Fire Ant
A 3-lb Beetleweight horizontal spinner inspired by Tombstone, built around an invertible tail-dragger chassis. It features a high-speed 5.5″ Grade 5 titanium FTR bar spinning on an 8mm steel dead axle at the tip of an extended 3.5″ snout. Power comes from an internal 28mm brushless motor driving an S3M belt. Armor consists of 1/8″ polycarbonate sandwich decks over 1/2″ HDPE bulkheads. Twin 22mm gearmotors with outboard 2.25″ foam wheels and a rear steel drag skid. An ultra-compact package.
Maker
Team Safety Third
Dad and two sons (14 and 12) making a last minute run to push us into learning robotics, building, iterative failure and fun together.