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Jeff L Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6546 Registration date : 2009-03-14 Age : 34 Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:43 pm | |
| Actually, SpiderPig's weapon has been done before, but as far as I know it has only been done once by a much smaller robot several years ago. Also, I don't think that one was quite as overpowered as SpiderPig... | |
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MattTavares big contributor
People Skills : 5632 Registration date : 2009-04-11 Age : 36 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: Robots being done before Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:17 pm | |
| If you have ever seen the inside of the blender, You would know that the way we spin it is far from unimaginative. and as far as I know, we where the first to do it and still one of the few who do it well. Considering that the blender has been around since 2002, when it was thought up, It was a HUGE step forward from what exsisted before. | |
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Jeff L Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6546 Registration date : 2009-03-14 Age : 34 Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:38 pm | |
| Is it the same method used in Blender Mini? (dual friction-drive with suspension for optimal contact?) | |
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MattTavares big contributor
People Skills : 5632 Registration date : 2009-04-11 Age : 36 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: yep Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:41 pm | |
| Yeah, it is acomplished differently in Blender but the same basic concept. it takes all the forces away from the motors and gearbox. the wheels will actually do burnouts when we hit someone. The whole system acts like a slip clutch making eccentially a one way valve for energy. The spring pressure is always experimented with. | |
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Jeff L Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6546 Registration date : 2009-03-14 Age : 34 Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:51 pm | |
| Ah, nice. Well, I can say with some certainty then that SpiderPig will not break Blender's weapon.
Although I'm increasingly uncertain if even one would be able to damage the other - the bits & pieces I'm getting from RE Robotics suggests it might make Mighty Knight look fragile by comparison. Hell, from just the chassis pictures alone I can already tell you it's more heavily designed than anything Bergen has put together up to this point in time. | |
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MattTavares big contributor
People Skills : 5632 Registration date : 2009-04-11 Age : 36 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:00 pm | |
| Spider Pig reminds me of The Brick. I'm not too worried about spider pig because it is aluminum and Tool Steel vs aluminum is not good odds no matter how thick it is. We once broke through 3/4 stainless in the shop so 1 inch aluminum shouldn't be suck a large stretch. | |
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Jeff L Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6546 Registration date : 2009-03-14 Age : 34 Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:06 pm | |
| Aha! Yet another person failing to make the distinction that chassis =/= armor plate! SpiderPig is a wedge - and none of the surfaces on the chassis in those pictures are angled. | |
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MattTavares big contributor
People Skills : 5632 Registration date : 2009-04-11 Age : 36 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:10 pm | |
| I'm Not quite sure what you mean. Are you trying to say that it will have wedges on it too? | |
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Jeff L Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills : 6546 Registration date : 2009-03-14 Age : 34 Location : Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:13 pm | |
| Either that, or it's the first wedge-less wedge ever in Battlebots history. | |
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Sean Rubin Prezerdent of Sexxi Cuddlemen
People Skills : 5912 Registration date : 2009-03-16 Age : 31 Location : Miami
| Subject: Re: The Blender Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:57 pm | |
| - Jeff L wrote:
- Either that, or it's the first wedge-less wedge ever in Battlebots history.
LMFAO!!! but then again...cuddlebunny was supposed to be wedge. now it is going to be a plow. who knows what decisions they have made for the 120 during spring break... | |
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MattTavares big contributor
People Skills : 5632 Registration date : 2009-04-11 Age : 36 Location : Dallas, TX
| Subject: Re: The Blender Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:17 am | |
| Moderator: move this to past competitions forum | |
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