Post by AJ on May 24, 2008 16:25:19 GMT -5
Round 1
Back 2 Basics vs. The Botles Reunited
Back 2 Basics is quite simply your classic wedge/flipper robot. It has a top speed of 8.5mph coming from its Dustin Motors, which also provide over 4hp of push. It is armoured in 7mm Ti/V. Its main weapon is a classic flipper, however it is powered by Helium rather than CO2 providing more than enough flips. Another key feature is it’s heavy front wedge to aid with getting under others.
The Botles Reunited is a four-part clusterbot! Each is a skirted box shape with 5mm Titanium armouring. Each is driven by two DeWalt motors at 24v providing a bit of push. But here is the fun part, each of the four members have a different weapon set up each: John with a wedge and grabbers, Paul with a scoop and spike, George with a horizontal disc and Ringo with a vertical drum.
3…2…1…Activate!
The clusterbot splits up and we are away! Back 2 Basics goes straight for the crowd but the more nippy lightweights get out of the way. Meanwhile, Paul has already ventured to the other side of the ring and hit the pit release, and the ominous hole slumps downwards.
John, George and Ringo are having run nagging at the sides of Back 2 Basics who isn’t sure what to do. As is stands, Ringo and George’s spinners are causing only cosmetic scrapes on the armour and no real damage. B2B turns around and goes straight for John, driving forwards, sliding under the skirts and tossing it high into the air! John lands with a thump on its side and bounces back down on its wheels.
Paul, George and Ringo then all make up for the departed member by all teaming together to get behind B2B and shove it against the arena wall. But the heavyweight robot simply shrugs them off, turns into the pack and fires its flipper. The flip just caught the skirting of Paul, and the 25kg cluster I send overhead.
But all four parts retaliate, using their combined force to drive B2B into the corner of the arena and against the walls. Ringo and George then drive repeated spinner attacks at the side of B2B while Paul and John pin it against the side. B2B flips and shakes itself free slightly and it managed to slide right under John in the process and fires the flipper, launching John right out of the arena!
One member has taken a stage dive, but the rest of The Botles prove the show must go on as they slam B2B back against the arena wall. But once again, B2B powers its way out. This time the three-man band all move to one side of B2B and start pushing it across the arena!
B2B’s response it to reverse and get away, this causes all three members to suddenly jolt forwards as they push thin air. B2B then comes back on the attack, sliding straight under the side skirting of George and tossing him skywards. Ringo and Paul then come back in on the attack straight away and sandwich B2B from both sides!
B2B bounces conveniently into the scoop of Paul, who pushes it against the side wall and pokes out its pneumatic spike, remarkably rolling B2B onto its side against the wall! Both Ringo and George then charge at the underbelly, causing a small horizontal and vertical dent in the bottom.
From there B2B fires its flipper furiously, bouncing down onto its wheels before eating some of George’s spinning disc. Paul then comes in on the attack but rides straight up and over the top of B2B! Ringo then comes in for the charge and hits B2B with a disc attack too!
B2B turns on the spot and heads straight for Paul and drives the cluster into the corner and flips! But nobody is home as Paul scuttles off the flipper just in time. B2B turns round again and is confronted by Ringo who gets projected into the air and comes back down with a thud right on top of Paul! B2B sees its opportunity and rams both Ringo and Paul into the nearby pit. And with over 50% out, the whole machine is out despite the last attack from George.
Cease!
The Botles took a worldwide tour of the pit and is eliminated!
Back 2 Basics vs. The Botles Reunited
Back 2 Basics is quite simply your classic wedge/flipper robot. It has a top speed of 8.5mph coming from its Dustin Motors, which also provide over 4hp of push. It is armoured in 7mm Ti/V. Its main weapon is a classic flipper, however it is powered by Helium rather than CO2 providing more than enough flips. Another key feature is it’s heavy front wedge to aid with getting under others.
The Botles Reunited is a four-part clusterbot! Each is a skirted box shape with 5mm Titanium armouring. Each is driven by two DeWalt motors at 24v providing a bit of push. But here is the fun part, each of the four members have a different weapon set up each: John with a wedge and grabbers, Paul with a scoop and spike, George with a horizontal disc and Ringo with a vertical drum.
3…2…1…Activate!
The clusterbot splits up and we are away! Back 2 Basics goes straight for the crowd but the more nippy lightweights get out of the way. Meanwhile, Paul has already ventured to the other side of the ring and hit the pit release, and the ominous hole slumps downwards.
John, George and Ringo are having run nagging at the sides of Back 2 Basics who isn’t sure what to do. As is stands, Ringo and George’s spinners are causing only cosmetic scrapes on the armour and no real damage. B2B turns around and goes straight for John, driving forwards, sliding under the skirts and tossing it high into the air! John lands with a thump on its side and bounces back down on its wheels.
Paul, George and Ringo then all make up for the departed member by all teaming together to get behind B2B and shove it against the arena wall. But the heavyweight robot simply shrugs them off, turns into the pack and fires its flipper. The flip just caught the skirting of Paul, and the 25kg cluster I send overhead.
But all four parts retaliate, using their combined force to drive B2B into the corner of the arena and against the walls. Ringo and George then drive repeated spinner attacks at the side of B2B while Paul and John pin it against the side. B2B flips and shakes itself free slightly and it managed to slide right under John in the process and fires the flipper, launching John right out of the arena!
One member has taken a stage dive, but the rest of The Botles prove the show must go on as they slam B2B back against the arena wall. But once again, B2B powers its way out. This time the three-man band all move to one side of B2B and start pushing it across the arena!
B2B’s response it to reverse and get away, this causes all three members to suddenly jolt forwards as they push thin air. B2B then comes back on the attack, sliding straight under the side skirting of George and tossing him skywards. Ringo and Paul then come back in on the attack straight away and sandwich B2B from both sides!
B2B bounces conveniently into the scoop of Paul, who pushes it against the side wall and pokes out its pneumatic spike, remarkably rolling B2B onto its side against the wall! Both Ringo and George then charge at the underbelly, causing a small horizontal and vertical dent in the bottom.
From there B2B fires its flipper furiously, bouncing down onto its wheels before eating some of George’s spinning disc. Paul then comes in on the attack but rides straight up and over the top of B2B! Ringo then comes in for the charge and hits B2B with a disc attack too!
B2B turns on the spot and heads straight for Paul and drives the cluster into the corner and flips! But nobody is home as Paul scuttles off the flipper just in time. B2B turns round again and is confronted by Ringo who gets projected into the air and comes back down with a thud right on top of Paul! B2B sees its opportunity and rams both Ringo and Paul into the nearby pit. And with over 50% out, the whole machine is out despite the last attack from George.
Cease!
The Botles took a worldwide tour of the pit and is eliminated!