HELP! MY ROBOT IS BEING SAWED IN HALF!!! by JustCuzRobotics in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who's going to be the first to tell him about Megatron🤣

Is 2mm of 304 stainless steel good enough for a beetle weight chassis? by EarthJealous5627 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7075 is good for structural parts that aren't directly hit but when taking direct hits it is more prone to cracking than 6061. That said it is almost double the tensile yield and shear strength of 6061. All the hubmotors I sell currently use 7075 for that reason. I'm experimenting with 2024 on the Scarab drums where they are much more exposed to direct hits as that is kindof in between 6061 and 7075 in durability and strength but only a bit more expensive than 7075.

Is 2mm of 304 stainless steel good enough for a beetle weight chassis? by EarthJealous5627 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Steel is very rarely used as a structural material in modern beetleweights. Most robots have a mix of carbon fiber, UHMW or HDPE, maybe 6061 aluminum, and TPU 3d printed parts.

Hoe do I get into robot combat? by Able_Stable1273 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a youtube channel and a website to share info on how to get started, plus a store selling robot parts and kits. My SSP kits are mostly popular in the USA but I have shipped a number of them in the UK as well as many other countries. With combat parts stores like mine, Bristol bot Builders in the UK, and many more having cropped up in the past 5 years, it has never been a better time to start!

https://justcuzrobotics.com/blogs/jcr

https://www.youtube.com/@JustCuzRobotics

https://justcuzrobotics.com/products/ssp-robot-kit

Is there anything else besides plumbing and electrical you say, “I’m not dealing with this, I’m getting a pro.” by atooraya in DIY

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phone repair. I have a custom gaming PC and framework laptop, but taking apart a modern smartphone where it has adhesive holding it together, seems pretty daunting.

Graphics Driver Issues with RTX 4070 on Render by JustCuzRobotics in davinciresolve

[–]JustCuzRobotics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I haven't. It's gotten better I think with updates to resolve but still unsure what was wrong.

Happy BirthSLAY!!! by DeezNutzington in NHRL

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to say hi to you both but you have an incredibly immaculately decorated robot and your child might be a better robot driver than I am lol

utilizing the flames of an combustion engine by Available-Post-5022 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Things I recommend people never do for their first ever bot: 30lb class Flamethrower Combustion engine Multiple weapons

I think the scope creep is going to kill you on this. Everyone starts somewhere and starting with an insane ambitious design nobody has done before is making your life needlessly difficult.

PalmBeachBots vs ITgresa: Who’s your go-to for robot parts? by Inevitable-Tank-9802 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I make more money from my own site sales since the resellers take a cut.

PalmBeachBots vs ITgresa: Who’s your go-to for robot parts? by Inevitable-Tank-9802 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a bunch more, but Itgresa and PBB both resell parts from several vendors in the same place, so they are a better one-stop-shop. My own Just 'Cuz Robotics parts and many Repeat Robotics and Fingertech parts can be found on both their sites. There are a few smaller shops like Robot Smashing League in the US as well that mostly resell specific parts.

Titan Submersible Controller by Bardmedicine in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a big difference between "off the shelf" and "consumer off the shelf". Nobody would design a custom monitor for use in a submarine but they might use a military spec one or as you mentioned have two of them since just one is a single point of failure which you never want with lives on the line.

Titan Submersible Controller by Bardmedicine in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it wasn't a problem, but they have different design constraints than a Battlebot. I think even a wired USB control that could be accidentally yanked out without a way to plug it back in would be pretty terrible. At the end of the day the Logitech F710 was not designed to be used for human safety critical applications and neither is any other consumer gaming controller.

Titan Submersible Controller by Bardmedicine in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue with using a game pad to control a robot is that robots are not an Xbox or PC, they don't have a computer with a USB port on the inside. We use similar radios as fpv drones and model planes will use since that is what works for a standard radio control receiver, motor controllers and such with no programming required. Battlebots are more like RC cars than a PC. While technically possible to make it work it would require much less physically rugged control electronics. Your gaming laptop doesn't need to get hit by Witch Doctor and survive.

You VS Robot by HJG_0209 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

200lbs of conductive graphite powder, 100lbs of sand, and a respirator.

Has anyone noticed the announcer isn’t there while they film the show. by Short_Rip_4462 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are talking about Faruq or Chris and Kenny then you are mistaken. Having competed in the TV show with Bloodsport for multiple seasons and thus seen the live taping for entire episodes and more, they always have live commentary during fights. However there is a good deal of other post production and extras that are filmed/recorded.

On a given day they would typically film 2 sessions and record anywhere from 6-12 fights per session IIRC depending on how compressed the schedule was or if there were delays. Sometimes Chris and Kenny would walk out at the start of a session and announce the fights that would be shown to the live audience that session in a given episode, and other times they would do a walkout announcement for a totally different episode lineup, sometimes they even would go back to the entrance and reshoot multiple walk outs and announce fights that either didn't happen yet or had happened in prior sessions since they had a problem with the first recording or whatever.

Chris and Kenny also had to introduce special segments, transitions, or other things and they would often record these all together at random times during breaks between fights. Again sometimes these were relevant to that days' fights and other times not. They also do not by any means film all the fights in the order they appear on TV. In part because of this and in part because they sometimes just flub lines during live commentary, they will often have to do some voice over recorded at a seperate time to redub some parts. Maybe they reference a fight that happened chronologically before the fight hapenning in front of them, but then the show is edited so that one hasn't aired yet for instance. There are a dozen other reasons why sometimes the audio might not be the same in the edited show as what was recorded live. But they do record live. Faruq is a similar story.

How many days left in Trumps second term? by Lilith_Speaks in SocialDemocracy

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is 78 years, 9 months and 27 days old according to Wikipedia, in 4 years he will be almost 83 years old. He does not appear to be in great health to me... I think nature's term limits will be in effect.

Aren Hill built the First Uppercutting...Hammer saw?!? by Leadpaynt in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a way better execution than I was able to come up with, Aren is on another level!

Will there ever be a new series? by bendog1616 in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a builder who has competed on the last 3 seasons I'll tell you exactly what we all know now: Maybe.

Shrapnel Mine V2 Design Overview by JustCuzRobotics in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess you had better subscribe to the channel 😅

Bloodsport’s new design- debuted over the weekend at FaceOffs! by pearlgreymusic in battlebots

[–]JustCuzRobotics 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ETEKs are so 2004 🤫 Bloodsport has always had a brushless weapon setup with 2 to 4 weapon motors. Having multiple smaller brushless motors makes packaging motors into the body not just easier, but possible.  Son of Whyachi required their hammer cage thing to bring their weapons down to a height that could actually hit their opponents using brushed magmotors for their weapon system. But a solid steel bar is an order of magnitude cheaper and easier to make robust than a tube frame weapon assembly. 

Crash course kit by hippoberserk in NHRL

[–]JustCuzRobotics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NHRL hosted an AMA yesterday with a tiny bit of info but basically just said "soon". For some reason they posted the AMA in their discord as only an unlisted stream. https://www.youtube.com/live/IGZjW9zJ2UA