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Puca V2 Wait a minute, Puca 3? What happened to 2? Let’s cover that real quick. So after Puca won Norwalk in January 2023, it fought at Motorama the next month where it would slowly obtain a negative win/loss ratio. Pictured above is Puca’s big secret. The 4-in-1 ESC actually sticks out the back…
So while doing some shower repair work, I learned that having a grout float would make the process much easier. Upon buying one, I noticed that they’re made out of gum rubber, the same material I make my robot wheels out of. For only $8, you get a nice 235mm x 100m slab of 15mm…
Background Dark Energy Disc (DED) is a 1lb plastic antweight I built for my brother James. It’s a simple horizontal midcutter that uses a Colbolt-inspirted blade for a weapon. Theme DED is a Yu-Gi-Oh themed robot. The name itself comes from one of the more humorous instances of censorship in the anime. Originally, Yugi and…
Fight Videos All of Gimli’s fights can be found here.However, I won’t be doing a recap video on Púca and Son of Kram. They didn’t do too well and I don’t have the time. But I will cover what happened in their fights in this write-up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOJ8inG1hKQ&ab_channel=TeamSmallRobots Gimli So the first day of Motorama…
Background Puca is my take on an uber-competitive try-hard Beetleweight. Those of you familiar with my Hobbyweight Son of Kram will notice that’s nearly identical in everything except size! (And of course the drum isn’t a stack, but more on that later). Due to SOK’s success in previous event, it seemed like a good place…
The goal of this side-quest was to come up with a light-weight solution for a pulleyed wheel hub that can accept the 6mm D-shaft of FingerTech’s Mega Spark motors. The first idea to come to mind would be to of course use FT’s Twist Hubs and Timing Pulleys together, but this solution is heavy and…
Join me as we breakdown our first fight of the new BattleBots season with Banshee after we took on Switchback! We’ll cover some of the backstory behind getting Banshee combat ready as well as take a closer look at the damage we received during the match.
A very special shout-out to RobotMatter.com for sponsoring Son of Kram! Check them out for robot motors, esc’s and more!
Hello Banshee fans! Looking for some new tunes? We have a Spotify playlist dedicated to the bot! In this playlist, you’ll find some heavy banshee-themed tracks, some of David Small’s favorite folk metal songs, and a handful of other metal songs that embody the spirit of everyone’s favorite screaming ghost lady. I’m always looking for…
We start with the custom ram I designed to handle the 900+ psi pressure of the robot’s HPA system. The ram and the buffer tank were hydotested to 150% its operating pressure to ensure safe use. Previous Next Adding the keyways to the BaneBots hubs Previous Next The black piece is the base of the…
In my Motorama Event Report, I mentioned how the dual valves in The Highlander usually don’t fire at the same time. After taking the valves apart, I was able to have them share a single RC Switch. Now they fire at the same time every time! The view of the valve with the manifold removed.…
In search of a wheel hub lighter than the FingerTech SnapHubs for my antweight The Highlander, I’ve come up with this simple 3d printed hub. The hub is just a simple cylinder with a d-slot for a 3mm shaft to fit into. A 1/2″ foam tire can then be super glued to the hub. …
