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Rusty

Glasgow

Technical specification
Location Glasgow
Weapon Flipper
Weight 108 kg
Defence 3.2mm of hardened steel exterior mounted on 10mm of aluminium. It has a 5mm hardened steel scoop and 3mm titanium flipper arm.
Top Speed 14 mph
Drive System 2 x Ampflow E30-150 motors chain driven to go-kart wheels.
Power 3HP Drive 1200kg of lift on the flipper
Battery 22.2v LiPo
Biggest Weakness Untested in the arena and never driven before first arena battle.

Rusty is an old robot brought back to life by the students at Glasgow Clyde College. With the support from staff members the team upgraded it from its original specification which had aluminium armour and old internal components to one with hardened steel, upgraded drive and better electronics. The robot is a low-pressure flipper designed to be highly reliable and easy for students to maintain and run as well as learn the basics of electronics, mechanics, fabrication, pneumatics, manufacture and design.

Team stats

David Shields30
Team role:

Driver and Assembly

Occupation:

Engineering Systems Student

Nicolas Hough34
Team role:

CAD Designer

Occupation:

Engineering Systems Student

Cameron Dale25
Team role:

Design and Manufacture

Occupation:

Engineering Systems Student

What makes Rusty unique...

The team is made up of students currently studying Engineering Systems at Glasgow Clyde College who used Rusty as their final exam project.