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TK:
Is styrofoam any good for buiding i have lots and i am just starting out

Admin:
styrofoam for robots tutorial:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/materials_styrofoam.shtml

i dont really recommend using it except for robots in water

i built this robot boat using styrofoam:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_thai_boat.shtml

TK:
Will it make good protection in the sumo events and bot battles

Admin:
styrofoam sheds when stuff cuts it . . . and i dont believe robots are allowed in these competitions to shed . . .

some foams are really hard . . . but it all depends on what kind of weapons you want to protect against. foam will stop blunt weapons, but nothing sharp . . .

Hal9000:
If you coat the styrofoam in a harder substance, then surely it wouldn't shed unless there were very large forces ripping it apart.

Sounds like a good idea, actually :)

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