What have you been upto while waiting for BCM?

[Pyros]

What have people been occupying themselves with while waiting?

I got the urge to build a robot to try and qualify for the 6th series of robot wars (end of 2002) will hopefully be ready to test Junk bot in the the live events sometime february.

Upto now its pretty sad, drive motor is a modified bosch window wiper model from a ford sierra meant to run at 12v but currently a 36v charge is used (limited to 10 mins running time or meltdown occurs), calculated running speed is about 16 miles an hour which isn't bad for an estimated (with weapon)48kg bot, weapon is following the KIS (keep it simple) A 10kg chunk of ramming metal at the front.

I am just waiting on two things finishing the ackermen car style front steer which is a complete b@tch both electronicly and mechanically and the armor parts which will be based on a layered design inner plywood then sheet mild steel and an outer layer of chain link fencing (being only in the mid weight class I don't have the money or knowledge to go for kevlar/titanium and coatings).

Dimensions atm are height=63cm, width=75cm length=84cm.

On top of the armor Paola is probably going to design a paper mache look for the robot.

Soooo if you see a bot called junkbot that looks like a walking scrap yard you know who it is, or if Paola gets her way on the design side it will be renamed Moocow bot and will look like a giant cows head

[Charles Lindsey]

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What have people been occupying themselves with while waiting?

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I'm currently taking two weeks vacation. Veteran's day and the Thanksgiving holiday came so close I was able to take seven days vacation time and get two weeks off. I haven't done a damme thing.

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I got the urge to build a robot to try and qualify for the 6th series of robot wars

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Way too cool you b@astard! I LOVE Robot WArs.

[Emmett.hendrick]

well no such luck holidays wise over here so since I work on a helpdesk I have been taking my frustrations on the sad B******* that call the desk

[Gallion]

Built new comp system.

Planning next screamer already (this one is toooo sllllooowwww)

Refining my script

TTFN

[ 11-22-2001: Message edited by: Gallion ]

[Fendi]

Spent quite a bit of money on other game since I preordered. Yes I'm an avid gamer and I can't seem to say NO to games that I like.

Oh yeah, sold my car, selling my old flat in Glasgow and bought a new car. I must've been bored to do all that.

p.s. Pyro don't mess with HypnoDisc or he'll munch on your robot.

[ 11-22-2001: Message edited by: Fendi ]

[Pyros]

We have a cunning plan when it comes to hypno-disc

[GREG MILLER]

I too have been putting together a new rig. After a guick stop to Best Buy, it is now BCM ready; one month ahead of schedule. The complete machine should be done by the end of Fedruary.