150g Antweight Combat Robots

Recommended parts and suppliers

Transmitter

This is what you use to control your robot.

IMPORTANT: You MUST choose the JP4IN1 version, or it will not connect to the receiver.

Speed Controller / Receiver

This recieves commands from your transmitter and controls your drive motors, as well as send signals to your weapon controller.

Battery

This is your robots power source! Sized to provide sufficient power for a 3 minute match.

Charger

How you charge your battery. At this scale, a low current charger is recommended to avoid cooking the small capacity pack.

This 500ma USB charger is a good start, paired with a USB adapter.

Drive motors

Moves your robot around!

Weapon Motor

  • Cheapest – small brushless with metal ruler attached.

  • Better – Weapon pressed around motor bell and supported with bearing

  • Best – Hubmotor / decoupled weapon motor with belt or gears.

Weapon ESC

Optional, but if you want a spinning weapon then you need an ESC to control it.

Switch

  • Cheapest – Link

  • Better – Screw switch