TRAC, my second meltybrain featherweight fighting robot

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After a bit of success with my first meltybrain featherweight robot "Take Cover", I decided to put the lessons learned into a design revision, so here it is: TRAC! (The Robots Are Coming!!).

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/trac-my-second-meltybrain-featherweight-fighting-robot
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Drive works nicely indeed!
Impressive result. I like the name haha :stuck_out_tongue:
I look forward to seeing it moving with the weapon added.

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Any updates on TRAC? I’ve been developing MeltyBrain robots for the past few years. Have you ever used BLHELI32 ESCs? I am thinking of switching to VESCs and would appreciate any advice and recommendations you have (e.g. things to avoid, manufacturers you like, etc). What battery voltage are you running? I am working with 12S, but am concerned about voltage spikes being created via “regenerative braking”. Thoughts or ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
Team LiftOff