Glossary - Sparks Will Fly

• Beetleweight - bots over 1lb, up to 3lbs.
• Hobbyweight - bots over 6lbs, up to 12lbs.
• Featherweight - bots over 12lbs, but under 30lbs.
• Heavyweights - bots up to but not exceeding 250lbs. Weight can be split across multiple robots.
• Vertical spinner - a weapon that is mounted to spin vertically, like a wheel.
• Horizontal spinner - a weapon that is mounted to spin horizontally, like a helicopter propeller.
• Hammer Pick / Hammer Saw – a pick axe like weapon or spinning saw blade on a swinging arm that comes down like a hammer.

Robot parts

• Gear box: A gear box is what we would think of as a transmission on a car. It transfers and regulates energy from a power source to wheels, and in the case of these robots, weapons.

Bot fighting terms

• Kitbash - taking two pre-made kits, and using parts from each of them to make a final product. In this instance two robot kits are combined to make one fighting robot.
• Battle box - another term for the arenas fights take place in.