Coolio

Yeah after going along to the Rampaging Chariots event, we felt there was an opportunity to follow a similar vein and use robotics as a means of encouraging the up-and-coming generation to consider engineering and technology as a possible career path. Roaming Robots, Robo Challenge and Robots Live are already doing a great job down south but there's not as much coverage up here so we've opted to try and push it a bit more to those north of the border.

Our aim with the kit is to try and keep it as simple as possible but as close to the weight limit as possible (in its fullest configuration) as we've noticed that many people entering with kit robots tend to get pushed around easily due to being a few kilos underweight. I'm sure that doesn't discourage them too much but hopefully by taking the weight of our kits up closer to the limit, it can give them a chance to dictate a battle more.

Organising this side of robotics is of course new to us, and things won't go flying off the start line as we've both got full-time jobs and other commitments. But we hope to move at a steady pace and see how things go as we progress. We're certainly looking forward to it