Author Topic: Near Chaos Robotics (Read 171546 times)

MikeNCR · « **Reply #961 on:** June 12, 2014, 05:38:31 PM »

It dawned on me today that what I've essentially done with the magmotor powered hammer attachment for Nyx2 is design a miniature Beta hammer gearbox.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #962 on:** July 17, 2014, 10:55:02 PM »

Coming soon. ish.

MassimoV · « **Reply #963 on:** July 17, 2014, 11:20:30 PM »

Now you're equipping bots with Elder Scrolls weapons.

Thyrus · « **Reply #964 on:** July 18, 2014, 01:48:27 AM »

is the bladeside going to be effective?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #965 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:17:29 AM »

Spike side is the primary side, but the blade side should be good for semi-blunt impact.

Philippa · « **Reply #966 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:19:54 AM »

How sharp is each end, and what kind of force do they hit with?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #967 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:24:50 AM »

Quote from: Kurt Wylde on July 18, 2014, 10:19:54 AM

How sharp s each end, and what kind of force do they hit with?

Axe side has a sharp but relatively thick end, spike's got about a 1/16" wide tip with a sharp edge. I've managed to nearly punch through 1/8" 6061 aluminum swinging it by hand, so I suspect the mag can do a fair bit better than that. Energy calculations say it should be able to hit about as hard as a .22lr pistol.

NeighImACarrot · « **Reply #968 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:28:52 AM »

That's pretty cool, how did you make the elder scrolls axe?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #969 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:29:40 AM »

Quote from: NeighImACarrot on July 18, 2014, 10:28:52 AM

That's pretty cool, how did you make the elder scrolls axe?

It was cut on a waterjet. Material is 1/4" thick AR400 steel.

NeighImACarrot · « **Reply #970 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:35:42 AM »

Did you mean to make it look like a elder scrolls axe, also do you have any examples of other weapons you've made.

Philippa · « **Reply #971 on:** July 18, 2014, 11:30:17 AM »

Quote from: MikeNCR on July 18, 2014, 10:24:50 AM

Quote from: Kurt Wylde on July 18, 2014, 10:19:54 AM
How sharp s each end, and what kind of force do they hit with?

Axe side has a sharp but relatively thick end, spike's got about a 1/16" wide tip with a sharp edge. I've managed to nearly punch through 1/8" 6061 aluminum swinging it by hand, so I suspect the mag can do a fair bit better than that. Energy calculations say it should be able to hit about as hard as a .22lr pistol.

much swagness

You should make some axe attachment for Nyx.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #972 on:** July 18, 2014, 11:33:47 AM »

Quote from: NeighImACarrot on July 18, 2014, 10:35:42 AM

Did you mean to make it look like a elder scrolls axe, also do you have any examples of other weapons you've made.

That wasn't explicitly the goal. Triangles are very strong from a structural standpoint and I wanted to keep the strength up but the weight down, so that resulted in the triangular pattern on the hammer arm. The head's designed to put as much of the total mass as possible out by the tip, so for the same weight and speed it'll be able to hit harder.

Here's some of the other parts from the same batch:

Axe is up top, lifter arm's on the left, crusher parts are on the right, and at the bottom is a bar for a partially designed 3lb last rites-ish spinner.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #973 on:** July 18, 2014, 09:50:02 PM »

Tossed the other weapon arms together-

rnifnuf · « **Reply #974 on:** July 18, 2014, 09:57:19 PM »

Nice axe. I also like the one with the spike strips because it looks like a cross between an angled bracket and spike strips from RA2.

I'm looking to get into robotics (general robotics, not just combat). Is a high school robotics club a good place to start?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #975 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:04:05 PM »

Quote from: rnifnuf on July 18, 2014, 09:57:19 PM

Nice axe. I also like the one with the spike strips because it looks like a cross between an angled bracket and spike strips from RA2.

I'm looking to get into robotics (general robotics, not just combat). Is a high school robotics club a good place to start?

Yeah, unless it's a botsIQ/NRL club, it'll probably have some of the focus shifted toward programming/AI, but still well worth it. I did USFirst for three years in high school and it was well worth it.

R1885 · « **Reply #976 on:** July 18, 2014, 10:19:32 PM »

Here you are building these awesome things and here I am trying to get everything together. :c

Mouldy · « **Reply #977 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:08:54 AM »

Hey Mike, thanks for that guide on your website. I was looking up combat kits on google and you were on the front page, I knew I'd seen that logo before.

TheUnknownRobotics · « **Reply #978 on:** August 06, 2014, 01:38:32 PM »

These robots look beautiful. I'll check the guide out, too.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #979 on:** August 07, 2014, 09:08:50 AM »