Flippers powered by mechanical energy stored in springs or elastic bands could offer attractive alternatives to pneumatics if designs that use electric gearmotors to trigger and reset spring flippers were better known to builders. Here are a few designs to get your thinking started.

Jan 25, 2020 · It was an antweight robot that had a spring flipper. It was exactly what I wanted and it seemed to be powerful, although an unfinished iteration. Using the help from Mark on the previously linked Ask Aaron post I was off.

Mar 7, 2024 · For your first antweight bot it's highly recommended going with a "flipper" or even a "pusher". A flipper is just a weapon that wedges itself underneath another robot and pushes up to flip them over. A flipper weapon, when designed properly, can be the most effective weapon in the Antweight Class.

It was to create the most powerful Antweight flipper. A local competition (MassDestruction X in New York) served as a perfect real world test with its “plastic Ant” class. Competitors in this 1 lb class were limited to plastic for weapons, armor, and structure.

The following is a beginner's guide to building an antweight (1 pound) combat robot. Keep in mind that this is just a simple guide. If you are looking for more advanced guidance, take a look at the "Further Reading" section at the bottom of the page.

At a robotics club exhibition we held a plastic antweight completion. I had always loved the show battle bots back when I was in elementary school. After watching the robots face off with each other I was inspired. I thought "I could do this" and started working on my first design.

Flippers are one of the most popular weapons. At a basic level, a flipper consists of an arm designed to slide under the opposing robot, and then raise up-wards to turn the opponent over. If the other robot has no way of getting back onto its wheels this …

May 13, 2020 · This is an Antweight (150gram) pusher/flipper combat robot which I've called Front Flip. This bot was designed as the third of three bots to replace our groups aging loan bots. It's also perfect for a first time combat robot build, designed with a lot of space inside to fit your parts with little trouble.

The FingerTech antweight beater bar kit has a relatively small weapon spun via a 1.7:1 reduction timing pulley set. This reduction reduces the torque load on the motor, shortens spin-up time, and prevents overheating on a 4S battery.

Its agile drive with our ToughHub wheels, N10 motors and BBB Edition Antweight Dual ESC means that this robot can use its flipper effectively to either immobilise an opponent, flip them into drop offs or over low walls.