Upgrading My Combat Robot - Y&D Mk2

[@alexsalchemy]

Wow! A 4-wheel-drive horizontal? This is the coolest! I love how far this robot has come already.

[@engineered_cha0s]

Thanks! I really like it too. The only thing it really compromises on are thagomizer style hits but that's a fair trade

[@engineered_cha0s]

Sorry for the long break between uploads. I was taken by the plague a few times. I'm back although also dealing with school so hopefully I should resume catching the channel up to date. I also tried some new things with editing which i think came out alright although my laptop didn't enjoy the process.

[@bobdehuisbaas1]

Truly horrific, absolutely amazing

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I love that it looks like the CSGO claw :)

[@engineered_cha0s]

Haha I wasn't familiar but yes I did think it bore resemblances to a talon

[@BrokenLinkRobotics]

Good stuff, swanky animations too

[@engineered_cha0s]

Haha thanks Originally tried to do a 'stuff made here' type explainer thing but drifted from that as I went

[@Me0fCourse]

Excited for the next one. :) ´

[@birdckaje_OCE]

Awesome video as always. Keep it up!

[@andrecook4268]

Noice.

[@paydaygh9388]

O-rings as belts is so annoying. I used them as weapon pulley in my fairy, and they slipped so bad. Now I use 3M toothed pulleys made of TPU, with the belt being a 6mm wide belt I cut in half lengthwise to make a 3mm belt. I have no idea how to make it accessible for drive. Maybe print an S3M belt out of TPU, but only 2mm wide?

[@engineered_cha0s]

Tell me about it... Three events in and I've finally done an entire event without losing a belt... Toothed sounds good, transmits torque through the teeth rather than friction so would probably be a bit more forgiving for tension

[@TrentSheather]

I've used o-ring belts for drive for a while now in my 150g bots. The belt tension is absolutely critical and small variations will have a huge impact. For a 75mm circumference belt I found a 2mm change in length was noticeable. I still haven't got a formula or rule figured out for the optimal tension, but highly recommend making 10 different sizes and testing them all just to see if you can find a tension that works best because when it is dialled in they work amazingly well.

[@engineered_cha0s]

Yeah I think my "method" extends as far as loosely wrap the cord around where it has to go, pull it taught, go "a smidge" (scientific terms I know) further than that and that's a good place to start testing and shortening

[@Josstrigaming]

Nice! Whats the name of the board you changed to? I cant seem to find it

[@engineered_cha0s]

It's the "ant controller board" based off of the malenki but much cheaper from llamaforge which is an Australian parts supplier

[@Josstrigaming]

@engineered_cha0s nice! I'll have to look at it

[@Lusidous]

Is your weapon press fit onto the motor

[@engineered_cha0s]

Y&D has the rotor of the motor sanded and then jb-welded to the blade. I rest the blade on Lego bricks to make sure it's level