RobotWars101

That is simply amazing! I know what I want for Christmas

In that case I wouldn't bother trying to reduce the ground clearance. Add the wedge extender and have 0mm at the front, but I'd keep the 6mm round the sides as it will save you a lot of grief in the arena.

Just keep the wedge pointed at opponents at all times if possible. It doesn't matter if it's a melee or one-on-one fight, your robot's gonna get flipped, regardless of how much or how little ground clearance you have. I don't know the shape of the robot but if possible, design it so that it can run ...

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't bother with skirts. They're a waste of material and weight. Have a look at the current crop of active featherweights. None of them (even the pushers) have skirts. There are a few reasons for this, some of which include; - uneven floors. If you compete at Roaming Ro...

Nice fight from the Australian antweight competition at their recent national event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8IA1H1JCw I've mentioned it in the comments of the video as well, but what impresses me most is the fact that Scarlet maintains a degree of control, aggression and (definitely) damag...

The transmitter look familiar

Joey wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *jumps into large hole*

How about just jumping on to some mattresses instead?

Have spent most weekends over the past couple of months converting a garden shed into my workshop. There are still a few things needing done to it but it's at the photogenic stage now: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/Workshop/DSCN6268.jpg It's lit by 6m worth of ultra-bright ...

Better make sure the spooning boundaries are established

Simon Windisch wrote:IMHO most spinner wins are by "kicking" the opponent out of the arena, rather than through causing fatal damage

And thanks to Kwijebo vs Scrap Mamba, we also know that combining the two is highly effective