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Finally at long last i present team Midnight Invention's first attempt at a battle bot. We had a great time building it and are hopeful about it's chances in the upcoming R3Rampage Battle bots competition.
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09-18-2005 12:18 AM
mechanicalbrain
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WOW now thats something else! So i take it that its a flipper!
09-18-2005 12:21 AM
Alex Cormier
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WAHOOO!!!!! competition next weekend!!!!
09-18-2005 12:33 AM
Koko Ed
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I guess I'll be going to see her run instead of the Canada's Wonderland event due to the fact I have to work overtime on Saturday.
$22 is an awfully steep price when your used to getting your robot fix for free.
09-18-2005 12:39 AM
Alex Cormier
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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
I guess I'll be going to see her run instead of the Canada's Wonderland event due to the fact I have to work overtime on Saturday.
$22 is an awfully steep price when your used to getting your robot fix for free. |
09-18-2005 12:48 AM
Koko Ed
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Originally Posted by Alex Cormier
that is the only thing holding back a bunch of my friends to go see it too.
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09-18-2005 12:58 AM
Alex Cormier
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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Eh...I've been doing alot of overtime. Time and a half can pay for a Bills ticket it can payfor this as well. I'll choke up the money and check it out.
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P.S. i just noticed that the tickets are good for BOTH days, it used to be separate tickets for the 2 days. that saves some money.
09-18-2005 03:33 PM
David Guzman
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Can someone share some of the characteristics and specs of the robot. I'm just curious to know more about it since it looks so cool.
Dave
09-18-2005 04:02 PM
mechanicalbrain
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Originally Posted by David Guzman
Can someone share some of the characteristics and specs of the robot. I'm just curious to know more about it since it looks so cool.
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09-18-2005 05:01 PM
Alex Cormier
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Robot Name: Tetracide
Weight Class: Heavy Weight (220 lbs)
Dimensions: 42" Equilateral Triangular base, 14" tall
Weapon: Three Pneumatic Powered Flippers
Drive train: 2 - 24volt DD motors; 1.4 HP total
Framing: 1 inch steel square stock
Armor: 14 gauge hot rolled steel plate
Design: The Triangular construction and flipper location makes it difficult to score a successful attack without the distinct possibility of the attacking robot being flipped
Team Midnight Invention
09-18-2005 05:26 PM
Greg Needel
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a few things Alex left off. we are running a 24 volt system, the drives are pretty straight forward motor chained to wheels. It is a 2 WD system with chain to each wheel and ball transfers in the front. The pneumatic system is 3- 2inch bore cylinders running 250psi at each flipper. the pneumatics are powered by an on board 20 cu-ft nitrogen tank holding 2200psi. We are using a custom built pneumatic manifold for our cylinder control. The electronics in this system is a 2002 IFI Issac 32, with victor 883's to the motors and spikes controlling the pneumatics. the whole bot is solid welded construction and weights about 220 lbs.
i am working on putting all the build photos together and there will be a gallery soon.
09-18-2005 07:33 PM
David Guzman
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Wow...
Thats a very impressive robot. The website is great and the team looks very scary. ( 
I wouldn't want to compete against the that much brain power )
Thanks for all the info and good luck.
Dave
09-18-2005 08:28 PM
mechanicalbrain
Re: pic: Team Midnight Invention's robot TETRACIDE
Hey do you have any pictures of the inner workings? Im dieing to see what it looks like!
09-19-2005 05:59 AM
Bharat Nain
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Ah Greg, just as you told us it would be. Good luck, it looks awesome.
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