Joined: 07 May 2015
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Location: South Australia
Next bot fight is on the 21th of jan at 6pm usual spot.
We need to find a new venue as of march.
So if anyone knows some where that are happy to accommodate us.
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Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:57 pm
evil_steve
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
28th or 21st?
Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:58 pm
James2
Joined: 07 May 2015
Posts: 115
Location: South Australia
21st my bad bit of a typo there. cheers for the catch
Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:20 pm
James2
Joined: 07 May 2015
Posts: 115
Location: South Australia
Im currently knocking up a portable ant/beetle arena for our matches. It will carry its own power source. So im looling for ideas on what to put on to it.
Current plans are to:
Power 230v 12v and 5v. (Usb)
Timer system with lights
Couple of camera points
Speakers (might put a radio in to havent desided on that)
There is ample room so just suggest.
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
You're 24h out, it's tonight
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:20 am
evil_steve
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
Last night was once again great fun, with 5 combatants and a round robin tournament plus melees there were plenty of fights for all. Thanks again to Chris for hosting, and it was nice to see one new face, hopefully we'll get a couple more next time as well.
Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:11 pm
James2
Joined: 07 May 2015
Posts: 115
Location: South Australia
was a great night, Hopefully the videos will be up soon.
Just to get the word out there the next one is on the 18th of February.
Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:11 pm
Fryddog
Joined: 24 Sep 2015
Posts: 75
Location: Adelaide
January 21st fight night. A great night for bot fighting!
This month we had 5 entrants competing in a round robin plus a few 5 bot, all on all melee matches.
An added twist this month was a working trap door (finally!) which deployed randomly between 30 seconds and 60 seconds into the 3 minute fight, with a 3 second warning tone.
So here's the videos folks!
https://youtu.be/3aBSzOLrrOQ
I cut down this first video to show 5 out of the 10 round robin matches (picked the 5 most interesting ones) to reduce video time.
I put the entrant list and final placings in the video description.
https://youtu.be/7KuWHFXtmvc
This video shows the second of the three melee matches we had (only three were recorded).
This was the only one with a clear winner (Owen!).
The next fight night will be on the 18th of Feb. Same place, same time!
Message myself or James2 for details if you're interested in joining or spectating. We have plenty of spare bots for anyone to have a go!
Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:13 pm
evil_steve
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
Awesome work Chris, thanks!
Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:21 pm
miles&Jules Experienced Roboteer
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Great work guys...the setup looks quite impressive with the coloured lights etc...good work...just be careful with those spinners if there is no polycarb.... Those little tank track bots seem to have some power! _________________ Miles Blow - Julie Pitts
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Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:11 pm
evil_steve
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
Yeah, I was a bit worried about running it again, but I got it better balanced and wanted to give it a spin, I kept the weapon motor to the lowest speed (which made it rather ineffective really). We're looking at building a 3mm polycarb enclosure, trying to work out the best way/place to buy it at the moment.
Joined: 06 Sep 2015
Posts: 304
Location: Adelaide, SA
Good to know. I was looking
here
to try and get an idea of pricing, they're above the $200 mark for a 2.4x1.2 sheet. Where does everyone else buy their polycarb, online or at a local store? There's a couple of places in Adelaide I've been meaning to contact.
Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:26 pm
Valen Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 4436
Location: Sydney
For big stuff like that local physical stores are the place to go.
Generally they will respond best to an actual phone call rather than email and the like _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
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