User blog comment:Diotoir the son of nemesis/Series three robot list/@comment-3412412-20150927130343/@comment-25770073-20150928175733

Dantomkia website: "After watching robot wars during series 2, my son, Thomas, came up to me and said "Dad, can we enter that?". I, after a little thought said yes. That was it, no turning back. I had no idea of the rules and regulations. I knew how to make things and I am a fairly competent radio control enthusiast. My profession is electronics and computers while my skill training is engineering. A VERY good combination for this project.

I looked at all the current robots, especially the reliable and powerful ones. I found out their statistics. I then started to collect the motors and speed controllers. Then using my computer and a very handy book about gears from HPC gears, I designed the gearboxes. The gears were ordered and the gearbox plates were machined. I must thank the company that I work for. They supplied the bearings that I used in the gearboxes. The gearboxes were duly assembled and tested. VERY strong, robust, and reliable. No chains or weak cogs to break. A nice design. I then designed the top and bottom gearbox mounting plates. These plates, with the gearboxes, form the power module. Inside this module sites the main electronics and heatsink. A quick and easy part to service

I have designed this module to be as compact as possible, but also to be lightweight. This module is the heart of Dantomkia.

The robot type is to be a simple basic box / wedge. Teeth are welded on the front. The whole chassis is made of welded steel. A basic tube and sheet construction."

That's the most I could get.