With less than 2 weeks to go it's crunch time. Hopefully it will all get done in time without any major problems.
It's been almost a week since my last update and I've been busy. With the event quickly approaching I had to squeeze in what robot building I could. Being gone this past weekend and next weekend for Ultimate Frisbee tournaments isn't helping either. I finally finished machining the end caps for the weapon shaft after a lot of on and off work on them. The idea for these end caps was shamelessly stolen from another hobbyweight "Ripto Ultimate". The idea is to distribute the force of the impacts so as to not deform the relatively soft UHMW frame. With the end caps done and looking great the next big step was to get the discs ready. Each disc had to be drilled and teamed for the center bushing which took a lot of time and oil. Man is AR steel hard stuff. With the disc complete and mocked up it actually looks like a real robot. The wiring is mostly done. Hopefully I can test the drive train later this week. Besides that the weapon motor still needs to be installed and I need to make some belts and spacers for the pulley system.
With less than 2 weeks to go it's crunch time. Hopefully it will all get done in time without any major problems.
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AuthorMy name is Michael Connerton. I'm a mechatronics engineer at a robotic automation startup company. This blog serves as a record of my exploits into the world of engineering, robotics and especially combat robotics. Archives
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