Author Topic: Most High-Tech/Advanced robot built? (Read 21179 times)

Vertigo · « **Reply #80 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:13:26 PM »

~~Explosion~~

Nah, Explosion isn't high tech :P

Big Nipper is though, beautiful machine

G.K. · « **Reply #81 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:16:12 PM »

Only the third time you've said that Vert. :P

Vertigo · « **Reply #82 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:19:07 PM »

So what? :P

Hard Bot · « **Reply #83 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:04:15 AM »

Yea, it HAS to be R.o.T.a.S..

G.K. · « **Reply #84 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:06:43 AM »

You serious?

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #85 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:07:27 AM »

Gyrobot from RW Series 7 also had some genius design elements, particularly in its ability to spin regardless of whether or not it was inverted, and being able to double its spinning speed by rotating on the spot- it's just a pity we never really saw more of it.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #86 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:40:22 AM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on July 07, 2011, 11:07:27 AM

Gyrobot from RW Series 7 also had some genius design elements, particularly in its ability to spin regardless of whether or not it was inverted, and being able to double its spinning speed by rotating on the spot- it's just a pity we never really saw more of it.

Couldn't every invertible shell-spinner do that?

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #87 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:42:59 AM »

Quote from: Sonny_Resetti on July 07, 2011, 11:40:22 AM

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on July 07, 2011, 11:07:27 AM
Gyrobot from RW Series 7 also had some genius design elements, particularly in its ability to spin regardless of whether or not it was inverted, and being able to double its spinning speed by rotating on the spot- it's just a pity we never really saw more of it.

Couldn't every invertible shell-spinner do that?

Perhaps, but there aren't a lot of them around, IIRC. That, and Gyrobot was the first of its type I ever saw- I often used to wonder how it could spin without any intersecting internal parts.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #88 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:52:50 AM »

My guess would be a traditional ring spinner setup; take a look at this example:
http://buildersdb.com/botpics/4262.jpg.

The red wheels are motorized and spin the ring, leaving the inner body and wheels (at an angle for some reason) completely unobstructed from the spinner.

SKBT · « **Reply #89 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:58:40 AM »

Gyrobot is an awesome piece of engineering and caused a RFL rule change to ban such a robot. It's not very high tech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmJXRlsksY&feature=youtube_gdata_player#

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #90 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:04:15 PM »

OK, maybe not so much high-tech as it was cleverly engineered, but for its time, it was a very cool design- had Series 7 had awards, I could imagine it being nominated for something like "Most Original" or "Best Engineering".

dragonsteincole · « **Reply #91 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:10:53 PM »

That is quite an impressive feat and plays well to its strengths. Although I suggest that perhaps the RFL borrowed a page from our forums in making it illegal:

"How many wheels does it have? ... NONE?!?

"

R1885 · « **Reply #92 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:14:40 PM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on July 07, 2011, 12:04:15 PM

OK, maybe not so much high-tech as it was cleverly engineered, but for its time, it was a very cool design- had Series 7 had awards, I could imagine it being nominated for something like "Most Original" or "Best Engineering".

What are you talking about?

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #93 on:** July 07, 2011, 12:16:33 PM »

Quote from: R1885 on July 07, 2011, 12:14:40 PM

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on July 07, 2011, 12:04:15 PM
OK, maybe not so much high-tech as it was cleverly engineered, but for its time, it was a very cool design- had Series 7 had awards, I could imagine it being nominated for something like "Most Original" or "Best Engineering".
What are you talking about?

The internal design elements of invertable ring spinners...OK. Right, I'll shut up now.

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #94 on:** July 07, 2011, 10:59:21 PM »

Quote from: SKBT on July 07, 2011, 11:58:40 AM

Gyrobot is an awesome piece of engineering and caused a RFL rule change to ban such a robot. It's not very high tech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmJXRlsksY&feature=youtube_gdata_player#

Wrong Gyrobot, but that is a cool robot nonethelss.

Ben Purse · « **Reply #95 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:37:56 AM »

Typhoon 2

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:47:00 AM »

Quote from: Ben Purse on July 08, 2011, 04:37:56 AM

Typhoon 2

Okay just get out or learn what advanced means.

Enigm@ · « **Reply #97 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:51:01 AM »

Quote from: Ben Purse on July 08, 2011, 04:37:56 AM

Typhoon 2

fail.mov

Avalanche · « **Reply #98 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:51:58 AM »

YES a extra Typhoon 2 fan!
Man, he has a actual good point.High speed, and BREAKING ARENA WALLS!? WIN.

ty4er · « **Reply #99 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:54:53 AM »

Quote from: Avalanche on July 08, 2011, 10:51:58 AM

YES a extra Typhoon 2 fan!
Man, he has a actual good point.High speed, and BREAKING ARENA WALLS!? WIN.

Oh dear.

gravity broke the walls with a flipper...

Typhoon had a load of weaknesses but quite a few strengths aswell.
It was an AON design really.
Strom II was still way better :P