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Wouldn't it be better to do dinner/drinks Sat night? Or are you predicting too much exhaustion

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I say dinner and drinks every night
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cassie is asking her work for leave
Would plan-C be allowed at this event?

It'll punch holes in a 3mm steel wall and probably do the same to a 6mm one, If it succeeds it'll have a spike about 300-500mm long sticking out. This is all worst case of course (or best case depending on how you look at it)
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^ I suggest saying yes. So that he actually shows up with a robot.
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<Patrician|Away> what does your robot do, sam
<bovril> it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls

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Originally posted by Jaemus:
^ I suggest saying yes. So that he actually shows up with a robot.

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Quiet you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XafPI4aL4U ;-P

Only 50/50 on being able to get that done in time, needs a bunch of custom PCB and software to work, and it sounds like some new valves Mr Glen ;-P

but yeah if her leave goes through we will turn up with something

Cassie will have an ant too more than likley
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hey glen has seen the weapon, he pulled the valves for his flipper out of it
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Um what was Plan C?

With a spike that long and able to punch through 3mm I don't think so. But I will believe it will punch through 3mm when I see it. Maybe if you timed it right with spike and ramming the wall then yes... but still I doubt it, would just throw bot.

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I am guessing Plan C has changed a little in the last 6 and a bit years?
http://www.robowars.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1051

If a spike can do too much damage to the arena, could like in the comments of the thread you use a blunt ram? It may do a bit more damage to your bot and less to the opponent but it is still a fair bit of KE delivered.
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I feel blunt spike should be fine. But no you will not be allowed a tank or bottle heater.
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you could do a compound blunt / sharp spike
IE



Thus, you have a blunt 'plate' to limit penetration depth, meaning you cant fire the thing a foot through arena wall, but can still pierce robots
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<Patrician|Away> what does your robot do, sam
<bovril> it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls

seanet1310 wow I thought all that stuff was lost to history great find.

We were doing those tests with a 20mm flat on the front as I recall.
In order to be effective as a weapon rather than a kinda lame poker it needs to have a sharp, square point tip on it, a needle Bodkin point.

I might just see about making a drum or something sensible instead probably quicker to build anyway. Should know in the next few days if cassie is getting her leave.
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Originally posted by Valen:
seanet1310 wow I thought all that stuff was lost to history great find.

We were doing those tests with a 20mm flat on the front as I recall.
In order to be effective as a weapon rather than a kinda lame poker it needs to have a sharp, square point tip on it, a needle Bodkin point.

I might just see about making a drum or something sensible instead probably quicker to build anyway. Should know in the next few days if cassie is getting her leave.

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That's what I was thinking.
The 885 belt drive was what killed that one.
Still when the belts stayed on it drove like a banshee ;->

I still have the drum and probably the drive for it floating about too.
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Ausxmods sells T5 pulleys and belts very, very cheap. Would fix the slipping problem... Still, should stop the OT talk.
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