Build Your Own Combat Robot

374 Build Your Own Combat Robot
RFI (radio frequency
interference), 168
Rheostats, 143
Right-angle drives, 123, 124
Rims, carefully consider, 53
Rivets
blind, 200–201
pop, 200–201
standard impact, 201
Robo-goose, 269–271
Robot brains, 27, 260–274
microcontroller
applications, 269–274
microcontroller basics,
261–269
Robot builders
beginning-level, 43
first-time, 45
helping new, 17
Robot class, fully
autonomous, 253–256
Robot combat
future of, 330–332
has come long way, 2
history of, 7
Robot combat events, safety
first, 253
Robot competition
Web sites, 344
Robot competitions, combat,
5–17
Robot construction, cost
factors in large, 35–36
Robot contests, compete in
fastest-growing, 277
Robot design approach,
23–34
designing for
maintenance, 31–33
game of compromise,
29–30
start building now, 33
testing, testing, testing, 34
Robot Institute of America,
The, 5
Robot locomotion, 41–59
power of Caterpillar
bulldozers in robots,
45–47
robots with legs, 42–44
tank treads: power of
Caterpillar bulldozers
in robots, 45–47
wheels: tried and true
method of locomotion,
47–59
Robot material and
construction techniques,
183–201
general machining
operations, 192–201
metals and materials,
184–193
when in doubt, built it
stout, 201
Robot motors, current draw
specifications from, 26
Robot organizations, 43
Robot part suppliers, 302
Robot parts, sources of, 35
Robot, remotely controlling
one’s, 157–180
AM, FM, PCM and radio
interference, 167–170
antennas and shielding,
173–174
control channels,
160–166
failsafe compliance,
179–180
IFI (Innovation First
Isaac) robot controllers,
175–179
miscellaneous radio
modems, 175–179
radio interference and
reliable control,
170–173
traditional RC controls,
158–160
Robot rovers, Mars, 50
Robot Soccer, 16–17
most difficult robot
sport, 16
Robot structures, using
extruded metal stock for,
189–191
Robot style, hexapods are
popular, 43
Robot sumo, 275–303
annual robot sumo
events, 303
growing popularity
of, 277
how sumo match
proceeds, 278–279
international robot sumo
class, 299–303
mini sumo, 281–298
official rules for
international, 279
promotes sportsmanship
and education, 278
sumo ring specification,
280–281
Robot sumo class,
international, 299–303
advanced software
algorithms, 301–302
infrared range
detectors, 301
laser range finding and
vision systems, 301
motor controllers,
299–300
motors, 299
robot part suppliers, 302