Loved seeing Team Vector at our first event! You have done an outstanding job with this video and on Vector! keep up the good work! And make more videos, this was very entertaining!
Hey man! You've inspired me to make my own ant weight battlebot competition at my school. Thank you for making such great videos, can't wait to see more (:
A couple things that you could consider is #1 looking into nylock versions of your bolts to solve your loosening problems, and #2 adding another piece of frame that connects both sides so that any strong sideways forces do not put pressure on your weapon axle, of course this would probably be hard with weight
Yeah I wanted to try a nut and bolt system but due to weight its not really possible unless I figure something out. But for now it seems to be working. And I am working on getting the two frames connected some how, still in the works!
Love the theme of chaing vector ever single video, even though it takes tons of effort on you behalf, its really nice to see the thoughts and reasons behind every change. Keep up the great work man!
9:17 "But I was confident that my fight against Achilles was obviously a fluke, and there was no way that could ever happen again to Vector." 9:20 *75% power to weapon immediately* Right, "confident." 😅 Still, for the seemingly catastrophic damage it took in that tournament it still takes so much to actually knock it out of the fight. That shows that it's a very durable design, it just has flaws to iron out.
Yeah Vectors got some small changes that need to be made, and going against horizontals is scary. But yeah the design is solid, it doesn't go down without a fight and the newest version is even stronger, you guys will see in the next video!
@@TeamVector441 stair climber wheels, two high speed 1 high torque, if applicable could make them as shufflers for weight bonus, will never get stuck. omni wheels probably best for vs huge like bot. Weapon is two Fibonacci S-shaped HORIZONTAL spinners vertically close to each other like scissors, one spinning clockwise other counter clockwise to create scissor like effect, think heavier option is use bearing to keep separated at spin point an individually powered, less durable option maybe contra rotating propeller. need internal pusher bars to push inner S potion of blade after hit to create crush effect and prevent constant sticking. One horizontal spinner normally after hit ricochets away, two counters that while having greater area of control that vertical an can get better bites
@@zzxxccvvkk5 That sounds crazy awesome! I genuinely looked into making a dual spinner bot towards the beginning of Vectors creation. Then I did the math and realized even with a weight bonus theirs not a whole lot of weight to play around with if you only have shufflers. So this would have to be a gyro walker like Droopy, but I could explore and see if theirs enough weight for a stepper configuration! Never getting stuck again would be nice lol
That was so insane and totally exciting. edge of my seat, happy I live alone so no one notices my shouts of excitement. holy crap that was amazing! imagining the rebuild costs hurts me, right in the wallet.
@@TeamVector441Yeah, I think with those new side rails and the feet in front of the weapon it’s gonna hold together a lot better. Can’t wait to see the next tournament for Vector!
I like combat robot videos that are easy to follow and a have good production value. I also like your memes and extra clips. I think that your channel, though brand new just has something different that resonates with all of us that stumbled upon it. Plus you have a ginormous spinning weapon on your bot which doesn’t hurt lol. I look forward to your videos, keep them coming!
Thanks! I try to make all my videos so that they not only appeal to battlebot hobbyists but also anyone who is into building, robotics or just in general. And thank you for your take on the channel! Next video will hopefully be out in the next 2 weeks.
Baby Magnum is a Scalar kit from Repeat Robotics. Those things are EXTREMELY dominant. I have only beat one once, in a whiteboard match, where they got stuck in the polycarbonate kickplates of the arena (but otherwise they were winning)
They are legit one of the hardest hitting horizontals I've ever went up against, that and Achilles. But hopefully I can come up with a solution by the next video.
@@TeamVector441 what is even more crazy is it is a example how good feed on the tooth = hard hit because I was only running about 45-50% power most of the tournament
I love Vector! and great video as always! Looking at your new frames, would it be possible to thread the inward end of those shafts, so you could place a screw and washer there? Like this the weapon bar could take some of the load from those horizontal hits to the frame.
Yeah I thought about doing something like that, I'm actually working on a solution to solve the torsional stresses when the frame is hit by a horizontal. But also other forces as you will see in the next video. But I am working on that exact problem lol
@@Cl-2048 Thank you! I do all of the designs on an iPad and 3D printers, got to have the metal parts cnc'd or laser cut elsewhere but yeah. Trying to get a mini CNC but so far not good.
@@Cl-2048 The last 2 months theirs been like 3-4 events that have all lined up in a row. Which is a rarity in my area, but it works out. And for me I can make a full video start to finish in a week or less if I really put the hammer down. So It works out lol
As always, great video! I had no idea Vector would be at my first competition and then next thing I know I’m fighting him! Now my bot Counter-Revolutionary gets featured in a video too, how awesome!
One thing you could try is TPU wedge lets around the weapon so horizontals won't rip the CF anymore. If you do it though, they have to be very rounded to prevent blades catching.
Yeah I thought about doing a TPU wedge for the sides like Ground Game does. I've actually hit the problem of the weapon being so wide theirs almost nothing for the wedge to attach to. So it ends up being floppy if one side isn't attached to the other. I am working on different versions though!
I gasped again. Also once this bot gets dialed in it’s going to be a bot nobody wants to mess with. You found the issues and how to fix them which is the most dangerous knowledge(ps you should get a wedge even if it is small if you haven’t already) and the reason your doing so well is because you make the videos funny and entertaining. I’m looking forward to the next one!
Thank you! I try to iterate and upgrade vector all the time, hence whys he's always out of date with every video lol. And speaking of future upgrades and getting vector dialed in, Ill be posting the next video on that soon soon! And I will keep making them entertaining!
2:17 I do a mental 5 count before verbally asking to see motion, at which point I do a verbal 10 countout. he was showing sufficient translational motion (locomoting outside his radius) before I asked to see motion.
Thank you! We hit 1200 subs and it wouldn't have been possible without you guys! You guys are awesome and ill make sure to keep making content for everyone, the next video will come out in the next 2 weeks. Have a great day everyone!
