End of Build

OK things have change a little since last post um basically Ive added a weight to the back of the robot using the 3rd motor and some anti pushing capabilities by using the spare wheels on the back as well. the front has changed because the triangle thing wasn't stable and it would fall off easily so um i changed back to my original design of a bulldozer blade with catchers on the side so it meant that it could find them and stop them before it pushed them out. also as i originally planed i added some wheel guards on the side so that they cant lift my sides these also double as stabilizers. because of these changes my robot coincidentally looks like a scorpion so I'm going to name Skorpio .

Ok this is the main program it senses the board if its on the edge or not then if its on the board it searches for the opponent in a loop so if it finds them it will charge at them and laugh evil like lol. if it does find the edge it will back up and then keep searching for them. This is how i think the robot needs to be programmed to work effectively in the sumo battle.

Hey I haven't posted in a while but i have been working long hours on my robot it has changed significantly but more on that on a later post. Now then this is a pic of my program it looks simple as but its not you see that blue block it has everything in side it like functions in a php web page. it has it all. next post will be a screen shot of whats in side that block.

Update

ok so ive made some changes to the over all design. I was thinking about power so i thought about trains and then i thought about there front blade that they have and how much damage it could do if it crashed so i decided to add this modification to my robot or something similar to it. then i relised that it was an excellent anti-flipper device so i decided to keep it. other recent adds to the build include stregthend base for the wheels to add more traction. the next will probly be additional wheels at the back so that the main ones get even more traction

Update On Robot

Hey well ive decided to change my robot up and the design is a lil different now. So basicly it has had the front wheels removed for now because it failed it was too long for the arena not enough support in it to be effective. The other change i have made is to move the NXT brain block to above the wheels so it gets more traction. Im just going to go with free wheels for now at the front. With heaps of weight and support on the back wheels it will give it the pushing power needed to push the opposition out of the arena.

Ultimate Sumo Robots

Hi im building a Lego Mindstorm Robot for a robot tournament at school. Its pretty much a step by step progress of how its going. right then my idea have been a bulldozer type robot so it has the greater engine power over my competition as well but i want top keep it low so that the other robots who all have flipping type attachments are rendered ineffective. Thats pretty much all ive got so far.

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mine is the best in the class right now lol