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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:43:48 GMT -5
Name: SoR (pronounced SAW, Son of Ripper) Shape: Low Wedge Weapons: Pneumatic (liquid C02) Chaos 2 like flipper with Atomic 2 style platform and vertical saw at back it has 2 titanium teeth on and is powered by a 24v DC motor (10cm in diameter) Armour: Steel armour (2mm Thick) Dimensions (LxWxH): 70cm x 85cm x 24cm Srimech: Flipper Self rights robot Strength: Powerful Weaponry Weakness: Quite slow, limited C02 gas. Colour: Black, Red logo on flipper (saying : SoR) Weight: 99kg Speed: 10mph Turning Circle: 0 Ground Clearance: 7mm at back – 0mm at front Wheels: Foam filled tyres at back of Robot (inside) Power: 2 lorry windscreen wiper motors (24v) 2 motorbike batteries and is controlled by a Gyroscope for straight line stability. Notes: High power flipper.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:44:03 GMT -5
Name: Son of Ripper 0.2 (SoR) Shape: In the shape of SABotage with rounded back Weapons: A long-lasting back-hinged flipper with titanium flipping plate for flipping ease (Can also self-right robot) And a rear y-axis titanium spinning BAR weighing 6 kg and running at 4000 rpm. Powered by a C40-300 at 36 volts (~7.6 hp) Giving a good all-round attack (Bar) and defence (Flipper) mechanism Armour: 4mm thick armour around robot with steel chassis and hardox wheel guard bars Dimensions (L x W x H): 75cm x 55cm x 20cm SRIMECH: Can run invertible but mainly self-rights with flipper (Like ThermidorII) Strength: Very fast and manuvarible Weakness: Not fantastic pushing power Colour: Black with red SoR on the front flipper Weight: Approximately 100kg Speed: 12mph - 15mph max speed Turning Circle: 0 with 2 wheel drive tank style steering Ground Clearance: 0 at front and leading up to 1cm at the back and sides Wheels: 2 Foam filled wheels that each have a hardox bar protecting it (Wheels can run invertible Power: Just basic NiMh batteries driving 2x S28-150 MagMotors with 4QD speed controling Notes: Long-lasting but powerful flipper
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:44:21 GMT -5
Name: SOR0.3 Weight: Around 100kg, could be slightly more or less Shape: Like the previous version, SOR0.3 is a low box wedge shaped robot. The front wedge is angled at around 60* so other wedges will find it hard to push me back head on. At the rear the shape is similar to that of the latest Tornado to support the bar. See the picture on my profile to get the idea. Motivation: The wheels are made of Stainless Steel with a soft rubber grip around the circumference. Each wheel weighs about 1kg and are on the outside of the robot, this allows the robot to be smaller and possibly more manoeuvrable. Each are protected by a 5mm Aluminium 6061 bar reaching out meaning under no circumstances will a robot such as Southside Spinner or Super Spin Dash get to them. Turning Circle: The two wheels are driven by a tank style steering method putting one wheel in forwards and one in reverse to spin on the spot. Ground Clearance: The front wedge lies along the ground because of the wedge and Firestorm like strip, the strip is also extended to have a 10mm long nose to slide under opponents. The ground clearance then goes up to around 10mm around the wheels up to 20mm at the back. Weapon: The weaponry is slightly changed this time, the first being the central flipping arm in a similar style to Cassius; therefore its front hinged. It runs up the front wedge and up across the top surface of the robot. Its powered by a 120mm bore ram pumped with CO2 gas at 145psi, contained in a 2.2kg canister. There is also a 1.1kg buffer tank to help make the flips much faster. This will give me just around 25 flips per fight. At the rear again there is the Y-Axis (vertical) spinning bar weighing around 6kg, its now powered by a LEM130 Lynch Motor on 36v giving around 9hp, that is around 1.4hp more than last time, its fully capable of giving a blow of around 25kj or energy per hit. The blade is also reshaped to give more momentum while spinning and to cause even more damage. Now the front hinged flipper means it won’t flip itself into the bar while trying to self-right. SRIMECH: Like on the last version, the flipper can easily self-right the robot (This time without the worry of flipping itself into the bar) and the outer wheels can also let itself drive invertible to find space to self-right or drive about if the flipper power runs out. Drive: It’s driven by Hawker Genesis Nickel Cadium batteries powering two S28-150 Magmotors, the whole system is run on 24v. This time the motors have aluminium covers over the top of them to stop any overheating; it also acts as a bit or protection to stop bits getting inside and to stop them being shaken around a bit. This set-up can drive the robot at around 13mph Armour: There are some major changes to the armour this time, the base-plate in now constructed from 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium. The wheel guards are made of 5mm thick Aluminium 6061. But now the rest of the robot is first covered with 3mm thick Grade 5 Titanium and then on top of that another layer of 7mm thick Aluminium 6061, its all light stuff so I’m in the limit. The armour should prove fairly difficult to penetrate with an axe or crusher and if a disc hits it then it will only peel away at the top sheet first, hopefully any impacts will be absorbed through the 1cm thick combined sheets though. Notes: A huge thank you to Aaron and Nick for helping out with the design Strengths: Speed, manoeuvrability, thick armour, decent weaponry, good all-rounder Weaknesses: Limited gas for the flipper, lacks pushing power, high ground clearance
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:44:39 GMT -5
SOR 3.5
Shape: It’s still that box-wedge style design with the front wedge going at around 60*. On the front wedge there is also a steel strip to help sliding under robots and guiding them onto the flipper the strip is also extended horizontally 10mm to form a small nose to help slide under robots. The side wheel guards and rear are a bit hard to describe so you’ll have to look at the picture on my website. Motivation: Two foam filled wheels weighing around 1kg each, because they are on the outside of the robot then they each have a bar protecting it made up of 3.35mm Hardox. They extend out so that under no circumstances what-so-ever can a disc get to them! The wheels are slightly higher than the body so that it can run inverted once flipped as well as driving around normally. Weight: Somewhere around 100kg, I’m guessing I’m in the weight limit Ground Clearance: 0mm on the front wedge with around 10mm around the wheels and 15mm at the back. Weapon: The weaponry is slightly changed this time, the first being the central flipping arm in a similar style to Cassius; therefore its front hinged. It runs up the front wedge and up across the top surface of the robot. Its powered by a 120mm bore ram pumped with CO2 gas at 145psi, contained in a 2.2kg canister. There is also a 1.1kg buffer tank to help make the flips much faster. This will give me just around 25 flips per fight. At the rear again there is the Y-Axis (vertical) spinning bar weighing around 6kg, its now powered by a LEM130 Lynch Motor on 36v giving around 9hp, that is around 1.4hp more than last time. The blade is also reshaped to give more momentum while spinning and to cause even more damage. Now the front hinged flipper means it won’t flip itself into the bar while trying to self-right. SRIMECH: The flipper can self-right the robot most of the time, the angles on the front rear and sides make it hard to rest it there. The invertibility means it can drive out of sticky situations once flipped and still get around if I ever run out of gas. But its pretty much passive once inverted so I like to self-right as soon as possible. Drive: Each wheel has an S28-150 Magmotor powering it, giving around 13mph but not fantastic pushing power (Only around 6hp) the whole system is run on 24v and the motors are powered by NiMH packs running on 24v. This time the motors have aluminium covers over the top of them to stop any overheating, it also acts as s bit or protection to stop bits getting inside and to stop them being shaken around a bit. There are also some more sections added to the hull made of Aluminium 6061 with drilled sections that should keep the motors cool for definite. Turning Circle: With the two-wheel drive I can easily spin on the spot and with the wheels being positioned towards the centre I can keep the front or rear facing the opponent quite well. Armour: There are some major changes to the armour this time, the base-plate in now constructed from 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium. The wheel guards are made of 3.35mm Hardox, to keep the weight down it has 30mm holes drilled into it to keep the weight down. But now the rest of the robot is first covered with 3mm thick Grade 5 Titanium and then on top of that another layer of 7mm thick Aluminium 6061, its all light stuff so I’m in the limit. The armour should prove fairly difficult to penetrate with an axe or crusher and if a disc hits it then it will only peel away at the top sheet first, hopefully any impacts will be absorbed through the 1cm thick combined sheets though. Notes: I’d like to thank Aaron and Nick for helping me out on this robot Strength: Good all rounder, good weaponry, armour and drive Weakness: High ground clearance, doesn’t do that well in a pushing match
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:44:58 GMT -5
SOR 4.0
Shape: Once again SOR is a box-wedge shape, but this time the side wheel guards and wheels have been removed and have been replaced with some stylish sloped sides that should hopefully help deflect side attacks from spinners and flippers. This resembles a taller version of Storm II. Colour: The whole robot is sprayed black and SOR is written across the top in red. Dimensions: 800mm x 700mm x 200mm (Length x Width x Height) Speed: The robot can reach a top speed of around 13mph, not the quickest around but it gives almost instant acceleration to top speed and great control. Turning Circle: SOR uses a skid steer system like Tornado, so zero. Ground Clearance: 0mm on the front wedge, 3mm at the sides and 10mm at the back of the robot. Armour: 3.2mm thick Hardox 600 armour all over the body, this should give great protection against most weapon types. Motivation: Each wheel has an S28-150 Magmotor powering it, giving around 13mph but not fantastic pushing power (Only around 6hp) the whole system is run on 24v and the motors are powered by NiMH packs running on 24v. This time the motors have aluminum covers over the top of them to stop any overheating, it also acts as s bit or protection to stop bits getting inside and to stop them being shaken around a bit. There are also some more sections added to the hull made of Aluminum 6061 with drilled sections that should keep the motors cool for definite. There are two wheels, each made of Aluminum and have a layer of Vullkolan bonded on for extra traction. Weapons: The main weapon remains a flipping arm, this time it’s rear hinged again. Running off a 80mm bore ram fed with CO2 at a pressure of 145psi it can easily hoist another robot onto it’s back. The gas is contained in two 2.2kg canisters giving around 30 flips per fight. The rear spinner has now changed; it is now on the horizontal axis meaning SOR can self-right without the spinner getting in the way. It is made of aluminum and has two Hardox teeth to damage the other robots, it’s driven off a LEM130 Lynch Motor run on 48v giving it about 9hp, the disc weighs around 6kg in weight and is approximately 300mm in diameter, it doesn’t dish out much energy but it can damage most armour to pickup some more points. SRIMECH: The flipper can self-right the robot easily. Strengths: Good all-rounder. Weaknesses: Limited weaponry power.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:45:15 GMT -5
Name: SOR 5.0 Shape: Tall box shape with a front wedge and sloped sides. The sides are also skirted and the front wedge has a Firestorm style ‘wedge extender’. Colour: Light grey with a dark grey flipper and SOR across the front in red. Dimensions: 700mm x 800mm x 200mm (Length x Width x Height) Weight: +/- 100kgs (Unsure of the actual weight at the moment) Motivation: Two CNC Aluminum wheels with holes for weight reducing. There are two choices of tyre that can be used on the edge of these wheels. The first choice are bonded with Vulkalon rubber for superb grip on metal surfaces. The second choice are made with standard rubber with small screws poking out for extra grip on wooden surfaces. Power: Each wheel is driven by an LEM130 motor. I chose these for two reasons, the first reason being the S28-150’s weren’t up to the job and were lacking in the power department. The second reason was their great power to weight ratio was perfect for what SOR wanted. More power for a weight only around a kilo heavier than before. The motors are run at 36v providing decent speed and torque and not going overkill on battery weight. Speed: 12mph, for a decent running speed and great acceleration. Turning Circle: 0, with tank style steering. Ground Clearance: 1mm under the front wedge and 10mm elsewhere. However the front wedge extender and the skirts mean SOR now has a 0mm ground clearance all the way round (other than the back, but that has the disc). Skirting: 4mm thick Titanium/Vanadium, hinged to the body with a rotary joint. Armour: 3.25mm thick Hardox monocoque. Weapon: The usual rear hinged flipping arm at the front that goes across the top and then down the front wedge and finally forming a horizontal Bigger Brother like flipping platform (only the width of the front). This is powered by an 80mm bore ram and CO2 at 145psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters giving over 30 flips in a fight. At the rear there has been a bit of a modification. The rear spinning weapon remains, only this time it is a Hardox horizontal spinning bar. This is powered by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v. SRIMECH: Invertible and the flipper can self right it. Strengths: Compact, powerful, manoeuvrable, low clearance, tough armouring, decent weapons, can self right and work inverted. A great all rounder basically.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:45:34 GMT -5
Name: SOR 5.5 Shape: Tall box shape with a front wedge and sloped sides. The sides are also skirted and the front wedge has a Firestorm style ‘wedge extender’. Colour: Light grey with a dark grey flipper and SOR across the front in red. Dimensions: 700mm x 800mm x 200mm (Length x Width x Height) Weight: +/- 100kgs (Unsure of the actual weight at the moment) Motivation: Two CNC Aluminum wheels with holes for weight reducing. There are two choices of tyre that can be used on the edge of these wheels. The first choice are bonded with Vulkalon rubber for superb grip on metal surfaces. The second choice are made with standard rubber with small screws poking out for extra grip on wooden surfaces. Power: Each wheel is driven by an LEM130 motor. I chose these for two reasons, the first reason being the S28-150’s weren’t up to the job and were lacking in the power department. The second reason was their great power to weight ratio was perfect for what SOR wanted. More power for a weight only around a kilo heavier than before. The motors are run at 36v providing decent speed and torque and not going overkill on battery weight. This gives around 18hp, not bad for a multi-weaponed bot. Speed: 12mph, for a decent running speed and great acceleration. Turning Circle: 0, with tank style steering. Ground Clearance: 1mm under the front wedge and 10mm elsewhere. However the front wedge extender and the skirts mean SOR now has a 0mm ground clearance all the way round (other than the back, but that has the disc). Skirting: 5mm thick Titanium/Vanadium, hinged to the body with a rotary joint. Armour: 4mm thick Hardox monocoque. Weapon: The usual rear hinged flipping arm at the front that goes across the top and then down the front wedge and finally forming a horizontal Bigger Brother like flipping platform (only the width of the front). This is powered by an 80mm bore ram and CO2 at 145psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters giving over 30 flips in a fight. At the rear there has been a bit of a modification. The rear spinning weapon remains, only this time it is a Hardox horizontal spinning bar. This is powered by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v. SRIMECH: Invertible and the flipper can self right it. Strengths: Compact, powerful, manoeuvrable, low clearance, tough armouring, decent weapons, can self right and work inverted. A great all rounder basically.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:46:22 GMT -5
Name: SOR Hex Shape: Box-wedge shape with sloped sides. These wedges are all angled at 45 degrees to give maximum protection against spinning weapons. If you are unsure, please check the render. The front wedge has a small ‘nose’ on it which scrapes along the surface. Length: 700mm Width: 800mm Height: 200mm Weight: 100kgs (but should be under) Drive: Two aluminium wheels coated in Vulkalon for added grip on the arena surface. These are driven by two LEM130 motors at 36v, provided by 90x 3000mAh NiCad packs. This gives a reasonable amount of push, certainly enough to drive at and under other bots. Speed: 12mph Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front wedge and 10mm elsewhere. The front also has a ‘nose’ on it that sits flush to the ground and the sides are skirted, which effectively means 0mm at the front and sides. Armour: 4mm thick Hardox all over, other than the skirting and nose which are 3mm Titanium. Weapon: The main weapon is a central rear hinged flipping arm, which runs across the top of the robot and down the front wedge. This is powered by a 80mm bore 100 stroke ram fed with CO2 at 145psi. There is around 4.5kgs worth of gas on board which gives multiple flips during a match. It’s designed to be long lasting rather than to throw people all over the place. For protection at the rear, there are now interchangeable weapons: 1) A 10kg Horizontal spinning bar driven by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v. This is spun at 2000rpm and gives off around 10kJ per hit. This is the default set-up and should be used if I don’t state what rear set-up to use. 2) The classic SOR saw blade as in the original version. It weighs around 2kgs and is placed vertically at the rear. It is driven by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v and spins at around 3000rpm. It is styled like the blade on Pussycat. 3) A 10kg Vertical spinning bar driven by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v. This is spun at 2000rpm and gives off around 10kJ per hit. This gives the ability to flick robots upwards but slightly hinders my own self-righting ability. 4) The whole rear weapon set up is removed and replaced with a new spinner killer plate. It is made of 6mm thick Hardox and angled at 45 degrees effectively turning SOR into a truncated pyramid shape. I can face this plate towards spinners and use it as a method of taking the hits. Then, with the spinner slowed, I can spin round, get the flipper under and throw it over. Notes: Can run inverted and self-right using the flipper. Weight Check (for standard set-up): Wheels ~ 6kgs Motors ~ 10kgs Batteries ~ 15kgs Pneumatics ~10kgs Bar ~ 10kgs Skirts ~ 1kgs Armour ~ 40kgs Which leaves about 8kgs for whatever is left. Thanks to Kody and Martijn for the armour and skirting calculations.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:48:29 GMT -5
Name: SOR X Shape: Low vertical cylinder with a front wedge, like Warrior SKF. See the render below, thanks to Martijn! Length: 800mm Width: 600mm Height: 125mm Weight: 100kg Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors run at 24v from 3600mAh NiCad battery packs, which gives about 9hp in the drive. This runs two Aluminium wheels with a Vulkolan tread for grip. Turning Circle: 0mm using a two-wheel drive tank steer system. Speed: 16mph Ground Clearance: 0mm at front wedge, 7mm elsewhere. Armour: 6mm Hardox on the front wedge, 4mm Hardox on the top and bottom, 8mm Hardox for the spinning rim. Weapon: The main weapon is a Gyrobot style spinning rim run by an S28-400 Magmotor at 24v providing speeds of 2500rpm. It can reach this speed in around 3 seconds. It has three Hardox teeth to slice into other robots with. The secondary weapon is kinetic flipper within the front wedge. The spinning rim can transfer its energy via a clutch and fire the flipper, which is capable of throwing robots several feet in the air. Self-righting mechanism: SOR X is invertible, and the rim can work both ways up. Notes: SOR X has an unlimited amount of flips. Demo: uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zs36Lv8P_1o
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Post by AJ on Dec 31, 2008 21:31:16 GMT -5
Name: Gehenna Weight: 100kgs Shape: A low to the ground wedge shape, with sloping sides and rear. Colour: Black bodywork with a dark blue flipper. Length: 800mm Width: 800mm Height: 200mm Motivation: Two 150mm diameter 30mm wide wheels made of Aluminium 7075. Each wheel has an Asmaprene urethane rubber tyre for extra grip on the arena floor. Drive: 2x S28-400 Magmotors running at 26.4v from 40x A123 Lithium-Ion cells. Turning Circle: 0mm using a tank style steer. Speed: 15mph Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front and variable leading to 10mm at the rear. Armour: The wedge is made of an 8mm Titanium/Vanadium alloy. The sides, rear and base are all 6mm Titanium/Vanadium. The flipper itself is made of 4mm Hardox. Weapons: The main weapon is a front-hinged flipper, like Firestorm and Envy. It is operated by an 80mm bore 100mm stroke ram. This is run at 145psi on CO2 and the gas is stored in a 2.2kgs canister. This should provide plenty of quick and powerful flips. The flipping plate has an edge to stop robots driving up and over the wedge shape. The secondary weapon is at the rear - it is a 650mm diameter horizontal spinning bar with a 2kg weight at each end. It is powered by an S28-400 Magmotor and spins at 2450rpm from a 2:1 ratio. It weighs 10kgs and is capable of dishing out 22kJ. Self-Righter: The flipper is used to self-right Gehenna. The sloping panels mean that it always lands on the flipper if inverted. Notes: Thanks to Joey for his help.
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Post by AJ on Jun 23, 2011 17:15:24 GMT -5
Name: Gehenna 2 Weight: 100kgs Length: 800mm Width: 800mm Height: 250mm Drive: 2x 150mm diameter Aluminium wheels, each of which has a urethane rubber tyre. These are driven by 2x A28-400 Ampflow motors, which are run at 26.4v from 5x 8-Cell A123 M1 Lithium Ion battery packs. Turning Circle: 0mm Speed: 16mph Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front and variable leading to 10mm at the rear. Armour: A 6mm thick Titanium and 10% Vanadium alloy monocoque. Weapons: The main weapon is a front-hinged flipper in the style of Robot Wars competitor Firestorm. This is operated by two 80mm bore, 100mm stroke pneumatic cylinders. These are fed by CO², which is stored in a 2.2kg canister, via a 1.1kg buffer tank, and runs at 145psi. This system is powerful, very quick, and should comfortably last the duration of a battle. The secondary weapon is at the rear of the robot – it is a 10kg, 150mm diameter, dual-toothed, vertical Titanium spinning drum. It is driven by an A28-400 Ampflow motor running at 26.4v and can reach a top speed of 2500rpm. The drum can get up to speed extremely quickly and dishes out around 5kJ of kinetic energy. Like Robot Wars 6 champion Tornado, the purpose of the drum is not to cause incredible damage, but to fend other robots off and flick them away. Interchangeable Set-Up: As an alternative set-up, the whole of the rear weapon is removed and the back plate is replaced by a 3.25mm sheet of Hardox, with a layer of 10mm thick high density polyethylene (HDPE) on top. Self-Righter: The sloping sides, front, and rear mean that Gehenna 2 always lands where it can self-right. This is achieved by using the flipper. Notes: All internal components are shock-mounted and padded with urethane rubber to ensure that Gehenna 2 can survive the attacks of other competitors. There are two extrusions at the top of the front wedge to stop other robots driving straight up and over the top. Thanks to Joey for his help.
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