its weapon is absurdly massive, it’s not suitable
for beginners. The kit requires soldering and
advanced assembly, making prior experience a
must. It’s also extremely dangerous if operated
outside of a proper test arena, and I would never
recommend doing so. You should always make
sure you’re safe when testing any combat robot,
but these kits are the most chaotic bots I’ve seen,
so I would take extra safety precautions.
The final kitbot I’ll mention is the Saifu drum
robot from Kitbots. Like the Candy Wasp and the
Shock! bot, this kit’s design was based on the
success of a 3lb beetleweight robot (Weta-God of
Ugly Things). It features a machined aluminum
drum with an integrated motor, eliminating
belts as a possible failure mode. The aluminum
weapon has hardened steel bolts as teeth, which
are replaceable, making the whole bot more
serviceable. The chassis is UHMW, with wheel
guards and carbon fiber top and bottom plates.
While this bot is the most expensive kit on the list
by a large margin, it makes up for it in durability
and competitiveness. Saifu kits are contenders
to win any event they enter, and can stand up to
abuse from even the toughest-hitting bots. Their
weapons just never seem to die. This bot has
been iterated over time, and the current version
2.1 is the result of years of evolution and tuning.
As with the other bots with active weapons, this
bot is for advanced and experienced users only.
FingerTech Robotics, Brandon Kittredge, BotKits.com, Ryan Clingman, Peter A Smith
Candy Wasp
Shock!
Saifu
KITBOT NAME
WEAPON PRICE CLASS DIFFICULTY VENDOR
FINGERTECH VIPER Wedge $156 Antweight Beginner FingerTech Robotics
VIPER LIFTER Lifter $204 Antweight Beginner FingerTech Robotics
VIPER VERTICAL Vertical spinner $218 Antweight Intermediate FingerTech Robotics
VIPER HORIZONTAL Overhead spinning bar $227 Antweight Intermediate FingerTech Robotics
FINGERTECH ANT BEATER Beater bar $82 Antweight Advanced FingerTech Robotics
LOBOTOMY Undercutter $299 Antweight Intermediate Battle Robot Kit
TASERFACE Vertical spinner $299 Antweight Intermediate Battle Robot Kit
HELLRAISER Drum $349 Antweight Intermediate Battle Robot Kit
MURDER HORNET Forks $299 Antweight Beginner Battle Robot Kit
CANDY WASP Wedge $299 Antweight Beginner BotKits.com
SHOCK! Undercutter $299 Antweight Advanced Absolute Chaos Robotics
SAIFU Drum $676 Antweight Advanced Kitbots
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