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robots, paintball, suzi perry, Pollyanna, Vote, tank, helicopter
War of The Robots - the robot specs
In one of the most ambitious Gadget Show challenges ever, Suzi and Pollyanna put together a robotic paintballing army to take on a crack human squad of paintballing experts.
Watch behind the scenes from the episode here>> You can find out more about the robotic paintballers, see clips of some of the bots in action and decide which one your favorite is by taking part in our poll at the bottom of the page:
Paintball chopper
Type: Flying Paintball Robot
Weight: 9.5kg
Height: 0.275meters
Skill: High and low level attacks
Paintball fire rate: 2 bps
Strength: Twin Firing Paintball Guns with first-strike paintballs
Weakness: Only 5minute flight time before re-charge / difficult to aim via GoPro wide angle lens
Key Tech: Fully gyro-stabilised gimbal + Wireless video visual Aim via mounted GoPro
See the paintball chopper in action below:
Paintball tank
Type: RC Tank with CO2 Bazooka
Weight: 100kg
Height: 0.75meters
Skill: Has the ability to drive over rough terrain
Strength: Fully Camouflage
Weakness: Single shot before reload
Paintball fire rate: 150 paint balls per shot
Key Tech: Bazooka Controlled via 2.4Ghz Radio Transmitter
The zipwire bot
Type: Manual Operated Zip Wire Robot
Weight: 10kg
Height: 0.5meters
Skill: Stealth attack from above
Paintball fire rate: 20 bps
Strength: 360 degree rotation with 10 meter traverse through trees
Weakness: Only fires 200 rounds.
Key Tech: Wireless video visual Aim via mounted GoPro
See the zip wire bot in action below:
The Securobot
Type: Paintball Securobot
Weight: 200Kg
Height: 1.7m
Skill: Colour and Thermal Image Video feedback
Strength: Quick firing around 180 degrees
Weakness: Due to weight not very fast over rough terrain
Paintball fire rate: 30bps
Key Tech: 24 volt 1600 Watt Track Drive, Zero Turning Circle, 5MPH Top Speed, >2Hr Run Time, Adapted Fire-Fighting Monitor for aiming guns, 500mW Secure Radio Modem Control Link with PIN Number to prevent hacking, 1.38GHz Video Feedback Modem, FLIR Thermal Imaging and Colour Cameras, 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum Feedback Modem
See the Securobot in action below:
Wireless Tripwire Bot
Type: Invisible laser trip wires
Weight: n/a
Height: n/a
Skill: Invisible beam sets of smoke grenades and flash bangs to disorientate the enemy
Strength: Invisible to the enemy
Weakness: Impossible to take out the enemy.
Paintball fire rate: n/a
Key Tech: Sophisticated computer programming and wire-less laser beams
Sentrybot
Type: Autonomous sentry gun system
Weight: 20kg
Height: 1.8meters
Skill: Fully automatic human recognition systems
Strength: Fully un-manned operation
Weakness: Targets need to be within 15 meter range for lock-on
Paintball fire rate: 15bps
Key Tech: Automated Tracking captures HD Video via mounted webcam.
Many thanks to the talented techies at Securobot, for a simply awesome bit of tech!
User comments (21)
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Andy Sears28 March 2011
Definitely Securobot, it is awesome & the rate of fire amazing !
Report as inappropriateOliver vaughan28 March 2011
Think About Secureabot and zipwire bot combined
Report as inappropriateRobert Bell28 March 2011
Securobot was bloody awesome
Report as inappropriateAnonymous28 March 2011
Nah, Sentrybot was the most impressive, and it was very Home Alone, to have the pressure pad and remote controlled car activate it! Kudos!
Report as inappropriateed.duay28 March 2011
SEcurabot plus Pollynator and sentrybot was cool! they could have one if the girls used to of this in each sector on a 2 by 2 formation plus they use grenade lunchers on some guns like the helicopter instead of the lame pistols they only hold certain amount of balls...trip wire was cool only if after the flashbang the used grande to eliminate more men...those guys smart enough not to fire with those smoke around..need more tactics girl.....but very cool...i like the way the show put on some girl power there well done TGS girls!
Report as inappropriateJoe scott28 March 2011
As a paintballer for numerous years I've seen these sorts of things before, why the gadget show chose angels ill never know! The sentry turret I've planned and am looking to work on, I have the software coded should anyone want it, good work on the show guys, love it!
Report as inappropriateshane29 March 2011
it was great the sentry was the best if the batteries of the laptop didnt die it would of pwned even more
Report as inappropriateDave 29 March 2011
Sentrybot was definitely along the right lines. Just needs to be a heat seaking camera attached, that way could track and shoot all targets even when stationary. Maybe for next time.
Report as inappropriateAaron Wilkinson30 March 2011
The Sentrybot is by far the best, just looking at it from the footage, makes it look awesome and mean, reminds me of the times you get caught out in FPS games by the damn Sentry =D awesome stuff.
Report as inappropriateDINDAN130 March 2011
Securobot was brilliant! I mean, it fires at 30BPSs! Anyway, Sentrybot shut down, it had less paintballs than Securobot, and didn`t fire as fast. I think Securobot should be rated more.
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shore excursions in St.Petersburg30 August 2011
I know this isn’t exactly on subject, but i have a website online using the identical program as effectively and i get troubles with my feedback displaying. is there a setting i'm lacking? it’s attainable you may help me out? thanx.
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