back in 2007 I was in Australia and had the pleasure of meeting a few of you guys in Brisbane and since reluctantly going back to the UK I've wanted to immigrate to Australia, finally it looks like that's going to happen.
I'm hoping to be in Brisbane again and I'll be bringing my heavyweights, are there any more heavyweights out there? I know feathers are the prime category and by the time I get out there I'll have built one but I would love to fight my heavies.
I'm really looking forward to being in Australia, meeting you guys and competing
Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:43 pm
Valen Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 4436
Location: Sydney
There was sorta kinda one heavy in Aus, never really got beyond a frame though as I recall.
Still welcome (back) to the country ants (150grams) seem to be where its at as well these days, just a bit of a change of pace lol. _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:15 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 24 Aug 2004
Posts: 6476
Location: Sydney
There is some potential for the bug to catch on if some high up people get to see a real working heavyweight instead of us just talking about what we 'could' possibly do! Either way hope you enjoy Aus.
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:19 pm
craig_tanto
Joined: 31 Aug 2007
Posts: 22
150g robots are my specialty
I've got 3 heavies at present, a middle weight, 6 pay to drive robots which are about 4kg each but not very competitive and 4 150g Ants
I've won the AWS twice and I'm hosting the next AWS event in November.
Also anyone going to RoboGames?
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:24 pm
Knightrous Site Admin
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Posts: 8511
Location: NSW
Great to hear your coming to sunny Queensland mate
We've no capacity to run a HW out here, but it would definitely make a great promotional tool. _________________ https://www.halfdonethings.com/
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:40 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 11802
Location: Sydney, NSW
I would go to Robogames if Dave brought back featherweights, but that's highly unlikely. It would be nice to take a lightweight, but I can't justify spending money on a bot that goes to just one competition a year.
I wish I was there for December, it'll be more like August.
Yeah it'll be a container full of robots, might just pad them out with t shirts to get them all in.
I lived near the Gabba last time I was there be good if I was near that area as its where I know
Cool, well will hopefully run something end of next year again even if you miss out on the next few public events. _________________ Steven Martin
Twisted Constructions
http://www.botbitz.com
Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:56 am
Philip Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 18 Jun 2004
Posts: 3842
Location: Queensland near Brisbane
Looking forward to competing with you in the ants. _________________ So even the rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:29 am
andrew
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 3110
Location: Castle Hill, Sydney. N.S.W
Heck providing them cheap 80 amp controllers marto sell can run wheelchair drives (in theory mmyess) I can throw together a few heavy drive systems if interest picks up but yeah. If anybody wants wheelchair motors for any large project drives shoot me a message
Besides the odd person here and there there's no place to play with said heavies which has been main issue since start. _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
^ what he said _________________ <Patrician|Away> what does your robot do, sam
<bovril> it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls
Arena is the primary problem with heavyweights, back in 09 I built an arena which was FRA Grade 2, sadly most of it has been scrapped but I do have most of the arena walls. I can use them to set up a small scale arena, just walls though, just need somewhere flat to put it up
I've been building robots since series 2 of Robot Wars at the age of 12, I'm now 27 and I'm as passionate about it now as I was back then. I cannot wait to come to Australia its a dream come true
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:21 pm
andrew
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 3110
Location: Castle Hill, Sydney. N.S.W
well one prospect is we dont hav to have uber spinner proof arena if its only push and flip/not brutal dangerous robots
i remember seeing old chool videos from uk scene where there were heavies being run around in carparks and such
something like that could be fun
What u doing for work out here craig? what u get lined up?
Will be good meeting you, been following progress of ur bots for ages
also could u pm me the weopon setup details behind your antweight axe robot
gots me some ideas _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
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