Test Bot 4.5 is the latest iteration in long line of bot designs going back all the way to Test Bot 1.0, which gave the “team” a name. It is an ultra-low profile pusher and lifter with a 30 degree aluminum wedge encircling its front side and a fast 4-bar linkaged-based lifting arm. The bot was constructed to compete in the 12-pound RFL class as well as the BattlebotsIQ 15-pound Mini class under the “Media Center Edition” upgrades.
For 2008, the “Service Pack” upgrades will improve the bot’s durability, especially against kinetic energy weapons, and reliability. The bot will still compete as a 12-pound class bot with optional attachments to fight in the 15 pound class.
Test Bot 4.5 Media Center Edition Service Pack 1
| Weapon | 4-bar electric lifting arm |
| Chassis | 12″ x 12″ base, 1.5″ height UHMW Polyethylene, G-10 fiberglass composite 6061, 2024, and 7075 aluminum weapon parts and wedge skirts |
| Mechanical | 2 custom 14:1 drive gearboxes, 12MPH top speed Four wheel drive Custom 56:1 arm gearbox |
| Electrical | Spektrum 2.4ghz radio control Victor 884 and Dimension Engineering SyRen 25 controllers Custom “default-on” power switch 14.8v, 2.1AH lithium-ion polymer battery |
| Competition | 4.5SP1 Motorama 2008 4.5MCE BattlebotsIQ 2007 National Tournament 4.0 Battle Beach IV Robot Fighting League 2006 National Championship Dragon*Con Atlanta Robot Battles 2006 |
Pictures of TB4.5SP1
Pictures of TB4.5
