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[joey_picus]

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The armour on all of them is rather weak, and the vagueness with which you state your drive is as bizarre as ever :P Id go for S28-150s in LBB, and 400s in Tom...possibly 14.4v Dewalt drill motors in Wrangulator, thosed be good. The weaponry lacks any stating of power, and the ground clearance needs sorting; on Wrangulator it doesnt actually make sense with the shape, and with the others it needs at the very least doubling.

(its late at night, so I apologise if this sounds curt or irritable at all)

[dinowarrior]

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In my defense, these stats are older than some of my heavyweight ones. Of course theyre going to be vague.

Anyway, Ill try to do something with them later.

[leorcc]

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Make the drive on wrangulator like Bonx, 2 speed 900s @ 24V, That drive with the 100mm wheels and 8:1 reduction the speed is phenomenal (over 30km/h). With 24V nicads you still have plenty of weight left for 4mm hardox all over.

[tacoman]

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So, how does Blue Sparks look now? Overweight? Still unfeasable? Actually (Shock and horror) quite good?

Name: Blue Sparks
Shape: Box
Colour: Red, with blue sparks painted on the back corners. If youve played the Mario Kart games, think the ones you get when you drift-turbo
Weight: 110kgs
Dimensions: L: 110cm W: 75cm H: 30cm
Speed: 13mph
Turning Circle: 0
Armour: 6mm Titanium all round
Ground Clearance: 7mm
Movement: Titanium tracks with Vulkanon treads, powered by a couple of S28-150 magmotors powered by 4 NiCad Battlepacks at 48 Volts.
Weapons: A 30kg Hardox horizontal spinning disc powered by an Etek and 3 24v NiCad battlepacks. The 2 teeth are Hardox, and curve to a point to rip as well as bludgeon. The disc spins at 500rpm and deals out 94kjs of energy.
Scrimech: Invertable

[leorcc]

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S28-150 for drive might be a bit on the small side, S28-400 is better I think. Or Perm 080 pancakes, less space, lots of torque.

Sensible speeds for a 2 tooth spinner in the neighborhood of 50cm diameter is about 1500-2000. On 1750 rpm you get 120kj roughly.

Apart from that, a nice spinner.

[swanaldo]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49957pIq3Fkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49957pIq3Fk

[leorcc]

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The flow is much better than it was at the UK champs it seems.

[swanaldo]

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funny leo cos everyone thought the same tho i havent changed a thing it must have been the warmth of the day.. there is a buffer being fitted shortly.

[leorcc]

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Well it definitaly looks a lot more powerfull there than it did at the UK champs (although you did get some nice flips in there as well). Specifically the selfrights.

[corsair_lightning]

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Does anyone see any problems with these bots?

Roveress Evo
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard, with Growlers head at the front.
Colour: Brown, with black and white splotches in some places.
Dimensions: 95cm x 65cm x 30cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 foam filled wheels.
Armour: 6.5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy.
Speed: 21mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, and at sides and back due to skirts. 5mm at sides and back without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The bottom Jaw Is fixed to the ground, and shaped like a wedge with Mute-style barbs on it. Once a robot is stuck on the wedge, the top Jaw, powered by a 2.1kg 1000psi Nitrogen tank, comes down with over 5.5 tonnes of force.
Srimech: A lifting arm, built into the back of the robot, powered by a Bosch drill motor.

Side Swipe 2
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S2) with a Tornado style wedge on the front
Colour: Silver
Dimensions: 90cm x 65cm x 35cm
Drive: 2x TWM3R Team Whyachi gearboxes connected to 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, at back and sides due to skirts. 5mm at back and sides without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A titanium 5kg 70cm-in-length spinning bar that spins at 2000rpm, powered by an S28-400 Magmotor.
Srimech: Invertible

El Camino
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Round Dome
Colour: Red. The teeth are painted gold.
Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5.2mm Hardox
Speed: 18mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to circular skirt. 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The body spins around at 2000rpm, powered by an E-Tek, and has 4 Hardox teeth approximatly 6cm above the ground.
Srimech: Invertible

And a new vapour!

Bubble Blaster
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Dreadnaut XP-1 (S4)
Colour: Blue. The Crusher is Silver.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 50cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts. 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A very big 6000psi Titanium/Vanadium alloy crusher. Powered by a Vivoli pump motor, it can come down with over 6 tonnes of force.
Srimech: The domed shape will help it self-right. If that fails there is always the S28-400 Magmotor powered self-righting arm built into the back of the robot.

Does anyone see anything wrong with these vapours?

[Guest]

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Yes- no tournaments for them to enter

[corsair_lightning]

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Besides That!?

[joey_picus]

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I dont think the build rules allow hydraulic pressures higher than 3000psi.

(God Ive been getting rational and sensible lately :P)

[pcbore]

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Roveress Evo - Youre not getting 5.5 tonnes without using hydraulics.

Side Swipe - Whats the bar made out of?

El Camino - Is the skirt one piece of metal? If so, this robot is grounded. Besides, FBSs dont really need skirts. Also, how can it be a dome shape, and invertable? You want it to be a cylinder.

Bubble Blaster - Other than the hydraulic preassure mentioned by Joey, I dont see any problems.

[corsair_lightning]

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Ok Frank....

Roveress Evo
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Biohazard, with Growlers head at the front.
Colour: Brown, with black and white splotches in some places.
Dimensions: 95cm x 65cm x 30cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 foam filled wheels.
Armour: 6.5mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy.
Speed: 21mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, and at sides and back due to skirts. 5mm at sides and back without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The bottom Jaw Is fixed to the ground, and shaped like a wedge with Mute-style barbs on it. Once a robot is stuck on the wedge, the top Jaw, powered by a 2.2kg 1000psi Nitrogen tank, comes down with over 2 tonnes of force.
Srimech: A lifting arm, built into the back of the robot, powered by a Bosch drill motor.

Side Swipe 2
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Panic Attack (S2) with a Tornado style wedge on the front
Colour: Silver
Dimensions: 90cm x 65cm x 35cm
Drive: 2x TWM3R Team Whyachi gearboxes connected to 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front due to wedge, at back and sides due to skirts. 5mm at back and sides without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A titanium 5kg 70cm-in-length spinning bar that spins at 2000rpm, powered by an S28-400 Magmotor.
Srimech: Invertible

El Camino
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Invertible Cylinder
Colour: Red. The teeth are painted gold.
Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 25cm
Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 5x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 2 Vulkanized rubber wheels with Aluminum Boron Carbide hubs.
Armour: 5.2mm Hardox
Speed: 18mph
Ground Clearance: 5mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: The body spins around at 2000rpm, powered by an E-Tek, and has 4 Hardox teeth approximatly 6cm above the ground.
Srimech: Invertible

Bubble Blaster
Weight: 100kg
Shape: Dreadnaut XP-1 (S4)
Colour: Blue. The Crusher is Silver.
Dimensions: 90cm x 60cm x 50cm
Drive: 4x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad Battlepacks.
Locomotion: 4 Vulkanized rubber wheels.
Armour: 7mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy
Speed: 20mph
Ground Clearance: 0mm all around due to skirts. 5mm without skirts.
Turning Circle: 0m
Weapon: A very big 3000psi Titanium/Vanadium alloy crusher. Powered by a Vivoli pump motor, it can come down with over 6 tonnes of force.
Srimech: The domed shape will help it self-right. If that fails there is always the S28-400 Magmotor powered self-righting arm built into the back of the robot.

I also was looking at The Oddessty threads, and wonder...

WHERE DO YOU GET ALL THOSE CHEAP B****** POWERS!?

(Message edited by corsair_lightning on May 21, 200