is fiberglass legal to use on a first robot?

[mechanicalbrain]

Yeah its legal as of last year. As to messiness.... well i wouldn't recommend doing it yourself. Its not nearly as easy as something out of Home Depot would have you believe. If you want to do your frame then buy premade through the internet. If you want something like a skin (shell) I would still recommend going through the internet but its going to cost. Fiberglass has a decent strength to weight ratio. It won't bend but if you get hit hard it will chip and if your hit REAL hard its possible to shatter. Go with 1/8 (maybe 1/4) inch hollow tubing if you want to make a frame. Even then im not an expert. Contact a company and ask them.