Here's everything you need to jump into the fascinating and fun world of fighting robots – even if you don't have advanced electronic or engineering skills. The author, a five-year fighting bot and twenty-year bot veteran who has promoted robot combat events, offers priceless insider info covering everything from step-by-step guidance on constructing your first combat robot to the lowdown on the federations that sponsor or guide competitions.

Three different build reports make constructing your own battling robot simple – even for first-timers. You'll learn everything you need to know about: Wiring ; Design ; Weapons Systems ; Speed Control ; Batteries ; Motors.

Combat Robots Complete includes easy-to-use mathematical conversion tables to help you calculate variables such as distance, area, volume, temperature, energy, power, mass, force, speed, and angles. But Combat Robots Complete doesn't stop with construction details, the author also gives you valuable hard-to-find data on:

• The pros and cons of each type of robot design
• Model selection
• Cost
• Ordering
• Competition – including federations and their rules
• Maintenance

The CD-ROM contains a step-by-step guide to creating your own battling robot plus hundreds of FAQs that tap into the author's years of experience.Contents

1. Electronics and Wiring
2. Remote Controllers
3. Reach for the Floor
4. Speed Controllers
5. Batteries
6. Electric Motors
7. Gears, Sprockets and Pulleys
8. Axles, Bearings and Bushings
9. Pneumatics
10. Gas Engines
11. Frame/Armor Material
12. Weapon Systems
13. Design Time
14. Modeling
15. Tools
16. Fasteners
17. Getting Parts and Sponsors
18. Competing
19. Project One: RAID (100)
20. Project Two: Six Million Dollar Mouse
21. Project Three: Dagoth
22. Tweaking