ROBOT RUMBLE! Combat Robot Kits
E
ver since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to fight
robots. I saw BattleBots on TV and knew
that one day I would have a robot of my own
to compete. It wasn’t until I reached college,
pursuing a degree in engineering, that I got the
chance to build my own robot. Most people who
watch BattleBots don’t know that there are many
weight classes outside of 250lb heavyweights. In
fact, there are hundreds of competitions for 1lb
and 3lb robots around the USA and the world.
But getting started in combat robotics with a
completely custom design can be a big hurdle
to get over. There are thousands of choices for
motors, batteries, and speed controllers, and
having to decide everything on your own can be
overwhelming.
Thankfully, several vendors have designed kit
robots that you can purchase, assemble, and then
really compete with. These builders have done
all the hard work sourcing motors, programming
speed controllers, designing custom weapons,
and fabricating most of the parts. This destroys
any barriers to entering your own bot into battle.
If you think fighting robots sounds like fun, then I
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So you want to fight robots? Try these battle-hardened kits
for building antweight (1lb) combat bots
Written by Peter Garnache
COMBAT KITBOTS
PETER GARNACHE is a mechanical
engineer, combat robot builder, and
mentor to high school robotics teams.
He also wrote “Know Your Combat
Robots” on page 26.
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