Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships!

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Got asked by grant if I wanted to put 540 in to take the spot but I want to keep it for whiteboards plus I couldn't drive both it and boner in the competition.

[adz600]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

who is staying where, looking to stay friday and sat night down near nec , looking to see if we could meet up for drinks etc, and for hotel advise

[PJ-27]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Yeh I'd quite like to know too.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Wow, 25 pages of posts and we're still two weeks away.

Anyway, just been looking over the draws again and wondering if there has been a bot selected yet to replace Grabberer? Otherwise it's just Carcinus on its own against LS4, and I will be actively commanding my dad to drive down the pit

[Bodge Job]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

If I was going to the champs I would have a go at NST, he's the only robot to smash me up (he did it back in 2011 and that was like 10+ pieces even though he was immobile!?! ) and I've had some serious upgrades since then 4mm steel wedge, no wood etc. considering the wedge is like 35 degrees wasn't that like the best angle for flipping spinners? I don't care if I win, I just want a good go at it! With out him going easy or being immobile! Will have to wait untill next year though!

[PJ-27]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

It's simple, what you do is build your machine out of scrap for £100, drive straight at them and then win.

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

If it stops working then you rebuild better and do it again

[cliveb]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Man up and run your robot straight at the bar. Best way

My philosophy as well Gary

[Ellis]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Man up and run your robot straight at the bar. Best way

I tried that and left the arena in 6 pieces.

Only 6? I tried that and left in about 1000 pieces.

[Eventorizon]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Man up and run your robot straight at the bar. Best way

I tried that and left the arena in 6 pieces. Got the same issue again with LS4 in my first fight this year but at least this time its not made of plastic, the armour is sloped at 45dgrs and... I have a plan!

[grant_ploughbot]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Don't get putting the idea of wedges into peoples mind Ellis - There's plenty of them haha

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Man up and run your robot straight at the bar. Best way

[Ellis]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

A two drill drive wedge with angled enough sides could take NST out. Wedges have been causing spinner upsets since the start of this sport.

[Eventorizon]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

Why is it we are clutching at straws, all towards the demise of NST? One of us needs to build a machine that can just take it on... which is a problem cos I can't think a design which could reliably beat it! Well there is one but its crazy.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Robo Challenge - 2013 FRA UK Featherweight Championships

The gap will be to big for NST to get stuck in it

Just been looking at vids from the open day, and the gap looks inch perfect