The Mailman
Driver:
Brian Benson Jr
Story behind it:
After Robocide I found out there was a local event (Pound of Pain) just an hour away from me which ran ants through 12 lbers. I decided I would dive into the world of smaller bots. So I went onto the Robot Marketplace and choose my parts. Having never built anything other then the Heavyweight I was pretty clueless as to what parts to use. Little did I know that what I ordered would leave me with almost no weight for a frame, but would also give me the power to outpush nearly any bot I could get under. Giving me my most successfull robot thus far.
Name Origin:
Let me first say that I nor anyone in my immediate family works or has any connections with the post office. I get asked that at least once per event. Before I made the Carbon Fiber frame I wanted to do a prototype frame out of lexan which would also serve as a template for the final one. I made it up out of 1/16" lexan but only did the baseplate. Without a top cover however I was not able to test its pushing ability. Looking around my room I spotted a USPS box some of the parts came in. Cutting that up I fashioned a top cover with the help of some duct tape.
It was time to register the bot, meaning it needed a name. Being terrible at names I came up with The Mailman from the temporary cardboard USPS top and it was a wedge so it would "Deliver you to the pits!!!"
Weight Class:
Antweight (1 lb)
Actual weight:
16 oz
Build Time:
1 week to build. 1 week to get underweight by drilling 800+ holes.
Frame:
Carbon fiber top and bottom. Top is .09 thick from a big Ebay lot. Motor mounts and front holders are uhmw.
Armor:
.09 Carbonfiber
Weapon:
Wedge, The bot is the weapon!!!
Drive:
33:1 Escaps with 2.75" wheels superglued on.
Electronics:
Scorpian HP ESC with an 7.2 volt 400 mAH battlepack ant battery
Radio:
Futaba micro reciever
Competitions:
