Quaestor III (HW)

[Un Autre Monde]

[shadow=red,left,300]THE QUAESTOR[/shadow]

WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 95 x 55 x 30 cm
SHAPE: Box with wedge, only the wedge is in two sections making something of a shallow plow shape.
COLOUR: Yellow and blue chevrons, with gold trim on the edges and silver weaponry. Has 'The Quaestor' spelled out on the side in anodised aluminium letters.
DRIVE: 4 S28-400 Magmotors driving 4 wheels running off 4 NiCd packs at 24v.
SPEED: 15mph average, 25mph max
GROUND CLEARANCE: Wheels can be pneumatically raised/lowered (using a compressed air system seperate from the axe pneumatics) to give a minimum of 0 all around (this grounds it however) with a maximum of 50mm clearance, but normally has 5mm with 0 at the tip of the body.
ARMOUR: 4mm hardox front, sides and rear with 3mm titanium and 4mm polycarbonate on the top and 3mm aluminium base.
WEAPONS: Pneumatic axe on the front, running from a rack and pinion system and 2 2.5kg CO2 tanks giving about 40 hits in a match. The axe head is shaped similarly to Shunt's but is tungsten tipped, weighs 5kg and can punch through 6mm titanium and dent hardox. Also has a big spike on the back.
SRIMECH: Via the weapon, which should be powerful enough to pull it over if it gets stranded on its sides.
NOTES: Base is coated with silicone rubber sheet to make it more difficult to push when in 'sit down' mode. Internal components shock mounted for protection. Redesigns will come often, and I have a whole host of bad puns lined up fo future incarnations
A Quaestor was an ancient Roman prosecutor, and their duties also include taxes and finances.
STRENGTHS: Very difficult to push or flip, good weapon
WEAKNESSES: Armour could be better, raising/lowering system takes a second or so to work

Record: 0-1 (was against an Aaron machine though)

[Un Autre Monde]

QE2 (Quaestor Evolution 2)
WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 100 x 60 x 30 cm
SHAPE: Box with wedge, only the wedge is in two sections making something of a shallow plow shape. The sides and rear are sloped just enough to make it fall over on to its back if stranded on its side, and to deflect spinners somewhat.
COLOUR: Black front, sides and rear with a large red stripe at the bottom, seperated from the black by a thin white stripe. The top is mostly white, this extends partially on to the sides with the weaponry being coloured black and red. (painted like the Queen Elizabeth II if you didn't get the joke already). Has its name written on both sides in the white section.
DRIVE: 2 LEM-130 motors run at 36v from 3 NiCad packs, driving 6 inner Vulkalon treaded aluminium wheels but with the front two wheels raised to halve the wheelbase but still give traction when lifting something.
SPEED: 15mph average, 25mph max
GROUND CLEARANCE: 10mm all around except the front, which is zero due to the flipper
ARMOUR: 5mm welded titanium front, sides, and rear, backed with 5mm polycarbonate. Baseplate and top is 6mm T6 aluminium, with the top having the same polycarb backing as the rest of the shell.
WEAPONS: Pneumatic 80cm long steel axe at the front, driven from a chain-sprocket drive similar to Killerhurtz's mechanism and a 95mm diameter 16 bar ram. The axe head is Hardox, weighs 3kgs and is shaped similar to Shunt's with a tungsten carbide edge capable of penetrating titanium and even denting thin Hardox at full power.
Also, there is a front Reactor-style pneumatic flipper, constructed from titanium with a front blade to get under opponents, seperate from the body of the robot so the area underneath isn't vulnerable. This can lift up to 500kgs quite easily with two 10 bar 63mm bore rams, and can give 100kgs a bit of airtime if positioned correctly.
Both weapons are run from regulated (16 bar for the axe, 10 bar for the lifter/flipper) low pressure CO2 stored in a 2kg fire extinguisher tank with a 2 litre buffer tank giving about 20 uses of each weapon in a fight, with fast activation on both.
In addition, there is a big spike on the back.
SRIMECH: The axe, which should pull it over if it gets stuck on its side, and should have enough power to right it on the return stroke as well.
NOTES: Components and armour shock mounted to protect against...stuff. Has a sailor's cap attached near the axe.
STRENGTHS: Good weaponry, can clamp an opponent between the two rather effectively, good pushing power
WEAKNESSES: Armour not the strongest

And thanks to the very nice Martijn Benschop, QE2 has a CAD!

[Un Autre Monde]

Quaestor III
WEIGHT: 100kgs
DIMENSIONS: 100 x 60 x 26 cms
SHAPE: Bit complicated...kind of like the first Tiberius without the crusher, with a shorter wedge and a longer rear section. (for the uninitiated, basically a box wedge with the top sloping towards the rear, and sloping upwards towards the center line)
COLOUR: Most of the robot is black, but the top two inches or so is light silver. Has its name written on both sides in the black section, in gold
DRIVE: 2 LEM-130 motors run at 36v from 3 NiCad packs, driving 6 inner urethane rubber treaded 2014 aluminium wheels, but with the front two wheels raised off the ground by about 5mm. This gives it better maneuvrability under normal driving conditions, but more grip and leverage when being pushed or lifting something.
SPEED: 15mph average, 25mph max
GROUND CLEARANCE: Front is 0 due to the flipper and wedge, the rest is 10mm, but reduced to 0 by skirts on the sides.
ARMOUR: 6mm T6 aluminium baseplate, 4mm Hardox on the rest of the body (front, sides, top, rear) with 6mm HDPE underneath the top panels for axe protection. The side skirts are 5mm 7075 aluminium, and the front of the robot has 2mm sping steel attached to it to help get under other robots.
WEAPONS: Pneumatic 60cm long steel carbon-fibre reinforced axe at the front, driven from a 70mm pneumatic ram on a Shunt-style linkage set into a slot on the top of the robot. The axe head weighs 2.5kgs, is shaped similarly to Shunt's with a tungsten carbide edge capable of penetrating titanium and denting thin Hardox with a lucky shot and full power.
The front wedge is also a low pressure pneumatic flipper, but is unusually actuated on a 4-bar mechanism - the entire front panel comes up and out of the body to about 40cm high, with an 80mm ram acting on the front bar.
The pneumatics are run from 1 2kg CO2 tank giving about 30 shots in a fight.
SRIMECH: The axe. The sides and rear have various protrusions to prevent stranding.
THEME SONG: "Un Autre Monde" by Telephone
NOTES: Is heavily shockproofed inside to counter spinners.
STRENGTHS: Good weapons synergy, well armoured, maneuvrable
WEAKNESSES: Extremely strong spinners