
- #Battlebots rules full#
- #Battlebots rules series#
4mm polycarbonate is the minimum recommended thickness for an arena safety enclosure.
Arena doors must be closed before any fight begins, regardless of weapon type.ģb) An arenas safety enclosure must fully enclose the arena during fights. All protective covers are to be made clearly visible.Ģk) Batteries must not contain liquid acid, or electrolyte, or exceed a maximum of 24 volts.ģa) All battles must take place in an arena, regardless of weapons being used in the battle. The tether may not be used as an entanglement weapon.Ģj) All sharp edges must have protective covers outside the arena. (7 Bar).Ģi) Weapons are not permitted to deliberately detach completely from the robot, but may be partially separated as long as it is connected by a tether of no more than 3 feet (914mm).
Rotating weapons that may shatter (as opposed to breaking off)Ģh) Any system involving the use of pressurised gas or liquid is limited to 100 p.s.i. Fluid based weapons (treacle guns, etc.). All Radios must comply with all relevant rules and regulations.Ģe) For safety purposes, all weaponry must have the capability of being deactivated by remote control.Ģf) Failsafe – The robot shall cease all motion when the controlling transmitter is switched off.Ģg) The following weapon types are not permitted: a power switch, removable link or battery plug) that can be operated without tools.Ģd) Radios may use the following frequencies: 27 MHz, 40 MHz, 418 MHz, 433-434 MHz, 868 MHz and 2.45 GHz. If a robot in a clusters expanding is triggered by another cluster part they must start the fight how they fit together in the cube.Ģc) Robots must have an externally accessible way of being shut down (e.g. Robots may only expand from their size limit once a fight has begun, and only if the expansion is instigated by remote control (i.e. Total weight of Non-Rollers = 1.5 * ( Roller Limit – Total weight of Rollers)Ģb) Size limits: robots must fit completely inside a cube of the following dimensions, it does not have to sit flat on the floor of the cube: Total weight of Rollers = Roller Limit – ((2/3) * Total weight of Non-Rollers) Where a clusterbot is composed of Roller and Non-Roller parts, then the following formula or graph apply: 2) Robot RulesĢa) Weight limits – using scales that are accurate to at least one gram:Īll parts of a clusterbot must altogether meet the size and weight limits of the class in which they are competing. Pit or Dropoff – Gaps or spaces in the arena floor, normally at the edges, that a robot may fall into. A fully enclosed safety cover surrounds the arena. two half sized robots/botlets)Īrena – The area robots are intended to fight in.
This type of robot is not allowed.Ĭlusterbot – A robot which consists of two or more parts (e.g. Non-Roller – Any robot not fitting the Roller definition including Shufflers, Walkers and Hovercrafts.įlyer – Any robot that moves through self sustained flight.
#Battlebots rules full#
Roller – A robot using wheels or similar full rotation capable component contacting the arena to move.
#Battlebots rules series#
Antweight World Series Rules Version 4.3 1) Definitions