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[...]... change each year, builders must keep up-to-date on the rules and regulations The official BotBash Web site is at www.botbash.com More Than Maximum Featherweight 0 pounds 25 pounds Lightweight 25 pounds 50 pounds Middleweight 50 pounds 10 0 pounds Heavyweight 10 0 pounds 17 5 pounds TABLE 1- 2 Robot Wars Weight Classes n 11 12 Build Your Own Combat Robot FIGURE 1- 5 Spike III, a third-generation robot built by... Kevlar, ripping off another robot s entire armor plating, and completely disintegrating an opponent in a single blow One of the most destructive robots the sport has seen to date is Blendo This spinning robot, more commonly known as a SpinBot-class robot, totally destroyed FIGURE 1- 1 Biohazard, a superstar of robotic combat (courtesy of Carlo Bertocchini) 3 4 Build Your Own Combat Robot many of its opponents... used in designing FIRST robots The official FIRST Web site is www.usfirst.org FIGURE 1- 6 Team Titan Robotics from the International School in Bellevue, Washington, built Prometheus for a FIRST competition (courtesy of Larry Barello) 15 16 Build Your Own Combat Robot Robot Soccer Probably the most difficult robot sport is Robot Soccer This is an autonomous game where a team of bots works together to score... long-time combat robot competitor (courtesy of Andrew Lindsey) More Than Maximum Class A 0 pounds 12 .9 pounds Class B 13 pounds 30.9 pounds Class C 31 pounds 58.9 pounds Class D 59 pounds 11 5.9 pounds TABLE 1- 3 BotBash Wheeled Robot Weight Classes n More Than Maximum Class A 0 pounds 24.9 pounds Class B 25 pounds 55.9 pounds Class C 56 pounds 87.9 pounds Class D 88 pounds 17 2.9 pounds TABLE 1- 4 BotBash... Chapter 1: Welcome to Competition Robots NFL linebacker, and a wheelchair-bound person can run circles around an Olympic gold medalist Robot combat has leveled the playing field so that anyone can compete against anyone on equal ground W hat Is a Robot? Now that you’ve made up your mind to build a robot, you’re probably sitting back wondering just what you’ve gotten yourself into “What is a robot? ”... sport Organized robot competitions have been 5 6 Build Your Own Combat Robot around since the late 19 80s, and have been rapidly growing ever since The following is a short history of some of the most popular robot contests around today There are many other competitions aside from those listed here, and new ones are turning up each year I Late 19 80s The remote control and autonomous robot sumo contest... I April 2, 20 01 competition I April 4, 20 01 Robotica begins airing as a television series on the Learning Channel Early indications show the program is a hit among viewers I August 20, 20 01 The new Robot Wars Extreme Warriors, a spin-off from Robot Wars, premieres as a new television series on TNN BattleBots registers over 650 robots at its Spring 20 01 Chapter 1: Welcome to Competition Robots As you... first official combat robot event was held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco It was a huge success Since Robot Wars first came on the scene, thousands of people have participated in building combat robots, and millions have watched and cheered on their favorite bots Many new combat robot contests—such as BattleBots, Robotica, and BotBash, to name a few—have been spawned from the original Robot Wars... Robot Wars competition 2 Chapter 1: Welcome to Competition Robots This sport has become so popular, in fact, that many robots have become better known than their human creators For example, devout followers of robotic combat are familiar with such famous builders as Carlo Bertocchini, Gage Cauchois, and Jamie Hyneman, but these mens’ robots—Biohazard (pictured in Figure 1- 1), Vlad the Impaler, and Blendo,... robotics He’s also an award-winning wildlife photographer and the author of The Wild Cookie, an interactive kids’ story on CD-ROM xv xvi Build Your Own Combat Robot Ronni Katz is an adjunct professor of computer science at DeVry College of Technology in North Brunswick, New Jersey She was an original member of “Team Spike” at the first Robot Wars competition and has helped design and build combat robots . Transmission, 11 4 Chain Drive Systems, 11 5 Buying the Chain, 11 5 Chain Sprockets, 11 7 Belt Drive Systems, 11 8 Flat Belts, 11 8 Synchronous Belts, 11 9 V-Belts, 12 1 Gearboxes, 12 2 Mounting Gear Assemblies, 12 2 Securing. to Your Wheels 10 3 7 Controlling Your Motors 12 7 8 Remotely Controlling Your Robot 15 7 9 Robot Material and Construction Techniques 18 3 10 Weapons Systems for Your Robot 203 11 Autonomous Robots. Power to Your Wheels 10 3 Power Transmission Basics, 10 6 Torque, 10 9 Force, 10 9 Location of the Locomotion Components, 11 2 Mounting the Motors, 11 2 Thermal Considerations for the Motor, 11 3 Methods