Slow start to the other 1lb bot

When Dan and I decided to each design and build a 1 lb bot, it was pretty obvious that one of them would be a drum bot given our history with Copper Head. The other "second" design was far more nebulous and needed to be something other than a drum to keep things interesting. Plus I didn't want to get into a mode of making twin drum bots with Dan for many reasons. Dan completed his design first, and used the drum weapon concept, so that left me to devise an anti-drum weapon system sorts on my design.

Right from the beginning Dan and I had different opinions about drive wheel motors. The Copal 50:1 I chose are on the left, the brushless motor on the right is the weapon motor we both agreed upon, and the tiny motor in the middle is Dan's drive motor. I hope we get into a pushing contest in the arena....



My chasis is machined out of a solid block of 6061-T6, and contains lots more chips than bot...










The fixture weighs like 5x more than the bot... This is very different than making a 120 lb bot. What do you mean a 6-32 is too big?








My wheels are made from 7075 and include the axel hub all as one piece. Some additional weight needs to be removed from the back side, but this is pretty close to the final form.