Antweight Robot Kit

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone i just wanted to let you know that the there is a good antweight kit made by team slayer avalible at [url]http://www.freewebs.com/katokits/[/url] Its a great way to start off if your new to the sport.
Also come to the 2005 RFL Nationals in San Francisco to see the best of the best fight ([url]http://buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=144[/url]) . The Kato Kits will also be sold there.
--Dan

[srobot]

Hi,
more ant kits inclued:

VDD from Team Think Tank [URL="http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_vdd.html"]http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_vdd.html[/URL]

inertia labs ant kit [URL="http://www.inertialabs.com"]http://www.inertialabs.com[/URL]

robot robot market place's basic ant kit [URL="http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_antweights.html"]http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_antweights.html[/URL]

and robot market place's advanced ant kit [URL="http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_antweights.html"]http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_antweights.html[/URL]

oh, and the kato kits link you have on your post froze up my computer so you might want to take it down.

thanks
--srobot

[Kevin Berry]

Of all these, I recommend the inertia labs kit as the top end. Not to demean any of the others, though. They are all great, and have their place and price points.

Personally I like gathering the components and building the bot chassis myself. If you are interested let me know and I'll post some design stuff.

[srobot]

[QUOTE=Kevin Berry;1267]
Personally I like gathering the components and building the bot chassis myself. If you are interested let me know and I'll post some design stuff.[/QUOTE]

I'd love that!!!!!!

thanks
--srobot

[Kevin Berry]

Here is my best antweight. This is a result of evolution over 47 documented fights and at least 5 major configuration shifts. One reason it ranks so low on Botrank (42 current, 55th historical) is that we used this as a testbed to build the "perfect" box/wedge bot. Sometimes experiments don't work so well, ha ha. Also our latest tourney isn't in there yet.

This version just won DART, going 5-0-1 and beating some really vicious spinners. It is tough enough to take major hits and keep on going. Two photos attached.

Outside: 3/16" Kevlar honeycomb from Acme Industrial Surplus. Sides and back overlaid with 0.012" 6AL-4V titanium from Titanium Joe. Plow is 0.050" titanium.

Inside (all from Robotcombat.com): Four 60:1 Copal gearmotors, 1.75" Dave Brown Lite Flites, Lynxmotion 3mm hubs. Sozbots 2.0 ESC, Thunder Power 11.1V, 730 mah LiPoly battery. GWS Micro receiver. Motor brackets 1/16" aluminum supporting motor shafts via close clearance hole. Wire ties or velcro hold components. 1/2" UHMW blocks from McMaster Carr stock hold frame together. DPDT switch and blue LED from Radio Shack.

Motor mount, Lite Flite combo "gives" on hits so never lost a gearbox. Kevlar top in picture is survivor of at least 10 spinner rides. Side armor has been changed once.

All built with hand tools and bench vise, explaining the rough cuts. Wiring has been redone 3x for different battery combos, plus combat repairs, so its a bit ragged.

One tough bot.

[srobot]

Hi,
thanks!!! I like the design! So how much $$ whud this be if you were to buy all the parts new?

thanks
--srobot

[Kevin Berry]

This would cost about $250 new, less the cost of battery charger and radio transmitter and crystals. I probably paid about $150 using used parts for much of it.

[srobot]

Hi,
So do you mean the price ($250) includs: battery charger, radio transmitter, and crystals or not?

thanks
--srobot

[Kevin Berry]

Sorry, posted in a hurry last time. Let me be more specific:

Four 60:1 Copal gearmotors $130 new, $80 used

1.75" Dave Brown Lite Flites, $10 new

Lynxmotion 3mm hubs $25 new

Sozbots 2.0 ESC $70 new, $40 used

Thunder Power 11.1V, 730 mah LiPoly battery $25 new

GWS Micro receiver $40 new

So thats a bit higher than I thought. Not counted in above is structural materials.

The transmitter, crystals, and battery charger would be extra.

BUT ... as I said in another post, best bet is just to build anything and work up. Start with hacking an R/C truck or battlebots toy and move up from there.