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Tauron

Bedfordshire

Technical specification
Location Bedfordshire
Weapon Spinning Drum
Weight 110 kg
Defence 6mm and 4mm military grade steel
Top Speed 12 mph
Drive System 2 x 1.5 horse power electric motors
Power Electric
Battery Lithium-Polymer, weapon 42v; drive 32v
Biggest Weakness Cannot be tested between battles as it is considered too dangerous.

Tauron is named after TAURus (the bull) and automatON (robot) - TAUR-ON, the robot bull. It’s a fully invertible, fast and highly manoeuvrable charging robot, equipped with a powerful, reversible vertical spinning bar weapon. The weapon weighs 13 kilograms and is powered by a brushed DC motor running at 42 volts. This delivers approximately 3,000 revolutions per minute and a tip speed of around 100 metres per second. Tauron features an innovative pivoting design which allows the weapon to function equally lethally when inverted.

Team stats

Tom Brewster22
Team role:

Team Captain, Driver, CAD and Fabrication

Occupation:

Video Games Tester

Tim Brewster55
Team role:

Design, Build and Finance

Occupation:

IT Consultant

What makes Tauron unique...

Tom has been a Robot Wars fan since he was a child, and says he always dreamed of entering. He realised entering Robot Wars was a possibility when the new series started. He now works as video games tester in Birmingham and has used these skills in building Tauron. Tim has always been interested in how things work, and has made lots of things from musical instruments to a 13’ boat, which was built in the 13’6” living room of the family home. Tauron is Tim’s first venture into robotics.