User:RobotRobot/Edit log
Revision as of 17:09, 17 October 2026 by RobotRobot (talk | contribs) (Log: created Vertical Spinners)
This page tracks every wiki page RobotRobot (Claude, an AI editing assistant working for the wiki owner) has created or updated as part of the 2026 content refresh, so the edits can be reviewed. Each row links to the page and to the exact change. All edits are also listed at Special:Contributions/RobotRobot.
To undo any change, open its diff link and use "undo" (or edit the page history).
Planned work
Done (see the log below):
- Refreshed: 3D Printing, Safety, Wheels, Tournament Brackets, Melty Brain, Insect Class Motors, Radio List, Suppliers, Robots, and smaller updates to many others.
- New pages: Glossary, Spinner Design, Armor and Materials, Fabrication Services, Self-Righting, LiPo Battery Safety, Failsafes, Drive Systems, Multibots, Walkers and Shufflers, Robot Combat History and TV, Pit Kit and Event Checklist, Driving Practice, Fasteners and Hardware, Wiring and Soldering, CAD for Combat Robots, Weight Management, Running an Event, Combat Robotics in Schools and Universities, Fairyweight, Antweight, Beetleweight, Hobbyweight, Featherweight.
- Link check: all 871 external links on the wiki were checked in October 2026, and the dead ones were fixed or removed. (Facebook links and some store and wiki sites block automated checks; those were verified in a browser or left alone.)
Open questions for editors
- Tournament Brackets: the "Ante Up" format needs a description.
Log
| Date | Page | Change | Description | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 3D Printing | Updated | Updated printer tiers and prices for 2026; added PCTG, ASA, PEBA, carbon-fiber nylon details, resin and new design tips; noted Plastic class material limits. Checked all 179 design and part links: removed 6 dead designs, fixed 3 mislabeled entries, moved PrusaPrinters links to Printables. (Newly found designs to follow in a separate edit.) | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Glossary | Created | New page defining about 90 common robot combat terms (weapon types, weight classes, electronics, match rules), linking to the relevant wiki pages. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Main Page | Updated | Added a link to the new Glossary under Getting Started. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Spinner Design | Created | New page on spinner physics: stored energy and moment of inertia, tip speed, bite (with a worked example), spin-up, gyroscopic effects, drive options and weapon construction, with links to calculators. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Weapons | Updated | Added a pointer from the Spinning weapons section to the new Spinner Design page. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Fabrication Services | Created | New page listing online cutting, machining and printing services (SendCutSend, OSH Cut, Xometry, Ponoko, JLCPCB/PCBWay) and material suppliers, with what each offers and tips for ordering parts. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Armor and Materials | Created | New page on materials for frames, armor, wedges and weapons (plastics, aluminum alloys, titanium grades, AR and tool steels, composites), hardness vs. toughness, armor design ideas and weight-class notes. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Self-Righting | Created | New page on invertible designs and self-righting mechanisms (weapon-based, dedicated, shape-based, gyro), why it matters under the SPARC knock-out rule, common ways to get stuck and design tips. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | 3D Printing | Updated | Added 129 newly found printable robot designs (mostly 2023–2026, from Printables, MakerWorld, Thingiverse, Cults3D and GitHub), every link checked; tables now list 266 designs, sorted. Added a 'Finding more designs' section with curated collections. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Safety | Updated | Built out the empty safety hub following the outline already on the page: key safety habits, a table linking each topic to detailed pages, event safety, and links to SPARC, NHRL, FRA and other guides. Kept the existing image and video. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | LiPo Battery Safety | Created | New page on LiPo voltages, charging, storage, damaged and puffy packs, disposal, what to do in a fire (per SPARC and fire-safety guidance) and 2026 FAA air-travel rules. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Failsafes | Created | New page on radio failsafes: SPARC v1.7, NHRL and FRA requirements, hold vs. no-pulses vs. set-position, setup notes for ExpressLRS, FlySky and Spektrum, a test procedure and common mistakes. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Batteries | Updated | Linked the new LiPo Battery Safety page, softened the 'never use water' fire advice to match current guidance, and updated the air-travel note to the 2026 FAA rules. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Radios | Updated | Added a link to the new Failsafes page. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Wheels | Updated | Built out the empty page following its existing outline: why wheels matter, foam and molded wheels (current products), casting your own tires, hubs and mounting, size and clearance, arena floors, protecting wheels and common failures. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Drive Systems | Created | New page on tank steering, 2WD/4WD/6WD layouts, belts, gears and friction drive, typical motors for each weight class (2026), gearing and speed math with worked examples, and protecting the drive. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Melty Brain | Updated | Kept the existing content and added how meltybrains work, Open Melt 2 hardware, tuning and heading-drift challenges, verified notable meltybrains (Tesla's Tornado, Melty B, Nuts 2, Project LiftOff) and NHRL/BattleBots rules. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Multibots, Walkers and Shufflers | Created | New page explaining multibot rules (SPARC 51%-of-mass knock-out, NHRL weight bonus and segment rules), SPARC and NHRL walker/shuffler definitions and bonuses, what counts as walking, and verified notable examples. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Main Page | Updated | Added a Design and Building section (Drive Systems, Armor and Materials, Spinner Design, Self-Righting, Multibots, Melty Brain, Fabrication Services) and links to Safety and Robot Combat History and TV. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Robot Combat History and TV | Created | New page with a sourced timeline of robot combat (Robot Wars, BattleBots, NHRL and more), summaries of the major TV shows including the 2026 BattleBots Pro League, and today's leagues and events. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Driving Practice | Created | New page with practice drills, helpful radio settings (trims, rates, expo, invert), general strategy against common robot types, arena awareness and driving for the judges. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Pit Kit and Event Checklist | Created | New page with a pre-event safety checklist, what to bring (essentials, spares, tools), how registration and safety inspection work, a typical event day, pit etiquette and NHRL notes. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Fasteners and Hardware | Created | New page on screw sizes, head styles and materials, threads in metal, UHMW and printed parts, nyloc nuts and threadlocker (including plastic-safe options), weapon shafts, bearings and collars, and where to buy. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Wiring and Soldering | Created | New page with a typical insect-class wiring layout, wire gauge guidance, layout and protection, soldering tips, and SPARC/NHRL rules for switches, power lights and fuses. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | CAD for Combat Robots | Created | New page comparing Onshape, Fusion, FreeCAD, SOLIDWORKS for Makers, Shapr3D and Tinkercad (license terms checked October 2026), a typical design workflow, and CAD tips for combat robots. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | GettingStarted | Updated | Added links to the new Drive Systems, Wheels, Armor and Materials, Fasteners, Wiring, CAD, Driving Practice and Pit Kit pages in the relevant sections; checked its guide links (all live). | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Main Page | Updated | Added Pit Kit and Event Checklist and Driving Practice under Getting Started, and Fasteners, Wiring and CAD pages under Design and Building. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Tournament Brackets | Updated | Kept the original lists and added how to choose a format (with SPARC standards), descriptions of each bracket tool (adding TrueFinals and start.gg) and each bracket type. 'Ante Up' left for someone who knows the format to describe. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Insect Class Motors | Updated | Built out the motor table as the page's note asked: fixed the broken N20 row and added current brushed and brushless gearmotors from FingerTech, Pololu, Repeat Robotics and Just Cuz with links and vendor specs; added a short section on protecting motors. | diff |
| 2026-10-16 | Weight Management | Created | New page on SPARC and NHRL weight rules and re-weighs, planning a weight budget, ways to save weight, and making weight at events; linked from the Main Page. | created |
| 2026-10-16 | Robots | Updated | Fixed broken link syntax (double-bracketed external links), turned RobotCombatEvents.com and BuildersDB into links, and used internal links for weight classes and the team pages. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Running an Event | Created | New organizer's guide to hosting a local insect-class event: rules and classes, building or buying an arena, venues, safety equipment, insurance and waivers, registration and fees (RobotCombatEvents.com, RCE Manager), event-day roles and safety inspection. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Events | Updated | Linked the new Running an Event guide from the hosting section. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Combat Robotics in Schools and Universities | Created | New page on the National Robotics League and other school programs, school-friendly classes and kits, verified university clubs and events, and a step-by-step guide to starting a club; linked from the Main Page with Running an Event. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Radio List | Updated | Rechecked every radio for 2026: fixed swapped NB4/DX5 Pro receivers and wrong receiver weights, replaced the dead DX5 Pro link with the 2021 model, moved the DX6i, Taranis Q X7 and Turnigy Evolution to the legacy table, added ExpressLRS radios (RadioMaster range), a receiver table, all-in-one boards (Malenki, Catalyst) and protocol notes. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Fairyweight | Created | New Fairyweight class page: SPARC/UK/NHRL rules and weight bonuses, typical motors, batteries and materials, arena requirements, current kits (October 2026), where the class is fought. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Antweight | Created | New Antweight class page: SPARC/UK/NHRL rules and weight bonuses, typical motors, batteries and materials, arena requirements, current kits (October 2026), where the class is fought. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Beetleweight | Created | New Beetleweight class page: SPARC/UK/NHRL rules and weight bonuses, typical motors, batteries and materials, arena requirements, current kits (October 2026), where the class is fought, and verified NHRL world champions 2021–2025. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Hobbyweight | Created | New Hobbyweight class page: SPARC/UK/NHRL rules and weight bonuses, typical motors, batteries and materials, arena requirements, current kits (October 2026), where the class is fought, and verified NHRL world champions 2021–2025. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Featherweight | Created | New Featherweight class page: SPARC/UK/NHRL rules and weight bonuses, typical motors, batteries and materials, arena requirements, current kits (October 2026), where the class is fought, and verified NHRL world champions 2021–2025. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | RobotClasses | Updated | Linked the class names in the weight class table to the new Fairyweight, Antweight, Beetleweight, Hobbyweight and Featherweight pages (also linked from the Main Page). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | GettingStarted | Updated | Fixed 3 dead guide links: NZ getting-started guide (moved), RioBotz Combot Tutorial (now on riobotz.com), Witch Doctor Junior video series (now the team's YouTube playlist). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Motors | Updated | Fixed dead motor links: updated Rectified Robotics, FingerTech Mega Spark and Repeat Mini links to current products; replaced the Nuts & Bots N10 link with FingerTech's N10; removed closed or unlisted stores (KitBots gearmotor, OwObotics, RobotMatter). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Kits | Updated | Updated the FingerTech Viper (now v3) and Repeat Peter Bar Kit links; removed kits that are discontinued or whose makers have closed (Betz Botz NE2.7, Black Frost, BotKits MW1, Endbots Vector, OwObotics Donkey, Smeetleweight, Kiwi Exile). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | NameThatPart | Updated | Fixed broken G10 link syntax and pointed the dead G10/FR4 material page to an archived copy. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Plastic Antweights | Updated | Replaced the dead Prusa PLA tech sheet link with Prusament's current PLA material page. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Connectors | Updated | Removed a link to a Team Malice connector guide that no longer exists anywhere (not archived). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Suppliers | Updated | Removed closed stores (Micro Malice Store, OwObotics – now a Sheffield event site); added Pololu and Team Whyachi; linked the new Fabrication Services and Fasteners pages. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Local Groups | Updated | Updated Oregon State Combat Robotics to its current club page, pointed Robot Riot to an archived copy (its site is offline), and removed Bot Blast, which retired after 2018. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Switches | Updated | Updated the Team Whyachi switch link to their current shop. | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | Speed Reduction | Updated | Updated the Robotic Legends speed tutorial link (site moved from .org to .com). | diff |
| 2026-10-17 | RobotCommunity | updated | Checked all 70 links. Fixed four YouTube entries that pointed to the wrong channel (removing two with no findable channel), updated renamed channels, marked channels with no uploads in 2+ years, removed a dead Kilobots Facebook page, and added a Discord server plus new Podcasts and Wikis sections. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | RobotCommunity | updated | Checked the remaining Facebook groups while logged in: all are live except the Combat Robotics NZ group, which Facebook says is no longer available, so it now links to the Combat Robotics NZ website. Also renamed the Brushless group and clarified that the Midwest Discord is members-only. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | RobotCommunity | updated | Removed the 'no new uploads' notes on inactive channels and other activity notes, leaving just the corrected names and links. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | ExpressLRS and EdgeTX Setup | created | New step-by-step guide to setting up an ExpressLRS radio running EdgeTX for a combat robot: firmware version matching (ELRS 4.x vs 3.x), binding, one model per robot, drive mixing, rates and expo, the weapon channel, packet rate, setting and testing the PWM receiver failsafe, Model Match, and common problems. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | ESC Firmware | created | New page explaining brushless ESC firmware for robots: BLHeli, BLHeli_S, Bluejay (DShot only, so not for normal receivers), the discontinued BLHeli_32, and AM32; which chips run which; configurator tools and programmers; the settings that matter for robots; flashing safely; and a table of robot ESCs with the firmware they ship with. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | What Your First Robot Costs | created | New page with realistic first-robot budgets (as of October 2026) for 150 g, 1 lb plastic ant, 1 lb ant and 3 lb beetle: kit vs. custom, one-time gear vs. per-robot vs. ongoing costs, cost tables citing current store listings and real event entry fees, ways to save money, and what not to cheap out on. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Troubleshooting | created | New symptom-first guide for when a robot won't work (power, binding, no response, mixing, one motor, brushless cogging, weapon won't arm, ESC beeps, brownouts, creeping, failsafe, overheating, batteries, signal loss, slow/slipping). Each symptom lists likely causes, most common first, and quick checks. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Radios | updated | Filled in the empty 'Not Binding / Connecting' and 'Only one motor responds' entries under Common problems, and added links to Troubleshooting and ExpressLRS and EdgeTX Setup. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | ESCs | updated | Corrected the firmware section (BLHeli_S is the same project's second generation, not a fork; BLHeli32 settings can still be changed, only firmware updates stopped), mentioned Bluejay, and linked ESC Firmware and Troubleshooting. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Main Page | updated | Added What Your First Robot Costs and Troubleshooting under Getting Started, ESC Firmware under ESCs, and ExpressLRS and EdgeTX Setup under Radios. | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Failsafes | updated | Link-only edit: added links to ExpressLRS and EdgeTX Setup, ESC Firmware and Troubleshooting. Same kind of one-line link added to Radios/Mixing (1083), Radio List (1084), GettingStarted (1086), Kits (1087), Beetleweight (1088), Wiring and Soldering (1089) and Pit Kit and Event Checklist (1090). | created |
| 2026-10-17 | Vertical Spinners | created | New weapon page on vertical spinners: bar, disc, eggbeater and twin variants, strengths and weaknesses, a matchup table, gyroscopic turning and gyro self-righting, invertibility, forks, powering at insect weights, SPARC safety rules, BattleBots examples and open-source designs. | created |