How to Build a Test Box: Construction and Safe Testing Guide for Combat Robots

OG Safety Vid: https://bit.ly/BotSafety Test Box Bill of Materials: https://bit.ly/TestBoxBOM Arming Switch Setup: http://bit.ly/ArmingVid Building combat robots can be dangerous. The robots themselves, particularly those with spinning kinetic energy storing weapons, are extremely destructive and powerful. They tend to easily lose control or experience rapid unscheduled disassembly, both in testing and during a fight. The best way to prevent injury or death is to always safely test robots that have spinning weapons inside an enclosure which completely eliminates a direct line of sight between the robot's spinning weapon, and any nearby soft fleshy humans. There are other ways to test safely, but a test box or arena is generally accepted as the safest. You can build this box for under $80 USD, which I am told is a lot less than the medical bills to replace a missing finger or eyeball. I am not claiming that my particular test box design is the 'best' or only solution that provides this level of safety, but having used it for over a year with robots that store as much kinetic energy as a fired 357 magnum round, and having said robots ram their spinners full force into the floor, walls and ceiling many times, I'm confident it will keep me safe. Given the recent rash of unsafe testing videos, and the fact that my last safety video was uploaded over a year ago to just 100 or so subscribers, I feel this topic is in need of a redux. DISCLAIMER: Team Just ‘Cuz Robotics specifically DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES and assumes no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of the use or misuse of any of the information or content provided. Team Just ‘Cuz Robotics assumes or undertakes NO LIABILITY for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the use, misuse, or reliance on the information and content included. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK: This content is for informational purposes only. Just 'Cuz Robotics Website: https://justcuzrobotics.com/ Just 'Cuz Store: https://justcuzrobotics.com/shop Instagram: @JustCuzRobotics https://www.instagram.com/justcuzrobotics/ @bloodsport_battlebot https://www.instagram.com/bloodsport_battlebot Bloodsport Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bnsrobotics/ 0:00 Intro 2:33 Construction Overview 6:40 Loading and Testing a Spinner 11:04 Outro #CombatRobotics #STEM