9th May 2010 - Aylesbury Town Centre - Roaming Robots

[widow_twanky]

Dunno if anyone noticed a comment on one of the photo's Jonno linked to, the writer seems to think the Ratz are a little overpriced. They're still cool for their money though

Probably do seem that way but having worked out wether or not I'd build another of our own on the same principles I decided that I'd let Jonno waste his time and work for peanuts. Material cost is most of what it is.

Andy

[robotwars]

I noticed it... We are looking into buying our own milling machine to bring the price down , but anyone who's seen inside them can see there's a lot of components onside and a lot of drilling and custom made parts.

Did notice it.

[widow_twanky]

i got to about £150 of standard components (before you get to the custom parts) before i gave up and decided maybe they were quite good value. I do think the reliability is impressive and they're so much easier to run than the feathers. I know a lot of the guys with the ratz really enjoyed being in the big arena although the floor was a bit rough for them (some bugger chopping holes out of it apparently ). Think most of the guys need to learn that driving really close to the pit normally results in one thing. Only you and Luke weren't in there at the end

Andy

[RogueTwoRobots]

To be honest, if I was a member of the viewing public and had little understanding of the cost of components, I would also think that £325 was a bit overpriced, but knowing what is included in the kit, the amount of work and development that has gone into them, the reliability of them and their ability to keep you occupied easily for ages, the price of them is pretty good.

Bottom line is that this spobby isn't that cheap to get into so you have to be prepared to invest a bit, but it's also not too shabby compared to the cost of getting into some other recreational occupations.
Viva la robots