Robot Competition Killing Machines
(latest update is at the top of page)
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TRCKML is abandoned for time issues(and complexity). it was fun to do though. now i am going to work on game modding(quake mostly).I am almost ready to order the final part for mtf2(sawblade).
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Beta tests are available! Go to the linux page for more info.
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I will soon have a beta testing thing for TRCKML.
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I am Making A Linux Distro. Its on the Linux page.
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I have just got the lite flite wheels and hubs from the robot marketplace today! They fit perfectly on my copal 60/1 motors without any modification. The chassis barely has any room above the ground when the robot is upside-down. I start it upside down because it lowers the center of gravity immensely.
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Christmas! (and Hannukah and Kwanza and Humanlight)
I got THE Duratrax onyx 230 advanced charger for my r/c cars. I am also gonna use it for MTF2's battery. I also got an apogee 3 cell li-mag battery for my car and the sidewinder micro 8000kv brushless system. A great way to test batteries and motors is to put them in an r/c car first! It is also a good way to get a speeding ticket with something that's only ten inches long!
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I have thought up a drum/eggbeater design for MTF2. This means I can attach either a vertical spinner , a horizontal spinner, or an eggbeater weapon onto my robot. The horizontal and vertical spinners are actually the same part, the configuration just depends on how I mount them. the drum/eggbeater spinner is gonna be a separate piece with a separate motor. I also have a rear wedge I can put on MTF2 if I have weight.
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It has been a long time since I have made an update, so there is a ton of things in this one.
First. I have got all the electronics fixed and working. I switched from using normal resistors in the speed controls (servo guts) to 4.3 k variable resistors. The normal resistors didn't have tight enough tolerances so I couldn't keep the robot still using the trim.
Second. I have added a power indicator! This little led has been soldered to a resistor and then to a connector to the rx. The led is amazing! It is like a fled(flashing led) but is even more complex! It flashes a sequence of red blue and yellow and then combines them to make green orange and purple.
Third. I have finally added a movie! It shows the robot flashing its amazing led, driving around a little in some lego wheels(not the actual ones that I am gonna use), and doing a mock up weapon test. The robot goes a lot slower and turns really bad because it is on a rug and using small wheels.
Fourth. I mentioned this in the last paragraph but i have put mock up weapon and wheels on the robot. This allows me to to test every part of the robot.
Fifth. The robot can now be a horizontal spinner or a vertical spinner with only a few screw movements. This allows me to pick the best configuration depending on the opponent I'm facing.
Sixth. Pictures!
(at the MTF2 page)
(New update) The undercutter has been postponed and I am putting all of my robot efforts into MTF2. MTF2 will not have a 6.5 inch 1.5 ounce steel blade as originally planned, but a 4 inch 2 ounce saw blade with huge teeth.
(New update) instead of building a pusher/wedge robot i am making an undercutter with custom Lego gear motors. I have also added a video section.
(New update)I am Designing a new ant to be worked on after MTF2 is done. It will be a wedge bot with four modified servos for drive. I might even stick a small spinner on it if I have weight.
(New update)I have tested the weapon system of Mr.T,foo today and found out that its blade was vibrating too much because the shaft was only mounted in one place.
I will make Mr.T,foo into MTF2(Mr.T,foo 2)which is a vertical spinner with a thicker blade, better amour, and a shaft mounts in two places, both sides of the blade, it will be much stronger because I'm not using Erector set to build the frame. 
You can still see the pictures and stuff in the Mr.T,foo page.
(New update)This is my first update from creating the R.C.K.M. web site! Mr.T,foo is almost done and you can see its pics in the Mr.T,foo page.
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