Kickstart - Revision history

Paxmorningstar: Reformatted page to be neater

2025-07-30T14:50:38Z

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	After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.		After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.

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	[[File:Kickstart-hub-broken-cropped.jpg~~\|alt=\|thumb\|400x400px~~\|"Ran when parked"]]		File:Kickstart-hub-broken-cropped.jpg\|"Ran when parked"
	[[File:Kickstart-old.jpg\|thumb\|OG Kickstart\|alt=\|451x451px\|none]][[File:Kickstart 01 28 23.png\|thumb\|Kickstart at NHRL January 2023\|alt=\|563x563px]]
	[[File:Kickstart-~~post-may2~~.jpg\|~~thumb\|507x507px\|~~Kickstart ~~after NHRL May 2023\|alt=\|none]]~~		File:Kickstart-old.jpg\|OG Kickstart
	[[File:Kickstart ~~Weapon~~ ~~Finals~~ ~~Revision~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|443x443px~~\|Kickstart ~~Redesigned Weapon Assembly \|alt=]]~~		File:Kickstart 01 28 23.png\|Kickstart at NHRL January 2023
	[[File:Kickstart ~~Weapon Pod~~.jpg~~\|alt=\|thumb\|400x400px~~\|Kickstart ~~Weapon~~ ~~Pods\|none]]~~		File:Kickstart-post-may2.jpg\|Kickstart after NHRL May 2023
			File:Kickstart Weapon Finals Revision.jpg\|Kickstart Redesigned Weapon Assembly
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			File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg\|Kickstart Weapon Pods
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	Kickstart received a weapon and chassis system update for the NHRL November Finals event. The result was a stronger weapon assembly and improved weight distribution. This was also the first introduction of the minibot, Sidekick.		Kickstart received a weapon and chassis system update for the NHRL November Finals event. The result was a stronger weapon assembly and improved weight distribution. This was also the first introduction of the minibot, Sidekick.

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	[[Category:Vertical Spinners]]		[[Category:Vertical Spinners]]
	[[Category:NHRL ~~2022~~]]		[[Category:NHRL 2023]]

Paxmorningstar at 14:46, 30 July 2025

2025-07-30T14:46:56Z

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	===Robot Facts===		===Robot Facts===
	[[File:NHRL November 2023.jpg\|thumb\|640x640px\|Kickstart at NHRL November 2023]]		[[File:NHRL November 2023.jpg\|thumb\|640x640px\|Kickstart at NHRL November 2023]]
⚫	Kickstart is a beetleweight combat robot that has competed in various events in the Northeastern United States since September 2017. The design originally began as a 2WD vertical spinner with a custom wound hub motor from a copy machine. The weapon consisted of a machined AR500 disk clamped between two aluminum hubs, and the frame was machined out of a single piece of aluminum. An 1/8" thick titanium wedge guarded the front of the robot, along with 1/2" thick UHMW armor. The design featured a fearsome weapon, but had several vulnerabilities including erratic driving induced by gyroscopic precession, poor acceleration due to drivetrain belt slip, lack of a ground game, and the inability to drive inverted or self right. The robot competed with the intention of delivering a few big hits, but was never competitive. Near the end of its career, the original design experienced several failures related to the hub motor weapon. Some of the notable issues included bolt slip on large hits, bearing seizure, and magnet dislodgement.



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		⚫	Kickstart is a beetleweight combat robot that has competed in various events in the Northeastern United States since September 2017. The design originally began as a 2WD vertical spinner with a custom wound hub motor from a copy machine. The weapon consisted of a machined AR500 disk clamped between two aluminum hubs, and the frame was machined out of a single piece of aluminum. An 1/8" thick titanium wedge guarded the front of the robot, along with 1/2" thick UHMW armor. The design featured a fearsome weapon, but had several vulnerabilities including erratic driving induced by gyroscopic precession, poor acceleration due to drivetrain belt slip, lack of a ground game, and the inability to drive inverted or self right. The robot competed with the intention of delivering a few big hits, but was never competitive. Near the end of its career, the original design experienced several failures related to the hub motor weapon. Some of the notable issues included bolt slip on large hits, bearing seizure, and magnet dislodgement.

	After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.		After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.

Paxmorningstar at 03:40, 3 July 2025

2025-07-03T03:40:03Z

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	\| Builder/Driver \|\| Cam Collins		! Builder/Driver !! [[Cam Collins]]
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	\| Weight Class \|\| [[3lb Weight Class\|3lb]]		\| Weight Class \|\| [[3lb Weight Class\|3lb]]
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	[[Category:3lb Bots]]		[[Category:3lb Bots]]
⚫	[[Category:NHRL 2022]]
	[[Category:US Robots]]		[[Category:US Robots]]
	[[Category:Vertical Spinners]]		[[Category:Vertical Spinners]]
		⚫	[[Category:NHRL 2022]]

Paxmorningstar: Added all images

2025-05-30T17:26:15Z

Added all images

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	File:Kickstart-jan-abomination.jpg\|Ouch		File:Kickstart-jan-abomination.jpg\|Ouch
	File:Kickstart-jan-wedge-cropped.jpg\|WEJ		File:Kickstart-jan-wedge-cropped.jpg\|WEJ
			File:Kickstart-jan-wedge.jpg\|WEJ (High-resolution image)
	File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel		File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel
			File:Kickstart-wheels-jan.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel (High-resolution image)
	File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel		File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel
			File:Kickstart-may.png\|Kickstart in May 2023
			File:Kickstart-post-may.jpg\|Kickstart after the May 2023 event
			File:Kickstart-hub-broken.jpg\|Magnet damage (High-resolution)
			File:Kickstart Weapon Rev2.jpg\|Weapon revision (High resolution)
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2025-05-30T17:22:19Z

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	[[File:Kickstart-weapon-modules.jpg\|thumb\|Weapon Modules\|alt=\|left\|400x400px]]
	[[File:Kickstart-~~jan~~-~~abomination~~.jpg\|~~thumb\|Ouch\|alt=\|left\|533x533px]]~~		File:Kickstart-weapon-modules.jpg\|Weapon Modules
	[[File:Kickstart-jan-~~wedge-cropped~~.jpg\|~~alt=\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|WEJ]]~~		File:Kickstart-jan-abomination.jpg\|Ouch
	[[File:Kickstart~~-wheels~~-jan-cropped.jpg\|~~left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel ]]~~		File:Kickstart-jan-wedge-cropped.jpg\|WEJ
	[[File:Kickstart-wheels-~~may~~.jpg\|~~left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Nylon G~~ Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel]]		File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel
			File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel
			</gallery>


	[[Category:3lb Bots]]		[[Category:3lb Bots]]

Botbuster at 15:05, 1 October 2024

2024-10-01T15:05:19Z

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	[[Category:NHRL 2022]]		[[Category:NHRL 2022]]
			[[Category:US Robots]]
			[[Category:Vertical Spinners]]

Luma Robotics at 17:41, 7 July 2024

2024-07-07T17:41:33Z

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	== Select Fights ==		== Select Fights ==
	Video links Coming Soon!		Video links Coming Soon!



	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	[[File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel ]]		[[File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel ]]
	[[File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel]]		[[File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel]]

⚫	~~[[Category:3lb Bots]]~~[[Category:NHRL 2022]]
			[[Category:3lb Bots]]
		⚫	[[Category:NHRL 2022]]

Ccollins: Goddamn spacing bro

2024-01-10T05:25:34Z

Goddamn spacing bro

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	After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.		After taking a few years break, Kickstart was redesigned as a 4WD vertical spinner to fully complete the meta transition. Kickstart competed at the January 2023 NHRL New Bots Event. The new Kickstart features a monocoque TPU chassis with custom molded Vytaflex wheels. An aluminum weapon module is designed to snap into the frame, and wedgelet can be modularly attached to the front of the robot. For the January event, and TPU wedge was used against horizontal spinners. For the May event, weight was reallocated to allow for a 1/16" titanium wedge to be implemented.

	[[File:Kickstart-hub-broken-cropped.jpg\|alt=~~\|left~~\|thumb\|400x400px\|"Ran when parked"]]~~<br>~~		[[File:Kickstart-hub-broken-cropped.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|400x400px\|"Ran when parked"]]
	[[File:Kickstart-old.jpg\|thumb\|OG Kickstart\|alt=\|451x451px]][[File:Kickstart 01 28 23.png\|thumb\|Kickstart at NHRL January 2023\|alt=\|563x563px]]~~<br>~~		[[File:Kickstart-old.jpg\|thumb\|OG Kickstart\|alt=\|451x451px\|none]][[File:Kickstart 01 28 23.png\|thumb\|Kickstart at NHRL January 2023\|alt=\|563x563px]]
	[[File:Kickstart-post-may2.jpg~~\|left~~\|thumb\|507x507px\|Kickstart after NHRL May 2023]]~~<br>~~		[[File:Kickstart-post-may2.jpg\|thumb\|507x507px\|Kickstart after NHRL May 2023\|alt=\|none]]
	[[File:Kickstart Weapon Finals Revision.jpg\|thumb\|443x443px\|Kickstart Redesigned Weapon Assembly ]]~~<br>~~		[[File:Kickstart Weapon Finals Revision.jpg\|thumb\|443x443px\|Kickstart Redesigned Weapon Assembly \|alt=]]
	[[File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg\|alt=~~\|left~~\|thumb\|400x400px\|Kickstart Weapon Pods]]~~<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>~~		[[File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|400x400px\|Kickstart Weapon Pods\|none]]
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Ccollins at 05:22, 10 January 2024

2024-01-10T05:22:49Z

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 [[File:Kickstart Weapon Finals Revision.jpg|thumb|443x443px|Kickstart Redesigned Weapon Assembly ]]<br>
 [[File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|400x400px|Kickstart Weapon Pods]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
 Kickstart received a weapon and chassis system update for the NHRL November Finals event. The result was a stronger weapon assembly and improved weight distribution. This was also the first introduction of the minibot, Sidekick.

Ccollins: Updated

2024-01-10T05:16:15Z

Updated

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	[[File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg\|alt=\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Kickstart Weapon Pods]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>		[[File:Kickstart Weapon Pod.jpg\|alt=\|left\|thumb\|400x400px\|Kickstart Weapon Pods]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

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	File:Kickstart-jan-abomination.jpg\|Ouch		File:Kickstart-jan-abomination.jpg\|Ouch
	File:Kickstart-jan-wedge-cropped.jpg\|WEJ		File:Kickstart-jan-wedge-cropped.jpg\|WEJ
			File:Kickstart-jan-wedge.jpg\|WEJ (High-resolution image)
	File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel		File:Kickstart-wheels-jan-cropped.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel
			File:Kickstart-wheels-jan.jpg\|Onyx Hub, Vytaflex 60 Wheel (High-resolution image)
	File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel		File:Kickstart-wheels-may.jpg\|Nylon G Hub, Vytaflex 30 Wheel
			File:Kickstart-may.png\|Kickstart in May 2023
			File:Kickstart-post-may.jpg\|Kickstart after the May 2023 event
			File:Kickstart-hub-broken.jpg\|Magnet damage (High-resolution)
			File:Kickstart Weapon Rev2.jpg\|Weapon revision (High resolution)
	</gallery>		</gallery>