3lb Combat Robot: Cyanide
This is my second real combat robot that I designed after Applesauce. The name comes from the idea that theres a lot of cyanide inside of apple seeds.
This is Cyanide version 1. This robot had a lot of weight issues and was not built optimally. I had to cut the wheels in half to save weight, and it ended up not working out very well. This robot used the same weapon system as Applesauce, but I didn't really design the robot optimally, so it was very front heavy, which made it awful to drive in its vertical configuration, as it would lurch forward when I would try to drive.
This is Cyanide V2, it fared a little better than Cyanide V1 and looks a lot sleeker. It had less drive issues due to having a better center of mass. It ended up having quite a few weapon issues however, due to suboptimal belt tensioning, and still using an outdated weapon system of a belt and 3D printed pulley, and using an old discontinued motor.
After all the issues with weapon consistency, for Cyanide V3, I opted to build my own hub motor, I designed, did the CAM, and machined this housing for a motor, on which the weapon will sit on top of.
