First Devlog!

New Project

This is my new project, a 150g Antweight cobat robot with a flat body, an aggressive design, and a large horizontal weapon spinning at speeds of 25,000 rpm. This is in succession to Cat-aclysm, my prior combat robot, from which i learnt a lot and implemented into this one!

Idea

Most parts of this robot contrast Cataclysm, since i wanted to make something completely different, and also to fix all the features that malfunctioned or did not perform well in Cataclysm. A major feature that went very wrong in Cataclysm was its weapon blade, which kept on shattering on impact. This time, i ensured the blade would have a uniform spread of the pressure, and would not shatter instantly upon a hit.

Designing The Weapon

I began with designing the weapon blade on Fusion, and unfortunately forgot to track it. With lots of help from a friend, who thouroughly explained exactly how to design a perfect weapon blade using his helpful diagrams, which ive attached below!

CADing the main components

Next i imported all electronics and the weapon blade into a common Onshape document and lay them out where i saw fit. Then i made a rough sketch around them and built up. I added a hollow compartment to hold electronics, designed thick weapon struts, and quickly replaceable wheel guards. The wheels will be 3D printed this time, with O rings for extra grip.

Plan for future

If i have weight left from my 150g limit, i will be adding bristles to the back of the bot, since it was a very effective strategy used by Makers muse, which he has given permission to me to use.

Thank you!

Thank you for reading this devlog, it was pretty long, and i hope you enjoyed! I will be building this bot as soon as i get funding!