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Warl0k3@lemmy.world āØ1ā© āØdayā© agoAh no I just meant it was a coincidence that when I said robots, referring to my milling machines, you guessed one of the main things I do with them (combat robots). I do technically own an arm, but itās just a small 2.5-axis tray placing arm, everything else I have is just various flavors of CNC or 3D printing equipment. And as to why I own them: Iām really bad with money and my autistic hyperfocus is robots. IDK man theyāre just cool.
What type of bot
Is there really a difference between a vert spinner and an antweight flipper? The answer is a beaterbar spinner, but my local group plays with an arena floor that isnāt flat so the meta has really been shifting towards control bots because theyāre the least reliant on clearance for success (looking at you, wedgebots. Looking at you with scorn in my gaze). But Iāve been messing around with a hammerspinner design that Iām really hoping will bring back the carnage!
Everyone wants the coveted silicon valley stress for 5 years then retire and coast off your resume position dont they.
Turns out those jobs are really hard to get, damnitā¦
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world āØ20ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās what I plan to do when I have enough time and space since I already do makery things when Iām feeling up to it, so I figured, if you already have a work bench and CNC machine, there are very few low stress/investment things you can make with one and this is one of the more fun ones.
Like sure you could be making product prototypes or tools etc, but all of those are like getting a second job. Combat robots is like once every 2 months you have 2 days of fun getting your shit torn apart and figuring out what you fucked up at the design or assembly stage, or that your control scheme is jank.
I mean, one can do actual damage, has additional difficulty driving with the gyro effect, and flips bots and, the other can turn the other bot upside down temporarily.
Yup, and you might not be selling your soul, but youāre certainly leasing it.