SINBAD-+my+robot+of+destruction

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My robot will look like a box with a spinning radial disk on top. The box will be made of graphene, the world's strongest material. And the daggers, diamond.

How I developed my robot idea:
 * I thought, and thought, and thought.
 * There was no real inspiration for my robot except for the spinning plate on the top inspired by the top of the Alamoana building.
 * I wanted something BIG and something that cannot be turned over, but at the same time, can go very fast.
 * I was initially going to do spikes on a cone (one of my many ideas), but I decided to change it to be a little more simpler to build and design.
 * One of the things I've learned through designing a robot.

Method of Destruction:
 * diamond daggers
 * these daggers will be centered at the radial disk on top of the robot
 * there will be 100 of them and they will be continually shot out at the enemy

Pros and Cons of method of destruction:
 * PRO: diamond daggers cut through anything
 * PRO: diamond daggers can easily hit opponent
 * CON: daggers might run out
 * CON: 100 diamond daggers are heavy

Defense Mechanism:
 * quickness of motors
 * my robot will be running away from any one's destruction motives

Pros and Cons of defense mechanism:
 * PRO: easy to maneuver robot to run away
 * PRO: running away is fairly easy
 * CON: daggers might cause robot to move slower
 * CON: robot cannot run away forever

Approximate Cost of robot:
 * $420,000
 * Graphene $300,000
 * cost of graphene is $500/gram
 * robot needs 600 grams
 * Diamond $120,000
 * cost of diamond is $60/gram (varies)
 * robot needs 2000 grams

Movement of robot:
 * robot box will have wheels on the inside that will be placed in a circle for circular movement as well as side-to-side movement
 * robot will need 2 motors for the shooting daggers and 4 motors for the robot to move
 * robot will be using a charged battery

Commentary on classmate's robots:
 * "Erika's Awesome Battlebot"
 * My robot will need to be shooting daggers to each of the tiny robots. Hopefully, I won't run out and if that happens, I'll have to resort to running away.
 * "Jennifer's Battlebot"
 * Diamond can cut through tungsten! I may not be able to flip her heavy robot, but I can bump into it and maybe break it against a wall.
 * "my BAWAD bot"
 * For this robot, I plan to run into Mr. Yoshi- I have a feeling that tipping him over won't be a problem. I just have to run away from the flames.
 * "My Really Cool Battlebot"
 * So her robot is very light and fast. Diamond cuts through titanium! My robot is also fast, maybe not as fast, but I can still dagger her down.
 * "Tennis, anyone?"
 * She will be building a tennis-ball thrower, but I'm not sure what her robot is made out of...
 * "The Mace"
 * This is made of platinum- diamond can cut through platinum! So I can't get close to this robot, but I can throw daggers from afar. I'm just going to run away and dagger this robot.
 * "Yamaber's battlebot"
 * This opponent is also made of graphene. So I will have to run away form this one as well as dagger from afar.

Websites used: http://www.cheaptubes.com/graphene.htm#Single_Layer_Graphene_Oxide_Prices http://www.aip.org/pnu/2008/split/867-2.html http://www.thediamondbuyingguide.com/diamondpriceguide.html#125 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_Diamond_cost_per_gram