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ROBOTICS: Build a 60-Pound Combat Robot
Class Number 223-2295

Do you love RoboGames, BattleBots, and Robot Wars?

Here is your chance to build your own fire-spewing, buzz-saw wielding combat robot with the help and guidance of veteran combat robot builders!

In this 2-day full-weekend class, you and your team member will learn to create a 60-pound fighting robot platform with help from the world's best combat robot builders.

This Workshop Covers:

• Basic Robot Construction
• Weapon Construction
• Defense Measures
• Gear Ratios
• Motor Speed Controllers
• Driving Tips
• Materials Science (Cost-to-Strength Trade-Offs)

You Will Also Participate in Crash-Courses Covering:

• Mills, Lathes and Drill Presses
• Basic Hand Tools
• Taps and Dies
• Welding

You'll build and take home your own base for a 60-lb combat robot, ready for you to attach weapons and armor and find an opponent! The workshop runs for two eight-hour days, with an hour break for lunch each day.

The $650 class fee includes (2) eight-hour sessions.

The $1300 materials fee includes:

• 2 Dewalt High-Torque Motors
• 2 Matched Gearboxes
• 2 Motor Speed Controllers
• 2 Battery Packs
• 1 Master Kill Switch
• 1 Multi-Spectrum Radio Transmitter
• 1 Multi-Channel Radio Receiver
• Polycarbonate and Fasteners for Your Robot Base

Your Expert Instructors are David Calkins and Simone Davalos - Run RoboGames, the world's biggest robot event

UP TO 2 PEOPLE PER TEAM FOR ONE REGISTRATION FEE! Makes a great parent and child activity (15 and older, please)! Register your team NOW!

This class has a 4 ROBOT minimum for the class to go. PLEASE check in before driving here for this class to be sure the minimum has been met

NOTE: ALL classes at TechShop subject to change; we make every attempt to notify all registered students. PLEASE ensure that we have correct contact information on file to contact you in the event of a schedule change.

Class Date:	Saturday, Sep 13, 2008
Start Time:	9:00 AM
Class Length:	16.0 Hours
Instructor:	David Calkins
Age Range:	12 and Up
Price:	$995
Lab Fee:	$995
Location:	Main Workshop
Max Students:	20
Seats Left:	20

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