walker clusterbot?

[Theo]

I'm very sorry for double posting, but time's drawing in on my build. I've decided to do a featherweight clusterbot based off 101 and anarchy (named 1.01 and anarchism, respectively). I have some questions, though, mostly regarding the rules around walkers and clusters. Firstly, is mike Franklin on the website? I would like to get his permission first before I make a robot based off his designs. Secondly, does anarchy's mechanism qualify as a walker or a shuffler (I don't believe it has 2 degrees of freedom)? Thirdly, and most importantly, how do the rules work? Can I use the double weight and instead enter both of them at 12kg? Or will it be one 12kg robot and a 6kg robot? I've been pondering it for ages and read over the rules a bunch of times. Lastly, is it still a case of one half being immobilised, the whole thing is immobilised (or a 55/45 split)? I doubt it's been done before, so that probably explains the lack of rule coverage. Any ideas? Thank you, and again, sorry for the double post.

[typhoon_driver]

No idea on Mike
It doesn't count under the 2DOF rule.
If you built a 2DOF walker cluster then I guess each half could be whatever % of the total you fancy. As long as both parts were walkers then I see no reason that you couldn't have two 30lb machines in the featherweight class.
Can't remember what the current rules on clusters are with immobilisation.

[Flag Captured]

Fairly sure that the current FRA ruling on clusters is one part out, whole machine out. Robot Wars is 70% total weight I think at present, or at least enough so that half a cluster can be eliminated and the entry as a whole be in play still...

[Eventorizon]

Robot Wars cluster rule is 55% must be eliminated, and FRA rules, as they stand, have no cluster rules at all! :P

Also, FW's haven't been 12Kg for many years. They are now 13.6Kg or 30lbs.

[Theo]

It doesn't count under the 2DOF rule.v

Then would it be considered a shufflebot? If so, do they get a 50% increase, like the later series of RWars?

[Garfie489]

With regards to the weight advantages, i think the best advice would be to go and look at the rules for yourself - they are publicly available on the website.

They explain the definitions of the weight advantages, and what those weight advantages are there.

[ian_humphrey]

Hi Alex,

About your comment:

Robot Wars cluster rule is 55% must be eliminated, and FRA rules, as they stand, have no cluster rules at all! :P

If you look in the Competitions Regulations you will find the following:

Clusterbots
Robots that have two or more independent fighting segments, if one segment becomes immobile the complete machine will be deemed knocked out.

So Matt is correct, I hope this Clarifies.

Thanks,
Ian