The Antweight Wiki

antweight_arena

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight Arena The arena is where all the fights take place. The floor of the arena is usually made from wood, and must be at least 30 inches (762mm) square. At least 50% of the arena edges must be open, with a drop zone (or ditch) surrounding the arena to catch any robots that fall through the gap. The other 50% can either be walled (5cm is recommended as it allows the robots to flip each other over the wall and out of the arena) or just enclosed by the surrounding polycarbonate

antweight_component_shops

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight Component Shops A list of online shops where you can buy components for your Antweight. Motors Drive Motors 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.

antweight_database

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight Database Please add your Antweight robots to the database. When creating a profile for them, please use this template. Use this code for every robot profile you create, to ensure consistency throughout the database. When creating a link to your robot on this page, please use the code

antweight_wiki

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Welcome to the Antweight Wiki! The Antweight Wiki (www.antweights.co.uk) is a project that started in October 2006 to provide a central encyclopedia of information about Antweights - the 150g class of fighting robot. Hopefully, the Wiki will become a valuable source of information to both new and experienced roboteers, but it can't achieve this without your help! If you have any questions regarding the Wiki, please see our

antweight_world_series_committee

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight World Series Committee The AWS Committee is a group of the most experienced Antweight roboteers. The committee meet regularly to discuss Antweights, and agree on then implement any changes to the Antweight World Series Rules. The Committee is the Antweight version of the Fighting Robot Association.

antweight_world_series_rules

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight World Series Rules All Antweight competitions follow the official Antweight World Series Rules. The most up-to-date version of the World Series Rules can always be found at the Robotwars101 Rules Page Summary of Basic Rules This is a summary of the main rules for Antweights. For a full, detailed set please see the link above.

antweight_world_series

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweight World Series The Antweight World Series (AWS) is the longest running competition for Antweights. It has been held up to three times a year for the last decade. The first Antweight World Series took part on the 26th September 1999, in Reading, England. It was much smaller back then, with just 6 ants in attendance. It is now in its 12th year and the 30th AWS - celebrating 10 years of the competition - took place on the 14th of November 2009.

antweights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Antweights Antweights are a class of fighting robot that has to weigh 150g or less and fit inside a 4 inch (approx. 10cm) cube[()]. In the United States of America they are known as Fairyweights[()]. Examples of Antweights can be found in the Antweight Database. History

armour

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Armour Armour protects the internal components of the robot from damage and flying debris that has been dislodged by an attack. Antweights started off using cardboard and plastic sheeting as armour, however today there is a great variety of (much stronger) materials that provide suitable protection.

autonomous

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Autonomous Robots If a robot is Autonomous, it is essentially a robot that does everything by itself without any interference from a human operator. To be a true robot, a machine must act completely by itself without a human operator (i.e. be autonomous).

battle_box

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Battle Box A battle box is a case or a box made of polycarbonate that surrounds the Antweight Arena. For Antweights it must be at least 1mm thick, ideally 3mm thick or more. The purpose of a Battle Box is to stop debris created when parts fly off the robots going into the audience or the

battlebots

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Battlebots Battlebots is a US based robot combat competition, which was filmed and broadcast on the television network Comedy Central from 1999 to 2002. Battlebots still survives today, with the most recent competition being held in the first half of 2009. Official Website

brushed_motors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Brushed Motors Brushed motors are one type of motor commonly found in Antweights. They are usually used for drive, whereas the other type of motor (brushless) are used for weaponry. Brushed motors use physical contacts, called brushes (hence their name) that press against the commutator of the motor which supplies the power to make the motor turn. The motors themselves have two wires coming out (positive and negative) allowing you can make them spin round by connecting these wires to the corr…

brushless_motors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Brushless Motors Brushless motors are one type of motor commonly found in Antweights. Originally designed for model aeroplanes, in Antweights they are used for spinning disks and other weaponry, whereas the other type of motor (brushed) are used for the robots main drive system.

cube

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

The 4 inch Cube The 4 inch cube is a highly important part of the Antweight World Series Rules. It is essentially a hollow cube that is 4 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches (approximately 10cm squared). The Cube is usually made from wood or polycarbonate and is made carefully to ensure it is the right size.

drop_off_zone

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Drop Off Zone A drop of zone is a feature unique to Antweight arenas. It is essentially a trench around the sides of the arena, which because 50% of the arena side must be open with no wall, robots can be pushed out into. If a robot is pushed out, it is declared the loser of the fight.

event_organisers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Event Organisers Event organisers are the people or teams that make robot combat events happen. They organise the venue, arena the date(s) of the event and usually make tickets available for the general public to buy. There are organisers who hold events for

featherweights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Featherweights Featherweights are a class of fighting robot that are particularly popular in the UK and Europe. They follow the Fighting Robot Association build rules and have a weight limit of 13.6kg[()]. Every year they compete in the Featherweight Championship (held by

fighting_robot_association

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Fighting Robot Association The Fighting Robot Association (FRA) is the governing body of Robot Combat in the UK and Europe. It provides the rules and guidelines for roboteers and event organisers to follow. The FRA was established in 2003, toward the end of Robot Wars' run on TV. A group of roboteers set up the FRA as a non profit making organisation, in order to provide an online means of holding the community together. In this respect, the FRA has been very successful, as there is now a loy…

fighting_robots

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Fighting Robots Fighting Robots are machines in all shapes and sizes designed to do battle against other fighting robots, like the gladiators in ancient Rome. There are certain defining lines that robots all have in common, thanks to official rules and and general practicality. Robots can be as small as the 75 gram 'Fleaweight' class, and as large as the 340-pound 'Super Heavyweight' class.

flippers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Flippers Flippers are one of the most popular weapons. At a basic level, a flipper consists of an arm designed to slide under the opposing robot, and then raise up-wards to turn the opponent over. If the other robot has no way of getting back onto its wheels this can prove an effective means of immobilising it.

getting_started_with_3d_printing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Getting Started With 3D Printing One of the latest trends we are seeing in Antweights is people designing chassis and parts for their robot on the computer, and then using a 3D printer to turn that design into a physical item. Using 3D printing may seem daunting at first, but its actually quite a simple process. This guide aims to provide a starting point to help you get into 3D printing.

heavyweight

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

See Heavyweights.

heavyweights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Heavyweights Heavyweights are a class of fighting robot that is popular all over the world. They are the weight class that has had the most amount of publicity, through television shows like Battlebots and Robot Wars. They follow the Fighting Robot Association build rules[()]. Up until 2001 UK Heavyweights were limited to 80kg, however with the 5th series of Robot Wars this was raised to 100kg.

lithium_batteries

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Lithium Batteries Lithium batteries are primary batteries that have lithium metal or lithium compounds as an anode. Depending on the design and chemical compounds used, lithium cells can produce voltages from 1.5 V to about 4 V, more than twice the voltage of an ordinary zinc-carbon battery or alkaline cell. Lithium batteries are used in many portable consumer electronic devices, Radio controlled models, and are widely used in industry.

live_events

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Live Events A live event is a competition involving fighting robots usually held over one or two days (often a weekend), where members of the public can come and watch battles that usually include Featherweights and Heavyweights. More recently, some live events have also included Antweights. These events are arranged by the

middleweights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Middleweights Middleweights are a class of fighting robot that are particularly popular in the USA. Few Middleweights have been built in the UK or Europe, with builders there preferring to create Featherweights or Heavyweights instead. They follow the Fighting Robot Association build rules and have a weight limit of 50kg[(

motors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Motors Motors are the most commonly used method for providing drive to an Antweight, and have almost completely replaced Servos. There are two types of motors used in Antweights: * Brushed Motors - used for drive. * Brushless Motors - usually used for weapons such as spinning disks.

robot_combat

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Robot Combat Robot Combat is the general description for when two or more machines fight each other, either via remote control or autonomously. It should be noted that remote control machines are not truly robots, as technically a 'Robot' must be autonomous.

robot_profile_template

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Robot Profile Template Click edit to get the code for the template below. Please use this code for every robot profile you create, to ensure consistency throughout the database. When you are in edit mode copy all the code below this line ----------

robot_wars_extreme

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Robot Wars Extreme Robot Wars Extreme (RWE) was the name given to two special spin-off series of Robot Wars. RWE differed from the main series as it was more about the competitors taking part in smaller competitions such as Tag Team, All Star and Annihilators rather than a single championship.

robot_wars

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Robot Wars Robot Wars was a hit BBC (and later Five) television series produced by Mentorn Plc from 1997 to 2003. The final series was broadcast in 2003/2004 on Five, after the BBC canceled the show after Robot Wars Extreme Series 2. At its peak, the show drew in several million viewers every episode, and was one of the most popular programs broadcast on BBC 2.

roboteers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Roboteers A Roboteer is anyone who builds and/or operates a robot.

robotwars

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

See Robot Wars.

servos

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Servos Servos are motors, gearboxes and speed controllers all contained in one small box. When Antweights first started back in 1999, servos were the only way to effectively drive your Ant. These days, while some Ants do still use servos they are more likely to be running on tiny motors (some of which include gearboxes) and separate speed controllers.

speed_controllers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Speed Controllers Speed controllers connect the radio control receivers to the motors of the robot. They translate the signals sent by the R/C transmitter so the motors know how fast to turn, and in which direction (forward or reverse). Originally Antweights did not require speed controllers as the

static_robots

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-07-29T15:36:52+00:00

Static Robots A static robot is one that does not have an “active” weapon. Static robots are usually build to be very good at pushing other robot around, and that is how they win their fights. As they are weaponless, it is generally harder for them to win a fight by disabling the other robot because they must rely on features such as