Barbi

Barbi
Year of Creation	2019-2020
Versions
Current Version	1.0
Update Year	2019-2020
Wins/Losses	1/2
Information and Statistics
Weight Class	BeetleWeight
Weapon Class	Beater Bar
Combined Wins/Losses	1/2
Weapon Speed	36000 Max RPM

Barbi is a bar beater that beats bars.

Competitions

Motorama 2020

• Results: 1-2
  • Bracket Style: Double Elimination
    • [(Video Link) Victory vs Pipe Bomb]
      • Barbi's debut in its new Barbi world ended with a Pipe Bomb exploding.
      • After several moments of confused flailing, Pipe Bomb formed an intimate connection with our weapon that resulted in the formation of a new multi-bot, Pipe and Bomb.
    • [(Video Link) Defeat vs No Regrets]
      • Barbi's next match escalated to a perilous, high-stakes match against a piece of plastic on wheels.
      • After getting crowded for 2 minutes by the multi-bot's wedge and plastic wall combo, Barbi failed to win the hearts of the judges.
    • [(Video Link) Defeat vs Telefrag]
      • Barbi's final match in Motorama revealed a key and oft-overlooked element of robotic combat: the weapon actually spinning.
      • Following the bone-chilling realization that the weapon was completely immobile, Barbi decided to assert dominance by attacking Telefrag's weapon with our bottom plate.

Version

Barbi V1.0

Created by: James Peavy, Manu Gummaraju, Mesum Zaidi, Micah Morris, Mihir Nagaraj, Mitul Pandya, Nadeen Mansour

Drive Motors	22mm DC Gearmotor with Aluminum Gearbox
Drive Motor Controllers	Scorpion Mini
Weapon Motor	Turnigy 2836 Brushless 450-Size Heli Motor 3700kv
Weapon Motor Controllers	HobbyKing 40A ESC w/UBEC 4A
Receiver	Hobby King 2.4Ghz Receiver 6Ch V2
Remote Control	Hobby King 2.4Ghz 6Ch Tx and Rx V2
Battery	The black ones

Problems

• The belt did not properly fit into the pulley and continuously fell into the stator
• The weapon motor burned out due to a combination of a (possibly) overpowered ESC, an opponent that was resistant to our primary method of attack, and (definitely) incompetent driving
• Weight savings on top and bottom plate led to the deformation of the material and caused the electronics to sag

Good aspects

• Absurdly powerful weapon
• Robust design and construction of chassis
• Almost successfully completed a self destruct sequence
• Arguably the peak of Motorama 2020

Changes/Improvements

• Redesign weapon with aluminum base and steel teeth to improve range and redistribute weight for better uses
• Reinforce the top and bottom plates (redesigning, possibly aluminum??)
• Remaking side plates because they got right properly banged up
• Redesigning the hubs to properly constrain the belt

Notes:

Joke: Our Robot

Naming Inspiration: the toy we always played with as children