The internet went down in our house on Sunday evening, so to pass the time I challenged Alex to an assbot building competition using our spare parts, where the only rules were it had to be visually 150g, and had to be able to fight on the ceiling. Although I tried to put as little effort into mine as I could, it wasn't really very ass... Alex on the other hand made a fine bodge job :L
Here are the results:
Mine: RKO
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/z2Yz3bC.jpg?1)
Alex's: Why won't you love me?
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/zaAWsHx.jpg?1)
These things are very difficult to drive, but also hilarious. It's an interesting design challenge fighting on the ceiling, as unlike usual the robot needs to be as light as possible to get the most grip, and the ability to drive up walls onto the ceiling is quite tricky to get working as you loose a lot of suction as you go over the corner, and you need a scoop that lifts out the way.
I'd totally be up for challenging others to ceiling fights in the arena, where the rule could be that once contact was made, the first robot to touch the arena floor looses. I see this as a possible entertaining new use for EDFs :L
Quite tempted to do a tracked version without a scoop now so it can get round through door frames and the like. Think Robot Simulator 2014 meets Fandabbydozy... Wait..
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Just so people don't worry that Alex and I are entering these, they're gonna be demo bots only. May possibly throw them in at a friendly event some time, but that would only be so we could try dive bombing opponents from the arena roof :L
Video of the fights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJu7OI5 ... e=youtu.be