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I've been going on about it for years, but not until now am I taking it seriously.
For the past few months I have been making plans of a very awsome robot (even if I do say so myself). I have found plenty of good scrap yards to get bits and pieces for the robot, and my dad knows quite a bit about technology, electronics and all that stuff. But the one problem I'm facing is money, (if we had enough money, we'd probably nearly have the robot finished by now).
Oh yes, and it seems I have a bit of competition from another boy in my class. He's building a robot too, and he actually has the money, so he's way ahead of me! He's sent away the aplication form, got his reply, and he's in the middle of building it! I 'd better hurry up or he's gonna beet me to it.
Anyway, about my robot. It's called "Jawzz". It's shaped a lot like Tornado (a low, box shape that runs both ways up) and it has wedges sticking out of the back and sides to prevent itself getting stuck if flipped. It's weapons are two, horisontally placed crushing jaws (hence the name) at the front, that close into the opponent's sides, trapping it and then crushing it. I'm also thinking of adding a pneumatic ram placed just under the jaws. But this isn't just any old ram, this one's special. It opens up once it has pierced the opponent, and then as it starts to come backin, it will take the opponent with it, and once it's close enough, the mighty crushing jaws can do their thing.
I'm thinking of calling my team "Team Chomp". :D
For the past few months I have been making plans of a very awsome robot (even if I do say so myself). I have found plenty of good scrap yards to get bits and pieces for the robot, and my dad knows quite a bit about technology, electronics and all that stuff. But the one problem I'm facing is money, (if we had enough money, we'd probably nearly have the robot finished by now).
Oh yes, and it seems I have a bit of competition from another boy in my class. He's building a robot too, and he actually has the money, so he's way ahead of me! He's sent away the aplication form, got his reply, and he's in the middle of building it! I 'd better hurry up or he's gonna beet me to it.
Anyway, about my robot. It's called "Jawzz". It's shaped a lot like Tornado (a low, box shape that runs both ways up) and it has wedges sticking out of the back and sides to prevent itself getting stuck if flipped. It's weapons are two, horisontally placed crushing jaws (hence the name) at the front, that close into the opponent's sides, trapping it and then crushing it. I'm also thinking of adding a pneumatic ram placed just under the jaws. But this isn't just any old ram, this one's special. It opens up once it has pierced the opponent, and then as it starts to come backin, it will take the opponent with it, and once it's close enough, the mighty crushing jaws can do their thing.
I'm thinking of calling my team "Team Chomp". :D
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For your own sake forget it
i tried got halfway thru then completely gave up...
i tried got halfway thru then completely gave up...
How can you be ashamed of RW? Nothing to be ashamed about at all, it's a quality show! Jeremy Clarkson spoilt the 2nd series, but Craig "kissing 2 fingers in the poem" charles has brought it back, and now it's stronger than ever!
Good luck to you. I'm thinking about it myself, and have a couple of ideas
Good luck to you. I'm thinking about it myself, and have a couple of ideas
If you enter Robot Wars your street-cred would sink lower than Gary Linekers!
However, it'll get you on the telly :)
However, it'll get you on the telly :)
id like to simply point out that, though you may be a competant engineer there is no way you could build a robot like that.
sorry for doing this but:
1. You are going to use electrics and pnematics. But the crushing jaw must be hydralic or it will have no power. There is no wahy you can get that amout of stuff in a robot and stay under the weight limit.
2: Hydralics and pnematics are complex and need alot of work to make them work.
3: you need metal working skills and good electronic skills. Can you, for instance Weld?
4: even if you built it you still have to be accepted.
5. razer could whup you if you do get in.
im gonna build a robot with a vertically mounted flywheel. this means i can use electic motors for everything which makes the robot much much easier to build.
sorry for doing this but:
1. You are going to use electrics and pnematics. But the crushing jaw must be hydralic or it will have no power. There is no wahy you can get that amout of stuff in a robot and stay under the weight limit.
2: Hydralics and pnematics are complex and need alot of work to make them work.
3: you need metal working skills and good electronic skills. Can you, for instance Weld?
4: even if you built it you still have to be accepted.
5. razer could whup you if you do get in.
im gonna build a robot with a vertically mounted flywheel. this means i can use electic motors for everything which makes the robot much much easier to build.
And you do know that only 3 percent of all robot's that go to the qualifiers, are actually chosen for the show.
Not that I know anything about Robot Wars
*runs into a valley giggling*
Not that I know anything about Robot Wars
*runs into a valley giggling*
You mentioned chomp, so I'm happy. Good luck too you.
Team Chomp.
Not bad.
Not bad.
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you do know that you will need re-enforced steel to compete against the likes of all the others dont you?
cardboard boxes and toy remote control cars somehow dont look like any opposition to be afraid of.
you do know that you will need re-enforced steel to compete against the likes of all the others dont you?
cardboard boxes and toy remote control cars somehow dont look like any opposition to be afraid of.
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