Absolute Chaos Robotics
NHRL 2022 Finals Prep – Bottom Feeder (and Apex Predator)
Bottom Feeder managed to qualify for NHRL’s December finals back in May, I won’t have any opportunities to compete between now and then, and after the end of August my free time for building will be severely limited. So that means I had about 3 months to figure out design upgrades for Bottom Feeder, getContinue reading “NHRL 2022 Finals Prep – Bottom Feeder (and Apex Predator)”
NHRL May ’22 – The Debut of Omnivore and Bottom Feeder
NHRL’s May event has come and gone, so it’s time to introduce and review the performance of the two bots I built for the event. New 3lb – Omnivore Omnivore is my new 3lb bot as the next iteration of the design I started last year with Apex Predator. Since this event was restricted toContinue reading “NHRL May ’22 – The Debut of Omnivore and Bottom Feeder”
New 1lb Bot: Mesopredator
After the good first showing of Apex Predator in November’s Norwalk event, I started to want to make something similar for the 1lb category as well, since it has now been a few years since I had really made a new 1lb design. Since this is in many ways a smaller version of the 3lbContinue reading “New 1lb Bot: Mesopredator”
Apex Predator v1.1
The design of the new version of Apex Predator is now complete, and it is now 2/3 built, with the electrical work and the carbon fiber plates being the remaining work to do before it would be ready to compete. Since the first iteration performed fairly well back at November’s Norwalk event, the design isContinue reading “Apex Predator v1.1”
Shock! Kits now available!
After much delay, the Shock! Kits are now available for purchase! https://absolutechaosrobotics.bigcartel.com/product/shock-1lb-combat-roobot-kit This design has taken first place in multiple competitions. This completes the whole insect-weight kit lineup, which are all currently in stock and ready to be ordered.
Event Report : Norwalk Havoc
I finally made it out to November’s Norwalk Havoc event, and it was definitely a different experience. I talked with some of the competitors there who had also competed on the BattleBots TV show who said that the production value for NHRL was about on par with the TV show, and I believe it. SinceContinue reading “Event Report : Norwalk Havoc”
Antisocial Distancing Build Log
With only a few weeks between deciding to finally step up to the next weight class and build a 12lb and actually needing to have it ready to fight, I had to get moving to get everything finished in time. The CAD wasn’t even 100% done, but I had to start ordering parts to makeContinue reading “Antisocial Distancing Build Log”
Event Report: Bayside Robotics’ First State Fights #2
This past weekend I attended Bayside Robotics’ second event, and it certainly proved to be an interesting day. 1lb – Someone Else’s Problem This was the event where Someone Else’s Problem finally came into its own. It originally started its life as a 3D printed design that was hardly able to stand up the theContinue reading “Event Report: Bayside Robotics’ First State Fights #2”
Introducing a new 12lb bot: Antisocial Distancing!
The time has come for me to step outside my comfort zone and push my boundaries again. Allow me to introduce my first hobbyweight robot (in progress) – Antisocial Distancing, now registered to debut at the November Norwalk Havoc event! This design is basically going to be a scaling up to take my undercutter designContinue reading “Introducing a new 12lb bot: Antisocial Distancing!”
Spark! Kits Now Available For Sale!
I have now officially added the Spark! 150g robot kits to my shop! These kits have now gone undefeated to take first place in the first two competitions they have entered, and now you can own one too! The carbon fiber frame is tough, the titanium disk is destructive, and with only a few screwsContinue reading “Spark! Kits Now Available For Sale!”
First event report in a year, and Someone Else’s Problem v4
July 17th saw me bring both Someone Else’s Problem and my new 150g Pocket Apocalypse out to Bayside Robotics’ innaugural First State Fight event. Since I have been refining these designs for a while and they have accumulated a few event wins (at least under another owner/driver), I was using this event as a finalContinue reading “First event report in a year, and Someone Else’s Problem v4”
First Kit Pre-Orders Now Available!
I have changed my shop around a bit to focus on the kits of my undercutter designs, and I am now opening up sales on my Jolt! 3lb combat robot kits. These kits are the latest iteration of the design that I have been refining for the past few years in Portable Apocalypse. I haveContinue reading “First Kit Pre-Orders Now Available!”
Robot Parts Shop Now Open!
I am pleased to announce that I am opening a little store to sell robot parts, AbsoluteChaosRobotics.bigcartel.com! Over the next few months I am going to start selling my competition winning undercutter designs in the 3lb, 1lb, and 150g weight classes. I will also be selling the great brushed ESCs and double geared 25mm motorsContinue reading “Robot Parts Shop Now Open!”
New 3lb Bot – Apex Predator
Introduction It has now been a year since I last built a 3lb bot, so here we go again! Looking back on the history of the bots that I have built, it seems that once I find a new tool to add to my building arsenal I wind up getting inspired enough to use itContinue reading “New 3lb Bot – Apex Predator”
2020: A Year in CAD
2020 has been a crappy year in most regards, and robot combat has been no exception. I managed to make it to Motorama in February with my beetleweight, but that was the only event I got to attend all year long. Just because I had no events to go to didn’t mean that my mindContinue reading “2020: A Year in CAD”
150g bot – Pocket Apocalypse
Although it has now been delayed due to the recent COVID surge, the announcement of an event to take place a bare 10 minutes away from my house finally spurred me get around to creating a fairyweight bot, and I finally have a design that I was happy enough to build. This design is (another)Continue reading “150g bot – Pocket Apocalypse”
My Robot Made It Onto The Cover Of A Magazine!
I just found out today that my robot, Portable Apocalypse, made it onto the cover of Servo Magazine! There is also an accompanying article describing the development of the robot similar to what I have posted in a few previous articles here on my blog. Since the descriptions and pictures are spread out over aContinue reading “My Robot Made It Onto The Cover Of A Magazine!”
Useful File
In case it is useful to anyone, I thought I would share a file that I have put together that has been valuable to me while I have been making robot designs. This is a combination of a few of the design tools that can be found on the Ask Aaron tools page, as wellContinue reading “Useful File”
Building a 1lb Bot to Face Down 3lb Opponents
After she got the chance to watch her first competition at the fall 2019 NERC event, my young daughter started expressing her desire to “Help daddy with his robot.” Since I don’t want her messing around with a bot designed to achieve more KE than most handgun rounds, I decided it was probably best toContinue reading “Building a 1lb Bot to Face Down 3lb Opponents”
New Test Box
While some of the issues that I experienced during my most recent matches can be traced back to electrical or programming issues, these issues also can be traced back to a root cause: lack of sufficient testing. The lack of testing in turn could be traced back to a lack of a good place toContinue reading “New Test Box”
Motorama 2020 and Portable Apocalypse v3
Motorama 2020 While this update may be a few months late in coming, I guess it’s better late than never. Portable Apocalypse managed to go 3-2 for the best single-event performance I’ve yet managed, and gives me hope that only a few small tweaks are needed to achieve greatness. Vs TTWYWUADYMRBTYRIADSYHTWUADIAOA TT was a D2Continue reading “Motorama 2020 and Portable Apocalypse v3”
Portable Apocalypse V2 – Motorama 2020 Upgrades
Since I have finally gotten registered for Motorama 2020, now is a good time to go over the intended upgrades to Portable Apocalypse. The overall design is remaining the same, but I am making significant changes to just about everything except the weapon disk setup. Construction The overall shape of the frame is remaining unchanged,Continue reading “Portable Apocalypse V2 – Motorama 2020 Upgrades”
3D printing for maximum strength
The rise of affordable 3D printers has made it easy for builders to come up with a design for an insect-weight bot and have the frame printed in one simple operation, but the materials typically used by 3D printing hobbyists seldom fare well when matched against steel or titanium spinning at high speed. Budget 3DContinue reading “3D printing for maximum strength”
Vaporbots
This is a collection of the bots that I have designed and perhaps partially built but have yet to finish. Wide version of Someone Else’s Problem Wider wheel base could help improve steering and control Modular version of Portable Apocalypse v0 Standard undercutter module Weta drum module 4wd D2 wedge module Modular version of PortableContinue reading “Vaporbots”
Current Bots – Portable Apocalypse
Portable Apocalypse is my current bot in the beetleweight category, and it is an undercutter with a powerful single tooth disk. The design started out shortly after building Someone Else’s Problem v2.0, and it has largely wound up being a scaled up version of SEP v2.0 and v3.0. The initial version of the design wasContinue reading “Current Bots – Portable Apocalypse”
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