Antweight Component Shops

A list of online shops where you can buy components for your Antweight.

The most common type of drive motor used by Antweights is the Geared Micro Motor. Shops are now selling specially designed mounts for these motors, allowing you to easily attach them to your robot's chassis.

• 50:1 High Power Micro Motor + Gearbox - RobotBits.co.uk[(http://www.robotbits.co.uk)]
• 12mm Inline Gearmotor - Precision Micro Drives[(http://www.precisionmicrodrives.com)]
• Micro Motor Mounting Bracket - RobotBits.co.uk[(#1)]

These motors should be suitable for spinning disc weapons. Brushless motors spin much faster than normal motors and have more power, Antweights commonly use them to power spinning discs, blades and drums.

• Turnigy Park300 Brushless Outrunner 1380kv - HobbyKing[(http://www.hobbyking.com)]
• 22mm Baby Outrunner - RobotBirds.com[(http://www.robotbirds.com)]
• MYSTERY A2204-1400KV Outrunner Brushless Motor - DinoDirect.com[(http://www.dinodirect.com)]

Motors require speed controllers to tell them which direction to spin in, and how fast they should go. Brushless motors require a different type of speed controller to ordinary motors.

• Sabertooth Dual 5A Motor Controller - Technobots[(http://www.technobotsonline.com)]
• Banebots 3Amp - Banebots[(http://banebots.com)]

These controllers will work with brushless motors only.

• Pentium 18 Amp ESC - DonsRC[(http://donsrc.com)]

Antweights now almost exclusively use the newer 2.4Ghz transmitter and receiver sets, which replace the older 40Mhz sets. There are a few makes that are in common use amongst Antweight builders.

• Spektrum RC DX6i/DX7 range - Spektrum RC[(http://www.spektrumrc.com)]
• Planet 5 2.4Ghz Transmitter & Receiver Set - Sussex Model Centre[(http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk)]
• Giantcod 2.4ghz 4-Channel Transmitter - Giant Cod[(http://www.giantcod.co.uk)]

NiMh batteries, commonly found in remote control toys, are still used by Antweight builders however more frequently Antweights are turning to LiPo (Lithium Polymer) batteries which are smaller and lighter than their NiMh predecessors.

• Overlander LiPo Battery Packs - Overlander.co.uk[(http://www.overlander.co.uk)]
• Atomic Workshop LiPo Packs - Atomic Workshop[(http://www.atomicworkshop.co.uk)]
• 120mAh Hyperion G3 CX 25C LiPo - Micron Radio Control[(http://www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk)]

• 1-4 Cell LiPo Charger - wheelspinmodels.co.uk[(http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk)]

• 60mm Pololu Wheels (compatible with geared Micro Motors) - RobotBits.co.uk[(#1)]

These materials can be used as either armour to protect your Antweight from other robots' weapons, or as a chassis on which you can attach your motors and other components.

Lighter but stronger than Aluminum, Titanium is often used in small quantities to create spinner resistant pushing scoops and wedges. 1mm thick is normally more than adequate for Antweight usage.

• Titanium sheet plate 27.0 cm x 16.6 cm 1.0 mm thick - Ebay shop

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is one of the more recent additions to the Antweight materials list. It is strong, lightweight and impact resistant, even standing up fairly well to spinning disc weapons.

• HDPE Sheets - directplasticsonline.co.uk[(http://www.directplasticsonline.co.uk)]

Polycarbonate is a transparent, flexible plastic that reacts well to impacts from other robots. Antweights use various thicknesses of it, from 1mm to over 5mm. It is not as strong as Titanium, and therefore does not protect as well against spinning disc attacks.

• Polycarbonate, various sizes and thickness - Fantastic Plastic (eBay Shop)