Tomfooleri

Tomfooleri
Year Of Creation	2025
Versions
Current Version	1.0
Update Year	2025
Wins/Losses	2/2
Information and Statistics
Weight Class	Plastic Antweight
Weapon Class	"Beater Bar"
Combined Wins/Losses	2/2
Weapon Speed	28860 RPM

(basic summary of robot)

Competitions

UGA Spring Smash 3.0

• Results: 5th Place (2-2)
  • Bracket Style: Double Elimination
    • Win vs Space Force PN
    • Win vs split conclusion
    • Loss vs Torbor V2
    • Loss vs 180i
      • Tomfooleri was a side project plant weight that was designed a few weeks prior to spring smash 3.0 and was built the night before. Expectations were not high but it ended up coming 5th and winning some fights.
      • The main takeaways were the lack of bite in the weapon and the lack of room for electronics. Room for the electronics was made with a dermal and a soldering iron. And the weapon was effective mostly out of luck.

Version

Tomfooleri V1.0

Created by: (Names of Builders/Group Members of aforementioned version of bot)

Drive Motors	Repeat Mini Brushed Mk2
Drive Motor Controllers	Repeat Budget Ant DESC
Weapon Motor	FLASH HOBBY D2822 Brushless Motor 2600KV 2-3S
Weapon Motor Controllers	DH 20A 2-4S Waterproof Brushless ESC Electronic Speed Controller with 5.5V/4A BEC and XT60 3.5mm Banana Head Connector for Model Ship RC Boat (20A)
Receiver	FEICHAO FS2A-4CH AFHDS 2A Mini Compatible Receiver
Remote Control	FLYSKY FS-i6X 2A 2.4GHz Remote Control
Battery	3S 450AMH Lipo wrapped in electrical tape

CAD Documents

• Onshape Document

Problems

• No space for electronics
• Due to electronics bulging out, bot was no longer invertible
• Weapon had little to no bite
• Weapon ESC shut down after running at full throttle
• Prints had low wall count leading to fragility
• Weapon motor press fit failed
• Amazon boat esc worked but was too bulky

Good aspects

• PLA drive wheels using hot glue as traction worked far better than anticipated
• Weapon motor being hot glued into weapon to supplement press fit was effective
• Parts were very easy to replace with spares (frequently damaged parts were modular)
• Passed safety, competed, and won 2 fights!

Changes/Improvements

• Make space for electronics in chassis
• Make drum with more bite instead of weird beater bar
• Put wheels inside chassis to serve as protection
• More walls when printing less infill
• Some kind of wedge or forks

See also

• 180i

Notes:

Ri1D :P (Robot in 1 Day)

Just wanted to make our own plant weight and felt we were getting up to some tomfoolery

Ian LaMont and Zaid Hashmi