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30 BUILD REPORT:
Keres 150 g Bot
by Mike Jeffries
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39 PARTS IS PARTS:
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by Mike Jeffries
41 PARTS IS PARTS:
Prototype Testing:
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by Mike Jeffries
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by Pete Smith
42 CARTOON
BUILD REPORT:
Keres: 150 g Fighting Robot
● by Mike Jeffries
Keres was built to test some prototype Mini-Spark
gearboxes from Finger Tech
Robotics. (See the accompanying
article on page 41.) After
spending some time debating
between several weapon systems,
I decided that a horizontal spinner
with a relatively large spinning bar
would be a good test setup.
With a horizontal spinner,
you need to be able to move
quickly to allow the weapon time
to spin up, and to give more
options for attack locations. You'll
also likely spend a decent amount
of time flying around the arena
on larger hits, which will be a
good way to test how the
gearboxes handle sudden impacts
without having to intentionally
expose your wheels to the other
robot.
FIGURE 1.
The final design
for Keres.
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