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Figured I'd give a little background since I've been posting here lately.
Got started around 2001, first functional bot was finished in 2002 just in time for Battlebots to get canceled, it ended up never getting used, built a few US ants and finished up a LW for Robogames in 2006 after spending three years heading up the design & building group for a USFirst robotics team.
Ruiner, LW angled bar spinner- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICid7VEZUOI
After that, I was working on a redesign for Ruiner and built a Hobbyweight robot Apollyon.
Apollyon currently has a 16-5 record across three versions and two weight classes. Videos are at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I ended up deciding to drop Ruiner to the featherweight class as the nearest events ran feathers as their largest class. It was renamed Mr. Self Destruct and was planned to attend an event in October, 2011. The week before the event Mr. Self Destruct self destructed in testing:
Best I can recall, the wheels at the back resulted in the nose lifting off the ground from the gyro forces and it twisted the chassis and ripped itself apart.
I started the rebuild in mid december and redesigned the robot. It was also time for a new name that was slightly less prophetic.
It now competes as Moros and has a 2-2 record. Video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I also built a US ant for my girlfriend to drive at Motorama that goes by Kobalos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I have since taken over driving duties as she now has a robot of her own design, Motor City Massacre: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
My next robot is being built in the coming weeks for the NERC 30lb Sportsman class and Dragon*Con robot battles, both of which outlaw high energy spinning weapons. (Sportsman also outlaws wedges)
Got started around 2001, first functional bot was finished in 2002 just in time for Battlebots to get canceled, it ended up never getting used, built a few US ants and finished up a LW for Robogames in 2006 after spending three years heading up the design & building group for a USFirst robotics team.
Ruiner, LW angled bar spinner- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICid7VEZUOI
After that, I was working on a redesign for Ruiner and built a Hobbyweight robot Apollyon.
Apollyon currently has a 16-5 record across three versions and two weight classes. Videos are at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I ended up deciding to drop Ruiner to the featherweight class as the nearest events ran feathers as their largest class. It was renamed Mr. Self Destruct and was planned to attend an event in October, 2011. The week before the event Mr. Self Destruct self destructed in testing:
Best I can recall, the wheels at the back resulted in the nose lifting off the ground from the gyro forces and it twisted the chassis and ripped itself apart.
I started the rebuild in mid december and redesigned the robot. It was also time for a new name that was slightly less prophetic.
It now competes as Moros and has a 2-2 record. Video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I also built a US ant for my girlfriend to drive at Motorama that goes by Kobalos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
I have since taken over driving duties as she now has a robot of her own design, Motor City Massacre: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... e=view_all
My next robot is being built in the coming weeks for the NERC 30lb Sportsman class and Dragon*Con robot battles, both of which outlaw high energy spinning weapons. (Sportsman also outlaws wedges)
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