Lego Robot Wars - fully RC plastic mayhem!

[legorobotwars]

Hello all,

I've been saving my very first post just for this!
I have basically created a Robot Wars tournament, fully RC, out of Lego. The following video is Heat A of Series 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3hp3iur ... 7&index=18

Why the plug?

Firstly, it's Robot Wars related.

Secondly, my fanbase (which I think is growing quite quickly!) is mainly young adults and children - the latter of whom often ask me how much it costs, what parts I use and then thanks for inspiring them to do the same.

It is great! I have been a fan since the very first episode of Robot Wars (and surfed this forum frequently) but have never built a robot as I really cannot build anything to save my life - except for Lego, of course
Using the power function parts (the motors, receivers, etc from Lego) is not only cheaper than building a robot but easier and a lot can be learnt from it.

Thirdly, you might notice I have over sixteens competitors driven by only two people. The whole thing was meant to inspire others to build ( but it has esculated somewhat :twisted: ) so that I could host a live event whereby people would bring along their own creations.

Fourthly, the more subscribers and views I get perhaps Lego, or somebody else, will sponsor my series and I can continue to make it bigger and better!

Anyway, blah blah blah. Whatever you do, please enjoy the video and check out Heat B to see what a spinner can do... All comments and feedback are much appreciated. I am also happy to answer any questions and have a website with a lot more information including a basic price guide:

http://www.legorobotwars.weebly.com

Thank you and play well,

Stephen

[rob]

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Hi Stephen and welcome to the fra forum, nice site you have there.
cannot build anything to save my life neither can i but i can repair them enough to keep them running and if i need any work done i cant do there are loads of roboteers here who can. (costs tho).

Thanks for posting the links.
Rob....

[legorobotwars]

Re: Lego Robot Wars - fully RC plastic mayhem!

I guess some of us just can't!

I remember looking forward to DT lessons in secondary school, wanting to learn how to build a robot, etc but when it came to it I found I couldn't even glue two bits of wood together

I have to build and maintain these ones myself, but it's a far cry from what you metal-crunching (as opposed to plastic-melting) roboteers have to contend with.

Thanks for the welcome, Rob!

[terry]

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Hi Stephen, just been looking at your u tube battles and they look quite cool,
no welding and i could fight them while having dinner on the table at home !
we have a massive box of lego from when i was little, so if my son sees the videos
i know what he will want lol.

[razerdave]

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I've just been introduced to your videos and I think they're awesome. I build with K'nex rather than Lego but your bots are really good

[joey_picus]

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I've seen two or three, to be honest I wasn't expecting the premise to be much good but I really am impressed with the quality of the robots and the battles, wish I still had enough working Lego electrical things so I could give it a go

[corsair_lightning]

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Wow. It is an honour to make a post in the thread of the lego Robot Wars guy.

The only thing I ever saw that was wrong in that competition was when Bladerunner lost a wheel in the series 1 final vs Brute. I know it was a mistake, but it's still hard to believe that happened.

And anyways, speaking of Lego Robot Wars, here's some things people made before LRW hit the scene:

http://www.robotcombat.com/minimare.html

http://www.robotcombat.com/images/fans7_1.jpg

http://www.robotcombat.com/images/fans8_2.jpg

http://www.robotcombat.com/fans3.html

[legorobotwars]

Re: Lego Robot Wars - fully RC plastic mayhem!

Terry - I'd love to know what your son makes of it!

Mark - you're too kind! What I do now is re-shoot fights that aren't very exciting or are over in a matter of seconds. Unfortunatly I hadn't considered that in Series 1, and I'm not sure how much difference it would have made.

I was suprised at how much of a fan favourite Bladerunner became. I'm considering rebuilding it for Series 5 as... well, you'll see in Heat D what happens to upgrade :shock:

[corsair_lightning]

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Thank you for the reply. Anyways: My predictions for Heat D:

Whiplash (6) v Bladerunner X:

Depends. If Whiplash's blade keeps hitting Bladerunner on the tyre, then Bladerunner will outpush it. On the other hand, if it gets hit anywhere else, Whiplash will go to the heat final.

Mayhem (2) v Hit 'n' Run

Hit 'n' Run to make a surprise victory. It's invertible and rams, so yeah. It'll win.

[leorcc]

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I've watched Series 4 A through D now, and I have to say I'm very impressed with the quality. Are all the parts used on the robots pure from Lego or are there some custom parts involved?

[legorobotwars]

Re: Lego Robot Wars - fully RC plastic mayhem!

I've watched Series 4 A through D now, and I have to say I'm very impressed with the quality. Are all the parts used on the robots pure from Lego or are there some custom parts involved?

No custom parts whatsoever! I wanted the veiwer to know they can do the same without extra hassle. All electronics are official Lego Power Function parts, from transmitters to actuators. Though I did toy with the idea of having paper/cardboard shells/armour...

[Alex_Toon]

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Hi I have been entered into the lego robotics competition to represent my school Dunston Hill comunity primary school.
Please may I have some tips on what to do.
I will be supplied with all the basic stuff.

Thank you

[Fathersplat]

I had no idea this thread existed!
so... let me just put this here if you want to see some robots lighter than the ones ochayedonald makes.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr1Hydnx0APckjLrdSDkRWmLT7ENdkoDy

[Coolspeedbot]

I remember Lego Robot Wars, it inspired me to make a series of my own years back, it was called Roblock Wars, sadly it was short lived but it did give me a taste of robot building.

It had two series which was only two videos, but it was one of my most popular videos on my old channel (back before I started to focus on animations full time). sadly that channel is gone now.

I had made a ton of lego bots but only 7 made it to the 'official' Roblock Wars series:
series 1:
killer
techno fork
run
hit
series 2:
killer
techno bot (techno fork 2)
junk
hit (2)

fun fact my ant weights Alpha-wolf and Killer-wolf's design is based on what would have been Killer 2 so you could say it has come full circle.

Although if I remember correctly there was talk of a Roblock wars vs. Lego robot wars but that fell through.