Tauron mk2 Build Log
Even before we'd left the warehouse up in Glasgow after filming series 2, we'd started to design the next incarnation of Tauron, and by the time we got home the first shopping list was ready. There was a lot to improve upon for mk2. The biggest issues for T1 were the lack of real armour, the light weapon, the weapon drive train and the overall weight distribution (remember how Tauron 1 was a bit of a box? Don't suppose you could tell it was our first ever bot, right?) Once it was decided that these were the main points to improve, the CAD for T2 began immediately and the build started in February.
Then in early March we went up to RoboChallenge HQ for the screening party of episode 1 of series 9/2 and at the end of the broadcast, it was announced to the roboteers who were there that applications were open for series 3 (a few days before public knowledge). By this time the main chassis was already almost complete!
The pallette of metal from K Cut had arrived - and it was already apparent that T2 was a lot more complicated than T1! When laid out on the floor, it was certainly a bit of a jigsaw.
This time Tauron was far more compact, which left a weight allowance for more internal struts for strength, and much more solid armour. Of course that meant there were many more pieces to weld.
Tom started welding all those bits together and pretty soon he had Tauron mk2 in skeleton form.
