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Battlebots Calgary

Jwest7788

Jwest7788

Joshua West
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Hey Guys,

A buddy of mine and I have been talking about building a battlebot (
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We're talking about making a backyard arena and having some (man-child, destructive,) fun.

We don't have any experience with robotics at all, but have decided it will be a fun project.

This thread is to see if anyone else would be interested if we put together a little competition. Anyone who wants to participate will also be helping to figure the rules (max $ spend?, weight limits?

We're talking about a year from now, next summer to give everyone time.

What do you guys think?
 
I would be interested but it sounds expensive. Could be cheap if we use a car battery and wheelchair parts. But that would make for a monster battlebot lol. Ah what the hell count me in! I have tons of experience building big RC vehicles gas buggies, nitro boats and 2-stroke planes. Haha I made this when I was in high school from my dads string trimmer. He still wants the motor back and it has been 11 years.
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Hah, that thing is awesome!

With regard to costs, we could setup teams, that's always an option. Maybe 2-3 man teams per bot maybe? Or if people want to go in solo thats fine too?

Any thoughts on max spend, max weight etc? or should we just wing it?
 
Well if we just wing it, chances are pretty good I'll use a 3 ton chassis and a cat diesel or something along those lines.. So rules are a good idea.
Turns out the battlebots rules are a max of 250lbs, which should be good unless someone wants to use an engine in theirs..
 
250lbs is lots. Check out the rules on the battlebots website and see if there is anything you disagree with. It all looks reasonable to me.
 
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