Hey Everyone!

Following on from Robots Live! in Grantham, we are going to start branching into the Beetleweight category with Shu!, the name coming from the type of goldfish we have at home, a Shubunkin, which ties in with the Japanese naming theme we have going on as the breed is Japanese in origin.

Unlike The Honey Badger, Shu! is going to be a lifter robot, using a meaty enough servo to lift the front of the robot up with a pair of short nails action as forks. The drive I had originally planned to a pair of drill motors I had laying around but they don't fit into the shell I have, a sandwich tin so I'll work on getting a new set of motors and wheels. If there is enough weight allowance left over, I might add in some extra polycarbonate over the top of the tin.

I can't see this one taking too long to build (though I will need to source a thin and light battery pack to go in it) so hopefully will be ready in time for Stevenage if there is any Beetleweight fights going on in that time.