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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: haz on May 23, 2011, 10:55:38 AM
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at most roaming robots, robots live events i am often asked about building antweights, then asked if there is a kit, there are two, the roaming robots kit and the robot wars 101 kit. the roaming robots battle ants are utter rubish, and the robot wars 101 kit is a bit expensive and over powerfull.
i have been designing a fairly cheap antweight kit, prices would be about £70 for a working robot with a basic weapon, lowwer without weapon or chargers.
these would be mainly for new roboteers in the south of england, i have just made a bulk order of 3d printed gears so i can post more exact details when they arive. the robots can be made out of a specific material if the buyer would like. i would prefer to hand these over at events so i can explain how everything works exactly and things like that so that people can be complealy happy handing money over. im not expecting a large amount of sales, and will do things basily to order.
i thourght i would post this here as in a lot of posts in the members robot section asking about cheap kits, is anybody interested?
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You never know.
Will you do a Murphy's law kit?
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Me and my friends might be a little interested, but we'd need control stuff too, if you know that i mean. the rx/tx etc
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I could use a UK Antweight kit but I'm the poorest person ever, time to start saving
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the old murphy's law is for sale ;)
the kits would come with a 4 channel 2.4ghz transmitter and reciver ready bound
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if anybody wants to know more about these email or pm me and we could work something out
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right, i have found that the total cost of the parts comes to £65 for a fully working robot with polycarbonate, aluminum and HDPE armour.
it includes a charger and battery. anybody interested? i will probably get a load ready and working as drive all days for roaming robots events
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I seem to be making the cheapest antweight ever. total is estimated to be £39, £45 with a very good flipper servo. Includes everything. Imma make 2 identicals ones, so I can battle with friends.
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this kit includes spares and a charger though, hence the more expensive costs
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Included in my costs. I bet mine will just fall apart within 5 mins. =P
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and postage, and spare leads, and batterys..... :laughing
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and postage, and spare leads, and batterys..... :laughing
Postage and batteries included,but no spares. if I gets damadged, I'm done for. ;)
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You can get the Roaming Robots Super Ant kits. Not really an antweight as such, but still compete in Roaming Robots events. Fairly cheap as well, iirc.
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not cheap. not overly well built. and that was what i ment in the first post about the roaming robots kit
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TBH, the BA's are a waste of money, not an antweight, but are somehow much worse, uncontrollable, little traction and a very weak flipper
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i mean, if one of my ants can beat them (admittedly driven by a child) then they must be bad
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i mean, if one of my ants can beat them (admittedly driven by a child) then they must be bad
Too right bro :P
Yours and my ants are driven by children too :P
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he was about 7 :laughing
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he was about 7 :laughing
haha
I remember flipping one OOTA and the child started crying, I know I shouldn't, but I found it quite amusing :P
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leave anything unnatended for even the shortest amount of time and some kid will find a way to break it, pushing buttons turning wheels ajusting trims, showing them how to drive the things is a hard task in itself
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I agree.
Another thing I've noticed is that they ask "Can I see?". When you say they can they then pick it up. That's not seeing, that's feeling...
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I agree.
Another thing I've noticed is that they ask "Can I see?". When you say they can they then pick it up. That's not seeing, that's feeling...
Who cares?
Just don't let a little kid pick it up
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tip is to build them so they can withstand children :laughing
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Just don't let a little kid pick it up
I don't.
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So if I went back in time and entered myself in RW series 7...
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what?
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You said kids break things...
Nevermind. Anyway, I think the kids that you talk about are about half my age. ;)
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fair enough
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I went to Gadget Show Live and drove an antweight around. 30 Minutes later, it had dissappeared, because some kid snapped the flipper.
I managed to drive a robot around decently. It was the blue Robo Challenge Demo Bot, and I pitted 2 of the 3 bots in the battle, but the pit rose for them, just to give the kids a chance. Then, I pitted someone again. :trollface
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I went to Gadget Show Live and drove an antweight around. 30 Minutes later, it had dissappeared, because some kid snapped the flipper.
I managed to drive a robot around decently. It was the blue Robo Challenge Demo Bot, and I pitted 2 of the 3 bots in the battle, but the pit rose for them, just to give the kids a chance. Then, I pitted someone again. :trollface
It wasn't an Antweight
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I drove 2 different robots I mean.
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Neither of them were antweights
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So the little one in the arena with Lego tyres wasn't an antweight? What weight was it?
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It was a super antweight, 250g
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I hit myself for being so stupid.
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Any pictures haz?
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yes, a couple give us a bit