Post by lewis on Mar 26, 2010 11:55:04 GMT -5
Armageddon
BODY SHAPE: Basic box with front hinged wedges and rear battering ram
WEIGHT: 100kg
DIMENSIONS (L X W X H): 90cm x 80cm x 15cm
COLOUR: See CAD
LOCOMOTION: 4 x internal but invertible custom-built HDPE wheels 270mm in diameter with vulcanised tyres.
GROUND CLEARANCE: 10mm, this is protected on the front by the hinged wedges and on the sides by the skirts
DRIVE MOTORS: 2 x LEM-130 lynch motors @ 36v
DRIVE BATTERIES: 4 x 30cell 36v 3Ah Sanyo NiCad packs
SPEED: 25mph
TURNING CIRCLE: 0 metres
BODY ARMOUR: 5mm hardox monocoque
CHASSIS: 5mm hardox monocoque
SKIRTS: 5mm grade 2 titanium, hinged wedges are 7mm of the same stuff
WEAPONRY: The set of 5 hinged wedges at the front of the robot are very effective at getting under other robots to help in pushing them around. The battering ram at the rear of the robot is shock mounted and is made of 1cm think grade 2 titanium, so it will flex under pressure from spinners rather than being ripped off. The robot uses a very powerful drive system akin to Storm II, so it can reach great speeds very quickly and push robots very fast and hard.
SRIMECH: Invertible, works just as well as upside down.
STRENGTHS: Strong and powerful
THEME SONG: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
NOTES: Originally crafted to take part in ARC: Aftermath, Armageddon was born out of a desire to have a simple wedge robot with no active weapons - yeah it's boring, but it's also damn effective. This was proved in its ARC debut, as it stormed through the main season with a 7-2 battle ratio before losing out in the quarter-finals. It returned to ARC the following season, but despite a successful main season run it failed to reach the quarter-finals and so made the transition to FRA combat, where it will hopefully prove equally successful. Kudos goes to Area51Escapee for the CAD