Arena

                                                                             Arena

One of the important parameters which decide winning or losing of your bot ?
Surprised How ?
Once we landed at a competition where they kept a SURPRISE elimination round in which bots were supposed to traverse a certain distance on the ground.yes...bare-naked ground!
We had an anti-wedge fitted which sunk into the ground right at the moment we kept it on the floor :(
What a sad moment it was!

Alright now off to the arena...

In international competitions people have SAFER arena.
Generally, It weighs up to 35 tons, has 48 cross 48 ft steel floor and is 24 ft high. Walls are made up of Lexan(a highly resistant polycarbonate ) which is 1 inch thick at the bottom and 3/16 th inch at the top and 8 cross 8 ft entry doors.
Whereas in India we have smaller and unsafe arenas which needs to be changed.

 How do we do that?

Cage : For the start, choose 1/4" polycarbonate for 15 kg category. It's better if you go for 1/2", that way you can use it for other heavy weight categories as well. Stacking a 1/4" inch poly. over 1/2" inch is a good idea so we don't have to replace the whole sheet after hits of the bots.

Floor : Arena floor materials

Other things : Lighting, Hazards.
http://blogs.solidworks.com/Arena

Warning : Please confirm from other organizers about the thickness of the poly. for the weight category of your choice.

Update on Indian Arenas soon ...

Wooden Arena

Open at the top arena...umm dangerous if you are not wearing IronMan suit

Even this isn't safe!!!

Image credit: http://www.teamtornado.co.uk/photos/rm21fo1.jpg

That's what I call an arena :)

Cool..Isn't it?

Best Combots Of India

                                                     Best Combots Of India

This is the common question that pops into everyone 's mind.(It's obvious!!!)

So here I will try to list out some of the best bots made till date In India... there is a possibility that I miss some of the bots...Please bring it into my attention by providing the description and pics of the bot in the comments below.

 I will update the blog ... :) 

I will not be ranking them as I don't have any rights to do so :P

So here we go...

• R.I.P. - Rust In Peace     

This bot is an absolute beauty <3. .
1. Weaponry -            Double Tooth Drum
2. Motors -                 AmpFlow E30-400
3. Power Supply -      Lithium-Polymer On-Board batteries
4. Transmission -       Gearbox
5. Speed Controller - Sabertooth  2 x 60
6. Wireless -              Yes
7. Weight -
8. Makers -  Pushkin Sonkusare, Rohit Patel, Chaitanya Rokade(Comment if you know all the names)
9. Wins/Loses -
                              42/1..This is freakin awesome because it has registered 42 straight wins and lost                              it's final match against Shivaji Raje(finally :P) that took place in RahulRaj                                             mall.Surat.
10. Materials -  
                             2013 version used H9 Grade Aluminium and the 2014 version used
                            Aluminium 6061-T6. (Please read the material properties by following the links ) 
11. Wheels -        Colson wheels
12.Build Report Link -  RIP build report
This bot has witnessed the transition from wired bots to wireless and has been inspiration to many beginners in India.

H9 grade Aluminium

H9 grade aluminium

• Shivaji Raje 

1.Weaponry -                    Single Tooth Drum
2. Motors -                       AmpFlow motors
3. Power Supply -             Lithium-Polymer On-Board batteries
4. Transmission -              Gear Box used
5. Speed Controller
6. Wireless and wired depending on the events
7. Weight -
8. Makers-                          Shreyas Dhone and college team of 30
9. Wins/Loses -                  Unknown
10. Materials -                   Titanium Plate as an armor
11. Wheels -                      Colson wheels

  This is the only bot which managed to defeat R.I.P. once in a match that was held in Surat.

• Dr. Golu

• 1.Weaponry - Double Teeth Drum
  2. Motors -
  3. Power Supply-
  4. Transmission - Chain
  5. Speed Controller
  6. Wireless and wired depending on the events
  7. Weight -
  8. Makers-
  9. Wins/Loses - Unknown

• Joker

1. Type -                              WEDGE

2. Weaponry -                      Single Tooth DISC(optional)(removable)

3. Motors -                           UNI polar 18v geared motors

4. Weapon motor                 24 volts nissan gtx steering motor 12000rpm
5. Power Supply -                Lead acid, LiPo()
6. Transmission -                 Internal Gear Box within motor
7. Speed Controller-            NO
8. Wireless/wired -              depending on the events
9. Weight -                          12/35/55 kgs
10. Makers-                         B.B Hemanth Kumar ,D.Praveen  G.Trinadh
11. Wins/Loses -                

 4 wins/(SRM UNIV ,Satyabhama University, Kakatiysa University Warangal,Meenakshi college) 

 2 losses(AMS chennai,BANNARI AMMAN erode)
10. Materials -                   Steel Plate as an armor ,en42 metal for Weapon
11. Wheels -                      MS iron wheels with hard Grip with wheel guards for (55kg)

12 Transmission type (weapon)   timing belt.

More to follow..
Send in your bot description to python00078@gmail.com. ;)
LiPo batteries link(Click on the image) -