New to Combat Robotics

[Goodzikc]

Hi guys,so i really want to get into combat robotics and am currently attempting to get a job to fund this (high school student) so currently am just designing for a 3lb robot. am thinking of doing something similar to sgt. cuddles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5MbYqHyuIM) but with an aluminum chassis and a titanium drum. any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you for your time

[Testing2001]

I have gathered some resources that you may be interested in.

First, you will need to know what rules you have to follow. Many competitions use the SPARC ruleset.
http://sparc.tools/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SPARC_Match_Rules_v1.2.pdf

Next, you may need inspiration. I have found a few guides/inspiration that may help you decide what works for you.
https://www.youtube.com/user/cowanrg9
https://www.youtube.com/user/altapowderdog
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/3euojn/what_now_getting_started_in_robot_combat/
http://nearchaos.net/
https://www.riobotz.com/riobotz-combot-tutorial

Now, I will just post links to websites you may purchase parts for.
https://www.fingertechrobotics.com/
https://www.robotshop.com/
https://kitbots.com/main.sc;jsessionid=C3B232FCFEE6190CED588A5046299927.p3plqscsfapp003
https://www.servocity.com/
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/
https://www.botkits.com/
https://hobbyking.com/
https://www.mcmaster.com/
https://www.endbots.com/

A great resource to use is Ask Aaron. Just be sure to check the archives before asking a question.
http://runamok.tech/AskAaron.html

[Deosentai]

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