Sumo Bot V.2 aka Labotimize

Okay, The first one was okay, but in six weeks, I have to go to the West Point military academy and compete in four more events, one being Sumo Bots. "We can rebuild him, we have the technology" Construction for Labotimize begins today, Pics up tomorow, hopefully the La-bot-amy videos will be up tomorow also

RULES (more or less)

1.  Wiegh under 2.5 Kg
2. voltage must not exceed 18 volts
3. robotmust fit in 30cm x 30 cm square
4. must operate on at least 3 frequencies (we have 7 sets of crystals)
5. competition is in a 4'x4' square

Improvements

• Lighter
• MORE TOURQUE!
• more manuverable
• MORE TOURQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Motors

396.89 grams each

http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=721&catid=7

Update:

After seeing these motors on the bot, I highly suggest you use these for a sumo bot. They are EASY to mount and have great speed and torque 

Controller 

~34 grams

 http://www.dimensionengineering.com/Sabertooth2X10RC.htm

Total weight

2-12-09,  827.78 Grams

UPDATE:

CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED!!!! ITS AWSOME! Okay, so this bot will be used in the Mightybot Challenge and in the Science Olympiad Sumo Bot event in Westpoint New york in march, Today when we fired it up, we pushed 5 KILOS!!!!! THE BOT WIEGHS 1.6 kilos! so efficiency is about %320 efficiency I will post Pictures tomorow and a video link also. I'm pretty excited with this guy

Okay, states is over, final weight of bot...2.2 kilos, wieght pushed 11.2 lbs (5 kilos), so 119% efficient, poop

WE GOT 5th PLACE out of 54 Teams!!

 I want to see if any one can figure out the two things we did to reduce interfearance