Rob Team Rotwang
Joined: 19 Jun 2004
Posts: 294
Location: Victoria
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damage report robowars ipswich 2015 nationals
Fought Berserker(win?), Aussie battler(loss?), slinky(win) and citizen flips(loss), went in the 13 robot combined melee with girlfriend pami driving, never driven a robot before, really enjoyed it.
Hydras first time out, first driving practice, as expected very fast, twitchy steering. Might've done most of the damage to the drum by ramming the walls and robots or was that all from landing after those big flips. not sure.
drum does not go around anymore, saw does not go around. still a good ram bot/thwack bot. deflected a lot of hits in the rumble by spinning.
might need to upgrade that saw motor to a brushless, the fan motor pops the circuit breaker throughout the fight and doesnt spin fast enough to do anything. i bent it until it was unusable backing into the walls.
drum no longer goes around, the plastic inner wheels are broken where the bearings go in, the axles bent and the steel tube is flattened on the sides in a few spots.
drum seemed less effective than original minimower, probably spins a lot slower or doesnt have the grip with the friction wheel minimower had.
picked up lots of dents in the rumble and a broken pulley on the saw.
overall not a bad starting point won a couple of fights, thought it would be more successful before seeing it in the arena. but the weapons were a bit dull. has some room for improvement with the saw and once the wheels wear down the grip will improve for pushing. the drum might be able to get some better grip with the friction wheel for lifting. and my driving will improve, might alter the exponential to lower the twichyness
First fight ever berserker
VIDS
flips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXq7BwaoXCs
slinky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnd8g6hKxew
berserker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxLfTveCywk
rumble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_o3psl9fDA&list=PLCw5EpJWmv1k3ZftAkl-zORrzFhEjf-Mg&index=19 _________________
My combat robot
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