Combat Robots Complete: Everything You Need to Build, Compete, and Win - Softcover

Hannold, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071408886 ISBN 13: 9780071408882

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2002

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This manual aims to cover everything you need to build your own battling robot, including information on wiring, modelling, design, weapon systems and more. It also presents data on cost, unions, rules, competing, choosing, ordering, using and maintaining much of the equipment.

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Chris Hannold has been involved in robotics for almost two decades. He is a well-known contributor to the BattleBot’s Builder’s Forum on the Internet where he sees hobbyists questions on a daily basis. Mr. Hannold and his team have competed in BattleBot’s, Robot Wars, Robotica, and local competitions. He also organizes and produces the NC Robot StreetFight (www.ncrsf.com) and is an active member of the East Coast Robot Alliance, South Eastern Combat Robotics, and the Society of Robotic Combat.

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CD-ROM CONTAINS COMPLETE PLANS FOR BUILDING A BATTLING ROBOT AND FAQs.

BUILD YOUR OWN METAL WARRIOR AND GET READY TO RUMBLE!

Here’s everything you need to jump into the fascinating and fun world of fighting robots – even if you don’t have advanced electronic or engineering skills. The author, a five-year fighting bot and twenty-year bot veteran who has promoted robot combat events, offers priceless “insider info” covering everything from step-by-step guidance on constructing your first combat robot to the lowdown on the federations that sponsor or guide competitions.

Three different “build reports” make constructing your own battling robot simple – even for first-timers. You’ll learn everything you need to know about: Wiring • Design • Weapons Systems • Speed Control • Batteries • Motors Combat Robots Complete includes easy-to-use mathematical conversion tables to help you calculate variables such as distance, area, volume, temperature, energy, power, mass, force, speed, and angles. But Combat Robots Complete doesn’t stop with construction details, the author also gives you valuable hard-to-find data on:

* The pros and cons of each type of robot design
* Model selection
* Cost
* Ordering
* Competition – including federations and their rules
* Maintenance

The CD-ROM contains a step-by-step guide to creating your own battling robot plus hundreds of FAQs that tap into the author’s years of experience.

PERFECT FOR FIRST-TIME ROBOT BUILDERS AS WELL AS MORE ADVANCED HOBBYISTS WHO WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF METAL BASHING METAL.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0071408886
• ISBN 13: 9780071408882
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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