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So lately I've been have all these ideas pop in my head but not enough time/energy to get them all down. This was partly inspired by my experiences in high robotics competitions. I remember seeing robots with omnidirectional wheels that were extremely agile but the design of the omnidirectional wheels often made it very difficult climb even basic obstacles.

Trying to address the problem of achieving extreme omnidirectional agility and practical off-road ability ended up causing me to reinvent the wheel, literally XD
Although the design did have some inspiration from robots like this m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTp2UAai…

I wanted to do more of a background, but my brain just burned out.
And yes this ideas was also done as one way humans might try to combat giant monsters, with swarms ruthless robots.
Of course constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!

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Class 200 Robotic Omnidirectional Tank (ROT)
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Common names:
Fire Ants- because their bites hurt like heck, crawl out every nook and cranny in swarms, and ruthlessly attack a target until their dead or miles away.
Super Roobas- Because of the rough resemblance to the the popular vacuum robots available in stores.

Size: roughly 7ft long, 4ft wide, and 2ft tall (size, mass, and carrying capacity can vary with the model class; class zero being hand held robots and class 5 super sized transporters).

Curb weight: 3100 lbs

Payload: Classified.

Powerplant/propulsion: Pure electric, or a small four cylinder diesel connected via hydraulic pump/ motors.
Omnidirectional tank treads- Flexible belt like treads that run the length of each wheel unit allowing for forward and reverse moment very similar to a conventional tank. Each wheel unit is surrounded by tread and can spin about their length axis enabling side to side movement. Each tread is independently powered by a motor and well as a motor to rotate each wheel unit. The end result is an extremely agile land vehicle capable of traveling in any direction at full speed over a wide variety of terrains without the need to change the direction the vehicle faces.

Vehicle crew/ operation style: remotely operated, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous.
Certain models can be remotely operated directly by ground forces in one or two person crews with controls mounted onto their issued firearms. Semi- autonomous has the vehicle following basic commands by the operator so they can focus more on their surroundings rather than constantly piloting the vehicle. Fully autonomous models are used for tasks such as extremely long guard patrols.

Sensory equipment: The Fire Ant comes standard with at least five fixed wide-angled camera arrays (two in the front, one on each side, and one in the rear) capable of infrared night vision, high definition zoom, 3-D tracking, and linear radar to detect certain items through solid structures. The vehicle also comes with a spherical radar capable of 3-D mapping and detection giving the Fire a near 360 degree perspective. There are also additional cameras mounted directly on the equipment/weapons being used to provide very precise aim. More advanced sensors can be equipped if the mission requires.

Common weapon/ equipment packages: The Fire Ant can be equipped with a very large variety of weapons/ utility modules,making it extremely valuable on and off of the battlefield.
Type A packages (like shown above) often consists of standard issue weapons. It consists of a .50 cal heavy machine gun with explosive rounds and 50mm gernade launcher, providing a balance of rapid and forceful fire power.
Type B packages often consist of more long range or heavy anti armor weapons. Some examples could include a 70mm light artillery cannon, rpg systems, marksman sniper rifles with armor piercing capability.
Type C packages typically include close range and antipersonnel weaponry. Some examples include an 8 gauge auto shotgun with exploding rounds or a ultra rapid fire minigun.
Type D packages include more of utility or non direct combat equipment. Some example include grapple arms to manipulate objects such as explosive, forklift to handle goods on base, non lethal sound or pepper bomb cannons, or advance detection/scouting equipment.

Other notable features:
Double sided: The vehicle is designed to operate both right side up or upside down meaning that it can charge through the some of harshest terrain on the planet with minimal fear of getting stuck.

Different sizes: As mentioned above, these actually come in different classes or sizes- zero class models are anything built to fit in a persons hand, one class models can operate in roughly the same space as a human, two class are light to medium duty vehicles, and all the way up to five class which are best described as mobile buildings.

Description
So lately I've been have all these ideas pop in my head but not enough time/energy to get them all down. This was partly inspired by my experiences in high robotics competitions. I remember seeing robots with omnidirectional wheels that were extremely agile but the design of the omnidirectional wheels often made it very difficult climb even basic obstacles.

Trying to address the problem of achieving extreme omnidirectional agility and practical off-road ability ended up causing me to reinvent the wheel, literally XD
Although the design did have some inspiration from robots like this m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTp2UAai…

I wanted to do more of a background, but my brain just burned out.
And yes this ideas was also done as one way humans might try to combat giant monsters, with swarms ruthless robots.
Of course constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!

------------------------------------------------
Class 200 Robotic Omnidirectional Tank (ROT)
------------------------------------------------

Common names:
Fire Ants- because their bites hurt like heck, crawl out every nook and cranny in swarms, and ruthlessly attack a target until their dead or miles away.
Super Roobas- Because of the rough resemblance to the the popular vacuum robots available in stores.

Size: roughly 7ft long, 4ft wide, and 2ft tall (size, mass, and carrying capacity can vary with the model class; class zero being hand held robots and class 5 super sized transporters).

Curb weight: 3100 lbs

Payload: Classified.

Powerplant/propulsion: Pure electric, or a small four cylinder diesel connected via hydraulic pump/ motors.
Omnidirectional tank treads- Flexible belt like treads that run the length of each wheel unit allowing for forward and reverse moment very similar to a conventional tank. Each wheel unit is surrounded by tread and can spin about their length axis enabling side to side movement. Each tread is independently powered by a motor and well as a motor to rotate each wheel unit. The end result is an extremely agile land vehicle capable of traveling in any direction at full speed over a wide variety of terrains without the need to change the direction the vehicle faces.

Vehicle crew/ operation style: remotely operated, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous.
Certain models can be remotely operated directly by ground forces in one or two person crews with controls mounted onto their issued firearms. Semi- autonomous has the vehicle following basic commands by the operator so they can focus more on their surroundings rather than constantly piloting the vehicle. Fully autonomous models are used for tasks such as extremely long guard patrols.

Sensory equipment: The Fire Ant comes standard with at least five fixed wide-angled camera arrays (two in the front, one on each side, and one in the rear) capable of infrared night vision, high definition zoom, 3-D tracking, and linear radar to detect certain items through solid structures. The vehicle also comes with a spherical radar capable of 3-D mapping and detection giving the Fire a near 360 degree perspective. There are also additional cameras mounted directly on the equipment/weapons being used to provide very precise aim. More advanced sensors can be equipped if the mission requires.

Common weapon/ equipment packages: The Fire Ant can be equipped with a very large variety of weapons/ utility modules,making it extremely valuable on and off of the battlefield.
Type A packages (like shown above) often consists of standard issue weapons. It consists of a .50 cal heavy machine gun with explosive rounds and 50mm gernade launcher, providing a balance of rapid and forceful fire power.
Type B packages often consist of more long range or heavy anti armor weapons. Some examples could include a 70mm light artillery cannon, rpg systems, marksman sniper rifles with armor piercing capability.
Type C packages typically include close range and antipersonnel weaponry. Some examples include an 8 gauge auto shotgun with exploding rounds or a ultra rapid fire minigun.
Type D packages include more of utility or non direct combat equipment. Some example include grapple arms to manipulate objects such as explosive, forklift to handle goods on base, non lethal sound or pepper bomb cannons, or advance detection/scouting equipment.

Other notable features:
Double sided: The vehicle is designed to operate both right side up or upside down meaning that it can charge through the some of harshest terrain on the planet with minimal fear of getting stuck.

Different sizes: As mentioned above, these actually come in different classes or sizes- zero class models are anything built to fit in a persons hand, one class models can operate in roughly the same space as a human, two class are light to medium duty vehicles, and all the way up to five class which are best described as mobile buildings.