Antweight World Series
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File:Flippt.jpg
Flippt, AWS25 champion, is a robot with a flipper.
Antweight World Series is a robotic competition with robots in the ant class. The first AWS began in 1998, and the latest AWS30 was in 2009.
AWS rules
- A robot whose final drive output rotates through more than 180 degrees (e.g. wheels) cannot be heavier than 150 grams.
- Walker - A robot whose final drive output rotates through less than 180 degrees (e.g. legs) cannot be heavier than 225 grams.
- Clusterbot - A robot which consists of two or more parts (e.g. two half sized robots/botlets) cannot be heavier than 75 grams.
Fluid based weapons (treacle guns, etc.), Glue or sticky pad weapons, String or entanglement weapons, Flame based weapons, The use of electricity as a weapon, Explosive weapons, Rotating weapons that may shatter (as opposed to breaking off) are not allowed in AWS.[1]
