Building Bots, Designing and Building Warrior Robots

Written by William Gurstelle

This book will help you build the bot of your dreams!

Building Bots, Designing and Building Warrior Robots easily explains all the tricks to building a competitive machine. It offers step-by-step processes to make building your bot a piece of cake!

To start your adventure, choose the fighting style that's right for you. Integrate the most destructive weaponry and learn the pros and cons of BMWs, thwack-bots, cutting blades, lifters, spinners, flippers, and chameleons.

Discover the ins and outs of radio control systems. Learn to determine the right battery and motor for your robot's battle requirements. There are 10 tips included for building battle-worthy robots and winning game-day strategies!

Building Bots includes additional information on how to organize your own fighting robot event, typical tournament rules, and descriptions of some of the wildest competitions across the country to inspire you to get your bot in the ring!

This book contains 18 different chapters discussing everything from "Safety" to "How to Design a Robot" to "Rotating Kinetic Energy Weapons". A great find for the robot builder and enthusiast!

Soft-cover, 238 pages.