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Glen Experienced Roboteer
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Marayong Season 7, Round 4 - Beetleweights - August 22nd
So thats the date in the season 7 thread, sounds reasonable enough.
Plan was for a full on beetleweight event only. Also some discussion with regard to a beetleweight arena was brought up.
Planning on just the one beetleweight myself this time. would be great to have a big field of robots again, as the last two beetle events have been awesome and given how much the robots are improving over the last pair of events this one should be pretty killer.
Might even make a trophy for it because i have nothing better to do anymore
Discuss
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Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:02 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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I will be thar with a brand new non crap (hopefully) beetle! _________________ ( •_•)
I will be there with at least one beetle, hopefully two!
Lets see those beetles people! Theyre easy and cheap to make!
Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:17 pm
Dylon
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hmm 14th.. should have my Ps by then and if nothing is happening that weekend might bring along a beetle _________________ Barton Robotics Youtube Channel:
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Sounds good, Massive just needs a charge to be ready.
Re the arena, Now I have a welder, I am leaning towards a steel tube frame. Steel is pretty light compared to wood panels and is easy to bolt together with brackets.
The steel panels can have lighter plywood filler panels on the back to make them stiffer and 25 x 25 or 25 x 50 tube around the edges, which would make it very ridged. That sort of construction is well within the budget.
Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:00 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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BUMP How's everyone looking? Hope we have a wicked big turnout this time around!
I will be there with 1 beetle 100%, and maybe possibly a second... New design, I'm not going for a hat trick of fails here thankyou very much.. _________________ ( •_•)
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yeah i should be there
got the weopon friday and bearings a day before that, its in lathe at work ready for some work to be done
Gonna look at the design today and will get last few bits this week and sart cutting out materials
Nick-unsure yet as i may be able to do it at work but if not would it be ok if i popped around say next weekend sometime to have some lathe assistance? _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:46 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
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Sure, I will be doing stuff in the workshop all weekend anyway.
Massive is all good to go and I really should charge up the packs for some driving practise.
Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:42 pm
Jaemus Experienced Roboteer
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quote:Originally posted by dyrodium:
How's everyone looking? Hope we have a wicked big turnout this time around!
I will be there with 1 beetle 100%, and maybe possibly a second...
Ditto all of the above for me
Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:19 pm
Bort Experienced Roboteer
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Will have a beetle for the event.
GO BEETLES!!!! _________________ Farnsworth - "I hate these nerds. Just because I'm stupider than them they think they're smarter than me."
Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:58 pm
Jaemus Experienced Roboteer
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It better be a robot and not an actual beetle.
Toy based?
Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:53 pm
Dylon
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doubtful atm.. due to laziness and lack of money. though if possible by any chance could jake or russell maybe cnc up a frame that would be great but only if your not busy. i have the material, its just 6mm polycarb so yeah. id definitely have a beetle working then _________________ Barton Robotics Youtube Channel:
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