UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

**PJ-27** · 24th August 2011, 14:55

Asking noon questions is fine, that's how we all learn. Just remember, building robots isn't just about asking lots of questions, it's about actually making stuff and then seeing if it works. Trial and error is a great way to learn since your doing stuff in practice, plus you never know you may come up with something better than the norm!

As for that motor it's a little heavy, and you can by a brushless setup that'll work in a beetle for say Â£25? Which most likely be less thab a brushed once you account for battleswitches relays or ESC, not to mention the extra weight.

**harry hills** · 29th August 2011, 16:56

hey, is anybody taking beetles to worthing?

**Laser** · 29th August 2011, 17:52

my friend alex is taking his flipper shell and maybe his drum spinner.

**harry hills** · 29th August 2011, 17:55

cool, if he disables the drum, i'll fight him!

**Bodge Job** · 29th August 2011, 19:30

yeh, if i have finished Rocky by then i will fight, although, i would have to diable the drum any way due the the fact theres no arena to contain the monsterous, badly centered, drum spinner that its hopefully going to be...... lol

**razerdave** · 29th August 2011, 20:02

Talk to Alan, maybe before the show on sunday, you can run the kilobot spinners in there ? Can't see it being too big of a risk.

**Laser** · 29th August 2011, 20:13

it will proberbly drive faster with its drum than with its wheels

**Bodge Job** · 29th August 2011, 20:28

haha yeh, but it probably wont be working by the werhing event anyway... even if it is, the LiPos wont even have arrived by then... so it would be overweight...