Gnarly.
What started as a group of students in Engineer 2023 (NITK's Annual Technical Fest.) with motivation to create Robowars Culture and showcase the engineering POV of a Combat Robot, I formalised the team Gnarly into NITK Battlebots (first ever Professional Combat Bot Team out of all IITs and NITs) allowing the creation of other weight category combat bots under the same umbrella. The team is now home to Gnarly (15kg) and Scrambler (3lb) combat bots.
NITK Battle-Bots at Engineer'25 NITK
Gnarly.....
A 15kg 4WD vertical bar spinner, My college's first combat robot.
One of a kind of non-conventional 4-wheel differential drive,
Gnarly 15 kg Feather Weight Combat Bot
Feats of Gnarly 🏆
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NITK Engineer’23: Gnarly 1.0 (15kg category) is created.
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MIT M Techtatva’23: Gnarly ranks 1st runner up at Techtatva MIT Manipal.
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IITB Techfest’23: Gnarly fights in the Semifinals against Riobotz (Brazil) at Int. Robowars IITB.
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VIT V graVITas’24: Gnarly ranks 2nd runner up at graVITas 2024 VIT Vellore.
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NITK Engineer’24: Gnarly 2.0 (15kg category) is created.
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IITM Shaastra’24: Gnarly 2.0 participates at Shaastra IIT Madras.
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NITK Engineer’25: Gnarly 2.5 ranks 2nd runner up at its homeground.
Technical Specifications of Gnarly:
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Weight: 15 kg
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Chassis: Aluminium
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Drive Motor: SunnySky X3520 520 KV with a 11:1 planetary gearbox
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Drive ESC: Hobbywing Skywalker 100A V2
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Max Drive Speed (theoretical): 6.7 m/s
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Weapon Motor: Flash Hobby H700 530 KV with a belt drive
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Weapon ESC: HobbyKing Red Brick 200A ESC V2
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Max Weapon Tip Speed (theoretical): 66 m/s
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Battery: 6S 150C 500mAh Lipo
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Transmitter: Flysky FS-i6S