Author Topic: Near Chaos Robotics (Read 171765 times)

Urjak · « **Reply #620 on:** July 01, 2011, 10:54:01 AM »

What kind of motors?

R1885 · « **Reply #621 on:** July 01, 2011, 11:07:51 AM »

Dewalt Powerdrive kits I think.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #622 on:** July 01, 2011, 11:13:28 AM »

Quote from: R1885 on July 01, 2011, 11:07:51 AM

Dewalt Powerdrive kits I think.

Bingo. 1.5hp each, which means 3hp peak in a 12lb robot.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #623 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:26:36 PM »

Still to be done-
Install center supports(arrives tuesday)
Install batteries
Attach front wedge
Put edge on wedge
Paint

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #624 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:32:32 PM »

Quote from: MikeNCR on July 01, 2011, 07:26:36 PM

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Still to be done-
Install center supports(arrives tuesday)
Install batteries
Attach front wedge
Put edge on wedge
Paint

Looking good so far, Mike. The neon-green wheels are a nice touch

russian roulette · « **Reply #625 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:49:08 PM »

Love it! I think the paint should be as minimal as possible, I think it would look better that way IMO.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #626 on:** July 06, 2011, 09:06:34 PM »

Some wedge grinding and paint to go. Dual pack option for bot hockey, though I'll need to make a second cable extender to allow both packs to reach the adaptor.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #627 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:05:41 PM »

Just got back from Schiele, had a great time.

Kobalos went through four gearboxes in the last two of four fights, thinking I may start on something entirely new, as I've got a few fun ideas for ants/fairys.

Apollyon teamed up for some hockey, I only got about 7min of life out of my battery pack, which is fine for combat, not so much for 10min hockey matches. It ran great and drove very well, so I can call it good for dragoncon and Motorama. I also did a few demo fights against Flatline, a 12lb wedge in the beetle arena. Hilarious fights to watch, not sure if anyone got video. Apollyon broke the arena.

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #628 on:** July 24, 2011, 09:17:01 AM »

Quote from: MikeNCR on July 23, 2011, 08:05:41 PM

Just got back from Schiele, had a great time.

Kobalos went through four gearboxes in the last two of four fights, thinking I may start on something entirely new, as I've got a few fun ideas for ants/fairys.

Apollyon teamed up for some hockey, I only got about 7min of life out of my battery pack, which is fine for combat, not so much for 10min hockey matches. It ran great and drove very well, so I can call it good for dragoncon and Motorama. I also did a few demo fights against Flatline, a 12lb wedge in the beetle arena. Hilarious fights to watch, not sure if anyone got video. Apollyon broke the arena.

The Hockey matches were 10 mins? wow... that is kinda mean. Too bad they didn't split the 10 into separate 5 min periods to switch batteries if needed.

Sounds like you had a blast. Good testing on the bots too.

NFX · « **Reply #629 on:** July 24, 2011, 09:30:26 AM »

If you put the adaptor in the middle and a battery pack on either side, would that enable you to have both batteries reach the adaptor without the need for an extender?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #630 on:** July 24, 2011, 11:52:24 AM »

Could be done, however, the plan was originally pack in the center, as that's the bigger weight, and I'd only be using 1 pack in combat. 2nd pack was just an option for hockey, but with how hot everything got during one match I didn't want to give the packs any extra power.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #631 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:28:02 PM »

I created a new page for the team site that is meant to be a basic intro to robot combat with a ton of handy references- http://nearchaos.net/guide.html

MikeNCR · « **Reply #632 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:43:48 PM »

From Schiele-

Kobalos vs. Poco Tambor (1st of 3, gearbox failures in the last two fights)

Apollyon & Flatline demo in the insect arena (1 of 2, don't have video of the second one)

Edit: Bot Hockey-

cephalopod · « **Reply #633 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:43:52 AM »

Aha, I love how even when Kobalos gets a full hit from that drum, it's the drumbot that flies off.

Bot Hockey also looks amazing fun (':

Nice driving, anyhow!

powerrave · « **Reply #634 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:09:43 AM »

That was awesome. The bot hockey sure looks like a fun thing to do.

Vertigo · « **Reply #635 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:11:30 AM »

Quote from: powerrave on July 26, 2011, 05:09:43 AM

That was awesome. The bot hockey sure looks like a fun thing to do.

It is :P

powerrave · « **Reply #636 on:** July 26, 2011, 05:37:37 AM »

Just so bad that there are no events that I know off in the Netherlands and Belgium. Otherwise I would have been into this without doubt.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #637 on:** July 26, 2011, 07:36:08 PM »

Minor update- With all the gearbox failures I had with the 22:1 silver sparks, I'm swapping to 11:1's in Kobalos. Also likely switching to 1.5" lite flites instead of 1.375" banebots, so the bot should be around twice as fast.

ashman12 · « **Reply #638 on:** July 26, 2011, 10:24:54 PM »

Ha Ha Mike, Great Vids, especially the Robot Hockey.

LMAO after you got flipped.

"Right, F**K the hockey puck, that red bot is the new puck!"

MikeNCR · « **Reply #639 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:58:50 AM »

Quick bot notes:

Existing:
Moros- Ready for Moto
Apollyon- Taking it to Robot Battles at DragonCon
Kobalos- 11:1's ordered, adding support bearings to frame. Taking it to DragonCon

In Progress:
Clamp/lifter ant- Parts ordered, should compete at DragonCon.

In Design:
Nyx- Several design concepts created. Trying to decide between Sportsman and Sportsman/30. Dewalts for drive(either 2 or 4) and multiple weapon attachments.