I haven't seen many 4 bar linkages used in combat robotics before, it is pretty dang cool! I have been working on a design for a robot that stores kinetic energy in a flywheel and transfers it into a 4 bar driven launcher, but I still need to do a lot of calculations to make sure that it won't destroy itself when running.
In Honker! I have regular brushed 550 motors connected to banebot gearboxes at about 23-27 gear reduction. They're a bit large compared to other solutions. I've seen others run 4x of something similar to the megasparks. I'm interested in smaller options but I still tend to go conservative. I'm currently looking into using brushless inrunners paired with gobilda gearboxes. I look to do a review on this motor setup soon!
NIfty!
Looking forward to the event video :)
I was fascinated by this design during the live feed of the event. It was great to learn more about how it worked.
Love the design. The arm movement looks great. Good luck at Norwalk!
I haven't seen many 4 bar linkages used in combat robotics before, it is pretty dang cool! I have been working on a design for a robot that stores kinetic energy in a flywheel and transfers it into a 4 bar driven launcher, but I still need to do a lot of calculations to make sure that it won't destroy itself when running.
Now that sounds pretty cool. A kinetic flywheel sounds epic!
What type of drive motors/ESCs do you use? Trying my hand at a higher weight class and I’m curious what everyone is using.
In Honker! I have regular brushed 550 motors connected to banebot gearboxes at about 23-27 gear reduction. They're a bit large compared to other solutions. I've seen others run 4x of something similar to the megasparks. I'm interested in smaller options but I still tend to go conservative. I'm currently looking into using brushless inrunners paired with gobilda gearboxes. I look to do a review on this motor setup soon!
@@davidritland7949 thank you. I’m just trying to get an idea of what people use.