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My son and team member Aaron Joerger (age 11) is a bit jealous about
all the mail that I receive asking about the design and operation of
combat robots (send those questions to: joerger@open.org).
He asked for his own question and answer page here at the Run Amok website.
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Q: What were the best parts about being in the pit area at Robot Wars? (Lance D. - Azusa, CA)
A: I liked being able to see all the other robots close-up. I especially liked the British robots "Tornado" and "Razer". The American robot "Tricerabot" was very impressive at the first Robot Wars Extreme Warriors -- he almost pushed Sir Killalot into the pit! My friend Jerome had an impressive robot named "Unibite" that was pretty strong. It was the first robot to go into the "drop zone". Being in the pits was awesome!
A: My favorite robot is middleweight Hazard. I really like the spinning blade, and Tony B. is a great driver.
A: Razer -- the world champion might punch holes in us; Sir Killalot -- every robot builder is afraid of an 1100 pound opponent; Toro -- he might flip us really high.
A: Sure... but not combat robot kits. You can find lots of robot kits at www.robotbooks.com that will teach you a lot about robotics -- plenty of books too. Combat robot kits would be a bad idea. The best thing about combat robots is that they are all different. If a lot of them started being the same it would be lame. Design and build your own!
A: Run Amok has been rebuilt to her original design and is fully operational -- but she isn't well suited to the events at the current Robotica. If we were invited back, we would build a new robot for the new events.
A: It's too expensive for us to compete at BattleBots. Maybe if we get a sponsor willing to pay our entry fee and travel expenses we might go. It's a lot of work and if you lose your first match you just go home. We're having a lot of fun competing at Robot Wars!
My robot can flip
your robot any old day.
See you in the ring.
A: There are some really good books about building combat robots that have
come out in just the last few months. My favorite is "Combat Robots Complete"
by our friend Chris Hannold who has competed in Robotica and Robot Wars. It
comes with several sets of plans on CD ROM. You can read more about his book
here:
Combat Robots Complete by Chris Hannold