My kids just went 5-0 and were crowned US SouthEast Division Champs (in the 30lb US featherweight class) with their new Magmotor powered spinner.

Totally Offensive swings a 22 6.9lb tool steel blade at about 3000rpm. The impacts are huge. One of them sent the bot about 20 feet through the air.

Im working on a frame redesign that will get it down to UK featherweight standards and may bring it over for the FRA world championships, if she-who-must-be-obeyed will consent.

http://www.madoverlord.com/robots/offensive.thttp://www.madoverlord.com/robots/offensive.t for a build report.

On a related issue, we in the colonies are not used to fighting on wooden arena floors (everything here is steel plate). Whats the surface like, what clearances do you really need, etc?