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I also strongly recommend that
you don’t attempt to build a bot with
an active weapon until you’ve built
several wedges or box bots, and
competed in multiple competitions.
It’s hard enough to build an effective
drive train, and every builder will tell
you about epic weapon failures in
their early attempts.
All that said, let’s see what
today’s builders recommend for a
state-of-the-art weapons system.
Thanks to all our veterans who
contributed to this compendium of
combat robot technology. SV
Builder: Kyle Singer
Weapons: Various
Motors: Turnigy LD3730A-1000 outrunner or
B3630-4200 inrunner
ESC: Turnigy 40A Plush
Battery: LiPo 4S 1000 mAh 50C
FingerTech belts and pulleys
Spinning Mass: 12-18 oz
Builder: Nasir Illasarie
Weapon: Drum
Motor: Turnigy D2826-10 1400 KV brushless
motor
ESC: HobbyKing 30A ESC 3A UBEC
Battery: Turnigy 800 mAh 3S 20C LiPo
Spinning Mass: 9 oz
Builder: Ian McMahon
Weapon: Vertical Disk
Motor: NTM 35-30 1400 KV
ESC: Turnigy Plush 40A
Battery (combined with drive): 4S 1000
mAh Rhino 35C
Custom hub, pulley
Spinning Mass: 9 oz