Pastrami

Pastrami (2025)

Wins/Losses	2/2

Pastrami is a drum beetleweight robot. Pastrami's design revolves around a large drum, made from the same drum stock as Cherri. Pastrami is made out of UHMW side rails, carbon fiber/titanium (depends on config) plates, and TPU.

Pastrami placed:

Top 64 at November 2025 NHRL

Competitions Pastrami

November 2025 NHRL

Results: 2-2 - Made it to Round of 64

Bracket Style: Group Stage into Single Elimination

Win vs Uch Funt
- Uch Funt is a beater kit bot.
- Pastrami won via knockout. No major damage to Pastrami
Loss vs Jackalope
- Jackalope has multiple configurations, but fought as a vert lifter for this fight.
- Jackalope won via Judges Decision. Pastrami lost weapon functionality due to battery life, and Jackalope controlled the fight.
Win vs No Name
- No Name was too scare of us and forfeited.
Loss vs Sir Slicey
- Sir Slicey is a drisk.
- Sir Slicey won via knockout. Pastrami lost weapon functionality due to a broken spline. Sir Slicey went on to win the tournament.

Pastrami

Created by: Ryan De Angioletti, Rafael Sena, Ian Kwuan

Mentor: Jacques Wang

Drive Motors	Dartbox V2 Ultra torque motors
Drive Motor Controllers	Wasp ESC
Weapon Motor	Cobra CM-4008/24 Multirotor Motor 600 Kv
Weapon Motor Controllers	RobotMatter 35A Blheli_32 ESC
Receiver	2A mini Reciever for Flysky Controller 4Ch
Remote Control	Flysky FS-i6x 6-10Ch 2.4GHz RC transmitter
Battery	MaxAmps 4s 1050mah
Wheels	FingerTech Wheels (latex coated)

Max Weapon RPM	6200
Max Joules	120 Joules
Max Bite	0.5 inches
Min Spin Up Time	0.9 seconds
Drive Speed	~4ft per second

Problems

Weapon is underpowered, theoretically outputting a max of around 120 joules.
Weapon did not sit level to the ground, angling upwards.
Could have benefitted from better wheel protection.
Anomali is incredibly slow, and has no pushing power.
The internal spacing is incredibly cramped, and there is barely enough room for the electronics.
- Have to remove a drive side to plug in the battery.

Good aspects

The geared weapon system is incredibly resilient.
Our chassis held up remarkably well. The TPU protected the electronics and aluminum standoffs remarkably.
- Because we made several backup TPU chassis and 1/8 aluminum plates, we were able to swap out any part that took damage.
The electronics held up very well. The smaller receiver and weapon esc allowed us to fit everything in the chassis.

Changes/Improvements

Changing to timing belts should improve the efficiency of the weapon system.
- Use timing belts and 3D printed timing pulleys.
- Increase diameter of shoulder bolt.
Chassis design was a bit overkill.
- Could decrease weight where protection is less needed.
- Increase space on interior for electronics.
Add wheel protection