Not with how it's scored

Post #34,127 by drewk 4/2/02 8:51:36 AM Reply	Not with how it's scored You have to actually attack your opponent. You can't run away the whole time. Kind of like boxing, actually. You don't have to try particularly hard to go on the offensive, but you can't just avoid him the whole time. The problem most spin bots have is that they can pursue or they can use their main attack, they can't do both. Opponenets learn to just stay out of range until they stop spinning and try to move, then come in. === I can't be a Democrat because I like to spend the money I make. I can't be a Republican because I like to spend the money I make on drugs and whores.
Post #34,131 by Silverlock 4/2/02 9:00:53 AM Reply	Could this work? It wouldn't be speedy by any means but, .... Have the power for the spinning flail/hammer/pick separate from the drive motor. Some kind of turret mechanism for the rotating rod of greatness. As for the drive, not even have a motor, have a brake that is only applied in pulses timed with the rotation of the weapon to take advantage of centrifigul force. The best scale for an experimental design is ten millimeters to the centimeter.
Post #34,138 by drewk 4/2/02 9:57:00 AM Reply	Basically what I'm thinking The turret idea has been done quite a few times. The best example is probably [link\|http://www.battlebots.com/meet_the_robots/meet_robot_specs.asp?id=85\|Ziggo]. Most of the spinners have a frame that drives like a typical bot, with a spinning turret mounted on top. This means that the inertia of the weapon is only what you have in the turret. The other type of spinner is seen in [link\|http://www.battlebots.com/meet_the_robots/meet_robot_specs.asp?id=337\|Carnage Raptor], where the entire bot spins, putting the most inertia to work for the weapon. The problem these bots have is lack of maneuverability. I'm trying to get the massive inertia of a fully-spinning bot, but have at least enough maneuverability to be able to attack. "Pulsed brake" is a pretty good way of describing what I came up with. === I can't be a Democrat because I like to spend the money I make. I can't be a Republican because I like to spend the money I make on drugs and whores.
Post #34,185 by a6l6e6x 4/2/02 2:50:28 PM Reply	And the LRPD sayeth "Slices, dices, chops..". :) Alex "Never express yourself more clearly than you think." -- Neils Bohr (1885-1962)

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