Clockwork Robotics (Formerly Death Robotics)

[Velocity EVO]

Yep thats me... my team. It consists of me, when the bots are built. I'll of course be team captain, driver and bot designer. My mother, transportation and constantly nagging me, and my stepdad.... a couple of friends might join me too.

My current plan is to build a featherweight. It will be modified from an RC car i have. Im planning to remove the top. and replace it with some aluminium.... or maybe steel. Take off the bumper on the front and replace it with a scoop. Also it will have a rollcage

Here is the current sketch i did a few months ago

http://s1131.photobucket.com/albums/m558/TheycallmeMrVEVO/?action=view&current=drawings001.jpg

So.... there you have it

[Vertigo]

Great to see potential new builders coming along.

PLEASE scrap the RC car idea, it will end up as a modified RC Car, not a FW
No rollcages, they don't work, just make it invertible
Use HDPE, its really easy to work with
Don't use the cheapest parts available to you, they are false economy, you will spend more in repairs than you will with a better part

I don't want to say that our robots are the best, but try and build something along the lines of annihilation, it was easy to build, has NEVER broken, and is quite an effective pusher. Try to make it look original however

Good Look :D

[Velocity EVO]

Good point.

The problem will be making the chassis. It it was made of metal or steel, problem is i cant weld.

Also the designs name is call Scoopertron, was gonna rename it Shove It.

Maybe i should have stuck with antweights 1st

[Velocity EVO]

DP: Also, if you have enough HDPE armour, not even an axe can get through it (Crushers maybe)

[Vertigo]

Good point.

The problem will be making the chassis. It it was made of metal or steel, problem is i cant weld.

Also the designs name is call Scoopertron, was gonna rename it Shove It.

Maybe i should have stuck with antweights 1st

No, I'd go for a FW, go into the world of roboteering head first :D

Make it out of HDPE:
http://www.directplasticsonline.co.uk/HDPE_Sheet.html
Only use the black HDPE, they may appear the same but the white HDPE is a lot more brittle

Don't call it scoopertron, we already have a bot called tron attending, it would be confusing XD

DP: Also, if you have enough HDPE armour, not even an axe can get through it (Crushers maybe)

HDPE is underestimated, its awesome

[SKBT]

My advice:

If you are on a budget Harbor Freight 18 Volt Drill Motors are great. I use 4 of them in my bot and I consistently finish in the top 3. (You can get them here http://kitbots.com/product.sc;jsessionid=D9D840EBCBDC4C577C1F2C842FFDD1B0.qscstrfrnt06?productId=6&categoryId=1 for $25)

Colson Caster Wheels are good and these hubs allow easy mounting of a Colson Caster Wheel to a harbor freight or drill motor http://kitbots.com/product.sc;jsessionid=D9D840EBCBDC4C577C1F2C842FFDD1B0.qscstrfrnt06?productId=5&categoryId=1

If you don't want to work with metal UHMW Plastic and Lexan Glass are great. Lexan glass is the same stuff used in arenas to contain bots when they fight. UHMW is virtually unbreakable.

For a scoop or wedge 4130 steel or 6ALV Titanium are good. They are both very strong materials. My bots new lifting spike is 6ALV Titanium.

For a metal frame 2024, 6160 or 7075 grade aluminum are all good. 6061 is about 1/2 as strong as 7075.

If you want or need CAD software you can get it at http://students.autodesk.com if you are under 18 and have a E-mail that ends in a .edu

Good luck

[Velocity EVO]

Thanks for the advice SKBT

When i get started. I'll keep these written down.

I also had a plan for "Mini Merlin" but it would be rather difficult to keep to the weight limit

[Zog]

List of components you need:

S/C
Transmitter and Reciever (preferably Futaba)
2x Cordless Drill motors
2x 8:1 Gears (to attach to the drill motor spindle)
A lot of chain (making sure that the width of the chain is the same as the gears)
2x or 4x 32:1 Gears (2 if you want the robot to have 2 wheels, and 4 if you want it to have 4)
2x 16V NiCads (You need a spare one just in case)
A lot of wire
2 Anderson's Connecters (Or Dean's - I use Dean's but you can use Anderson's, just means that you have less weight for the weapon, if you want one)
1.5m x 2m Sheet of 5mm HDPE - trust me, I ordered the 1cm one. BIG MISTAKE
Good cutting equipment
A lot of angling tools.

[Vertigo]

List of components you need:

S/C
Transmitter and Reciever (preferably Spektrum)
2x Motors (From Robot Market Place)
2x 16V NiCads (You need a spare one just in case)
A lot of wire
2 Anderson's Connecters (Or Dean's - I use Dean's but you can use Anderson's, just means that you have less weight for the weapon, if you want one)
1.5m x 2m Sheet of 8mm HDPE (More than 5 for a pusher) - trust me, I ordered the 1cm one. BIG MISTAKE
Good cutting equipment
A lot of angling tools.

^Corrections^

[Zog]

I use Cordless Drill motors. Trevor Wright said that my robot will scoot along the arena floor, like a pondskater on water.

[Vertigo]

I use Cordless Drill motors. Trevor Wright said that my robot will scoot along the arena floor, like a pondskater on water.

Well I don't like them, this is much a matter of oppinion however

May I suggest this for a very simple but effective design:

This is just an example of how simple your robot should be

[SKBT]

I'd personally go with a Spektrum brand or another 2.4 GHZ radio. 2.4 GHZ radios hop frequencys to avoid frequency clashes.

Also if you want 4 wheel drive just use 4 drill motors. (its lighter and has more power than two motors chain driving 4 wheels)

If you decide on 4 wheel drive a 2.5 AH battlepack is great. It will get you about 5 minutes of run time at full power. I use one of these in my bot. http://robotcombat.com/products/BPK-CP2500-18.html

As for deans plugs I found a cheaper chinese knock off http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10788

[Velocity EVO]

I use Cordless Drill motors. Trevor Wright said that my robot will scoot along the arena floor, like a pondskater on water.

Well I don't like them, this is much a matter of oppinion however

May I suggest this for a very simple but effective design:
(Image removed from quote.)
This is just an example of how simple your robot should be

Ive saved that picture mate, it will be used when i get working on it.

Thanks for the advice guys, im keeping notes on this

[Vertigo]

In some ways, IRLroboteering is just like RA2

In this way:
Minimise empty chasis space

Not in this way:
MOAR RAZORS :P

[Enigm@]

YEAH BUT YOU JUST BUY RAZORS AND STICK THEM ON YOUR 'BOT LIKE A RETARDED 3 YEAR OLD PLAYING WITH LEGOS.
ALLCAPS= EXTREME WIN.

[Vertigo]

YEAH BUT YOU JUST BUY RAZORS AND STICK THEM ON YOUR 'BOT LIKE A RETARDED 3 YEAR OLD PLAYING WITH LEGOS.
ALLCAPS= EXTREME WIN.

Stop it Enigma, this post is unnecessary

[Enigm@]

I'm sorry. 

[That Robot is a Spy!]

As long as you are not as bad as the Team Death on Robot Wars, you'll be OK.

[Velocity EVO]

As long as you are not as bad as the Team Death on Robot Wars, you'll be OK.

Who was the original team death

[Vertigo]

As long as you are not as bad as the Team Death on Robot Wars, you'll be OK.

Who was the original team death

I don't know, but TBH, I wouldn't use team death as a team name, it just sounds grim