Hey Everyone,
So I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and build my first ever Bot, Iv been a huge fan of combat robots since i was a child and my passion for it has only grown ever since, so i have finally decided to build my own.
I put a lot of thought into what kind i wanted to start with, from ram bots all the way up to shuffle bots, and i looked back to which ones really inspired me as a child, from Razor with its crushing beak like weapon, Hypno-disc with its insane spinning disc of death, but which really stood out to me was flipper type bots, 2 infact that i will always remember, Firestorm and Chaos 2, these bots always amazed me with there speed and power, especially when the had the capability to flip other bots up into the air and our the arena.
so with all that put into consideration i have decided to go with my very own flipper bot. I have done a lot of research and video watching, now granted i will only competing against bots of up to 150g and a servo flipper would easily toss these about, i want to pack something with a punch, and i dont think a servo will achieve what I’m aiming for, so its going have to be something with a stored Energy source like a spring or Air system.
Spring seems to be the easiest option and most reliable, over an air system which i think is just a little out my comfort zone at the moment, so with that in mind I’m going to tinker with the idea of springs.
I have seen a few concepts and builds using springs on here, with amazing results, so I’m going to try and design my own from scratch and log my progress of this.
so here goes, any advice and input would be greatly appreciated 
