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    Its going to be tight and very close to the weightlimit but I think it is ok.

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      Well if Leo thinks it is okay, there is no need to comment further.

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        You probably use battlepacks as disposable batteries though, I dont see them lasting more than 1 fight before they melt down.

        But thats a choice to make.

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          I just noticed this thread is longer than just about all of the tournaments here...

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            Well, it would be. Tournies end eventually.

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              http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=teamww&thread=205&p age=1http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...teamww&thread= 205&page=1

              Can someone check this please?

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                Whats the aluminium in the stats for?
                Looks quite good apart from that, bit Biohazardish.

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                  with 2x LEM200s ur gonna be overweight at that size

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                    Could I make it any smaller, or would drilling loads holes in the arm do the trick?

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                      OK, Ive been thinking about my walking robot idea a little bit more.

                      1: I intend my walking mechanism to be like Clawed Hopper, or Gammatron. Regardless of whether that counts as a walker these days, what do you reckon would be needed to power it?

                      2: Weaponary is a big issue here. I have two ideas here...either a flywheel of some description, or a large overhead spinning bar (a bit like Gammatron). Any thoughts?

                      3: What would be good protection for keeping robots away? Im currently thinking of a cage, a bit like Tornados, but smaller, just so its difficult to flip over, but Im not sure if that will be easily workable. Any hints? I considered skirts, but I didnt think thatd be practical with the bouncy behaviour.

                      I know this sounds silly, but Id like to have at least one unusual robot in my team.

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                        Youd just need two motors, I think, one to power each rim...for weaponry, you could go the MDU route and go for an outer shell spinner, but thatd just be MDU :P
                        Either way, go for something spinny since I cant see it being able to self right very well, and the gyro forces should resist flipping. As for protection, if you had a big spinning thing around the perimeter of your robot thatd be protection enough but you could incorporate the ability to sit down with a couple linear actuators - your mobility is gone, but youre effectively flipper and rammer proof.

                        If you really want something unusual, I could always give you Brown Trousers Time - a physics-defying time-warp-creating spinner is pretty unusual by anyones standards

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                          Actually, youd just need one motor to power it, although the question of how youre going to steer has struck me.

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                            Again, for steering, I plan to use, once more, a Clawed Hopper/Gammatron style of turning. Basically, a little turning mechanism so it can turn on the spot.

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                              Right. And youre aware that all this will leave almost no weight for armour and not be classed as a walker?

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                                Hang on, Im a little confused...since when? And for that matter, what WOULD make it a walker? Maybe if, instead of one big walking mechanism, I had two mini-mechanisms? That would allow it to turn.

                                (Message edited by Dinowarrior on May 12, 200

                                (Message edited by Dinowarrior on May 12, 200

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