Feedback on a planned Feather weight

[Deathly Hallows]

Hi all,

I am waiting on the fabricator to deliver the shell of Evil K'Weevil and I am working on a feather weight concept.

Aligrator - A reptile themed vertical spinner

Before I get too far into the design I would appreciate some feedback on some basics. Before I go to far down the wrong track.

I know there is no such thing as a typical robot but I will ask anyway -

What is a typical size? Would H 200 x W 250 x D 400 be larger or smaller than average?

How much weight do people allocate to chassis and armour vs weapons/motor/battery etc. 70/30? Also do robots normally use the full allocation?

Look for a new thread in the Build diary section soon.....

Cheers

[Ocracoke]

Feathers do tend to use their full weight allocation. Couldn't say what component allocations people have though.

Your size sounds about right (The Honey Badger is 68cm length x 51cm width x 23cm height for comparison).

The only other thing you may wish to consider is having a different weapon for different events. Extreme Robots and the FW championship will allow the spinner up to a point I think but if you wanted to go to Robots Live, you wouldn't be able to use it.