Bristol Bot Builders
@bristolbotbuilders.com
Combat robot builders in Bristol and South West England. Regular Feather, Beetle & Ant events!
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Students: BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 next February is your opportunity to represent your college or university on the national stage at robot combat! If you are interested or know anyone who may be, check out bbb.gd/uni or contact us for more info :)
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Students: BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 next February is your opportunity to represent your college or university on the national stage at robot combat! If you are interested or know anyone who may be, check out bbb.gd/uni or contact us for more info :)
2026 rule updates are released! (beetle, feather, competition)
Changelog for each is both on the forum post: bbb.gd/rules
and each rule page on our website.
Changelog for each is both on the forum post: bbb.gd/rules
and each rule page on our website.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
2026 rule updates are released! (beetle, feather, competition)
Changelog for each is both on the forum post: bbb.gd/rules
and each rule page on our website.
Changelog for each is both on the forum post: bbb.gd/rules
and each rule page on our website.
New product! FingerTech Mini Spark High Power N20s in 1000 & 1500rpm! - A whopping ~2.5A of stall current on 2S makes these over 2x more powerful than our N10s and over 3x more powerful than our standard N20s! Get all that pushing power at bbb.gd/minispark
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New product! FingerTech Mini Spark High Power N20s in 1000 & 1500rpm! - A whopping ~2.5A of stall current on 2S makes these over 2x more powerful than our N10s and over 3x more powerful than our standard N20s! Get all that pushing power at bbb.gd/minispark
Forum shoutout time! Here's a few great builds shared on our forum in the past month or so. bbb.gd/forum
If you've done a build, or have bot related questions post on there? 🙂
If you've done a build, or have bot related questions post on there? 🙂
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Forum shoutout time! Here's a few great builds shared on our forum in the past month or so. bbb.gd/forum
If you've done a build, or have bot related questions post on there? 🙂
If you've done a build, or have bot related questions post on there? 🙂
There's a lovely tradition in the hobby of sharing team stickers around - we've tried our best to put all the ones we've been given on our (very well used) ant arena floor on the wall of the workshop! Some absolute gems in there!
October 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
There's a lovely tradition in the hobby of sharing team stickers around - we've tried our best to put all the ones we've been given on our (very well used) ant arena floor on the wall of the workshop! Some absolute gems in there!
Restock of all things Repeat - we now stock 6mm shaft upgrades for Repeat Compacts - check them out at bbb.gd/compact
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Restock of all things Repeat - we now stock 6mm shaft upgrades for Repeat Compacts - check them out at bbb.gd/compact
🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - November in European Robot Combat is even busier than October!
1st Antweight World Series in Silverstone 🇬🇧
1st Omega Verksted 2kg in Trondheim 🇳🇴
1-2nd Hack & Make in Nuremberg 🇩🇪
5th Hacker Battles 450g in Belfast 🇬🇧
6th QRFL ants in London 🇬🇧
8th Robolahing 30 & 50kg in Tartu 🇪🇪
1st Antweight World Series in Silverstone 🇬🇧
1st Omega Verksted 2kg in Trondheim 🇳🇴
1-2nd Hack & Make in Nuremberg 🇩🇪
5th Hacker Battles 450g in Belfast 🇬🇧
6th QRFL ants in London 🇬🇧
8th Robolahing 30 & 50kg in Tartu 🇪🇪
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - November in European Robot Combat is even busier than October!
1st Antweight World Series in Silverstone 🇬🇧
1st Omega Verksted 2kg in Trondheim 🇳🇴
1-2nd Hack & Make in Nuremberg 🇩🇪
5th Hacker Battles 450g in Belfast 🇬🇧
6th QRFL ants in London 🇬🇧
8th Robolahing 30 & 50kg in Tartu 🇪🇪
1st Antweight World Series in Silverstone 🇬🇧
1st Omega Verksted 2kg in Trondheim 🇳🇴
1-2nd Hack & Make in Nuremberg 🇩🇪
5th Hacker Battles 450g in Belfast 🇬🇧
6th QRFL ants in London 🇬🇧
8th Robolahing 30 & 50kg in Tartu 🇪🇪
New product! Mike now makes DuraHubs antweight wheels in 35mm, but over double width if you want that super grippy monster truck vibe! Check them out bbb.gd/dura
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New product! Mike now makes DuraHubs antweight wheels in 35mm, but over double width if you want that super grippy monster truck vibe! Check them out bbb.gd/dura
Save the date! 28th February 2026:
BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 fb.com/events/1574135170238696
🎫 Spectator tickets available now: bbb.gd/tickets
🎓 University students can apply now: bbb.gd/uni
📝 National sign ups 7-8pm Wed 7th Jan at bbb.gd/brawl
📷 Stuart Camp
BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 fb.com/events/1574135170238696
🎫 Spectator tickets available now: bbb.gd/tickets
🎓 University students can apply now: bbb.gd/uni
📝 National sign ups 7-8pm Wed 7th Jan at bbb.gd/brawl
📷 Stuart Camp
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Save the date! 28th February 2026:
BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 fb.com/events/1574135170238696
🎫 Spectator tickets available now: bbb.gd/tickets
🎓 University students can apply now: bbb.gd/uni
📝 National sign ups 7-8pm Wed 7th Jan at bbb.gd/brawl
📷 Stuart Camp
BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 fb.com/events/1574135170238696
🎫 Spectator tickets available now: bbb.gd/tickets
🎓 University students can apply now: bbb.gd/uni
📝 National sign ups 7-8pm Wed 7th Jan at bbb.gd/brawl
📷 Stuart Camp
Big up the BBC for covering Champs!
Article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4g0pe4wro
Video: bbb.gd/tv
Radio: bbb.gd/radio
Article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4g0pe4wro
Video: bbb.gd/tv
Radio: bbb.gd/radio
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Big up the BBC for covering Champs!
Article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4g0pe4wro
Video: bbb.gd/tv
Radio: bbb.gd/radio
Article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4g0pe4wro
Video: bbb.gd/tv
Radio: bbb.gd/radio
You can now watch back just the fights from Champs here: bbb.gd/champs
or the whole stream is available at bbb.gd/stream 🙂
📷Stuart Camp
or the whole stream is available at bbb.gd/stream 🙂
📷Stuart Camp
October 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
You can now watch back just the fights from Champs here: bbb.gd/champs
or the whole stream is available at bbb.gd/stream 🙂
📷Stuart Camp
or the whole stream is available at bbb.gd/stream 🙂
📷Stuart Camp
We'd like to thank everyone who came to Champs at the weekend! From the incredible crowd, the really strong showing of roboteers but most importantly our amazing volunteer crew, we had the best time! Fight video will be out very soon.
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We'd like to thank everyone who came to Champs at the weekend! From the incredible crowd, the really strong showing of roboteers but most importantly our amazing volunteer crew, we had the best time! Fight video will be out very soon.
New product: Repeat Robotics Gold Clamp Hub - bbb.gd/clamp
Same dimensions as screw hubs but with extra clamping force using a T10 screw. With that we've also reduced prices of screw hubs, which will continue to be available at bbb.gd/screw
Same dimensions as screw hubs but with extra clamping force using a T10 screw. With that we've also reduced prices of screw hubs, which will continue to be available at bbb.gd/screw
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New product: Repeat Robotics Gold Clamp Hub - bbb.gd/clamp
Same dimensions as screw hubs but with extra clamping force using a T10 screw. With that we've also reduced prices of screw hubs, which will continue to be available at bbb.gd/screw
Same dimensions as screw hubs but with extra clamping force using a T10 screw. With that we've also reduced prices of screw hubs, which will continue to be available at bbb.gd/screw
This is some of the fantastic robots coming to compete at BBB Beetle Champs 2025 on Saturday! We will be livestreaming at bbb.gd/stream
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is some of the fantastic robots coming to compete at BBB Beetle Champs 2025 on Saturday! We will be livestreaming at bbb.gd/stream
BBB Beetle Champs 2025 has fully sold out! Thank you so much to everyone who's bought a ticket, we'll see you on Saturday.
If you can no longer make it you can use resale on headfirst to sell on your ticket to somebody on the waiting list.
If you can no longer make it you can use resale on headfirst to sell on your ticket to somebody on the waiting list.
October 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
BBB Beetle Champs 2025 has fully sold out! Thank you so much to everyone who's bought a ticket, we'll see you on Saturday.
If you can no longer make it you can use resale on headfirst to sell on your ticket to somebody on the waiting list.
If you can no longer make it you can use resale on headfirst to sell on your ticket to somebody on the waiting list.
We now stock aluminium servo horns that are compatible with both our antweight servos! Grab them here: bbb.gd/horn
October 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We now stock aluminium servo horns that are compatible with both our antweight servos! Grab them here: bbb.gd/horn
We're now less than two weeks from BBB Beetle Champs 2025 - the competitors are locked in, less than half the tickets remain, grab yours now: bbb.gd/tickets
October 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We're now less than two weeks from BBB Beetle Champs 2025 - the competitors are locked in, less than half the tickets remain, grab yours now: bbb.gd/tickets
Check out the trophies for BBB Beetle Champs 2025!🏆
🎟️ Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮 Competitors: mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom
🎟️ Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮 Competitors: mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom
October 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Check out the trophies for BBB Beetle Champs 2025!🏆
🎟️ Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮 Competitors: mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom
🎟️ Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮 Competitors: mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom
Champs 25 will be our 5th time hosting a champs at St Michael's - we can't wait to return!
We go all for the day - projections with live replays, live commentary, an interview booth and more. The venue runs a great cafe for the day too! Grab your tickets now: bbb.gd/tickets
📷Stuart Camp
We go all for the day - projections with live replays, live commentary, an interview booth and more. The venue runs a great cafe for the day too! Grab your tickets now: bbb.gd/tickets
📷Stuart Camp
October 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Champs 25 will be our 5th time hosting a champs at St Michael's - we can't wait to return!
We go all for the day - projections with live replays, live commentary, an interview booth and more. The venue runs a great cafe for the day too! Grab your tickets now: bbb.gd/tickets
📷Stuart Camp
We go all for the day - projections with live replays, live commentary, an interview booth and more. The venue runs a great cafe for the day too! Grab your tickets now: bbb.gd/tickets
📷Stuart Camp
We're excited to announce our tiny tiny tiny beetle brushed dual ESCs v2! At half the size of v1s, we think this is one of the smallest dual ESCs on the market and has some awesome features such as 8S voltage support, configurable current limiting, gyro stabilisation & more! bbb.gd/dualv2
October 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We're excited to announce our tiny tiny tiny beetle brushed dual ESCs v2! At half the size of v1s, we think this is one of the smallest dual ESCs on the market and has some awesome features such as 8S voltage support, configurable current limiting, gyro stabilisation & more! bbb.gd/dualv2
🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - October in European Robot Combat is mega busy month all over Europe!
September 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - October in European Robot Combat is mega busy month all over Europe!
Less than a month before we return for BBB Beetle Champs 2025, our biggest event of the year!
🎟️Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮Competitors: mobility is due by 5th Oct to bbb.gd/pom
🎟️Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮Competitors: mobility is due by 5th Oct to bbb.gd/pom
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Less than a month before we return for BBB Beetle Champs 2025, our biggest event of the year!
🎟️Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮Competitors: mobility is due by 5th Oct to bbb.gd/pom
🎟️Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮Competitors: mobility is due by 5th Oct to bbb.gd/pom
We're doing a final discounted run of our v1 BBB beetle dual brushed ESCs! bbb.gd/dual
Grab yours at a reduced price while we prep the brand new v2s 👀
Grab yours at a reduced price while we prep the brand new v2s 👀
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We're doing a final discounted run of our v1 BBB beetle dual brushed ESCs! bbb.gd/dual
Grab yours at a reduced price while we prep the brand new v2s 👀
Grab yours at a reduced price while we prep the brand new v2s 👀
Final calls for sign ups for BBB September 2025 Ant Social next Saturday 20th! We're closing the form tonight: bbb.gd/signup
September 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Final calls for sign ups for BBB September 2025 Ant Social next Saturday 20th! We're closing the form tonight: bbb.gd/signup
We now stock replacement motors for our 22mm gearmotors and replacement gears for repeat compacts! Both available on their respective store pages: bbb.gd/22mm & bbb.gd/compact
It's also repeat restock day: all things am32, hubs & motors!
It's also repeat restock day: all things am32, hubs & motors!
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We now stock replacement motors for our 22mm gearmotors and replacement gears for repeat compacts! Both available on their respective store pages: bbb.gd/22mm & bbb.gd/compact
It's also repeat restock day: all things am32, hubs & motors!
It's also repeat restock day: all things am32, hubs & motors!