UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

**razerdave** · 28th May 2011, 20:45

There are some HUGE servos for winchs and such, but too big I think.

My parts list:
1 x 5A Sabretooth
2 x MFA 100:1 motors
1 (maybe 2) 11.1v 1300mA Lipo
Speed 900 copy for a weapon motor.

**typhoon_driver** · 28th May 2011, 20:46

http://www.active-robots.com/products/m ... tors.shtml

**mattsdragons** · 28th May 2011, 20:53

Are those lighter ones still a little heavy for beetleweights?

**jonny** · 28th May 2011, 21:04

the ones gary linked are 780 grams so not suitable for a beetleweight i use 60g towerpro ones 4kg/cm torque. they're fine on flat surfaces but complain when you try to take them up a slight hill.

by the way kookaburra is currently not working due to it falling 1ft from a shelf

the servo horn snapped in 4 places, i'll investigate getting some metal servo horns or maybe invest in better motors+ speed control in future

**mattsdragons** · 28th May 2011, 21:11

Does anyone have a link to a good powerful servo that is also usable?

**typhoon_driver** · 28th May 2011, 21:12

I'd say a 280g servo is perfectly usuable

**RogueTwoRobots** · 28th May 2011, 23:33

http://www.giantcod.co.uk/9805bb-towerp ... p-177.html

I bought one of these recently, most likely to be used for the lifting mechanism in my Cassius replica. Not the fastest (although with the correct leverage/linkage it could be) but it's meaty as hell in the torque department. Weighs 160g and costs Â£12, can't go too wrong with it.

**widow_twanky** · 29th May 2011, 01:23

Originally Posted by k_c_r

can't go too wrong with it.

unless you let out the magic smoke genie by running it on 7.2v

**harry hills** · 29th May 2011, 06:47

i using two of those together for more torque

my parts list(basicly the same as david westons)
2x 100:1 mfa como motors
12v 2600mah nimh
10mm thick hdpe(chopping board!)
40mhz radio gear.
got an old electic screwdriver motor which may end up being a spinner