Author Topic: Near Chaos Robotics (Read 182173 times)

MikeNCR · « **Reply #480 on:** December 23, 2010, 08:50:57 PM »

Machining time is machining time, and between the complex parts, the end tapping and using good materials, it gets expensive. Material alone was $134

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #481 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:04:29 PM »

Quote from: FOTEPX on December 23, 2010, 08:20:11 PM

Oh my god tha looks like so much win, but, 950 dollars for that!? Come on, man, Whyachi's ripping you off. I could probably get the parts for around 600 tops, and they would be of high quality.

When you rip a hole i nthe universe and find a company that will, tell us!

(Read: not happening)

Urjak · « **Reply #482 on:** December 24, 2010, 10:31:50 AM »

What type of motors are you using for mini-apollyon?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #483 on:** December 24, 2010, 10:39:31 AM »

20:1 Sparks on a 3s lipo

MikeNCR · « **Reply #484 on:** December 25, 2010, 06:06:08 PM »

Test drive of Moros-

All 3 bots are now driving, need to scrounge up a PWM cable for the weapon on Moros. After that, it's installing some stoppers to help the batteries stay in place in Apollyon and Moros, then some top armor for Moros.

Scorpion · « **Reply #485 on:** December 25, 2010, 07:16:00 PM »

I admitedly know little about these things, but THAT LOOKS AWESOME!
It looks really easy to drive, either that or you're very good at driving it.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #486 on:** December 25, 2010, 07:17:43 PM »

Probably somewhere in the middle. I am big on the whole driving practice thing and it's fairly controllable.

kill343gs · « **Reply #487 on:** December 25, 2010, 10:22:44 PM »

Absolutely great control, something I feel a lot of people don't care as much about.

Stagfish · « **Reply #488 on:** December 26, 2010, 04:02:52 AM »

You should start a heavyweight, you definetly have the time and money if your building all of these smaller bots.

powerrave · « **Reply #489 on:** December 26, 2010, 06:05:05 AM »

it looks awesome but the main thing we can now hope for is that it would do the same as the last one.

NFX · « **Reply #490 on:** December 26, 2010, 08:34:27 AM »

That's some very good driving skill you have. I shouldn't imagine it'll react too differently once the weapon's on. Actually, once the weapon's up to speed, you could drive forward and then reverse, doing that thing where the back end lifts off the ground, so the blade might be a bit lower.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #491 on:** December 30, 2010, 01:25:04 AM »

29lb 4oz according to the scale. Probably will cut 1-2" from the end of the bar, but I'm thinking I should wait till the top armor is done before I do that.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #492 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:02:18 AM »

Quote from: MikeNCR on December 30, 2010, 01:25:04 AM

but I'm thinking I should wait till the top armor is done before I do that.

I would if I was you...

cut it when your sure on the amount rather then regretting it later..

MikeNCR · « **Reply #493 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:37:05 AM »

It's to some extent the debate of whether or not cutting some KE to spare the system of some of the peak loads is worth it, I think I could do the armor in almost .75lbs if I was careful.

Stagfish · « **Reply #494 on:** December 30, 2010, 04:26:03 AM »

:O Gratz on becoming a Veteran!

powerrave · « **Reply #495 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:12:12 AM »

thing looks awesome.

and... what Stagfish said.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #496 on:** December 30, 2010, 04:30:37 PM »

Clean shot of the ant for buildersdb/posterity/etc...

Someone had asked earlier about how much the chassis cost, I don't have the exact numbers, but if someone really wants the cad files so they can make their own all you have to do is ask.

Urjak · « **Reply #497 on:** December 31, 2010, 02:17:56 AM »

Just out of question, why do you use hex-key screws?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #498 on:** December 31, 2010, 02:29:54 AM »

I got sick of stripping phillips head screws.

NFX · « **Reply #499 on:** December 31, 2010, 01:04:01 PM »

That does happen to me a lot. Are hex-key screws any more expensive than Phillips-head screws?