Who cares?
Who cares? is a Wii remote controlled beetleweight built by Kyle Mitard, the guy writing this page (who knew! or should I say who cares?). It is heavily inspired by Fully Defined (built by my former college roommate), and by heavily inspired I mean I like to call it "legally distinct Fully Defined." The "legally distinct" part comes from its weapon; a wide drum similar to my plastic antweight would be too heavy and requires complex and/or expensive machining, which I try to avoid as much as possible. Thus the "quadrisk" - a weapon similar to most drisks but this time there's 4 of them, with the option to add a fifth by sacrificing the center fork. Similar to a Peter Bar kit, the blades and 3D printed nylon spacers are keyed together with 6 steel rods surrounding a needle roller bearing.
Hold up did you say Wii remote?
Yes, I use a Wii remote as a controller, because a) it's funny, and b) it's a familiar controller to me as someone who grew up on Nintendo consoles in the late 2000s and early 2010s (yes, even the Wii U for some reason). The Wii remote connects to an ESP32 via bluetooth with the help of this library, and while I can put the ESP32 inside the robot and use it as a receiver, I found that approach a bit finnicky. Instead I have the ESP32 talk to an ELRS tx module (the type that you would normally plug into a transmitter), which not only means I can use the very tiny ELRS receivers, but also it means the safety critical part that goes from outside the box to inside the box is an off the shelf system that has been thoroughly tested and trusted by other builders.
The control scheme is as follows...
- hold Z and use nunchuk stick for drive
- hold C and use nunchuk stick for inverted drive
- hold A+B and pitch the remote up and down for weapon (yes I do use motion controls)
Source code coming soon! I'm still working out the kinks of the system, and there are so many mechanical oddities that take attention away from this part of it, especially since it works well enough. However it is not in a state where I feel comfortable sharing it yet. If you are especially curious, however, my code is heavily based off of this Arduino-based ELRS transmitter I found on GitHub.
About the name...
The name comes from an exchange I had with either Gabe or Alex Brown of Clyde (I don't exactly remember but it was one of them) at my first plastic antweight competition...
"Hey Kyle your robot needs a name."
"WHO CARES?"
"That could work."
That was a knee-jerk response induced by me being quite stressed after the build process of my first plastic antweight, where I downloaded SolidWorks on Thursday night and learned CAD, designed the robot, and haphazardly assembled it for the competition on Sunday. Also, in my vain attempts to get the Wii remote control working, I accidentally plugged a 3s LiPo into my laptop's USB port, killing it at 3AM Sunday. I have since learned how to safely implement Wii remote control
Robot Facts
| Builder | Kyle Mitard |
| Driver | Kyle Mitard |
| Weight Class | 3lb |
| Body Material | TPU |
| Weapon | so like imagine a peter bar but there's four (five?) of them |
| Weapon Drive | Repeat 2836 |
| Drive | Rectified 22mm |
| Power | 4s 850mAh |
Statistics
Info
- Rank: #320 in 3lb.
- Last 5 fights: WLWL
- Current streak: L1 (0 KOs/KO'd)
- Longest winning streak: 1 (0 KOs)
- Longest losing streak: 1 (0 KO'd)
- Avg fight time (seconds): 180.0
Record
| Year | Events | Fights | W | L | % | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | |||||||
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| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Time | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 |
Events
| Date | Fought as | Reached | Place | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2024 | who cares? | Opening Round | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents
| Opponent | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Droptop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Gnocchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Half-life | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
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Full Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Round | Result | By | Points | Fight Length (s) | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2024 | [[]] | Qualifiers Rd. 1 | Forfeit | 1.00 | |||
| April 20, 2024 | [[]] | Qualifiers Rd. 2 | Judges Decision | -1.00 | 180 | https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-f88870518f8949b9&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb | |
| April 20, 2024 | [[]] | Qualifiers Rd. 3 | Judges Decision | 1.11 | 180 | https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-e87be427021f41cd&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb | |
| April 20, 2024 | [[]] | Opening Round | Judges Decision | -1.00 | 180 | https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-31&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb |
* Forfeits before the 2024 season are not counted in a bot's W-L record. Forfeits from 2024 and on are counted in a bot's W-L record.
For more information on how points are calculated for rankings, click here.
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Video links Coming Soon!
Gallery
Images coming soon!
