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I am using the 56:1 as they are easy to access where I live, and I do not like using eBay if possible. I will have a look at other speed controllers for the drive motors, as you have suggested.

Here is the list with number of items and weight included: 56:1 Mini Metal Gear Motor (x2) --- 16g Sabertooth 5A Motor Driver For R/C --- 21g Micro Metal Gearmotor Bracket Pair (x2) --- 0.58g 1/16" Axle Rubber Wheels- Internal Set Screw (x2) --- 24g DSM2 'orange' 4 Channel Micro Receiver --- 2....

Moving back to the topic...

I have done some quick maths, and so far the total weight of the robot is 83.08 grams (without chassis, armour, weapon or battery). Is this an ok weight, or should I start bringing it down now?

Also, can anyone recommend some good batteries (either LiPo or NiCad)?

The reason I am worried about the drive motors is that most spinners I have seen loose battles because they go flying when they make contact with another robot. I want to try and make sure that this will not happen to me.

I found a 56:1 motor on the website I am using, would that work? My only concern is that the description says 'If you're looking for a speedy motor with a reasonable amount of torque (for say, moving a small robot that isn't going to fight in a Sumo contest)..' Which sounds to me like the robot will...

Having looked through the websites, I have made a draft shopping list of electric parts (minus the batteries and transmitter) to get. Could someone please double check that all these parts will work with one another? From active-robots.com Sabertooth 5A Motor Driver 298:1 Mini Metal Gear Motor From ...

I will look at these websites in detail later on. Thank you very much for the quick responses! As of yet, I intend to use the sabertooth 5A for the motors, with these motors being active robots product GM14A. On a minor note, I was thinking of calling it either Typhon, Loki or Grendel. What do you t...

Probably something like that, I would like to avoid crystals if possible.

Thank you very much for the comments. As much as I would love to say that I have practiced English really hard, I am in fact a native speaker from Southern England, who is living in Germany for family reasons. Sintra (for those who do not know what it is) is a form of PVC foamboard, which comes in 1...

Hello everyone, I am new to making ant weight robots, but I have some experience with simple autonomous robots. I was wondering if someone could help me answer a few questions before I start making an ant weight robot. As of yet, the plan is to make a 2 wheeled robot with either a horizontal spinner...