HASBRO/TIGER
ELECTRONICS DR.
INFERNO JR. CUSTOM SERIES TOURNAMENT EDITION REMOTE CONTROL TOY [MAR-AUG
02]
Prototype
of the Dr. Inferno Jr. radio control toy--note incorrect graphics
stickers
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Basking
in the glow of 6 Dr. Inferno Jr. toys
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The
copy they sent me in May looks just like the ones that hit the shelves
in August
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BATTLEBOTS
SAN FRANCISCO [MAY 01]
Flipping
Toe Crusher [image: Daniel Longmire &
BattleBots]
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Scooping
Bad Habit to take him to the popper [image: Daniel
Longmire & BattleBots]
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Tossing
the SALLAD--har har [image: Daniel Longmire &
BattleBots]
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Hanging
out in the arena [image: Daniel Longmire &
BattleBots]
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I
found this great big SystiMatic
banner hung in the pits & the arena audience areas!
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Had
to pose--man, the doctor is awkward to hold!
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Phew!
That's one big nut!
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The
new lightweight BattleBots champion of the universe!
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Post-rumble
carnage--not much left [image: Stefan
Nock ]
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2-D
& 3-D graph paper designs of a new motor mount concept, plus
the finished aluminum part
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2 of
the new gearbox mounts ready to be bolted down
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SCUFFLE
WITH BETA
RAPTOR [DEC 00]
video
footage by Peter
Abrahamson & Christian
Carlberg, video captures by me
Initial
impact--we both catch air
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Dr.
Inferno Jr. pulls a backwards wheelie in reverse--so topheavy!
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Hanging out behind Lazer Star--gotta look out for the puddles
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The doctor going in on Beta Raptor with the poker
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Beta Raptor flipped the doctor over the curb--ouch!
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Beta Raptor trying to get a lift on the doctor
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Beta Raptor goes for an eye gouge--what a cheap shot
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Very brave camera work by Peter--risking life & limb
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Dr. Inferno Jr. outpowers Beta Raptor onto the curb this time--yeah!
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The raptor left high & dry in the bushes
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Back at it, trying not to damage any parked cars...
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What a couple of good sports Chuck & I are--this was so
much fun that we did it again a month or so later in a parking
lot behind a KFC in Santa Monica
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BATTLEBOTS
LAS VEGAS [NOV 00]
Duking
it out with Bad Habit--he's got the lower scoop here--see the
video
[image: BattleBots]
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The
tables turn & Bad Habit gets scooped--see the video
[image: BattleBots]
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Ramming
The Crusher into the spike strip--see the video
[image: BattleBots]
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The
Crusher got revenge and rammed right back, flipping the doc--see
the video
[image: BattleBots]
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It's
amazing how much a compact sporty hatchback car can carry: robot,
tools, baggage, 2 people
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Approaching
the world's largest thermometer on the drive from Santa Barbara
to Vegas
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Our
home away from home, the Silverton Casino--I blew my complimentary
$5 of gambling chips pretty quickly
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I
really doubt that our hotel room goes for $1000/night...
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The
Infernolab setup in the pits--very hectic
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No
pit area is complete without a vise--it was popular among the
other competitors
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Get
a camera close enough to anything & it looks huge
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Dr.
Inferno Jr. hawking Infernolab t-shirts in the pits
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Secret
sticker advertisement never ended up showing--also note the new
durable wheels,
upgraded since the last competition
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Pit
crew dude Mike hefting robot parts
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Note
that I removed the steel hinge guards on the flaps--they just
got bent & messed up in San Francisco
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The
compact base, minus batteries--top flips over & out of the
way for easy access to guts
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I
explained to Bil Dwyer that the Missing Link didn't use wood--unfortunately,
I never had the opportunity to use the carbon fiber honeycomb
sandwich ballistic armor this time
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But
I did lend it to Derek for Complete
Control--sure, it works great when other bots use it,
but when I use it on mine...anyway, I got a free shirt in the
deal--sweet
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On
the long drive back--note sleepiness & parts piled literally
to the roof of the car
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A
truly amazing sunset into which we did drive off...
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BATTLEBOTS
SAN FRANCISCO [JUN 00]
Robot
combat returns to Fort Mason Center [photo: Donna
Bardis]
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Posing
before battle
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Adorned
with 10 stickers!
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Popped
the doctor's top for some maintenance
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Just
a little worse for wear after battle
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The
stickers took the most damage...
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Lost
the reciprocating saw's poker
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The
hinge barbs got a bit bendy
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Cheapie
ornamental saw blade couldn't take the abuse
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"Is
it fixed yet, sweetie?"
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"He'll
be back up & running in no time"
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Super
pit crew member: the amazing Lauren
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Posing
with the other Infernolab lightweight, Missing
Link before heading into battle
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Things
got ugly. I had to separate them on the drive to San Francisco
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THE
FINISHED BOT [JUN 00]
Look
at those huge butch shoulders!
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Barbs
are made from disassembled continuous hinge halves
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4
hinged flaps, like Dr. I senior's, but with steel grabbing barbs
all around
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After
I was done machining, I moved the mess to my kitchen table for
assembly & fine-tuning
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A
peek beneath the skin reveals a hefty aluminum skeleton under
that pretty plastic
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Heavily
bestickered, looking like a corporate sellout
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Did
a final test run in the back yard patio before packing up for
San Francisco. All systems go!
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Long
reciprocating poker, made from a vise lead screw mechanism I found
in the machine shop scrap room
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FINISHED
DRIVETRAIN [SPRING 00]
DRIVETRAIN
PARTS [WINTER-SPRING 00]
An
old TOMY Omnibot butler robot--not scary
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Stripped
& gutted & ready for transformation
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El
cheapo 18V power drill. Great source for motor, gearhead, battery,
charger, etc. all in one package
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Removed
motor & gearhead, trimmed clutch grip, removed keyless Jacobs
chuck to examine wheel mounting possibilities
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Machined
4 plexiglas motor mounts--snazzy!
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A
hose clamp will hold the motor to the mount, which will be held
to the baseplate
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Same
thing, rear view, minus the hose clamp
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The
4 steps of turning R/C airplane wheels into robot wheels
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1-machine
a custom shaft collar w/ pins & holes
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2-remove
wheel's axle, assemble 1 shaft collar loosely
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3-remove
wheel hub, clamp together pair of shaft collars
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4-sandwich
shaft collars around tire, putting 4 pins through 4 tire holes
& through collar holes on other side
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Removed
drill chuck, made steel axle to thread onto gearbox output shaft,
with hole drilled through for cotter pin
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Shaft-to-gearbox
connection assembled: screwed together then pinned
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Wheel
slides onto shaft, holds on tight via 4 clamping screws
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