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Making a killer robot

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By @colgation

  • 9 Devlogs
  • 7 Total hours

Fairyweight (150g) class battlebot. This is my first self-made antweight project and I'm really excited! I plan on competing once it is finished to prove its effectiveness.

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@colgation on Making a killer robot

My 150g antweight wedgebot design (only 3dprinted parts excluding motors/batteries/board).

Key features and design choices I made:

1) The wedge is intetionally not flat at the bottom. It is more of a triangle pointing downwards, in order to have a higher surface clearance.

2) My antweight does NOT use TPU for its wedge, but rather 100% PLA+. This because the rigid wedge will get under opponents using TPU wedges (90% of opponents).

3) Even when flipped, the bot can still move around.

4) A pointy end helps prevent it from lying on its back (imagine if your bot landed on the back but couldn't self-right -> loss)

5) Finally, the wedge is not flush with the top. The small amount of vertical face helps it to catch onto opponents, not just slide under them.

By combining all these features, I have created a deceptively simple design, which is beginner friendly and competitive.

-Colgation

  • 9 devlogs
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