Hoverbot races [Archive]

Tytus Gerrish

11-07-2003, 17:53

Here is somthing i want to do at the robot rodeo and UCF build hoverbots with the edu-robot kit and race them over surf and turf

I know some of you would love this

Veselin Kolev

30-07-2003, 23:29

On the subject of racing, we should race robots. Teams should start competitions during the summer where we build adittional robots (but not necesarily according to FIRST rules) which are made for speed. It would be like a way of trying out a new transmission concept. Anyway, you can make a robot go about 30 ft/sec pretty easily. And that's pretty fast.

Tytus Gerrish

30-07-2003, 23:32

wow! you must have pulled this thread out of a coffin

Ya Race bots... Like my hoverbot

The fastest robot ever!

Veselin Kolev

30-07-2003, 23:48

you know you can gear a robot with a 3 speed tranny to go about 70 ft/sec (46mph) or more? It can't weigh 130 lbs though.

AJ Quick

02-08-2003, 00:31

Can I use my R/C car?

Tytus Gerrish

02-08-2003, 00:58

Shure why not?

Gadget470

02-08-2003, 11:36

Originally posted by AJ Quick
Can I use my R/C car?

Did you build it?

AJ Quick

02-08-2003, 12:39

Originally posted by Gadget470
Did you build it?

Parts of it..

Yan Wang

02-08-2003, 13:13

... I had a gas-powered RC car once - went 50mph and was insanely hard to control at that speed. Lol. So that's about ... 73.333333 feet a second.

Tytus Gerrish

03-08-2003, 12:29

Thats great bring them

But its called hoverbot races for a reason

ZACH P.

03-08-2003, 12:49

how did you make the hoverbot? what are some specs? I remember i made a hovercraft a while ago, it wasn't fast, but it was like 4 feet in diameter, and could hold my weight.

Yan Wang

03-08-2003, 13:49

Well, Tytus, you'd need to make a more specific list of rules/allowed parts for the hovercraft... There's gotta be a standard. Not that I'm going to race anyway.

Tytus Gerrish

03-08-2003, 14:12

just throw ont togeather
its not hard
I used an isac, a victor an Fp motor, 3 muffin fans, and a Servo, and the rest is junk i had lieing around

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?s=&action=single&picid=5345&direction=DESC&sort=date&perrow=10&trows=10&quiet=verbose

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?s=&action=single&picid=5340&direction=DESC&sort=date&perrow=10&trows=10&quiet=verbose

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?s=&action=single&picid=5336&direction=DESC&sort=date&perrow=10&trows=10&quiet=verbose

^^^ ive had this discussition before