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Betz Botz | NE2.8 - 1lb Antweight Combat Robot Kit

The first and only ready-to-fight antweight kit

For Any Skill Level

This is a kit effective enough to satisfy experts and simple enough to make anyone feel like a robot technician. You can adjust the configurations based on your budget and prior knowledge, ranging from ready-to-fight setups to rolling shells. The robot is also perfectly safe for use without a test box. Regardless of experience, the NE2.8 Combat Robot Kit can fit your needs!

Winning Design

Driving 4hrs+ for an event and getting only two fights is terrible, so Betz Botz made the competitiveness of the NE2.8 Combat Robot Kit a top priority. The kit works just as well upside down as right side up, and its modular combo of attachments leave it prepared for almost any opponent. The pairing of high grip silicone wheels and powerful Repeat Robotics Brushed drive is extremely effective. Opponents often leave matches frustrated they couldn’t land a single good hit.

Extreme Durability

In a sport where robots fight to the death, Betz Botz can’t guarantee invincibility, but the NE2.8 has proven time and time again how ridiculously tough it is. A careful balance of flexibility where wanted, and rigidity where needed yields a stunning amount of strength without compromising serviceability. Nobody likes to admit needing it, but rest assured, this kit has a very high tolerance to driving errors.

Modularity With Speed

Because competitions are won and lost in the pits

Top Cover removed (4 screws)

Press attachment of choice Into Place

Top Cover Reinstalled (4 screws)

~1:20 min to change attachments with 2mm allen key

Robots Should be Easy to fix,

so we made them easy to fix.

Every screw you’ll ever need to worry about uses a 2mm Allen key

…And you can reach every single one of them easily

You’re welcome :)

how do we stack up against competitors?

A New Challenger Approaches…

(Spoiler: Quite well)

Our Features

  • Fully assembled, ready to fight

  • Modular attachments available (can be changed between matches)

  • Repeat Robotics Brushed motors (the strongest and most powerful brushed antweight motors available)

  • 2mm aluminum plate + 5mm standoff frame

  • TPU armor (used by most top teams)

  • 4wd system (more traction - can afford to lose some wheels in a fight)

  • High grip silicone wheels (not strong to direct hits)

  • Strong ground-game

  • Uncompromised inverted driving

  • Very few sharp edges for opponents to bite

  • Only (4) screws to access electronics

FingerTech ‘Viper’ Combat Robot Kit

Lifter add-on shown

  • Similarly priced to the NE2.8 Kit

  • Most common combat robot kit

  • Same weight class as the NE2.8 Kit (1lb Antweight)

Side by Side Comparison

  • Configuration

    Ready to fight

    Pre-wired electronics included

    Battery + charger included

    Controller included

    Wedge

  • Configuration

    Ready to build

    DIY electronics included

    Battery + charger included

    Controller included

    Wedge

Their Features

  • Unassembled, ready to build

  • Add-ons available (cannot change between matches)

  • FingerTech Silverspark motors (prone to breaking gears on direct hits or landings)

  • 1.5mm bent aluminum frame

  • Polycarbonate armor (prone to cracking - avoided by most builders)

  • 2wd system (nearly immobile if one wheel is lost)

  • Low traction foam wheels (will lose chunks on direct hits but keep working)

  • Weak ground-game without modification

  • Poor driving and functionality while inverted

  • High amount of sharp edges for opponents to bite

  • (6) screws to access electronics

Consider yourself a visual learner? Check out these fights.

Necessary Evil    vs.    a Viper Kit

Necessary Evil    vs.    a Saifu Kit

Necessary Evil    vs.    a Taserface Kit

A New Challenger Approaches…

Betz Botz NE2.8 vs. FingerTech Viper

  • Similar pricing

  • Same weight class (1lb antweight)

The NE2.8 is fully assembled and ready to fight while the Viper requires complete assembly

Unlike the Viper, the attachments are modular on the NE2.8, allowing them to be swapped between matches for any opponent

The NE2.8 has a superior drive system in power, traction, and durability thanks to Repeat Robotics Brushed motors and four grippy silicone wheels

The NE2.8 uses 2mm aluminum with 5mm standoffs in its chassis as opposed to the 1.5mm bent aluminum of the Viper

The NE2.8 has TPU armor which won’t crack like the polycarbonate armor of the Viper

The NE2.8 has very few sharp edges for opponents to bite as opposed to the Viper’s hard 90 degree angles

The NE2.8 has uncompromised inverted driving; meanwhile, the Viper loses wedge functionality upside down

The NE2.8 is easier to service, requiring fewer tools and less time than the Viper

Consider yourself a visual learner?

Check out these fights.

  • "My NE bot competed in 5 events without needing to replace any of the chassis, wedge, forks or motors. More durable than any Antweight kit at events I've been to."

    Tam Robotics

  • "The NE kit is tough! I fought Keith's NE with Jordan and all the damage I could do was one tire."

    Team BattleBobs

  • "The NE 2.8 kit is honestly one of the better kits I’ve ever used. I would highly recommend this kit but would advise people who are still getting into robotics to just use the electronics that come with the kit."

    Team Absolute Trash

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