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NRL Battle Bot

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Currently i am working on a Battle Bot through my high school engineering program. The bot is designed to compete in the local NRL competition in Arizona. being that it is a high school bot it has some limitations.

  • Under 15 lbs
  • No fire image
  • No explosives image
  • No Hydraulics  image

So basically you are stuck with brushed drive motors and a brush-less weapon motor, if you have one. my teams design is a wedge shaped bot lasercut out of 1/8 inch aluminium and welded by a sponsor. (wish we could do that at our school). that robot is for the first competition at the end of October. currently we are working on designing our second robot that will compete in the last competition in mid April. the idea as of right now is to have a rectangular shaped bot that will spin really fast and bash the other robot. there are some problems with that bot design like.

  • Electronics damage
  • frame damage
  • battery fires/ venting

those are the main ones.

 

 

  • After watching Battlebots for a decade, you are probably looking at either a wedge or rotating bot.

     

    From what I have seen, the rotating bots usually prevail, unless you do a good job of shock mounting your electronics and other components.

     

    Think about installing ridged foam insulation to hold everything in place and make sure that all of your connects lock tight.

     

    The wedge is simple and if robust with lots of power and traction can defeat a spinner, but its effectiveness depends upon being able to look at your opponent before had and decide if it has a weakness you can exploit.

     

    Good luck, from what I have seen, there are no magic bullets.  A good bot and driving skills can still be a loser.

     

    DAB