Quote Originally Posted by craig_colliass
If this is your first robot I would suggest you keep things as standard as possible, Most fights are for three minutes I would think the batteries with the drill would be OK for that duration. I would keep the motor and battery standard to start with it is cheaper and easier.
the control of a robot using just relays or micro switches, this can be done as a first time robot and can prove quite reliable (if you keep the electrics standard) you loose some subtlety in the control. the things you can do to help this is to keep the speed of the robot reasonably slow Like Tron. and make the robot quite wide, the turning moment is larger and this slows the rate of turn and so it becomes more controllable.
most of all make it interesting to look at, see what's out there and make it different to the others.
I don't know if your a Treky make the shape of a Klingon Bird Of Prey.
Dr Who fan make a Tardis
Car fan make a Jag
you get the Idea the chances of a drill motor robot winning anything is not high, so have some fun with it that way you win every time you put the robot in the arena.
unless your beauty 2 which could spend money on a massive weapon and armour