UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

[Bodge Job]

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Haha my BW dosent even go a 10th of that speed

[harry hills]

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my kilobot is sooooo slow but has great(ish) pushing power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYt83_QE96o

[jonny]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

finished my kilobot! just needs a battery and rx bounded!

[harry hills]

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cool, how heavy is it and how big is it?

[jonny]

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it's about 900g without a battery. length 37, height 18.5cm, width 200 cm

[harry hills]

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jeasus! 2m wide? i hope thats a typo

[jonny]

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oops meant 20cm wide

[joey_picus]

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That isn't half bad actually

[PJ-27]

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I'm confused, is the weight limit 1kg or 1.36kg? Do people call them Kilobots or Beetleweights?

[Laser]

Re: UK Kilobots - 1.362kg (3 lbs) Combat Robots

1.362kg, the lower weight classes tend to be in a round pound(lb) weight

[razerdave]

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There is/was a weight class in America called Sozbots (16oz (Sixteen OZ roBOTS), 16oz = 1lb, they're called Antweights in america (Fairyweights are UK 150g Antweights), Beetles are the 3lb class, You may be getting confused between a kilo and a pound, 2 different weight catagories

[PJ-27]

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There was some discussion about the weigh limit earlier on in the thread, but I couldn't find the conclusion.

Are we aiming for Kilobots (1kgs) or BeetleWeights (3lbs / 1.36kgs.

[Bodge Job]

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It says Beetle weight at 1.362kg in the FRA rules so I'm saying it's beetle weight

[RogueTwoRobots]

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When the class was first 'launched' in the UK, it was just intended as a 1kg (kilobot) fun class to play in by Kenny and Tom. But very quickly the popularity grew with almost everyone saying they'd build one (although there are only a few at the moment). So the conversation soon turned to standardising the class internationally so that we could compete with the Americans/Aussies/whoever else in the off-chance that there would be inter-continental battles. Long story short, the decision was made to make it an official FRA weight category but with a weight limit of 1.362kg, or 3lb (beetleweight).

It's up to you what you want to call the class. I often change between beetleweight and kilobot in posts but to be honest, it's only 300g of difference; important when you're being weighed, less important when talking about it
And as a side note, Canada opted for the 1kg weight limit. Quite a few kilobot event videos from there on Youtube.

[xtreme]

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Im going to have to get this arena out somtime arnt I.