I have begun to work on a new 15 lb robot to replace Dethinator. Like Dethinator, it will be a Full Body Spinner, however, it will have angled sides in an effort to better defend against the numerous Vertical Spinners(Drums, Beaters, Blades, etc).
Also, to ensure a greater stability, the robot will be a mere 2.25" tall, and 16" in diameter. Spinning the shell will be two AXi 2826/12 Brushless motors at 14.8V. Shell should spin at around 2000 RPM at top speed, and these brushless motors should have enough torque to get the shell up to speed quickly.
As you know, this year, Dethinator was troubled by the fact that the shell was made out of Aluminum, which led to a weakness in the shell that ultimately contributed to its defeat. To prevent this from happening again, I intend for this new bot to have 3/16" 6-4(Grade 5) Titanium for its shell. This, together with the angled sides of the shell, should result in an incredibly resilient robot that will withstand a lot of punishment, and do a lot of damage.
Also, if the robot has enough weight, I plan on using Neodymium magnets to apply a downforce to reduce the ricochet when we hit another robot.
Here are some screencaps of the model of the shell that I made today:
3 comments:
good stuff.. how do u plan to fund raise for it?
^exactly what I was thinking...
Also, magnet idea is great.
I'm always looking out for great blogs. Seems like you have a good one here. Diamond in the rough.
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