RobotWars101

... Fix them to a racing wheelchair ...

(should this go in the OT section???)

Simon, it's a question for Roaming Robots frequency control. They have allocated some frequencies to us, but I assume only on the assumption that we use "standard" channelised R/C gear. "Toy" R/C cars are unlikely to respond to a standard Tx as they probably use AM and a much sim...

Unfortunately I don't get to have that much fun at work!

As Andrew says, you need to dump enough CO2 at a fast enough rate for it to work. Watch "Brainiac : Science Abuse" on Sky if you get the chance. Those lucky people get paid to do just that sort of crazy experiment! 8)

It's in the Market Square in Aylesbury, head to Aylesbury then towards the centre of town. It will be quite hard to miss!

Here's a map: Multimap

PeterW, where's the best place to park? Given that we will be arriving early Sunday morning, I don't expect finding a space will be too difficult!

The 4" cube rule is an arbitrary limit, just like the 150g rule. Why have the weight limit? We might as well open the competition to heavies! The size and weight limits are what essentially define the antweight class. I think we can safely assume that neither are up for discussion. I don't know...

When you work for a company whose business is gasses, you get to know all sorts of "interesting" things about pressure, flow, flammability... (am I boring you yet? )

Safety Tip: You should never put your finger (or any other part of your body!) over the outlet of a compressor or compressed air line. Remember skin is a semi-permeable membrane, and compressed gas can be forced through it. Gas in the blood stream is a very bad idea (when divers suffer "the ben...

Welcome Paul! The best advice is the old adage K.I.S.S - Keep It Simple, Stupid! Start with a pusher (harder to build a really good one than many people think!) or maybe a servo-powered lifting arm, rather than a full-body spinner or walker (or even full body spinning walker like PixieDust!) Browse ...

Everyone: Please don't post large pictures to the board - they take an age to download for the poor souls that don't have 2Mbit broadband :( Smaller pics are fine, and the file size can usually be reduced a fair bit by increasing the amount of compression used when generating the JPEG, without degra...

This looks like an interesting solution to the problem of putting decent bends into polycarbonate:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... 96&recno=3

At ?18 it seems like a bargain. I might just have to try one...