BLDJLN Combat Robotics

Chronus Hobby - My 12lb Combat Robot By: Julien Mott     Chronus is a design that I've worked towards for quite a while. I wanted to engineer something unique to other designs and my own—opening myself to that beyond my comfort zone while utilizing what is within. CNC milling, hub motors, and non-planar surfaces are a few sophisticated design constraints, but my duality simultaneously geared me to build the biggest and most powerful machine within my capabilities. Hundreds of amps to draw, over 3KJ of KE, 4lb (1/3 weight budget) allocated to the weapon assembly, and bronze anodization are a few unsophisticated design constraints     Chronus Hobby was designed with goals distinguished before the actual geometric deficient were collated and corrected, which consist of: The weapon being hub-motor driven, the robot to feature absolute use of BLDC technology, titanium to be used in the place of AR500 steel for armoring, and 3D printing technology to be implemented without...

         Hyperion is my fourth antweight (454g) combat robot.      Combat robotics is a design engineering competition where builders compete their weight budgeted creations in head-to-head matches, following similar rules to boxing. A key difference between boxing and robotic combat are the educational benefits of the latter, giving valuable knowledge in various fields such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Etc.          Hyperion was born out of a desire to create a balanced machine—something that would be desirable in the real world. To do so, Hyperion uses 4WD, a compact weapon system to lower COM, indirect drive, a CNC Milled Hub motor system, an additively manufactured poly-amide unibody, titanium for optimal strength/weight where high hardness is needed, and brushless motor technology. The hub motor:     Hyperion's hub motor...