Author Topic: HurricaneAndrew's Showcase of Scrapped Failures (Read 1948 times)

HurricaneAndrew · « **on:** June 14, 2009, 05:08:32 AM »

This showcase is special. It is devoted to all the robots that I have put time and effort into, but for one reason or another, just didn't work out. They are all unique, but they all have one thing in common: They have all been scrapped.

Bulldozer: Originally meant to be a powerful pusher for Tabletop and King of the Hill competitions, but I soon realized that it was so fast that it would simply launch itself into the air when it hit another robot, which in a tabletop match, doesn't do you much good.

CoW4RD Revision 2: This revision of one of my earlier bots, CoW4RD, was more of a test bot. It’s build was fueled by my curiosity about the “Project Trinity” glitch. I found out that I didn’t like the idea as much as I thought I did. It was scrapped before it was even finished.

Hang Tougher: This was an experimental revision of my most successful bot so far, Hang Tough. I felt the spinners needed to be more powerful. I soon learned that this way is not the way to do it.

Scrambler: This one is already posted in my main showcase, but it failed hard enough that it deserves a spot here. As I have said in my main showcase, I got the idea for this robot from a carnival ride. It was supposed to be a super powerful HS, but instead it’s a super powerful failure, because it is impossible to control.

Tenderizer: I had gotten sick of always building underpowered HSs, so to do something different I built this VS. It turns out that I am not very good at that either.

cephalopod · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2009, 05:12:13 AM »

At first glance I thought Tenderizer was a re-made version of the DSL S3.

And even though you say it's too powerful, I love the cage-type-thing on Bulldozer :D

Pwnator · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2009, 05:12:40 AM »

Bulldozer isn't that much of a failure. This time, put the servos on linear actuators so it can life while scooping. If it's too fast, swap a pair of motors for axles instead.

Tenderizer feels like the old Alien Queen. XD

System32 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2009, 05:17:26 AM »

I like the JCB style on bulldozer.

RedSawn · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2009, 05:33:47 AM »

CoW4RD has a good skin. Could be better but it's still nice.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2009, 06:02:04 AM »

Quote from: Craaig;44129

At first glance I thought Tenderizer was a re-made version of the DSL S3.

And even though you say it's too powerful, I love the cage-type-thing on Bulldozer :D

I figured I'd catch alot of crap over the cage on it. It is a waste of weight after all.

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Bulldozer isn't that much of a failure. This time, put the servos on linear actuators so it can life while scooping. If it's too fast, swap a pair of motors for axles instead.[/COLOR]

Tenderizer feels like the old Alien Queen. XD

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The only problem with that is, if i were to get rid of two of the motors, then it wouldnt be any more powerful than other 4WD bots.

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CoW4RD has a good skin. Could be better but it's still nice.

Yeah, most all of my robots get a similar scheme once they've been tested and are worth taking the time to skin.

I really thought that I would really catch crap over Bulldozer, but you guys seem to actually like it.
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System32 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2009, 06:31:28 AM »

The reason Bulldozer ain't getting a lot of flaming is because Nary and sage are offline.

cephalopod · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2009, 06:37:05 AM »

I would say QFT, but I'd probably get flamed. But yeah, I really wouldn't call Bulldozer a fail.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2009, 06:56:37 AM »

Hmm... you may be right actually. If there are any tabletop or king of the hill tournaments, and if i could get someone who knows what they're doing to AI it, it might still have a good chance.