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Coyote

Ayreshire

Technical specification
Location Ayreshire
Weapon Crusher
Weight 100 kg
Defence Steel and High-density polyethylene
Top Speed 15 mph
Drive System Two-wheeled drive robot driven by 24v, 750w electric motors.
Power Electric
Battery Lithium-Polymer, 22.2v
Biggest Weakness The machine is untested in battle and the chainsaw could be prone to separating from the robot.

Coyote is a dual-weapon, invertible machine with a steampunk style and orange LEDs as the eyes. It has electrically actuated, gnarling jaws rated between 750 and 1,000 kilograms. The front jaws are made from ten-millimetre-thick wear plate steel and its outstanding strength can lift each of the team members. The actuated chainsaw tail can spin at 3,000 revolutions per minute, making an intense screeching sound and slicing up wheels.

Team stats

Jamie McHarg 28
Team role:

Driver, Designer and Creator

Occupation:

Gas Service and Repair Engineer

Rachel Gibson27
Team role:

Chief welder, Weapons operator, Programmer and Electronics

Occupation:

Facilities Technician

Calum Jones 26
Team role:

Construction and Maintenance

Occupation:

CNC Machine Operator

What makes Coyote unique...

Jamie has competed with robots for 12 years and fulfilled his childhood dream by competing in the last series of Robot Wars. The team are friends from university where they studied Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jamie and Rachel undertook many complex projects together (including travelling to Peru to build a small wind turbine).

 

Rachel wants to represent female engineers and the team feel that their winning formula of aggressive fights together with repairing and maintaining the robot in the pits could take them all the way to the final.