Armor

Armor is essentially the primary form of defense of all robots. Armor's main purpose for a robot is to protect it's control board from getting destroyed (because if it does get destroyed, the robot no longer functions) it also can be used to protect the bots other components which are susceptible to damage. Because of this, it would be very wise to choose what type of armor your bot will have to protect itself. There are two major types of armor, let's think of them as chassis armor and additional armor, and both could be applied to your bot simultaneously.

Chassis Armor

Chassis armor is the armor that is automatically applied to your robot whether the builder knows it or not. It is theoretically the "skin" of the robot, and covers the entire chassis. Chassis armor is damageable and contains health and when an opponent hits it with its weapons, that health is depleted. When all of that bot's health is gone the chassis armor no longer protects the control board and it is then at risk of getting destroyed with just a few blows from the opponent: Note that all the opponent has to do to destroy the control board is to hit the chassis when all of the bots health is depleted, electricity will spark around the bot indicating that the bots control board is being hit. In order to add even more protection, the builder can apply additional armor.

Additional Armor

Additional Armor is the armor that the builder applies on top of or around the chassis of the bot for defensive purposes. For example, typically armor that is best suited for this function are things like Ram plates and Snow plows for stock robots, and Angle plates for DSL. These defensive components usually have a lot of hit points, snapping off once they've taken one heck of a beating. Additional armor can be used to protect motors and wheels as well.