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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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The best book I have seen is "Kickin'Bot" by Grant Imahara. Lots of really practical tech details in and written by an experienced comeptitor and move special effect builder.
Main criticism is its focussed on building a typical american battle-box rated BMW (Box with Motors and Wheels) and glosses over the weapons in a few pages. Apart from that, lots of good stuff in it.
I also have "Combat Robot Weapons" by Chris Hannold - a younger, less experienced competitor, its not a bad book. A bit light on details, more general principles and a lot of waffle. worth reading for the newbie who has delusions of a grenade launcher or rock-crusher to show them what is practical, but most builders who have been around for a while will find it pretty boring.
Theres another one I forget the name of (How to build your own Combat Robot maybe ? possibly by the same guy) that shows a cartoon-ish robot brandishing a big saw towards the reader on the cover. I dont have it, because I flipped through it and though "what a waste of paper"..
I dont recall exactly what it was I didnt like about it now, but I have the feeling it was aimed at 12yo boys who had just watched an episode of robot wars and needed to have the fact that you cant just drop a V8 and a 4 speed controlled by standard RC servo's in, pointed out to them. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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