can find the leaflet information on the FeatherWeights.org forum by following the link . . . .

http://nobadrecords.co.uk/hosted/forum/fwforum/viewtopic.php?p=782&sid=5cac8f7cee4dcec67b7d7df39a 8b8430#782http://nobadrecords.co.uk/hosted/for...&sid=5cac8f7ce e4dcec67b7d7df39a8b8430#782
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[jamesb]

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can you can e-mail me as soon as the Zeobots are getting close to production please Paul.

We are building loads of machines at the moments, and it might be easier for us to buy them in instead of building them.

cheers

[grant_ploughbot]

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I got a new FBS in the making, it looks realy good at the moment, but havin some trouble with link situations
Grant

[team_ireland]

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Hi

Just to let people know. I finally finnished off the hobby that has been being built since the start of this thrend. I have added a picture to my profile.

Hope you like it
Regards
Ian

[flippt]

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a bit Cutlet-copy I think

[team_ireland]

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It was alwasy going to be a cutlet copy from the very start. I was so impressed by Cutlet that I said I wanted a mini version. Just a pitty mine is not as spectacular.

[ewe2]

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I have changed the armour a little bit on Cutlet (more sqare like EWE2) So people dont get confused with Ians bot

Its a huge compliment to be copied anyway. EWE2 had ideas robbed from Dantomkia and Gravity.

Ian

[team_ireland]

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I was sick when you changed it Ian because I had just cut out the shape and I could have made it just like cutlet.

What a shame.

Regards
Ian

[jhq]

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i have hobbyweight (6kg) under construction, i got it moving under its own power just few hours ago, it will have EV warrior powered overhead bar spinner...

[jamesb]

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ev is 1.5kg. thats not much weight left for your bar
will be interested in seeing that run if you can film it....
bit of a 6kg fan you see, I have quite a few

[jhq]

Hobbyweights anyone?

it will make its debyt in our next event in finland 20th of november... then i have video, i expect much damage, one guy is making his 6kg robot out of 4mm acrylic! really, acrylic, not polycarb!

and his another robot is 1mm acrylic...i think that is some kind of joke but lets see :P

(note: his previous robot didnt have reverse!)