Antweight Examples

Hacked RC Toy, Antweight or Beetle Robot (1lb or 3lb)
If you want to start off cheap you can hack a RC toy.  If done right, it can be fairly competitive.  I forget it's final record but it was something like 6 and 4.  There are a lot of downsides to use toy electronics, mainly radio frequency conflicts.

Cost Item $25.00 Base Toy $5.00 Magnet (high powered) $20.00 Batteries $10.00 Chassis + Materials *$60.00 Grand Total * It is easy to spend even less than this but without enhancements, the robot may not be very competitive.	Pocket Monkey was a fairly competitive hacked toy robot. Pocket monkey had a titanium wedge and a large high powered magnet underneath to increase traction.
Basic Antweight or Beetle Robot (1lb or 3lb) You can start with a basic servo driven 1lb robot.  These costs are just estimates.  Even if your bot gets destroyed, you can usually reuse almost most everything.
Cost Item $5.00 Electronics $40.00 2 quality servos $10.00 Wheels/Hubs $20.00 Batteries $120.00 Radio $25.00 Chassis + Materials $20.00 Weapon Servo $240.00 Grand Total	This early version of Ripple from Team Gausswave is a good example of a basic 1lb robot with a servo driven weapon.
Advanced Antweight or Beetle Robot (1lb or 3lb) You get what you pay for.  Motor, electronic, and servo clamp upgrades dramatically increase robot performance.  Titanium armor also ups the costs but it helps make sure your bot keeps on ticking.
Cost Item $70.00 Electronics $40.00 Motors $10.00 Wheels/Hubs $20.00 Batteries $120.00 Radio $25.00 Chassis + Materials $60.00 Active Weapon $345.00 Grand Total	This recent version of Ripple is a high speed titanium shelled clamping machine.