1-lb Battlebot Build + Fights - Blastwave 5

[@TeamFluffyRobotics]

I'm so glad you still have this robot going, I really want to fight it now!

[@benoit5000]

kepler electronics upload is the highlight of my week

[@teamgetwreckedcombatrobots776]

It’s been great watching Blastwave evolve and improve over the years. I’m very excited to see more of it and your other bots. Keep up the good work!

[@Android-jz2yh]

Great Video, should honestly have more subscribers and views

[@grantcatdone3417]

8:52 ayo is that bot making sparks on wooden floors?!?!? Maybe it's a ti weapon and the pain is super rough.

[@scotty6435]

The top plate issues are almost entirely because they are flush to or overhang the sides. The sides are supposed to absorb damage but a vertical cutter can trivially peel off your top

[@KeplerElectronics]

Definitely not ideal on Blastwave, that's for sure! Thankfully it's a solved issue on newer robots that I haven't gotten around to making videos on yet. I've been adding a small 2-3mm thick TPU shield around the lids on my newer beetles and it's seemed to work so far, but I definitely want to thicken it up more if I can scrounge weight from somewhere.

[@ttt-123-ttt]

Few things I'd personally recommend. 1) Looks like your weapon has very little reach due to your fork geometry. I'd make the top fork less tall or non-existent and go for a chaos self right. 2) You could do tangential drive to save weight. Your wheels are already practically touching. 3) 1.5 instead of 2mm cf could be used to save weight

[@MorrisRobotics]

Nice job! Have you ever thought about latex coating on the wheels?

[@KeplerElectronics]

I've had a bottle of latex for 8 months now, but keep running out of time to use it. it's on the list for the next event if I manage to get everything else together in time!

[@mattiatorX]

Do you still have any of those little green Viking Multistar motors from the early iterations? I have an older bot that uses them that I can't run any more because they're discontinued, and I haven't found anything that's that exact size.

[@KeplerElectronics]

I actually just had to solve that same issue. It's not a drop-in replacement (the shaft is 5mm instead of 4), but these look pretty close. pyrodrone.com/products/eco-micro-series-1407-brushless-motor-2800-3300-4100kv I bought a few of these to test, but need to get some lathe time to make new pulleys, so I haven't put them into the bot yet. There are a number of other motors that look pretty similar (1406 or 1407 usually helps me find them).

[@forceofwillgaming8475]

Oh yeah that ten second pin. My bad

[@KeplerElectronics]

Oh it's totally fine, I thought it was a change made for finals or something that I didn't hear about. Reffing seems super difficult and y'all were doing a great job all day

[@JorgeRamirezJr-yt1vn]

Will stomp bot return

[@KeplerElectronics]

Maybe! I don't plan on competing with it in any main competitions (I'd rather bring bots with active weapons), but I really should get it together again and bring it for some grudge matches, I have plenty of wedges and chassis left to wreck :)

[@JorgeRamirezJr-yt1vn]

Ok

[@madisoglrobotics]

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