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HAZMATS |
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Westinghouse Experimental Military robot using Vantec speed controls
and radio system. |
Paul Garin - 10 feet 4000 lbs of Fire Fighting /Waste
Disposal Robot. Electro-hydraulically powered. RDFR ran
proportional hydraulics. |
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Romer Robotics - Mike Linder SWAT
team Robot. Vantec controls throughout |
Experimental ordnance robot. Finland. KIK44 Control system.with RF power
amp for necessary long range. Vantec RDFR ESCs.. |
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KIK industrial R/C |
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Bomb Disposal Robot with optional tether for radio
free environments |
Complete Bomb Disposal robot package. Remote, locomotion and
manipulator controls by Vantec. |
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Bomb Disposal Robot - VANTEC control system. |
KIK29 Transmitter Application packaged by customer. |
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COMPETITVE ROBOTS
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Jason Bardis - The infamous Battlebot Dr. Inferno |
John Sylvester, UK Robot Wars |
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Brull - Prometheous. Note blue RDFR along left edge of
picture. |
Bertocchinni - BIOHAZARD. The winningest Battlebot ever, with
RDFR controllers! A very early picture. |
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Alan Gribble - PussyKats. Very successful UK Robot Wars. |
Alan Gribble's PussyKat against the Razor in the UK
R.W. |
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Lisa Winters - Tentomushi. Used undersized RDFR with
incredible effectiveness. Motor gearing was right! |
Brady Davis - Team XS and Steel Reign |
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"Let's call Vantec about the warranty" |
D.D- Team D "Our killer 55 lb. robot with a
... RDFR36E heart swept like a tornado through the BotBash 2000...
and came in first..in class" |
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Gregory Yabkowski - Team Mad Cow. Check out the blue RDFR mid-pix. |
Jim Smentowski - Hercules. Better name Hurt-cules! |
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Kevin Berry - Team Legend. Chupacabra. Got a nicely discounted
controller for showing off the Vantec sticker. |
Lindsey - Chew Toy |
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D.D "… NO
problems with our two 36E controllers! ...won three fights in the superheavies… (using) 10
1/2hp drill motors."
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Robert Pitzer - Alpha Raptor.
"… performed awesome and so did it's RDFR33 even though.. thrown...
by the BattleBox saws." |
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Tony Buchignani - Wedge of Doom |
Mike Regan - Vicious.
Vantec's Tony did special 170 mi delivery to Mike. Thanks
Tony. |
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Stephen Felk - early under construction
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Scott Ferguson - HexaDecimator. |
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RBSAs
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Mark Setrakian and the snake. Full of RBSA Servo Amplifiers. |
Rob Prince in UK. This is no model. Vantec RBSA pivots
aircraft engines . |
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. SUBMERSIBLES
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. more RDFRs
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Peter Thain's kids did great (1st place in 2003) in the
M.A.T.E. submersibe competition. No leaks. Yes, these bright
Canadian's are pre-high school. Used Vantec RDFR23's, RET's and a
Futaba Radio we set up for tethered coaxial operation. |
We love positive feedback.!.. |
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T.Weaver. Not Just a model. Very
complex plumbing. Deatiled inside and out |
T. Weaver. Shows some of the
valves controlled by extra channels added to Futaba PCM radio with the
Vantec KH816 Keykoder |
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. MODEL TANKS
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RC Amrory - Mike Deiter. Ankeny, IA |
RC Armory - note blue RDFR22 speed control in upper right. |
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Takayuki Kotake - Japan. Climbing power. |
Takayuki Kotake - Japan. Model tank on real grass. Great
shot! Russian model. |
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Cactus Tracks - Ben Johnston. Lake Isabella, CA |
D11 Catapillar model using RDFR Dual speed control. By H.Baily,
MA. |
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. SPECIAL EFX and CREATURES
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Emmy winning special EFX or "War and
Rememberance". 25 ft submarine. Simon Smith et al. Vantec
control system including booster amplifier in foreground. |
Bob Young, AU. A whole cast of these
characters were R/C'd for TV pilot. |
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Halloween robot without his Warlocks
costume. Fun for years. Pre-dates ET. |
Lanusse, Opelousas, LA |
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Lanusse, Opelousas, LA |
Android Amusements - Mr.Telebot.
Ancient '80's Vantec control system. |
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. MODEL BOATS
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. RET family
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R. Nielson, WA. Won many award. Uses
VANTEC KeyKoder to animate "everything"! |
Frank Chietro - Balao Class WWII sub.
Nearly 10 feet long with 19 inch beam. Dual controller for
manueverability. |
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C. Dobson - The 12 foot long
Alexandria. Used predessor to RFR825. |
Tom Stevens. 16 channels of
Keykoder detailed functions. Beautiful boat.. |
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Captians Models - Example of custom
builder Bob Kyle's work. Uses RET411P one after another. |
Bob Obrien. Detail detail. |
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The Linda-Ann. Scratch built Tug. RET speed
control. |
D.Brooks at Gull lake MN with 7
footer. Tows full size loaded row boat. |
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Robert Eastwood - Note the triple
screws |
Robert Eastwood - West Grove, PA |
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. KH family KeyKoder R/C sets
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BotLabs - David Thomson. Not
your regular robot but semi- autonomous with computer. Routines called by R/C using VANTEC
KH916. |
JNT - Peter Jensen, Hollywood, CA. Moving Picture Camera
Dolly. An R/C grip! Uses RBSA and RDFR controls. |
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Mel Francis - "Founder" . SSPS105 Servo Steered. |
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OTHER NEAT PROJECTS |
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RFR825
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A. Ingersoll, scratch built from pix.
Even has gears. Genuine towing power for plane model. |
A. Ingersoll, neatly burried R/C with
Vantec RET411P speed control. |
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J. L. in California built this electric
powered 7 1/2" gauge locomotive. |
J.L used a RFR825 to control this
"pulling" locomotive. |
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Terry Coss - Newburg High School, OR.
They have been takling a new robot project every couple of years and
winning educational fares. R/C designs have used Vantec Keykoder
radio and RDFR speed controls. |
College project, Canada. |
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Virginia Tech. "Calvin" entered
'96 autonomous competition and placed 1st. Vantec RDFR36E for
speed control and an RET411P for steering. |
One of the many garage hobby R2D2. Old Vantec DFRM controls. |
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Joe Camp made this older robot with
on-board video to surveil his property. Used DFRM controller, a
predessor to the RDFR speed controller. |
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