The Highlander (Formally Torsion 2)

The Highlander

New parts in the mail! Pulled Torsion out of its box and wow! It looks even uglier than I remember. But not to worry, most of these parts are being scrapped. Parts I’m Keeping: Wheels – Brackets – I’m really happy with these Polou Wheels. No issues. Battery – I used an E-Flight 30C 450mAh…

Torsion – A 1lb Spring-Flipper

Torsion

Started construction of my 1lb combat robot Torsion. The bot will use torsion springs (thus the name) to power a flipper arm. It uses a snail cam and a tsiny 9v 12rpm motor. The final version won’t have metal this thick/heavy. So here is a Youtube Video of my prototype of Torsion’s spring-loaded flipper. My…