To Your Basket Ordering Information Part Number: R189-BOOK-30 Price: $18.71 Weight: 1.96 lbs A book with lots of good info for those interested in remote-controlled robot combat.

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By Chris Hannold
ISBN 0-0-07-140888-6

Here's everything you need to jump into the fun world of remote controlled fighting robots--even if you don't have advanced electronic or engineering skills. The author, a five-year fighting bot and twenty-year bot veteran who has promoted robot combat events, offers priceless "insider info" covering everything from step-by-step guidance on constructing your first combat robot to the lowdown on the federations that sponsor or guide competitions.

Three different "build reports" make contructing your own battling bot simple--even for first timers. You'll learn everything you need to know about:

• Wiring
• Design
• Weapons systems
• Speed Control
• Batteries
• Motors

Combat Robots Complete includes easy-to-use mathematical conversion tables to help you calculate variables such as distance, area, volume, temperature, energy, power, mass, force, speed, and angles. But Combat Robots Complete doesn't stop with construction details, the author also gives you valuable hard-to-find data on:

• The pros and cons of each type of robot design
• Model selection
• Cost
• Ordering
• Competition--including federations and their rules
• Maintenance

The CD-ROM contains a step-by-step guide to creating your own battling robot plus hundreds of FAQs that tap into the author's years of experience.