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The Swarm

Brighton

Technical specification
Location Brighton
Weapon Cluster bot
Weight 24.5kg / 23.5kg / 27kg / 29kg kg
Defence Hardox -32mm armour
Top Speed N/A mph
Drive System The drive systems use Saturn16 gearboxes, driven by an RB 775 18V motor and a 1.5 to 1 reduction done with sprockets and chains
Power Electric
Battery Lipo 18.5 Volts
Biggest Weakness A 4-part cluster bot means that they will inevitably have 4 x the repairs in the allotted time

The Swarm is a four-part clusterbot, with each part weighing roughly 26kg and each driven by a different member of the team. It includes Duck, a yellow wedge-shaped robot with a rear-hinged flipper. Blenda, with a horizontal bar spinner that can damage even heavyweight robots. Pinza, that is very fast and armed with horizontal pincers. And lastly Skye, that features a huge overhead windmill structure.

Team stats

Ian Watts57
Team role:

Captain

Occupation:

Lecturer

Sam13
Team role:

Design, Driver, Repairs

Occupation:

School Student

Mike Hamilton-Macy
Team role:

Driver, Repairs

Occupation:

Hatter

Ryan Pratt27
Team role:

Driver, Repairs

Occupation:

University Student

What makes The Swarm unique...

The Swarm’s four-part clusterbot design is inspired by bees, who swarm together when under attack. 3 out of 4 need to be immobilised in order to be defeated.