Eye Of The Robot - Annihilator

This is running in pararell (or however you spell it :proud:)to the Challenge Belt, in case someone asks, and this is what Im offering.

EYE OF THE ROBOT - ANNIHILATOR

The E.O.T.R tornumnent is having a bit of a rest, but due to the recent hypotheticals I€™ve been doing, I€™m doing a minor competition to keep me on task and keep me busy.

Annihilators are RW events that have gone on for YEARS! Everyone is capable of producing an Annihilator, so I€™m going to have a go.

Now for the arena:

The Arena

The €˜WreckTaGon€™ is a hexagon shaped arena with three starting squares, coloured gold, green and blue. Originally, it had very little in the way of hazards, and still does, but these are very deadly - we still have the flipping spikes, and we also have the impaling spikes, set in sets of 5 in each corner of the arena, each made of Hardox and designed to cause serious damage. The pit release button for this arena is located on the bottom right side of the arena, with the actual pit being a mere 1meter away from it. The arena is indestructible, with the floor being made of 50mm Hardox, with 3mm of polished Stainless Steel over the top of that, making the floor impossible to damage and VERY SLIPPERY! The walls are also made of 50mm Hardox, and are 45cm high, giving everyone the ability to flip someone OOTA! The arena (from a birds-eye view) is 5metres down and 7metres wide.


The Entry-Rules

€ I need 6 people to enter 1 robot (It MUST be a vapourbot)
€ Wheeled robots must weigh a maximum 100kg
€ Shuffling robots weigh a maximum of 110kg
€ Walkers weigh a maximum 135kg
€ When you enter, give me your hometown (if outside of the UK, tell me the country as well), and a link for your robot stats, so I can find them!

The Judging System

Basically, Ive invented my own system - has 6 catogories, in which I mark out of 10. I then times that score in each section by how much the section is worth:

Dominance = ? x 6
Damage = ? x 5
Aggression = ? x 4
Stategy = ? x 3
Control = ? x 2
Style = ? x 1

List Of Entries

1- ???
a. ???
2- ???
a. ???
3- ???
a. ???
4- ???
a. ???
5- ???
a. ???
6- ???
a. ???

You can see the number of entry spots avaliable, so get entering.

Hmm, seems to be EOTR Extreme going on :proud:

Ill enter No Objections - is it safe to assume you know where to find the stats?

I think you should know where to find the stats for Leprosy Infection...hes my choice.

Whoever I enter in Challenge Belt. :proud:

I would like Cyrilium Mach 2.

Stats are in the Challenge Belt thread you are running.

Ill enter, stats up in a mo

Brutalis 2.0

Shape: Like Dantomkia, but much lower and heavier at the front to prevent wheelying.
Weight: 100kg
Dimensions: 90 x 90 x 25
Locomotion: 2 x go-kart wheels
Power: 2 x S28-400 magmotors running at 24v
Armour: 4mm hardox on front, rear, sides and top, 4mm hi-grade 7075 aluminium on base. skirts are 1mm titanium
Weaponry: Front hinged pneumatic flipper running at 750psi from 1 x 100m ram powered by 2 x 2kg co2 bottles
Ground Clerance: Effectively 0 due to skirts on rear and sides and wedge at front
Turning Circle: 0
Colour: Black, red flipper and yellow skirts.

List Of Entries

1- Joey McConnell (Pontefract)
a. No Objections
2- Christopher Mason (Suffolk)
a. Leprosy Infection
3- Daniel Stickler (Wales)
a. Requiem
4- Mark Elam (Texas, USA)
a. Cyrilium Mach 2
5- Liam Elliot (Wales)
a. Brutalis 2.0
6- ???
a. ???

Just 1 more avaliable spot in the Annihilator - can that last person enter?

*decides to enter*

Something that is good in annihilators

*thinks*

Spiny:
http://farr.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=TeamSolarizedStats&action=display& thread=381http://farr.proboards21.com/index.cg...ion=display&th read=381

Black Death

Shape: Box with wedge
Weight: 100kg
Armour: 6mm Hardox
Dimensions: 90 X 87 X 30
Drive: 2 X 24V LEM-130
Wheels: 2 Aluminum Hub Wheels with a thin layer of urethane rubber
Top Speed: 19 mph
Batteries: 4 X 24V NiCad Battlepacks
TC: Zero
GC: 0mm on front, 5mm on the back and sides
Weapon: Flipper powered by 2 X CO2 Fire Extinguisher Tanks, 13kg Laser-Cut, Horizontal Flywheel with 4 curved teeth on the back powered by a single LEM-200, spinning at about 6000RPM
Srimech: Flipper, Flywheel on the back and sloped sides prevent it from getting beached.
Strengths: Powerful Flipper, Lethal Disc, Good Pusher
Weaknesses: None Hopefully

I think theres no more places Sam. And Black Death looks a bit overweight to me anyway

List Of Entries

1- Joey McConnell (Pontefract)
a. No Objections
2- Christopher Mason (Suffolk)
a. Leprosy Infection
3- Daniel Stickler (Wales)
a. Requiem
4- Mark Elam (Texas, USA)
a. Cyrilium Mach 2
5- Liam Elliot (Wales)
a. Brutalis 2.0
6- Dave Sheppard (Hampshire)
a. Spiny


Draw:

No Objections vs. Leprosy Infection vs. Requiem vs. Cyrilium Mach 2 vs. Brutalis 2.0 vs. Spiny

Tactics, predictions and a idea for my next mini-competition :proud:

Hmmmmm...
Some good bots here, but I think I have a good chance of making it to round 2.
Simple enough tactics, open the pit at the start and flip Cyrilium Mach 2 over in order to shove him in before he can self-right. Ill stay infront of him so if he self-rights hell eslf-right onto me. In other words, flip Cyrilium and push him into the pit!

But if I get the chance Id like to...
- Stack Leprosy Infection on the wall so someone else can flip him out.
- Same goes for Requiem
- If I can catch Joey un awares when hes not spinning I can use my Cyrilium tactics on him.
- Spiny: RUN AWAY!

Good Luck everyone.

Idea: A competition with robots built to about series 1 standards?

Tactics: I presume this is for the first round, but theyre similar for most of the rounds...spin, and if I stop spinning for any reason, run away, using the lifter to...uh, lift...anyone in the way, and then spin up again. If I get the chance, though, go for Cyrilium and either kill it or put it in the pit.

Wanna team up on Cyrilium with me Joey?

Idea: Nick something from someone elses extreme thread, but if I were you Paul Id wait until thses two were over and then put everything in one thread to avoid being I was a month ago- loadsa threads bogging up the boards (and Mark still is).

Sure, your oddly shaped flipper thing and my big round thing should do well against his box wedge thing. :proud: Maybe if you could flip him into me while Im spinning at top speed?

Sounds good to me!:proud:
Nighty night Mark!!
MWA-HA-HA-HA!

I bet that everyone is going to target Mark :mrgreen:

Even Mark himself?

May improve his own chances if he does :wink:

LEPROSYS TACTICS
Considering everything, I think my first target will be Cyrilium. Itll teach him that he cant improvise and get away with it.

To give me a better chance to write this and avoid this turning into a case of serious bullying towards Mark, can ther please be no more people to gang-up on Cyrilium - you can attack it from time to time, but dont go on a manhunt together to get him.

Awwwwwwwwwww......
(Shreds easy ticket to round 2)
But his stats arent very good anyway. We dont know whats powering the weapons, so Im going to assume they dont move and are just for decoration.

By the way Liam, how fast is Brutalis? Its just that you havent included it in the stats. Itll also be nice to know the flipping force in the flipper.

(This is funny - I posted this message about you forgetting things in your stats after you have a go at Mark for forgetting things as well = :lol:)

(Message edited by paulc on April 19, 2008)

Stay in the background when the other 4 robots are playing with Cyrilium.

I might change my tactics a bit actually - if I get the opportunity, use Cyrilium as a sort of shield to protect myself/damage Spiny or Leprosy Infection with. It might (might being the key word) kill them if I time it right, you never know...

Oops, sorry Mark...
Speed: 15mph
What do you mean by flipping force? I think I included everything about the flipper.

I mean how much can it flip? e.g - Nitro-Gene can lift 1600kg, what can you lift?

Done a bit of research for this, it wont lift that that much due to the armour being so heavy on the flipper, about 500kg. Enough to flip all the other robots and self-right.
Sorry, I would have added it in the original stats but when I had it checked in the How Can I Improve thread nobody said about it.

Request noted, but tactics unchanged.

I think I will fit my skirts.

Are you going to start writing this and/or the challenge belt tommorrow Paul? From the deadlines you gave Daniel to get the new robot in it would seem so... If it is, I await my first proper battle written by an experienced writer with great enthusisasm!

Im not writing the Challenge Belt tomorrow, due the fact I havent got ALL my entries for that. Im starting the Annihilator now, but it may not be posted till MUCH later.

Yay!Though I probably wont be awake to read it..

quote:

Im not writing the Challenge Belt tomorrow, due the fact I havent got ALL my entries for that

Is that pointed towards me at any chance?

*puts down writing 3rd attempt at 3rd place playoff*

TACTICS:

I have a grudge with No Objections since he beat me in the Liam Eliot Challenge Belt. Shove him around, and hope somebody will destroy his HDPE. I will not get anywhere near the pit. Begin to use the axe and hit No Objections with everything Ive got. Possibly with help from Brutalis, flip the remains of No Objections out of the arena.

Did I hear someone say HDPE?

*sharpens up teeth on disc*

Its got Ti/Vanadium alloy under the HDPE, so dont get your hopes up. :proud:

Right - some posting problems meant I had to delay the posting of this by about 5 hours, but heres the first round of my first side-event since...EVER! :proud:

ROUND ONE
No Objections vs. Leprosy Infection vs. Requiem vs. Cyrilium Mach 2 vs. Brutalis 2.0 vs. Spiny

+1>From Pontefract, No Objections!!
-1>Entered by Joey McConnell
It€™s a fantastic robot, you can€™t object to that! A low dome type shape that€™s 1.4m in diameter and 15cm high from the top panel to the base panel, in which this robot has 2 x S28-400 Magmotors driving 2 wheels, with a fairly narrow wheelbase to increase rotation speed, as driving speed is 12mph and rotating speed is a whooping 40mph! Outside the robot is a thick 12mm Hardox ring (that doubles up as armour) with 2 blades/teeth, one on each side, made of hardened tool steel set close to the floor (1-2mm) and capable of delivering about 80kj of energy when hitting. In addition, it has 2mm titanium/vanadium alloy on top of 5mm UHMW polythene on the top of the robot, supported by a 4mm Hardox frame underneath with holes drilled to reduce weight. The top is home to a powerful lifter that can lift up 250kg and go from closed to open in 1.5 seconds! This is a tough nut to even annoy, but its spinning abilities only work if it spins on the spots, so opponents may take advantage!

+1>From Onehouse, Suffolk, Leprosy Infection!!
-1>Entered by Christopher Mason
Here€™s the robot that made you understand how lepers feel, its Leprosy Infection to make the robots SUFFER! This 4-wheel-drive box robot powered by 2 x S28-400 MagMotors is a very well designed machine, with a 7mm Titanium bodywork and 8mm Titanium self-described €˜mini-skirts€™ to prevent floor-hugging blades from hitting the wheels! Speeds of 18mph make this robot hard work to catch and the LEM130 powered 15kg 4000rpm spinning drum is VERY well designed - the curved teeth are designed to flip and rip robots when spinning upwards, but if flipped and the drum spins downwards, it€™ll rip the opposing machine to shreds! By the drum are two hinged wedge type devices, which drive opponents onto the drum to make them feel MORE hurts, but an axe could end the reign of infection so easily!

+1>From Wales, Requiem!!
-1>Entered by Daniel Stickler
No-one knows what this word means, but all we know is it€™s the best for the nastiest robot! Invertible box with a triangular section cut out of the front, which houses the 20kg spinning drum, powered by 2 Huqsvarna 3120XP chainsaw motors. The 5mm Titanium and Vanadium alloy armour is quite tough to break. The weapon is capable of changing gears during a match. Originally, the drum spins at 2400RPM when geared down 10:1, but this can be increased to 2:1 at systematic intervals of 2 gearings (10:1, 8:1, 6:1, 4:1 2:1). The 4mm Titanium drum is fitted with 2 horizontal Hardox bars, welded, screwed and riveted on to avoid them coming off. These are designed not only to flip, but to rip off skirts and armouring. The drum can hit with over 20kj of energy as it spins at 4800rpm. The rear of the robot is rounded and each side has a thick Hardox spike, stopping it from resting on its side. The drive motors are 24V Sinclair C5 motors, producing 18mph, and making a machine to be reckoned with!

+1>From Texas, USA, Cyrilium Mach 2!!
-1>Entered by Mark Elam
Named after a fictional element created by Mark, he plans to make Cyrilium€™s power absolute fact! Shaped like a box-wedge shaped design, powered by 4 x S28-400 MagMotors to motivate 4 Rubber treaded wheels with Aluminium Boron Carbide hubs. For weapons it has a powerful diamond-tipped axe with the ability to pierce thin Hardox armour, as well as a lifting arm for lifting and self-righting reasons. 4mm Hardox, with 1mm Titanium bolted underneath provide armoury for this design, with 17mph being the speed. Despite all this though, the lifter may not be strong enough to overturn an opponent, and it may be flipped due to the 4mm clearance on the sides and rear.

+1>From Cardiff, Wales, Brutalis 2.0!!
-1>Entered by Liam Elliot
The brute is here! A robot whose shape is a box-wedge with 2 spikes extending out to get under another robot more easily than a normal box-wedge, so it can bring a fantastic flipper, made from 4mm Harodx and powered by a single 100mm ram at 750psi, allowing for 500kg of lift at the tip of the flipper! More than enough to through a robot upwards into the sky! The 2 rubber Go-Kart tyres are powered by 2 x S28-400 magmotors running at 24V to move the 4mm Hardox armoured robot with Titanium skirts to a speed of 15mph! The skirts may be too flimsy to put off flippers, but it could be a dark horse€¦

+1>From Hampshire, Spiny!!
-1>Entered by Dave Sheppard
A fairly simple name for a very complex robot! A reversed cut-off wedge shape with the front storing a 10kg vertical spinning disc powered by a petrol motor, so it has the ability to spin up to speeds of 12000rpm, and it can get to that speed in 1.43 seconds! If wished, the disc can be removed and a Hardox ramming spike can be added so it can use its great speed. The robot has 2 Vulkalon wheels powered by a C40-500 MagMotor. The main chassis is 20mm steel bars, with triangles to hold the forces from the engine, the disc, and driving. Pieces of rubber at points prevent the robot shaking and breaking. The main armour other the main important items (batteries, power link, motors etc) is 5mm titanium plating, with a layer of Dyneema UD-HB on top. Other the Dyneema UD-HB is a piece of axe proof polycarbonate. The rest of the robot has 4mm RSP-707 TG. The main robot is compact itself. The front scoop is 3.25mm Hardox, the rear has a block of rubber fitted. Skirts can be added to the sides to reduce the ground clearance on the sides and rear from 1cm to 1mm. A powerful weapon, but the rear is vulnerable, and that can get Spiny into major trouble!

Booth #1: Liam E, Joey M
Booth #2: Chris M, Mark E
Booth #3: Dave S, Daniel S

Roboteers, stand by!!!

3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!

Liam and Joey look to one another in conformation€¦and now put the power down - headed straight into Cyrilium! Chris has noticed and heads off in the blazing trail of Joey and Liam in taking out the targeted Cyrilium. Whilst all this is happening, Requirem and Spiny are rotating up their drums and weapons, as a buzzing noise comes from the speedy drum of Requirem as it moves out as well, but in the direction of Spiny! A contact is made between the violent, flashing weapons AND SPINY FLIES OVER! Requiem is thrusting with the deadly drum once more, while Leprosy Infection smacks into the sides of Cyrilium! The Texas Toughnut is flung onto his back, but the lifter comes into play, but Brutalis is underneath now, and we see Liam activate the flipper button, and Cyrilium flies into a 180 flip! The gang of robot is told to back off from Cyrilium now after all the attacking. No Objection is now going into a spin, and Spiny comes into that ring - WHY! The teeth catch the scoop and fling it any, AND THE TEETH LATCH ONTO THE BODY ARMOUR! A panel of RSP-707 TG goes flying off, landing on the flipping spikes, which activate and are given the broken panel some air-time! Brutalis is once again face to face with Cyrilium, WHO BRINGS DOWN THE AXE! Nothing - not even a dent caused there! Leprosy hits into the rear of Cyrilium, and it flops over onto the flipper of Brutalis! Another flip and Cyrilium is once more on its back€¦but where€™s Spiny and Requiem? They€™re both fighting elsewhere, and Spiny now gets a decent blow in! The Ti/V alloy is taking a brusing, and is now starting to loosen off, which is less thsn can be said for Cyrilium has Brutalis pushes it into No Objections€¦BANG! A 4mm Hardox panel has been smacked off! And now the internal workings are exposed, AND IN COME SPINY AND REQUIREM! BANG! BOOM! BASH! The internals of Mark€™s robot are now being torn straight out of the robot, and lying in a heap on the floor. No Objections comes in again, rotates on the spot and Brutalis flips Cyrilium into it once more. More damage caused to the Hardox, BUT SUDDENLY OUT COMES REQUIREM! Leprosy Infection who has remained quiet at this stage receives a blow to the side armour, and a Titanium panel is ripped off as Leprosy flies over! Chris is outraged, and No Objections is ready to storm to his defense, and gets the lifter underneath and lifts Requiem onto its side! Chris now comes in with the drum€¦BAM! Smoke is now being emitted from Requirem, and that battered panel has fallen off! It falls back over, BUT IT CAN€™T MOVE! However, Cyrilium hasn€™t done anything in ages, and Spiny hits in as well. Brutalis now hits underneath again, and pushes Cyrilium towards the edge€¦FLIP! Cyrilium is broken in a heap outside of the arena, and Brutalis, No Objections, Leprosy Infection and Spiny spin in the arena of the arena, but Requiem appears to have problems€¦

Result:
Cyrilium Mach 2 must make way for Cyrilium Mach 3!
BRUTALIS 2.0, LEPROSY INFECTION, NO OBJECTIONS, SPINY AND REQUIEM GO THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND!!!

ROUND TWO
No Objections vs. Leprosy Infection vs. Requiem vs. Brutalis 2.0 vs. Spiny

Send in tactics, comments, predictions and a sofa :proud:

*performs burnouts on the sofas castors*

Is all the damage caused repairable by the next round? Doesnt affect my tactics much, but would be good to know.

TACTICS:
Ill primarily spin and run away if for any reason I stop spinning, lifting people out of the way as I go...if I am targeting anyone, its either Requiem or Leprosy Infection, and Ill try and use the lifter to stop the drum on either from spinning and pit it...but of course, Im always open to teamings. :proud:

Good luck Dan, Chris, Liam, Dave :)