Still have to make the legs/feet for both configurations, but the weapons are coming along well-

I am very keen to see that chainsaw attachment in action! Looking at the tooth orientation, the saw will tend to pull the bots together; was that a design consideration to work with front legs to capture & grind away at opponents?

Both the chain and robot can be easily flipped, so final tooth orientation is pending some testing, but yeah, the thought is that it'll pull the other bot in toward it, leaving it sitting on top chewing away at their armor.

Test spin of the chainsaw attachment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xy1e7Y-q2M

Real gearboxes should ship mid week, which means I may have it properly working by next weekend.

ha... looks suitable nasty.
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what jules said!

That's definitely going to be entertaining!

looks ominous when its on low speed lol
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Finished up the last of the work on the active weapons today. The weight with the circular saw is 29lb 10.8oz and the weight with the chainsaw is 29lb 5.8oz. The axe attachment is done, and there's just a bit left to do on the hammer.

That saw is definitely the best looking attachment . I think it would help if the end had a triangular tip to help the saw ride up over the sides of other bots; perhaps you can bolt on a piece of chopping board?

It's set so the teeth actually stick out forward, so it should be able to use the teeth to assist with climbing/lifting.

Built a new version of Nyx. Here's some testing video-

Crusher:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIiNyeBWMQU
Lifter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwsV7vMWkRo
Axe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xK3IBN9K8A

I particularly like the lifter, its super effective. Are you using limit switches on that?
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Nope, current limiting (50A) via Ragebridge and letting the arm kinda do its thing. Height when lowered is set via the back side of the forks resting on the chassis, so I can raise/lower it by shimming the area or shaving off a bit of material.

The instructable on Nyx is live. Covers the full process and includes the original cad files along with alternate parts suggestions where applicable.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Nyx-30lb-Fighting-Robot-Re-Made/