{"id":1366,"date":"2022-04-22T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varc.tech\/?page_id=1366"},"modified":"2022-06-10T20:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T20:47:03","slug":"elementor-1366","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/varc.tech\/?page_id=1366","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1366\" class=\"elementor elementor-1366\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd4c2f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd4c2f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d86b4\" data-id=\"60d86b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446f433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"446f433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links to Robot Combat Resources<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7174708 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7174708\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f4dfe4\" data-id=\"1f4dfe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-692dc11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"692dc11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69734b8\" data-id=\"69734b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4478f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4478f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:reverse;-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-direction:normal;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:start;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{-webkit-box-align:end;-ms-flex-align:end;align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/varc.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0717-wb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Robot Parts<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e6c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e6c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Motors, batteries, electronics etc.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/robotshop.ca\">Robot Shop<\/a> &#8211; Broad range of robotics parts.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andymark.com\">AndyMark<\/a> &#8211; Wheels, hubs, motors, gearboxes etc.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pololu.com\">Pololu<\/a> &#8211; DC Motors<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/servocity.com\">Servo City<\/a> &#8211; DC Motors<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyking.com\">Hobby King<\/a> &#8211; RC gear, brushless motors, batteries, chargers etc.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racedayquads.com\/\">RaceDayQuads<\/a> &#8211; Great source for cheap, small LiPo batteries and other RC gear. Unfortunately they&#8217;re currently not delivering to Canada. Anyone up for a run to the PO at Point Roberts?<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Custom-made parts. You send them a CAD or drawing, they cut it out &amp; mail it to you.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bigbluesaw.com\">Big Blue Saw<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sendcutsend.com\">Send Cut Send<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pcbway.com\">PCB Way<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/rockymountainwaterjet.com\">Rocky Mountain Waterjet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Raw Materials etc.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/metalsupermarket.com\">Metals Supermarket<\/a> &#8211; Metal (duh) locations in Richmond, Burnaby, Langley, Victoria, &amp; Nanaimo (will deliver)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.ca\">E-Bay<\/a> &#8211; Titanium &amp; Aluminum sheets, fasteners, broad variety of tools and parts.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.ca\">Amazon<\/a> &#8211; Polyethylene plastics, broad range of hobby RC parts.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c406b0\" data-id=\"8c406b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a098ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a098ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f314e6 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9f314e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/varc.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/maxresdefault2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kit Bots and Specialty Parts<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead1f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead1f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/fingertechrobotics.com\">Fingertech Robotics<\/a> &#8211; Canadian supplier of Beetleweight and Antweight kits and parts.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/botkits.com\">Botkits<\/a> &#8211; Seattle based.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kitbots.com\/\">Kitbots<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/rectifiedrobotics.com\">Rectified Robotics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/battlerobotkit.com\">Battle Robot Kits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/absolutechaosrobotics.bigcartel.com\/\">Absolute Chaos Robotics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/radrobotkits.com\/rad-robot-store\/\">Rad Robot Kits<\/a><\/li><li>Endbots (currently on hiatus)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The following links are for UK sites. In the UK, Beetleweights weigh 1.5 Kg and are mostly interchangable with 3 Lb North American Beetleweights. But Antweight bots weigh 150 grams so most of the parts are NOT generally compatible with North American Antweights.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bristolbotbuilders.com\/\">Bristol Bot Builders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/owobotics.com\">OwObotics<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd996ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd996ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful Online Calculators &amp; Tools<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4440712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4440712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aqua-calc.com\/calculate\/volume-to-weight\">Aqua Calc<\/a> &#8211; Calculate weight from volume on most materials.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjmagnetics.com\/calculator.asp\">K &amp; J Magnet Calculator<\/a> &#8211; Calculate magnetic pull for different scenarios (if you have the weight and the arena has a steel floor, magnets can help keep your bot flat and give you more traction)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52d6c32\" data-id=\"52d6c32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1cada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e1cada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21e09e elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c21e09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/varc.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/frog-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bot Design Guidelines and Rules<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481de57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481de57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/sparc.tools\">SPARC<\/a> &#8211; Standardized rules, advice on bot building etc.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/battlebots\">Battlebots Subreddit<\/a> &#8211; Active community of builders and fans<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/runamok.tech\/AskAaron.html\">Ask Aaron<\/a> &#8211; Wide range of spreadsheets and specialized calculators for Robot Combat as well as an extensive Q&amp;A library<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPOTPYuDsKnXP9I-ph4yMgg\">Robert Cowan&#8217;s Youtube<\/a> Bot and Event breakdowns, advice on various aspects of bot building<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/channel\/UCPMThfZUPqx_dlbjoY0jznQ\">Carter Hurd&#8217;s Youtube<\/a> &#8211; Unique bot designs, advice on electronics.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bristolbotbuilders.com\/\">Bristol Bot Builders<\/a> (keep in mind UK Antweight is not the same and Beetleweight is slightly different)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riobotz.com\/riobotz-combot-tutorial\">RioBotz Combat Robot Tutorial<\/a> &#8211; Overwhelming amount of information. Useful, but written as an academic paper so it makes for a very dense read.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.robojackets.org\/3lb_Beginner%27s_Guide\">RoboJackets Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/a> &#8211; Good step-by-step guide to building a beetleweight.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stem.org.uk\/system\/files\/elibrary-resources\/2019\/07\/How%20to%20build%20a%20combat%20robot%20V1.2.pdf\">Vex Classroom Guide<\/a> on combat robotics for students and teachers.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/repeat-robotics.com\/?page_id=285\">Beetleweight Combat Robot Handbook<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links to Robot Combat Resources Robot Parts Motors, batteries, electronics etc. Robot Shop &#8211; Broad range of robotics parts. 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