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[gabe]

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Gary; Typhoon was a fully rotating dome with downward facing teeth once spinning almost impossible to flip without being destroyed. I think more credit goes to design than driving ability in this case.Your new robot i tink will be vunerable to fliping no matter how well its driven

[typhoon_driver]

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Gabriel, I have heard that comment so many times.

If anything I would say its the other way around. It may have been near impossible to flip once up to speed however getting anywhere near that speed was always the problem. The entire spinning cone was a blessing and a curse at the same time.

[beast]

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Gabriel I think I will do a similar thing re interchanable parts,

i have interchangeable parts called 2 x c02 bottles (lol)

[julian]

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The Typhoon series were excellent machines but they had certain vulnerabilities which with time would have been constantly exploited.

If a Typhoon was hit ABOVE the cutters then it would go flying without causing damage to the attacker.

No robot is perfect and any series winner needs a little luck (as well as an excellent robot) to win. In series 7, Typhoon did well to avoid robots like Bigger Brother and Stinger, whose weaponry would not have suited Typhoon.

The higher speeds of the newer heavyweights mean that Typhoon would have even less time to get up to speed and get hit a lot harder by more heavily armoured opponents. The 10 mph or so of series 7 robots is often now 20 mph of the current live circuit machines.

[gabe]

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Gary you stated
If you get flipped then your driving isnt good enough to be in the arena
What i am trying to say is no matter how good a driver you are a flipper will almost always be able to get underneath you. Especially as your new disc will probaly be at least 5cm off the ground. One flip and you are gone, I would add that a schrimech is essential for a good long lasting fight

[julian]

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In a melee, even the best driver can get caught out.

[woody]

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Anyone fancy adding themselves to a global database of builders?

http://www.frappr.com/combatrobotbuildershttp://www.frappr.com/combatrobotbuilders

[anukhet]

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How long does it take to show up on the map?

[erik_knutsson]

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i did right after i registrated

[anukhet]

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Hmmmmmmmmm.....it wouldnt accept Pillows hometown of Nutley so I had to settle for Uckfield

[Kenny]

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lol craigs pic

http://www.frappr.com/combatrobotbuilders/photo/324756http://www.frappr.com/combatrobotbuilders/photo/324756

you gotta like that for a feather

http://www.frappr.com/combatrobotbuilders/photo/160915

(Message edited by teamkenny on November 11, 2005)

[ewan]

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lol... crazy

[craig_anto]

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hmm ive got 2 spare eteks soon... hmmm me thinks a cluster bot lol

[Kenny]

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Name: Stratos-Fear
Amour: 3.2mm, 4mm Hardox And Polypro
Drive: S28-400 Magmotors
Power: 9Ah High Discharge slas
Control: 36v IFI Victor HVs
Weapon: Full pressure flipper : 100mm bore ram fed by 3 burkert inlets fed by 2kg buffer tank from 2 x 2kg co2 bottles

latest pics on profile
hopefully ready for robotslive

[cavecrusher]

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hmmm me thinks a cluster bot lol


nay, try a heavy ,

oh wait, we are aready trying.