Mute

[Guest]

Mute

You could always use the rear flipper to get an oota.

Mutes cool

[typhoon_driver]

Mute

i must agree with u, mute is a very formidable flipper all housed in a tiny chassis. It is so interesting to see how such a small robot is able to compete so well against the rest of the competitors. I dont think the way the flipper is hinged makes much difference to its performance. Well done daniel (and team) on making such a great machine

[matty_haka]

Mute

Thanks for answering my question. If, and when RW finishes will you think of redesigning the robot for the specifications of a live event arena, or are you happy, just to carry on with the same robot?

Matty

[storm]

Mute

Mute isnt a toy

Its a wheelie stunt ramp for Storm II (those who were at Brighton Model World will understand)

For those who dont, imagine an upside Storm II and Mute at full closing speed at a slightly oblique angle

Ed
http://www.stormrobot.comhttp://www.stormrobot.com

[Guest]

Mute

I was at Brighton Model World. I dont recall seeing Mute and storm 2 in the same fight...
Hmmmmm...

I did build a featherwieght once. It had a cardboard shell over an RC car and a sellotaped knife on the front. It wasnt very competative though. Shame, it had potentiol


Seriously, I hope to build a REAl featherwieght some day soon, maybe that Zeobot thing from technobots, sounds good.

[tom_b]

Mute

Cant wait to see Mute defend its title at Ironbridge in March. Good luck guys.

[Guest]

Mute

I got a remote control car covered with cardboard and armed with a steel wedge 0.2 mm off the ground. It weighs only 2kg though!!! Does that count?? No, but maybe one day when i have more time and when im not so busy ill get around to building a real robot.

[m2xt]

Mute

Stephen, the Zeobot is intended to be in a Zeobot class of featherweights but I expect that even the standard version will be quite effective on the open circuit let alone a customised one!

Paul

[leorcc]

Mute

Paul, can you give me a estimate when we can purchase these kits on-line?

[razerdave]

Mute

Is there any way for Mute to self right without doing the somersault ? I personnally love watching it do it, but its buggered you out of a few things before

[mute]

Mute

The funny thing is though, with all of the somersaults we do - we still aint run out of gas yet

The somersaults are a fault with Mutes gas system. Mute is designed to run on very high pressure CO2 gas so we bend the dip tubes up to the very top of the bottles. When we get turned over the dip tubes are no longer in the gas space, and are now fully submerged in CO2 liquid and the flipper becomes more explosive and energetic - hence the bunny effect! We could run on liquid all the time but with our current setup (using HP gas), on about 3Kg of CO2 we get around 50 flips.

There is a way of stopping Mute doing somersaults and its all more or less ready to be fitted... but to fit the modification we need to strip Mute back to an almost bare chassis and re-plumb the gas system.

We have loads of live events this year and dont have too much free time to get it fitted so Id say that the somersaults are here to stay for a few more months at least

[Mouldy]

Mute

Why dont you just turn the dip-tubes around? Youd get less flipps...but better ones...and you would shrimech alot better

Dave moulds
Team Turbine

[blazerbotics]

Mute

wish you read the posts! When we get turned over the dip tubes are no longer in the gas space, and are now fully submerged in CO2 liquid and the flipper becomes more explosive and energetic - hence the bunny effect! We could run on liquid all the time but with our current setup (using HP gas), on about 3Kg of CO2 we get around 50 flips.

fool :P

[Mouldy]

Mute

yea I read that.....but still...

Dave moulds
Team Turbine

[mute]

Mute

Dave,

One very good reason not to run Liquid CO2 - it bends the flipper...

As it is we can bend a laminate of 8mm Thk Grade 5 Titanium and 8mm Thk Stainless Steel - and that is excluding all of the T section bits we use for extra strength.

We ran liquid for one event about a year ago and Mute came back bent like a banana - the flipper was completely bent, the chassis was warped where the rams are attached and the hinges were shot to bits.