Combat Robots Complete

BUILD YOUR OWN METAL WARRIOR AND GET READY TO RUMBLE!

Here’s everything you need to jump into the fascinating and fun world of fighting robots – even if you don’t have advanced electronic or engineering skills. The author, a five-year fighting bot and twenty-year bot veteran who has promoted robot combat events, offers priceless “insider info” covering everything from step-by-step guidance on constructing your first combat robot to the lowdown on the federations that sponsor or guide competitions.

Three different “build reports” make constructing your own battling robot simple – even for first-timers. You’ll learn everything you need to know about: Wiring • Design • Weapons Systems • Speed Control • Batteries • Motors
Combat Robots Complete includes easy-to-use mathematical conversion tables to help you calculate variables such as distance, area, volume, temperature, energy, power, mass, force, speed, and angles. But Combat Robots Complete doesn’t stop with construction details, the author also gives you valuable hard-to-find data on:

* The pros and cons of each type of robot design

* Model selection

* Cost

* Ordering

* Competition – including federations and their rules

* Maintenance

The CD-ROM contains a step-by-step guide to creating your own battling robot plus hundreds of FAQs that tap into the author’s years of experience.

PERFECT FOR FIRST-TIME ROBOT BUILDERS AS WELL AS MORE ADVANCED HOBBYISTS WHO WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF METAL BASHING METAL.

Contents            

    Chapter 1: Electronics and Wiring
    Chapter 2: Remote Controllers
    Chapter 3: Reach for the Floor
    Chapter 4: Speed Controllers
    Chapter 5: Batteries
    Chapter 6: Electric Motors
    Chapter 7: Gears, Sprockets and Pulleys
    Chapter 8: Axles, Bearings and Bushings
    Chapter 9: Pneumatics
    Chapter 10: Gas Engines
    Chapter 11: Frame/Armor Material
    Chapter 12: Weapon Systems
    Chapter 13: Design Time
    Chapter 14: Modeling
    Chapter 15: Tools
    Chapter 16: Fasteners
    Chapter 17: Getting Parts and Sponsors
    Chapter 18: Competing
    Chapter 19: Project One: RAID ($100)
    Chapter 20: Project Two: Six Million Dollar Mouse
    Chapter 21: Project Three: Dagoth
    Chapter 22: Tweaking
     Appendix A: Dos and Donts
     Appendix B: Conversion Factors
     Appendix C: Information Tables
     Appendix D: Web Sites
     Appendix E: Further Reading
     Frequenty Asked Questions
     Glossary
     Index