Antweight fighting robots

FIGHTING ROBOT SOCIETY EVENT

An antweight robot event was hosted by the Loughborough's fighting robot society. "Antweight" refers to the weightclass of the robots competing with certain restrictions.

ANTWEIGHT ROBOT RULES

Two key parameters affecting robot designs

150g weight limit

Size must fit in a 4" cube

INITIAL IDEAS

Ideas for antweight robot to compete in the event. My initial ideas were the pusher type, mainly due to their relative simplicity.

CHOSEN IDEAS

I settled with two robot designs, one was a spinner concept, one was a pusher concept. Both were created for the event.

A spinner type named "Untitled"

Mounts a spinning blade, designed to inflict great damage to the opponent while the spinner itself remained intact

A pusher type named "Wedge"

Wedge-shaped, designed to slid under, lift and push the opponent out of the arena

3D-printed chassis with polycarbonate panels

Both robots featured 3D-printed chassis with polycarbonate panels.

Spinning weapon disc

Stainless steel weapon disc driven by a drone motor.

Sharpen edge

Sharpen edge to effectively slid under opponents

Society EVENT

Trying out these robots in the event was a lot of fun. Wedge eventually went on to win the tournament.

Reflection

This project was a nice practice to improved flexibility and perseverance. This is because of the relatively tighter design constraints compared to other projects, requiring highly effective solutions to make the most of it.