Motorama 2012 - Before and After

The Team Radicus fleet for Motorama 2012, before the event:

The Team Radicus fleet for Motorama 2012, after the event:

Here are some notes on the 'bots, based on how they performed, and our initial plans for upgrades, etc.

Transcendental Terror 1.0 - 150g Fairyweight
• The blade and motor combo held up very well - keep it
• The two losses were from ending up on its top, so we need to shave off some weight and add a roll bar.
• The two-piece chassis was a pain to work with, so new chassis, from a single block, and a simple cover.

Poor Punctuation 2.0 - 1lb Antweight
• The weapon didn't spin up, presumably from the idlers not engaging properly - redesign the chassis to space the motors and idlers at 90° intervals
• The flat-head screws pulled through the polycarbonate top after a hit from Gyroscopic - switch to titanium top and bottom, and pan-head screws

Malicious Mule - 1lb Antweight
Upgrades for Malicious Mule will include:
• Polycarbonate top and bottom
• 4 new powerful motors
• New radio and receiver for increased driveability
• Grill of Death™

Unlettered Understrapper 2.5 - 3lb Beetleweight
• No rebuild planned - this design is retired.

Didactic Duelist 1.5 - 3lb Beetleweight
• Switch the top and bottom for thin titanuim for added stiffness
• Run slightly bigger tires
• Add runners for invertibility

Steel Stiletto - 12lb Hobbyweight
Redesign efforts for SS include:
• Titanium outer shell
• Polycarbonate inner shell
• New motors (of same type)
• New speed controlers, radio and receiver
• Additional spikes of death - placement TBD

Nihilistic Naysayer - 12lb Hobbyweight
• Keep the drum - it worked well itself
• Pocket the ends of the drum shaft into the side rails, and use Grade 8 bolts
• Switch the front wall for 6061 rather than polycarbonate
• Thicker side walls, allowing for a lip for the rear curved wall

Formidable Fustigator 2.0 - 30lb Featherweight
• No rebuild planned - this design is retired.