BARF

Bay Area Robot Fights

Metro Con: Jun 20, 2009

Ill be there competing.

Late Night Leftovers Update #2

It's over. The robot was completed yesterday evening for a grand build of 2 days. This of course, is nothing compared to a previous robot of mine, which was built in 3 hours. Regardless, it is a very mean machine and very unbalanced. Let's say, most of the design is put towards the offense, making it incredibly hard to turn. If anyone wants to calculate physics here: 5" solid disk, ~11,000 RPMs, ... yeah.

But it nonetheless, works well. I think I will try it out at Metrocon, and if I don't like the results, then I will revise the main weapon supports to add maneuverability.




A shot of the weapon disk. It totals at 14.4oz (for a 3 pound robot, that heavy!). I spent 2 hours, and about 9 cutting disks shaping those titanium teeth.

How I Spend my Thursdays

Last night I went to see Pixar's "Up" in theaters with my friend, Allyssa (The movie was absolutely wonderful!). Today, I relax by myself and do what I normally do: build robots.

Yes, today I spent (wasted) my time building yet another Battlebot per the Robot Fighting League (RFL). This particular robot, is a beetleweight (3 pounds) and sports a large spinning disk that spins ~10,000 rotations per minute (RPMs). What makes this robot particularly interesting is the fact that I am using all my spare parts and spare materials. It will certainly make for an interesting design because it pretty much forces me to design in reverse to what I typically do.

Anyway, I got the frame mostly complete. I'm not particularly satisfied because I usually design frames in more efficient pieces, but...

Introducing the robot whimsically named... "Late Night Leftovers"