Robot Weight Classes
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This page describes some weight classes of robots, to help us describe how big and heavy a specific robot is. These are NZPRG classes, not based on anyone else's classes, but anyone can use them.

Robot Size#

The "how big?" question is pretty easy: just measure your robot (preferably in metric):

Robot Weight#

As a starting point, here's some weight categories from boxing, courtesy Wikipedia:

DivisionsWeightsYears establishment
Heavyweight 200+ lbs160+ lbs in 1738 by Broughton's Rules ; 175+ lbs in 1920 by Walker Law; 190+ lbs in 1979 and finally 200+ lbs
Light heavyweight 168–175 lbs175 lbs in 1909 by National Sporting Club of London (NSC)
Middleweight 154–160 lbsFights dating back to 1840s; established officially at 160 lbs in 1909 by NSC
Welterweight 140–147 lbs145 lbs in 1889; established officially at 147 lbs in 1909 by NSC
Lightweight 130–135 lbs160 lbs in 1738 by Broughton's Rules; 140 lbs in 1889; established officially at 135 lbs in 1909 by NSC
Featherweight 122–126 lbs118 lbs in 1860 by London Prize Ring Rules ; 110 and 115 lbs in 1889; Official at 126 lbs in 1909 by NSC
Bantamweight 115–118 lbs105 lbs in 1860 by London Prize Ring Rules; 116 lbs in 1898; 118 lbs in 1909 by NSC; Official at 118 lbs in 1920 by Walker Law
Flyweight 108–112 lbs112 lbs in 1909 by NSC and standardized in 1920 by Walker Law[10]

Hmm. Maybe not appropriate to robots, and we need it in metric units.

I'm thinking more along the lines of:

Category Description
Humongous anything bigger than a person
Very Large up to person-sized
Large sheep-sized
Medium maybe cat or dog-sized
Small e.g., KR01, maybe chicken-sized
Mini e.g., KC01, under 1.2kg, hamster or guinea pig-sized
Micro insect-sized
  noting that dogs and chickens vary in size quite a lot. According to sorrychicken.com the average size of an adult chicken is between 5 and 10 lbs (2.2 to 4.5 kg).
  typically powerable using AA batteries or a USB style battery

Any ideas? Suggestions?


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