Craig, no I wasnt at Brighton! Seeing as Im only 14, getting anyone to drive me anywher is abot as easy as threading a piece of rope through the eye of a needle, so Iam impressed that you managed to throw something out the ring, though without seeming rude (It could in fact be a rare compliment! :wink I wonder whether it was the wedge that enabled that or the sheer brute force of the thing, aided by the shape!
As for a weapon, Why not have an Aggrobot3 Style wheel underneatth, that way you can raise the nose, and if it stops working, youve still got the wedge and brute force to carry you through.

Oh, and on a final note, is James the first person to become an advanced roboteer?! Congratulations if he is, and alos is ther a higher rank than that?!