Chonki Design Guide
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Chonki Design Guide
Contents
Introduction
Chonki is a 45lb shuffling shell spinner competing in the 30lb weight class. It was developed during 2020-2021. The drive system was iterated from that of Apachi. The weapon system was a brand new concept for BattleBots. The goal of Chonki was to evaluate the viability of shell spinners while taking advantage of the 1.5 time weight multiplier afforded by using a mechanism other than wheels for movement. Has not been to competition due to COVID cancellation, but showed promise during development.
Members:
- Brian Epstein (Lead)
- Dylan Fife (Mentor)
- Mihir Nagaraj
- Mesum Zaidi
- Emily Liu
- Janie Edgar
- Celina Huang
- Martha Leach
- Cole Sosnowski
- Colin Lyman
Drive System
Weapon System
Nested Concept
Originally the shell was designed as a series of rings with progressively increasing diameters. These rings would then be joined together through welding.
