Newbie/oldbie

[mrsam]

Most Featherweights use 100mm Diameter wheels

Drill gearboxes as Jamie said will not like running massive wheels, the bigger the wheels, the more strain on your gearbox

[J.A.G]

How big are featherweight bots

[Garfie489]

How big are featherweight bots

Look in the rules, 13.6kg is the only limit.

Thus if you make it out of 50mm thick lead - it's going to be pretty small. Make it mostly out of air - and it can be bigger than most heavyweights (Look at failboat).

You need to plan and design to the rules, using knowledge gained from build diaries and so on. You can't just ask people to give every random specification for a robot - as it won't go together

[mrsam]

They're as big as you want to make it, but bear in mind the bigger it is the less armour you can get in weight. Make it as big as it needs to be to fit the internals in and then build around that.

[Shakey]

You can see a fairly typical featherweight in the middle (the one shaped like an inflatable boat).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP1Z...ature=youtu.be

Aiming for that sort of size should be good.

[harry hills]

Generally speaking around and under 400mm square is about right size for a feather. Smaller you can make it, the lighter it will be so you have more weight for other stuff, armour or weapons (that's basically a summary of gareth's points)

[J.A.G]

Thanks

Well had a little set back with the one of the drill and angle grinder I got given. Both motors are shot. But never mind I got them given to me for free

[team death]

Did you ever get your robot started or built?James Griffiths

[J.A.G]

Did you ever get your robot started or built?James Griffiths

Not yet ive just started a new job. Welding and fabricating. Gates and railing`s. So I should be able to get there scrap metal and just double or triple the steel sheeting or box. for my robot. I have found some motors for the drive and will be using a petrol disc cutter for the spinning weapon. Just learning more info on speed controllers

I will be building a heavy weight