Introductory Guide to Building a RC Robot

This page was created for the Jerry Sanders Design Competition and is a brief overview of some of the key components for robot construction . The intention is provide a resource so that new teams will have a building block on which to find the information they need.

 

What’s the most important secret in building a successful robot?

"Finishing the Robot before the night of the competition!"

    -    Carlo Bertocchini Team Biohazard

 

Sections of Interest

 

Special thanks for contributions input from several teams from the 15th Annual JSDC:

 

Thomas Willingham, Team Shogun (Winner of Demolition)

Stephen Bernsee, Team YNH2 (2nd Place Overall Winner of Design Competition)

Andrew Honegger, Team Yo-Ger (Overall Winner of Design Competition, 2001 & 2002)

 

Guide maintained by Thomas Willingham. If you have any questions or additional contributions, please email him at thomas_willingham@yahoo.com.