Here are some photos of my BattleBot named Instigator

	Any good BattleBot design starts with a weapon. My weapon is a heavy steel disc, with two teeth welded on the perimeter. The idea is the spin up the disc very fast so it has lots of kinetic energy. When it makes contact with my opponent, it will rip out a chunk of whatever it hits. The disk is driven by a belt and pulley.
	Here you can see the frame clamped together so I can weld the joints. The angles were a little tricky, but once the joints were all fine tuned, the welding went smoothly.
	The wheels and axles have been added, so now the whole thing is starting to take shape. The wheels are pumped up, but if they get deflated, the rubber is stiff enough that I can still drive around.
	This photo shows the internal guts. You can see the sealed lead acid batterys installed in the rear, and the two main drive motors. You can also see the smaller weapon drive motor in the front.

Here is the final assembly. The armor is made out of aluminum diamond plate anodized blue. Notice how the wheels are tall enough that if I get flipped over, I can still drive on them. The amber lights add a nice touch, but they turned out to be too high, so they were later replaced with shorter red ones.

This is another view of the final assembly, after painting the disc. Instigator has very good speed and maneuverability, although a limited battery capacity. Final weight is 114 pounds, pretty close the the middleweight limit of 115.

Plans for the future: 1- replace heavy lead acid batterys with NiMH cells for lighter weight 2- add a scoop to rear to allow pushing of 'short' robots 3- increase diameter of weapon, possibly using titanium 4- increase weapon motor voltage for higher speed