Testing the weapons motor
I think, this time, we’ll let the video speak for itself.
Read More →Month: December 2016
A quick lesson about speed controllers
While I (Chris) suspect many budding robot builders have actually spent the Christmas period working on their robots – something evidenced by the hive of activity on the Fighting Robots Association forums – we’ve been using it as time to reflect where we are, get things ordered in ready for our next build session and […]
Read More →Bearings here, there and everywhere
This is just a quick one from me (Rob) about bearings – one of the key components of just about anything that moves! More specifically, I’m going to be talking about the ones that we’re planning to use on our weapon axle – Self Aligning Bearings, courtesy of SKF. Now, if you’ve never heard of […]
Read More →What’s It Like To Drive Big Dave 3?
I’m Ali, the designated driver for Big Dave 3 (as the title suggests, no alcohol please while on duty). Over the course of building Big Dave 3 we’ve had the opportunity to test how it handles on a variety of surfaces. However, that’s not the main focus of my first blog post for the ARC […]
Read More →Robot Wars – Series 9 (or is it Series 2)
So, last week, I set off to Glasgow, hellbent on watching as much robot carnage as possible – something that I feel I achieved. It was, of course, the recordings for Series 9 of our beloved TV show: Robot Wars. Now…. I’m going to be truthfully honest, I don’t actually know whether it’s Series 9 or […]
Read More →Big Dave 3 – Starting to torque the torque
On the evening of the 10th of December, Big Dave 3 took some seriously important first steps – we hooked up the belts to the drive and the motors to the belts – and started driving! Here’s a quick video of Ali learning the controls – at this point in time, the acceleration curve on the controller […]
Read More →Today’s progress – It’s ALIVE!
So…. a very quick update from the workshop before we head for some (well earned) sleep! IT MOVES! And here’s the day’s worth of building, wrapped up in 55 seconds of timelapse…..
Read More →Live from the workshop
We promised to bring you updates as they come. Here’s the first of hopefully many updates to come. We have the first of our drive assemblies prepared!
Read More →Tyres & Drive!
Back in late August, the first bit of progress happened – tyres! With a daily commute that takes Rob past Red Lodge Karting in Cambridgeshire, Go Kart tyres were the obvious choice for Big Dave 3 – large enough to provide traction on a slippery Glaswegian hangar floor, abundant enough that other roboteers would use […]
Read More →We have motors!
(Chris) Motors have been a massive bone of contention in the ARC team. Rob wants the most powerful motors he can find…. Chris wants ones he can actually find speed controllers for…. and Ali… doesn’t really care – as long as the robot goes in a straight line! We settled (quite some time ago) on […]
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