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Real Robotics Discussion / Hobbyweight tips needed

« on: December 09, 2017, 07:30:41 AM »

Hi

So I've been thinking of building myself a robot IRL, and would like a few tips on the matter.

What I'm hoping the bot will be like:
-Hobbyweight, as per the title (biggest bot Western Allied Robotics - biggest-name bot competition near me - runs)
-Basic design I was thinking of is an Original Sin-style wedge... except really really fast (thinking 25-30+ MPH, or whatever qualifies as really fast for Hobbyweights). I was also thinking of enclosed wheels with the side panels curved outwards (with the threefold purpose of 1) Not having something flat for spinners to bite into. 2) Giving the wheels/internals some space in case the sides do buckle, and 3) Not having a flat surface on which to get immobilized.

Do you guys have any recommendations for what I should get to get this guys started? Would there possibly be any kits for what I'm thinking of?

P.S: This is another question I've been thinking of, which I may or may not implement into the above depending on the answer: I figure in this era of Hardox that static spikes are not gonna be any good... but what about a static bludgeon? Like, a big, blunt object on the front of the bot with which to ram into the other guy and hopefully cause internal damage?

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General Support / Chassis Flattening

« on: October 15, 2015, 03:10:55 AM »

So I'm playing Ironforge, and I've noticed that several bots in the AI have chassis lower than what I've been able to pull off in the bot lab. Can anyone tell me how this is done, since it's awkward having my bots be twice as tall as their opponents (plus, it doesn't really make for good bots).

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DSL TC Showcases / Scorpio's DSL Bots

« on: January 20, 2010, 08:41:16 PM »

This is a showcase for my DSL-TC bots (gee, who'da thunk?)

My first robot is a LW VS, Psychoblade.


By teamscorpion at 2010-01-20


By teamscorpion at 2010-01-20


By teamscorpion at 2010-01-20

It has low battery life, but other than that it's quite powerful. It also has 3mm Titanium armor.

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Chatterbox / I R TEH BAKXORZ !!!!!!1!!!!!11!!!!!!!111!!!!!

« on: January 17, 2010, 05:16:08 PM »

All joking aside, I'm back after... crap, I don't know HOW long I've been gone, but anyways, I'm back, and I'm not the n00b I once was (thankfully).

So, yeah, what's been going on since I left?

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Chatterbox / I'm alive! (Scorpio edition)

« on: May 06, 2008, 08:13:24 PM »

Hi everyone. Just in case no one recognises me, I'm Scorpio. I haven't been on the RA2 forums (which this currently appears to be) for a month now, and I was wondering; what's currently going on?