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stealth57 t1_isf65on wrote

Reply to comment by jon-in-tha-hood in 250lb Battlebot is flipped and sticks the landing by jon-in-tha-hood

Never fails to amaze me how people still don’t engineer enough and their bot is utterly destroyed. It’s like they never watched the show.

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Szalkow t1_isfmpg6 wrote

There is very little you can do to make a 250lb robot immune to millions of foot-pounds of kinetic energy.

You're also limited on design or materials if you're a small team with a $5,000 budget up against pro teams who spend six figures a year.

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Zathrus1 t1_ish2o8s wrote

There’s a bit of an issue with testing. You might get to drive around in your neighborhood, but you certainly can’t use the weapon. And even driving is dangerous.

Doing actual weapon testing needs a huge amount of space, or a serious test box (Team Whyachi has one, but it’s the only heavyweight box I’ve seen for builders).

The amount of energy involved with these bots is mind boggling. One team had a 1.5” solid titanium shaft bent last season.

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