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Pulsar

Shropshire

Technical specification
Location Shropshire
Weapon Spinning Drum with Metal Teeth
Weight 107 kg
Defence 8mm wear-resistant steel (front plate + chassis), 4.5mm ultra-hard steel (top + base plates), polyethylene plastic wheel guards.
Top Speed 15 mph
Drive System Modern sensor-less brushless electric motors, custom two-stage reduction gearbox
Power Electric
Battery Lithium Polymer, 50 volts
Biggest Weakness Pulsar’s wheels are relatively exposed from behind, with only thick plastic armour to shield them

Pulsar’s weapon is a ‘single tooth’ drum flywheel with an aerospace aluminium core. The weapon weighs 14.5kg and rotates at up to 9000rpm (or 220mph), the fastest in the series. Pulsar’s flywheel beats the air 140 times a second, which generates a siren-like sound, and the stored kinetic energy surpasses that of a .50cal sniper rifle bullet. The team say Pulsar will be able to toss opponents into the air simply by force of the weapon. The robot has a number of 3D printed parts inside and has a unique drive system, featuring modern sensor-less brushless electric motors intended for large model aircraft.

Team stats

Ellis Ware 19
Team role:

Captain, Design/Spec, Driving, Primary Builder, Admin

Occupation:

Self-Employed Selling Robotics Parts

Peter Ware 58
Team role:

Project Overview, Logistics, Odd Building Jobs & Soldering

Occupation:

Music producer

Tara Ware54
Team role:

Team Attire, Food Management, Motivational Speeches

Occupation:

Full-time copywriter

What makes Pulsar unique...

Captain, Ellis, is entirely self-taught in the art of engineering, which he learned from watching online tutorials – he was inspired by the first robot wars series which he watched at the age of four. Ellis runs his own robotics parts company from his bedroom.