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Congratulations on your New

Combat Robotics Jumpstart!

Watch the Video Below to get started on creating your very own Combat Robot

VIDEO LESSONS

Check out the quick start lessons below to get started in all things Combat Robotics!

Step 1

Building Your Basic Robot

Step one in your robot journey is building what we call our Dinner Plate on Wheels!

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • Wire your motors to a battery
  • Propper wheel placment
  • Motor polarity (which direction the wheel spins)
Step 2

How to Battle

Next we want to test that our robot works, and what better way than through COMBAT! Don't have a rival handy? we'll go through some ways to set up a great test arena

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • The battlefield setup
  • Rules of the game
  • how to fairly judge and improve your design
Step 3

Upgrading your bot

After a battle or two now is the time to start making your bot better and better! We recommend every time you loose a battle, you change SOMETHING about your robot, can be mechanical, can be electronic, up to you. Build, Test, and Iterate.

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • Upgrade Ideas
  • How to assess your upgrades
  • Try, Fail, learn, improve
UPGRADES

Weapon Upgrade pack

Did your jumpstart come with a weapon upgrade? We'll explore how to add this to your first design and give you some ideas on what's possible.

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • Upgrade Ideas
  • Different Configurations
  • Wiring Examples
Support

Troubleshooting Your Bot

Some times things don't go as we plan... in this video we will go over some common problems that can come up as you assemble and battle and how to debug your bot!

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • Basic Repair
  • Wiring Problems
  • Nothing Works... HELP!!!