This is my entry, I call it "Blackout". Here is a bricksafe page with all WIP photos

 

It's based around a spinner that reaches in all directions. I had some problems with the weapon being too heavy (it's powered by a geared down RC motor).

 

I also wanted to make it driveable upside down, but it was unpractical and heavy, so I added a self-righting mechanism instead. It's powered by two PF Large motors with one linear actuator each. The body has a design so that the robot can't get stuck on it's side, if it would get flipped. The battery boxes are powered on by special "pull buttons" to make them impossible for another robot to switch off. Look at the end of the video to see how it works.

 

Edited April 11, 20177 yr by Slewentogzz
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I like this bot. The self-righting mechanism is great, and I like that the spinner that covers all sides of the bot.

I was waiting for a bot that could right itself. Yours does so beautifully. Great job on that! For the rest, it just looks like a very robust and realistic bot. Nice work.

This is amazing! Good luck!

On 2017-04-10 at 8:08 PM, Erik Leppen said:

I was waiting for a bot that could right itself. Yours does so beautifully. Great job on that! For the rest, it just looks like a very robust and realistic bot. Nice work.

Thanks! The bot is no good upside down :) Your bot looks really interesting too, I'm curious to see how it turns out.

The self rightning mechanism is indeed nifty, I like it. Maybe not that robust, but it has some nice features to look at.

i'm not totally convinced of the weapon strength when up against another sturdy bot. But the defense seems pretty robust! yes, love the flip mechanism. hope it could work quick enough if needed, to start defending again.

Smart little bot :)  Im also unsure about the damages on other bots. Maybe try to hit a 1,5L bottle and look if the weapon is strong enough.

 

Chris 

4 hours ago, MangaNOID said:

 

i'm not totally convinced of the weapon strength when up against another sturdy bot

 

1 hour ago, KikoTube said:

Im also unsure about the damages on other bots. Maybe try to hit a 1,5L bottle and look if the weapon is strong enough.

 

Yeah, I tried to make it as powerful as possible with one RC motor, but it's probably not enough. If I could redo everything, I would use more power for the weapon and make it heavier also. 

 

Similar with my wave of wrath but self righting mechanism is good.

Offtopic-I LIKE YOUR BIKE.

4 hours ago, msk6003 said:

 

Similar with my wave of wrath but self righting mechanism is good.

Offtopic-I LIKE YOUR BIKE.

 

You did a really good job with yours, it's really compact. Reminds me of Ice-Wave

Thanks :)

16 hours ago, Slewentogzz said:

Yeah, I tried to make it as powerful as possible with one RC motor, but it's probably not enough. If I could redo everything, I would use more power for the weapon and make it heavier also. 

 

this is all theoretical right as its an 'air' competition, but the power/speed is there, it obviously hits wheels really well. it just looks a little wobbly on the two 'arms' of each weapon. can that be strengthened at all?

 

8 hours ago, MangaNOID said:

this is all theoretical right as its an 'air' competition, but the power/speed is there, it obviously hits wheels really well. it just looks a little wobbly on the two 'arms' of each weapon. can that be strengthened at all?

 

It can be strengthened, but that would give it more mass, which it can't handle with just one motor. A heavier weapon will probably work better with sbrick, as you can ramp the speed up slowly instead of going 100% instantly with the PF remote.

Ah ok. Thanks for explaining! The motors are really low torque huh.

1 hour ago, MangaNOID said:

Ah ok. Thanks for explaining! The motors are really low torque huh.

The RC motor has less torque compared to the normal PF motors, but the main reason it gets stalled is because the lego batteries can't give it enough current, so the batteries automatically cuts off power when the motor is under a big load.