%%alias Aliased from [RobotWeightCategories] %% 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 Well, how big? is pretty easy: just measure it (preferably in metric): * __X__ (width) * __Y__ (length) * __Z__ (height) !! Robot Weight As a starting point, here's some weight categories from [boxing|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class_(boxing)], courtesy Wikipedia: %%x-small ||Divisions||Weights||Years establishment | Heavyweight |200+ lbs|160+ 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 lbs|175 lbs in 1909 by National Sporting Club of London (NSC) | Middleweight |154–160 lbs|Fights dating back to 1840s; established officially at 160 lbs in 1909 by NSC | Welterweight |140–147 lbs|145 lbs in 1889; established officially at 147 lbs in 1909 by NSC | Lightweight |130–135 lbs|160 lbs in 1738 by Broughton's Rules; 140 lbs in 1889; established officially at 135 lbs in 1909 by NSC | Featherweight |122–126 lbs|118 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 lbs|105 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 lbs|112 lbs in 1909 by NSC and standardized in 1920 by Walker Law%%sup [[10]/% %% Hmm. Maybe not appropriate to robots, and we need it in ''metric units''. I'm thinking more along the lines of: %%small || 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%%sup † %% || Mini | e.g., [KC01], under 1.2kg, hamster or guinea pig-sized%%sup ‡ %% || Micro | insect-sized %% %%small %%sup † %% noting that chickens and dogs vary in size quite a lot. According to [sorrychicken.com|https://sorrychicken.com/how-much-chickens-weigh] the average size of an adult chicken is between 5 and 10 lbs (2.2 to 4.5 kg).\\ %%sup ‡ %% typically powerable using AA batteries or a USB style battery %% Any ideas? Suggestions? ---- [{Tag Robot Hardware}]