RobotWars101

motors will take double the voltage they're rated but double the voltage double the current quadruple the power that sounds brilliant but the life of the motors is vastly reduced when you do this

12v drills on 14v will be perfectly fine

my first competitive feather Tanto XP
2xDewalt Drill motors
2x6cell A123 packs
Siderwinder (esq) controller
12mm Hardox armour
Custom Wheels and tyres
Custom Gearboxes
9.5Kg
28cm by 28cm by 12.5cm
approx 35mph

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanto818/4783674397/

powering up Anto XP for the first time and it wasnt set up properly it went out of control spinning on the spot at high RPM I thought it was cool and went to get my camera as i did the the Lipo burst sending spray upward which caught fire as the terminals sparked out, there in my room on my laminate...

Ball bot *better name to follow*

100g
3.5inch dia 3.5in tall 3.5 wide
works by shifting the weight of the unit inside the robot
no active weapons and not likely to be controllable

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanto818/4774906075/