RobotWars101

How hard would it be to put the flipper the other way up like on the heavy weight firestorm?
From watching the World Series on YouTube I sort of have an idea what other people's look like and I have only seen 3 people do something similar to what I want to do

That's pretty clear then.I guess I must have to use the 30g spare wisely so I am not just takin part as a clone of team shock.

Sounds awesome! Make sure you get a nice sheet of acetate (really thin, light, clear plastic that is often on the front of robots) and cut and stick a piece to the flipper so you can get in underneath other robots. The main issue I had with my first flipper (apart from dive issues and radio interfe...

AntRoboteer wrote:Absolutely agree!

The Shockbots kit is very good value when you look at what you actually get for your money. Which kit did you go for; the flipper or crusher?

flipper coz It seems to be the most predominant type of robot and I thought it would be the easiest to get started with

£40 really!
I have a £120 shockbots kit in the post but I guess that does come with a 3d printed chassis

yeah, you will deffinitely learn a lot from your first event. just by watching the battles you can compare different robot designs and get an idea of how things are generally done. you will also get plenty of opportunity to talk to experienced roboteers who will show you their creations and offer y...

Sorry I'm getting ahead of myself..
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Why do I &@&* everything up?

Wow,quite some heated debate on this one!

4C: never seen it unenforced but i know in the past there has been some debate over what “imoblised” means. 4E: i've only seen it needed a few times but when it has been needed it has always been enforced. the only thing i would possibly like to see implemented concerning these rules would be an ex...

We aren't really arguing the rule we are just arguing what 'falls off' means.
I think you are only out if you hit the floor and can't get out because of it