[...]...352 Build Your Own Combat Robot I I San Diego Robotics Society I San Francisco Robotics Society (SFRS) I Seattle Robotics Society (SRS) I O Rockies Robotics Group www.rockies-robotics.com Triangle Amateur Robotics (Raleigh) www.sdrobotics.tripod.com www.robots.org www.seattlerobotics.org www.triangleamateurrobotics.org ther Robotics Resources I Arrick Robotics www.robotics.com/robots.html I Robot. .. walking robot weight, 12 Botbash wheeled robot weight, 12 fully autonomous robot, 253–256 international robot sumo, 299–303 Coils of relays, 131 Cold-rolled steel, 188 Combat future of robot, 330–332 history of robot, 7 Combat events, various robotic, 3 Combat floors, traction on, 54 Combat robot competitions, 5–17 Combat robotics hobby ESCs, 145–146 world of, 2 Combat robots autonomous, 4 building, 18 building... large robot construction, 35–36 robot design approach, 23–34 safety, 36–38 sources of robot parts, 35 Index top ten reasons why robots fail, 34 Builders beginning-level robot, 43 first-time robot, 45 help new robot, 17 rookie bot, 174 Builders, lessons from veteran builders, 305–327 Pete Miles—building Live Wires, 316–327 Ronni Katz—building Chew Toy, 306–315 Building bots, 310 311 bots for fun, 24 combat. .. ultrasonic range detectors, 300–301 Robot sumo events, 4 annual, 303 Robot Wars, 9–11, 32 pinball, 10 soccer, 10 11 Sumo, 10 Robot weight classes BotBash, 12 Botbash walking, 12 Robot wheels, protecting one’s, 59 Robotic combat events, various, 3 Robotic servants, 332 Robotic sumo rules, 277–278 Robotica, 13–14 Season One, 13 Season Two, 14 Robotics fate of sport, 332 hobby ESCs in combat, 145–146 IFI, 175 knowledge... technology) robotics, 175 FIRST Robotics, 14 inaugural year of FIRST, 15 Competition robots, 24 Competition robots, welcome to, 1–18 combat robot competitions, 5–17 robots defined, 5 scope of this book, 17–18 Competitions, combat robot, 5–17 Compliance, failsafe, 179–180 Compromise game of, 29–30 level of, 29 Computer aided design (CAD), 24, 28, 110, 308 designing robots on paper or, 30 software, 110, 308... Robo-goose, 269–271 Robot brains, 27, 260–274 microcontroller applications, 269–274 microcontroller basics, 261–269 Robot builders beginning-level, 43 first-time, 45 helping new, 17 Robot class, fully autonomous, 253–256 Robot combat future of, 330–332 has come long way, 2 history of, 7 Robot combat events, safety first, 253 Robot competition Web sites, 344 Robot competitions, combat, 5–17 Robot construction,... battery, 99 Charging, fast, 95 Chart, typical motor performance, 65 Cheap ventures, building combat robots not, 36 Cheaper hobby controllers, 145 Checksum signal, data, 168 Chew Toy, building, 306–315 building bots, 310 311 conception, 308– 310 creating armor, 311–314 creating weapons, 311–314 361 362 Build Your Own Combat Robot final words, 315 research, 306–308 Children, presence of, 37 Chirps defined,... 143–155 hobby, 143–146 most critical components in robots, 128 Events annual robot sumo, 303 BattleBots is most popular robotics, 7 Gauntlet, 13 Maze, 13 robot sumo, 4 various robotic combat, 3 Extrusions, angle, 190 F Fads, 331 Fail, top ten reasons why robots, 34 Failsafe compliance, 179–180 defined, 155 shutdown feature known as, 155 Failures of combat robots, 195 Fast charging, 95 Fastener placement,... 241–248 using sensors to allow robots to hear, 241–248 using sensors to allow robots to see, 241–248 Robots fail, top ten reasons why, 34 Robots, failures of combat, 195 Robot s primary objective, moving is, 42 Robots, real-life, 305–327 Pete Miles—building Live Wires, 316–327 Ronni Katz—building Chew Toy, 306–315 Robots; See also Bots are time and money intensive, 191 autonomous combat, 4 batteries are heart... large robot construction, 35–36 robot design approach, 23–34 safety, 36–38 375 Index sources of robot parts, 35 top ten reasons why robots fail, 34 Robots, weapons on, 3 Robots, weapons systems for one’s, 203–236 closing remarks on weapons, 236 weapon strategy and effectiveness, 204–236 Robots, welcome to competition, 1–18 combat robot competitions, 5–17 robots defined, 5 scope of this book, 17–18 Robots . www.robots.org/events.html ■ Robot Wars (US) www.robotwars.co.uk ■ Robot Wars (UK) www.robotmayhem.com ■ Robothon www.seattlerobotics.org/robothon ■ Robotica tlc.discovery.com/fansites/robotica/robotica.html ■ Robot. mobile robot building. 350 Build Your Own Combat Robot ■ Robots, Androids, & Animatrons, by John Iovine (McGraw-Hill, 1997) A good introduction to experimental robotics. ■ The Robot Builder’s. www.seattlerobotics.org ■ Triangle Amateur Robotics (Raleigh) www.triangleamateurrobotics.org O ther Robotics Resources ■ Arrick Robotics www.robotics.com/robots.html ■ Robot Books www.robotbooks.com /robot- design-tips.htm ■ Robot