clusterbot

[plargen]

been thinking about making a clusterbot and i cant find any info in the rules

im mainly wandering at the moment if the have to go in and out of the arena as 1 bot or can drive in separately

[Porker]

I think that they have to enter the arena together.

[MudnuK]

Would like to see a modern clusterbot over here! One concern: with flippers as powerful as they are, and full-weight robots being flung around quite easily, such a light robot would surely go flying! Saying that, Batterbot didn't fare too badly (armour issues aside).

[plargen]

i thing i can get away with 5mm steel round the sides of each bot and im looking at something that night work as a weapon still have to do some tests

[Porker]

I think that you can just attach the robots with wire or string at the beginning of the battle.

[plargen]

ok well i have a couple of ideas for connecting them together but will probably leave it till there mostly finished still got 1 robot to repair 2 to finish and 2 others to build so lots to do

[Leonardomayo]

My main concern with clusterbots is that if one half is eliminated, then the whole thing is gone. Which would probably hamper any attempts at a cluster being competitive.

[ady]

My fw clusterbot double trouble are different weights. If the lighter half got eliminated I would carry one as over 50% was still working. Whether this was how the rules were or wot Eo's let me do at the time I don't know. What the current rules are I'm unsure.
I think it was kenny who had a powerful flipper and he made one half of mine bounce of robochallenges roof!
Unless you have access to titanium, machining, skills in this area etc..... It is very difficult to build something in this weight that is competitive let alone have an effective weapon. With the evolvement of robots my clusterbot can still withstand damage but a hit off a "todays spinner" would send it flying now!
Each half of mine were held together by a pin that I would just pull out by a servo.

[plargen]

i wanted that name lol
armour shouldn't be problem, i have an idea for a lifter/flipper and ive been lookong at magnets to stick them to the floor better

[ady]

Lol soz had it for 5 years now ;-) the kids want to bring them out to play sometime

[Leonardomayo]

My fw clusterbot double trouble are different weights. If the lighter half got eliminated I would carry one as over 50% was still working. Whether this was how the rules were or wot Eo's let me do at the time I don't know. What the current rules are I'm unsure.

Clusterbots
Robots that have two or more independent fighting segments, if one segment becomes immobile the
complete machine will be deemed knocked out.

So now if one part of it gets eliminated the whole thing is out.

[ady]

Perhaps that's why their arnt anymore lol