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Warning!
Building robots is dangerous to your wealth.
You should not build a robot unless you are supervised by a responsible wife.
Joker is a four-wheeled drive radio-controlled trolley. Our weapon consists of a stainless steel sharpened blade which is welded to a steel shaft which runs transversely through our robot. A powerful geared motor turns this shaft through a torque-limiting clutch. The weapon is deployed by pushing the blade under our opponent and lifting them clear of the floor. Stainless steel side-spikes dissuade our opponent from ramming Joker yet we may spin quickly and inflict damage to any competitor within range of these spikes. Should we be thrown by a lucky opponent then Joker will run just as well inverted. Damage to the weapon mounts is prevented by the clutch which will allow a small quantity of slippage.
Welcome to our site ... click away using the buttons in the contents list!
We have attempted to design this site to make downloading as quickly as reasonably possible and to size the screen elements to suit both screen (800 x 600 up) and printer output. Our design uses Internet Explorer for testing but we hope the site is usable with any browser.
Apologies for any broken links. Much like our robot, the site is still in a state of constant development.
Site and photos are © John Silvester, Team Captain author and owner and managed by Webmaster, Neil Manuel. Feel free to build on our ideas but please acknowledge your source and link to us if you wish to use any of our material on your own site.
You should not build a robot unless you are supervised by a responsible wife.
Joker is a four-wheeled drive radio-controlled trolley. Our weapon consists of a stainless steel sharpened blade which is welded to a steel shaft which runs transversely through our robot. A powerful geared motor turns this shaft through a torque-limiting clutch. The weapon is deployed by pushing the blade under our opponent and lifting them clear of the floor. Stainless steel side-spikes dissuade our opponent from ramming Joker yet we may spin quickly and inflict damage to any competitor within range of these spikes. Should we be thrown by a lucky opponent then Joker will run just as well inverted. Damage to the weapon mounts is prevented by the clutch which will allow a small quantity of slippage.
Welcome to our site ... click away using the buttons in the contents list!
We have attempted to design this site to make downloading as quickly as reasonably possible and to size the screen elements to suit both screen (800 x 600 up) and printer output. Our design uses Internet Explorer for testing but we hope the site is usable with any browser.
Apologies for any broken links. Much like our robot, the site is still in a state of constant development.
Site and photos are © John Silvester, Team Captain author and owner and managed by Webmaster, Neil Manuel. Feel free to build on our ideas but please acknowledge your source and link to us if you wish to use any of our material on your own site.