Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!

Random tactics from me:

Scaramanga v Monolith v Turbo Shredder: I€™ll probably go for Turbo Shredder here, and team up with Alex if he agrees. Turbo Shredder€™s weapon isn€™t going to cause my shell any problems, so first of all I€™ll charge in and get the disc stalled. Then I€™ll try and push it around into the hazards. We€™ve got similar amount of power, but I win in terms of traction. Plus, I have the wedge shape to help get under it.

Back to Rock III v SOR X v Pussycat: I€™m thinking of a team up between me and Martijn here. Either way, I will be going for Pussycat. My rim should cause plenty of damage to the cat, and those wheels would be nice to rip off, which basically renders it useless. The blade isn€™t going to cause me any problems, so hopefully this should be quite short.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash v Wedgas Revenge v Tri-Tainium: Hmmm, two similar opponents here. I guess I should go with Steve for old times sake. :lame: Tri-Tainium has that nice 10mm ground clearance for me to exploit, so I may as well do so. Get under it, push it towards the arena wall, and throw it out of the arena. Both opponents need to get under me to cause any sort of damage, and with my skirting that should be quite hard. Once Tri-Tainium is flipped, its weapons are out of play, but I€™m hoping just the one flip will do it.

Wedginator Devilution (15) v Lethal Injection v Axeon 3.0: I€™ll agree to the team up with Wedginator Devilution. Attempt to box rush Lethal Injection around the arena. Maybe try for a lucky hit with the axe onto one of those wheels. Or, I could try and get it trapped between the axe and my wedge and then pit it.

Gabriel II (14) v PyscloniZer v Baldur: Sounds like Joey wants to take out Baldur, so I may as well join in. Spin up to full speed and then go crazy. 5mm of Kevlar and Titanium sounds like a wonderful meal! However the front scoop should probably be avoided. Although I might as well have a go at tearing that off as well. :proud:

No Objections v Crimson Thunder v Rupture: A weak link, eh? :proud: Oh well, for what its worth, my tactics are as follows. Go for Crimson Thunder first. That overhanging wedge should be nice to get a grip on to lift Crimson Thunder off the ground. Then, some careful manoeuvring should mean I can roll it onto its side, where it seemingly cannot self right. Or, I could go for No Objections, which has its 7mm ground clearance to get under. Then I can try and stack it against an arena wall or something.

Dennis the Menace v Exertion v Revenge of Black Death: I want to team up with Revenge of Black Death because it reminds me of SOR. :proud: Try and roll Dennis over and see if I can stall the chainsaw motors and eliminate the weaponry. Then push it around - Sinclair C5€™s vs. S28-400 Mags? :proud: This should be interesting!

Turbo Tails v Gravity v Phoenix Down: Flip them OOTA. End.

Who I reckon will win the heats:

Heat A: Wedge Devo or Sheer Heart Attack
Heat B: Supreme Glory Omega
Heat C: Cyclone Force 3
Heat D: Whirligig 4.5
Heat E: Die-Ceratops Re-Invertus or Back to Rock III
Heat F: Tengu
Heat G: Super Gore Evo
Heat H: Wedginator Devilution
Heat I: Achilles or Manic Monsoon
Heat J: Gabriel II
Heat K: Flick of the Wrist
Heat L: E Clawdius Unum
Heat M: Black Panther or Holepunch
Heat N: Phoenix Down
Heat O: Very tough heat€¦ I reckon Nitro-Gene can do it
Heat P: Hmmm€¦ Envy :)

Team up accepted, AJ.

Oh, and if I run into any of Daniels bots in the second round, Ill make him pay for not predicting one of my bots to win a heat. :wink:

Good draws for me and for the rest, and it looks like a killer competition. I may as well post somes predictions:

Heat A
Wedge Devolution (1) v Sheer Heart Attack 2 v The Curse

Given the history of people teaming-up against current Champions, Ill say Wedge will win no problem, and maybe The Curse shall go out...of the arena. :proud:

Y4 v Splinter v Body Hammer

This doesnt need a prediction - just the fact that Bodyhammer wont have a body left :proud:

Heat Winner: Ill say that Wedge Devolution is the Champ and the Champ will win.

Heat B
Chaos 2 v Axe-o-Lotl v Knyfe

This is quite a good match-up for me, as both of these two have quite thin armours, and this is why Ill chose...

6: A 5mm Hardox front plate with 8 rows of 6 spikes on them, making Knyfe into a useful and dangerous rammer, as the spikes are each 8.4cm long, 2.2cm in diameter, and diamond tipped. And a 100kg robot hitting you at 20mph with diamond-tipped spikes is going to hurt thin-ish and thick-ish armours.

The plan with this is to ram into either of these two and attach myself to themlike a blood-sucker, and push them around. Target Chaos 2, as I might pierce the Plexiglass rear and disable something. If Chris wishes to help me - OK.

Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Shrederator v GBOD

Ill go for a surprise upset and say the seed will be ripped up by the 2 uber-spinners.

Heat Winner: GBOD, or me, or SGO if he doesnt go out :lame:

Heat C
Storm II (5) v Obsidian v Cyclone Force 3

Sorry Leo, but Im going to target you and put you on your back, as Obsidian cant self-right. Flip Obsidian with the lifter and win through - good plan, and its simple :proud:

Scaramanga II v Monolith v Turbo Shredder

Turbo Shredder out - its a bit out of its depth here.

Heat Winner: Monolith, or Cyclone Force, or me - in order of likeiness.

Heat D
Whirligig 4.5 (7) v Eternia v Nightmare

Mightmare shall have a nightmare thats lying in a borken heap out of the arena :proud:

Macduff the 3rd v Orka MK4 v Stealth

Stealth shall be seen in a smoking heap that the bottom of the pit.

Heat Winner: Whirligig is a tough nut, but it shall be crunched by Orka or Eternia.

Heat E
WORCK-ER (9) v Die-Ceratops Re-Invertus v QE2

I accept for team-up proposal Joey - Attack Die-Ceratopss from the rear and sides, push to the edge and toss it out. I should have enough power to do so, and my wedge should be low enough.

Back to Rock III v SoR X v Pussycat

Pussycat to land on its feet, which will no longer be there.

Heat Winner: Q.E.2 is tough, and so is Back To Rock III, and so am I, but Joey may win here.

Heat F
Mantis v Walk Dont Run 3 v Pure Evil: ROTD

Pure Evil to self-destruct after 1 hit :mrgreen:.

ASANSMSADB (11) v Tengu v Sithis

The seed out, and it wont be a pleasent sight to behold, especially for Steven :).

Heat Winner: Probably Tengu, maybe Sithis.

Heat G
Super Gore Evo (13) v Isolation v Darkestar

Super Gore Evo may be threatened here, but not as much I believe Isolation is. Darkestar through for sure.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash v Wedgas Revenge v Tri-Tainium

So AJ is after me - Ill just go for Steve :proud: MSSD has that self-righter, and also some skirts that would be nice to tear out with my 3 discs. In addition, the need to self-right for both of these work in my favour - If I get either of these two onto their back, I can disc their base-panels when they self-right. Ill try and avoid Wedga like the plauge to end all plagues that have been begun by other plagues :proud:

Heat Winner: Wedgas Revenge is the top choice, with Darkestar as the second choice.

Heat H
Wedginator Devilution (15) v Lethal Injection v Axeon 3.0

An axe, a flipper and a spinner - all we need is a fight to make this perfect :proud:. Lethal Injection might last if its disc can hit something, but if not...:uhoh:

Mega Masher 2 v Hannibal v Axe to Fall

Bye Hannibal - youll be outpushed and pitted..

Heat Winner: Axeon? Axe To Fall? No - Ill go for Wedginator to reclaim glory!

Heat I
Shadow Zone Returns (16) v Symmetry v Paralyzation

Paralyzation wont last long, but if it lasts longer than Symmetry, Leo will be out.

Achilles v Manic Monsoon v Death Threat 0.2

Bye Death Threat.

Heat Winner: Achilles or Manic Monsoon, mostly Manic Monsoon.

Heat J
Gabriel II (14) v PsycloniZer v Baldur

Ohhhhhhhhhh...Gabriel is seeded, and is through possibly, but it all depends on who Baldur goes for. If it goes for PsycloniZer, AJ will be out. If it goes for Gabriel, Alex will go out.

Death Wish 2 v Biohazard v Axes of Evil

Biohazard deffo through...dunno who will join him...maybe Axes Of Evil.

Winner: Ill go for Gabriel II to win through.

Heat K
Flick of the Wrist (12) v Dante v The Rock

This going to be a tough battle, but its going to be far from my toughest battle. Dante isnt going to do a great deal to my bodywork, and my insides are protected by 4cm of Vulkanised rubber, so Dantes weapon wont be much good, and in addition, I think I can take out Flick: In the Dual Duels, The Rock was able to put some dents and holes into 7mm Titanium, which is also the armour used on Flick Of The Wrist. Try and hammer him at the front to bust the lifters, but also try and get him over the flipping spikes, so I can target the base and bust the electrics. Its a tough plan, but it might work - if it doesnt try and hammer Dante or shove it down the pit.

No Objections v Crimson Thunder v Rupture

Crimson Thunder stands the best chance in this battle, bbut Ill go for a shock and say that No Objections to go.

Heat Winner: Maybe Crimson Thunder, myabe me, but itll be Flick if I fail to dispatch him.

Heat L
Killobite 5.0 (10) v Paramagnetic LOX Box v E Clawdius Unum

Farewell, Mr. Clawdius of Rome :lame:

Dennis the Menace v Exertion v Revenge of Black Death

I believe Dennis The Menace might go, but Exertion is certainately through this round.

Winner: Dennis the Menace...

Heat M
Razer (8) v Weapon Synergy v Holepunch

Razer through, probably...Holepunch to possibly join him.

Black Panther v Blue Sparks v D.V.D: The Sequel

The addition of that reversible wedge is a treat for this match-up. Team-up with Danny and batter the Black Panther like a fish! Go for the rear and sides and try to kill it quickly.

Winner: I might do well here, but Ill mainly go for Blue Sparks.

Heat N
Liar 2 (6) v Cat with Wheels v MeCannibal 2.0

Haha, Liar and MeCannibal again. I think MeCannibal will again go out. Can I point out Kody, MeCannibal beat Liar before, according to your C&B: Extreme thread :proud: And now given its Wheely Big Cheese like sahpe with exposed wheels, Liar will be my target, and Ill rip BOTH of those beautiful wheels, and ignore Cat With Wheels - maybe even team-up with Danny :proud:

Turbo Tails v Gravity v Phoenix Down

Gravity to have its rear smashed into bits by Turbo Tails and its blade.

Winner: Cat With Wheels or Phoenix Down

Heat O
With or Without You v Tough as Nails v Nitro-Gene 4.0

My plan is to make sure that both of these robots know that I mean business. With my 36hp (TWICE that of Storm 2s hp rating, and I also have more traction than Storm), I will drive into Tough As Nails claws, and just push him into Without You. This should either break off Tough As Nails wheels or shock-kill the cluster. Keep on ramming Tough As Nails into the spinner until one of them dies. Failing that, toss Tough As Nails or With you OOTA.

Seung Mina IV (4) v Killotine: EVO v Dervish /

Given that Kody is after Killtoine, its a match between those two to see who goes. Dervish may go if Killotine turns its back on fighting Seung, but Killotine might not leave the arena alive, but it might leave the arena :mrgreen:

Heat Winner: Nitro-Gene may do well in this heat, but Seung Mina IV is the head of the pack, so either me or Kody to see the semis.

Heat P
Nidhogg (2) v Leprosy Infection v Under Pressure

Depends on Martijns stats before I can make a proper prediction.

Drum Boy v Envy v Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom and Drum Boy are very simillar - which is why Envy is already through...and will go through with Sonic Boom.

Heat Winner: Nidhogg should do it, or Envy if that fails.

Good luck everyone, especially Liam, althuogh to write a brilliant tourney isnt going to take much effort from you. :wink:

Welcome everybody, to the second series of Robot SMASH!! .
Last season, 64 robots did battle to be crowned RS!! Champion, but only 1 Wedge Devolution survived to beat Nidhogg in the final and take the trophy. I€™m your host, Liam Eliot, and this is Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!

And opening the tournament we have the first round eliminators from Heat A, let€™s take a look at the draw.
Wedge Devolution (1) v Sheer Heart Attack 2 v The Curse
Y4 v Splinter v Bodyhammer

Eliminator 1

Created and entered by Steven McGregor, the number #1 seed, Wedge Devolution!
This classic wedge and flipper design is often underestimated, at its opponents cost! This wedge on wheels has a powerful rear hinged flipper with the plate bent upwards at the front, like that of Bigger Brother, to aid in getting underneath the opposition. Also, with 2 x LEM-130s at 36v powering the drive it€™s no pushover either.

In RS!!1: Took minor damage from Woodpecker in round one, but eventually dispatched the box wedge to meet Wedginator 6.0 in round two, whom it threw OOTA. In the heat final Steven came up against Razer, who went the same way as the previous two. In the finals Wedge Devo was drawn up against Liar 2, who managed to get a side spike stuck in under the flipper! But Steven recovered and threw Liar 2 out of the competition. In the semi-finals it met ISDSFA, and threw Frank Goacher out of the running to go onto the final, where Nidhogg couldn€™t self-right when flipped against the wall with the spines damaged. To finish the match off in style Wedge Devolution flipped Joey McConnell€™s finalist clean out of the arena.

Created and entered by Martijn M Benschop, Sheer Heart Attack 2!
A very intuitive drum in between the tracks design, this robot also has wedges at the back of the tracks. There€™s not much you can attack, but there€™s a lot of weight in the drum so Sheer Heart Attack could get a heart attack if it gets flipped.

In RS!!1: Became locked in a deadly embrace with Turbo Tails in the first round, and won on a judge€™s decision after slicing up some fur. Round 2 looked to be a better day and Sheer Heart Attack 2 started very well against WORCK, but was then thrown out of the arena and out of the competition!

Created and entered by Kody Kunz, The Curse!
Less conventional than Wedge Devolution, this spinning blade robot is the successor to The Grand Disillusion. The front kinetic energy weapon is powered by 4 S28-400 magmotors, and the wheels are driven by two. The weapon is powerful, dishing out 64Kj per hit, but there€™s not much HP in the drive and that could be Mr. Kunz€™s downfall here.

In RS!!1: Looked promising, but the tyres were exposed to Nidhogg€™s crusher from above and The Curse was cursed in the first round.

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Steven McGregor
Booth 2: Martijn M Benschop, Kody Kunz

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The two spinners are quick to spin up, and Wedge Devolution isn€™t what you€™d call slow, driving off the start and heading straight for The Curse! Kody however, dodges the move and then slams into Wedge Devo€™s rear with that long blade, sending Steven spinning away into SHA2, who drives up the front wedge, scratching the armour quite badly before Steven hits the flipper button and sends SHA2 flying across the arena and crashing down just inside the walls! But he€™s not safe from this deadly duo yet as The Curse comes in from the side again, thwacking Steven with that powerful blade! And this time we see the side panel almost being ripped off completely, one side has come loose and if either spinner gets another hit on that Steven€™s in real trouble! But for now he attacks The Curse, getting underneath and flipping Kody€™s machine head over heels so it comes bouncing down on its head, pulling chunks out of the arena floor! And before SHA2 can attack with the deadly drum Steven speeds off and hits the pit release button before turning to attack The Curse again, who is coming on another onslaught to the front of Wedge Devo!
CRASH!
Both robots spin away, but Wedge quickly recovers and turns around to get under Kody, ramming him into the arena wall! SHA2 comes in from behind now though and scrams Wedge Devo€™s rear end, but Steven flips The Curse, and almost gets it out, but Kody hits the barrier and comes crashing back down, only to get rammed from the side again and pushed across the arena towards the pit! Kody looks on helplessly while Martijn tries to help him by getting SHA2 to go as fast as it can, but it€™s too slow for Wedge Devo, who finally reaches the chasm and dumps The Curse into the pit! Wedge Devolution celebrates, but in comes SHA2 from the side and smashes into the damaged panel!
CRASH!
The side panel flies away across the arena, the hit making Wedge Devolution follow The Curse into the pit! It€™s through anyway, as is SHA2, so Martijn just shrugs and says
What the heck?
Before plunging in after them!

CEASE!

Wedge Devolution (1) stands up and defeats a deadly alliance to move onto round 2 with Sheer Heart Attack 2 while The Curse is sent out in round 1 again!

We now go to the pits, where a disheartened Kody Kunz is wheeling The Curse back to its table, where his seven other bots are waiting.
Me: Sorry to see The Curse get cursed yet again Kody.
Kody: Meh, 7 more chances to get to the semis.
Me: That€™s the spirit Kody, will we see The Curse back again in RS!!3?
Kody: Who knows?
Me: You do.
Kody: Not yet I don€™t, maybe a new Curse will curse you all or maybe The Curse has been cursed by RS!! For the last time...
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now back to the coliseum for the second eliminator of the promising Heat A!

Eliminator 2

Created and entered by Christopher Mason, Y4!
Inspired by T-Minus, this powerful flipper is also invertible so it can€™t flip itself out of the arena, but that leaves the tyres exposed to axes and crushers from the top. Will this newcomer make the cut or GET cut?

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter.

Owned and entered by Leo Van Miert, Splinter!
This scoop, axe and arms combination makes for an excellent weapon synergy, and Splinter is a veteran of Robot Wars, reaching the semi-finals of series 4. Since then Team RCC bought it and now Splinter is a Dutch machine, but that won€™t affect its killer instincts in the arena!

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Built by Team Kat, entered by Alex Holt, Bodyhammer!
Another RW veteran, this one of series 1 and 2! It reached the grand finale of series 1 and came second, losing to Roadblock, but in series 2 it lost in the gauntlet. Its opponent Splinter doesn€™t have a reliable srimech, but this robot doesn€™t have one at all...

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Christopher Mason, Leo Van Miert
Booth 2: Alex Holt

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Y4 is quick off the mark, heading into the centre of the arena to line up an attack on Bodyhammer, but Splinter gets there first, grabbing Alex from the side and clubbing it with the axe while Leo pushes it across the arena and into the pit release button! This looks like it€™ll all be over in a matter of seconds now, but just for laughs in comes Y4 and rescues Bodyhammer by pushing Alex out of Leo€™s grip, then turns and sends Splinter up and over onto its back! Leo tries to self-right, but the axe flops down uselessly, though in comes Y4 again and throws Splinter back onto its wheels before attacking Bodyhammer, ramming Alex across the arena and then slipping the flipper in underneath to throw Bodyhammer skyward! The RW1 runner-up soars through the air, and then lands on its side, right next to the pit! Leo comes in with an evil glint in his eye and finishes Alex€™s realie off with an easy little nudge!

CEASE!

A very short bout there and Bodyhammer is flipped and pitted, Y4 and Splinter, they go through to round 2!

We now return to the pits where Alex is heaving Bodyhammer back to the table.
Me: What went wrong there Mr. Holt?
Alex: Nothing actually, I lasted far longer than I expected. It€™s a realie, and a series 1 realie at that, but it was still working at the end!
Me: Perhaps choosing a realie with a srimech would have been a better option?
Alex: S€™pose so!

The Heat A Semi-final line-up:
Wedge Devolution (1) v Splinter
Y4 v Sheer Heart Attack 2
Tactics, predictions and pie please!

But after our ad break, the flipper frenzy!
5 ferocious flippers and Stealth take to the arena to prove who has the best flipper in a fun flipping frenzy!

Thinking of retiring The Curse... :lame:

Stealth did have a flipper :proud: it just wasnt very fast, or powerful, or good...and the entire robot was held together rather dubiously...

Wooty fights Liam though, looking forward to the rest of the tournament :)

(Message edited by joeychevron on May 24, 2008)

Sheer Heart Attack will shear Y4!:P

I know it had a flipper, I just didnt want to call it a ferocious flipper if you know what I mean:proud:

Ah, that makes sense :P

Choosing a realie with a srimech would be boring though - everyone must learn to fear COPPER ARMOUR!

*puts on boring robot wars expert voice*

Bodyhammers armour was actually some composite material used in the military, allegedly from armoured cars in Bosnia :P and it was coated with electroplated hardened steel sheet, not copper.

*puts on normal voice*

Dont ask how I know that...

Which bodyhammer are you talking about? One was definatly either copper or copper plated, the second one was some fibreglassy type stuff

If it wasnt copper I was refering to the colour.

The first one - the second one was just weapons grade fibreglass thingymabob.

Sorry if Im disappointing anyone, but for reasons Im afraid Ill have to keep secret for the moment all the special events will be scrapped. Buyt do not fear, ETC08 will be doing them all later this year, so you can enter those if you wish.
Sorry for any inconvenience!

cant wait for those reasons to be revealed :proud:

Tactics!! :proud::proud::proud::proud:

Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Shrederator v GBOD - Shrederator has no proper srimech, mainly relying on not getting flipped. It€™s a shame I haven€™t got a flipper really. :proud:. My main tactic is to attack Shrederator from the word go. My armouring should withstand the hits from both spinners. I will try and drive Shrederator towards the arena killsaws and hope that a hit with them could knock Shrederator off balance and flip itself upside down. Team up, Leo? :proud:

Mantis v Walk Dont Run 3 v Pure Evil: ROTD - Pure Evil was designed to be a one hit killer, almost kamikaze like in its attacks. Yes it will self destruct after a single hit, but it will take an opponent with it. :proud:. I will focus my attack on Mantis, using the flipper to hopefully get it OOTA. In order for PE: ROTD not to explode, I will keep the kinetic spinner at a slow speed, switching the motor on and off during the match.

Achilles v Manic Monsoon v Death Threat 0.2 - Achilles and Manic Monsoon have a slight grudge on these forums, both robots facing each other on numerous occasions and both robots winning the same amount of battles (I think!). Therefore I propose a team up with Alex against Death Threat. The claws on Death Threat shouldn€™t do anything, and even if it grabs a hold of me I can easily push it around the arena.

Death Wish 2 v Bio-Hazard v Axes of Evil - Wish I had picked a better realie. :proud: Ummm€¦ flip both opponents around, try and stack one against the wall or tip it OOTA. Will team up with whoever wishes to. :proud:

Dennis the Menace v Exertion v Revenge of Black Death - I propose a team up with Exertion to dispose Revenge of Black Death into the pit.

Razer (8) v Weapon Synergy v Holepunch - Eeeeep! Panic! Just split up and attack wherever possible and try to cause enough carnage and annoyance so if it goes to the JD I will sneak through.

Seung Mina IV (4) v Killotine: EVO v Dervish V - Apparently, Sueng Mina is going to be attacking Killotine €œlike there€™s no tomorrow€ (Quote from MSN convo with Kody). Therefore, I will be attacking Sueng Mina. The flipper looks quite deadly and I feel confident in beating Killotine later in the heat. :proud:

Drum Boy v Envy v Sonic Boom - Two axlebots against a front-hinged flipper. LOL! I will concentrate my attacks on Drum Boy, basically being an annoying axlebot like Stinger and clouting it a few times with the axe. Wanna team up, Kody? :proud:

Welcome back to Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged! If you missed the first parts of tonight€™s episode, you€™ve missed out, as we saw Wedge Devolution and Sheer Heart Attack 2 defeat The Curse, and then Bodyhammer was flipped and pitted by Y4 and Splinter!
Let€™s take another look at the heat A semi-final line-up!
Wedge Devolution (1) v Splinter
Y4 v Sheer Heart Attack 2

Heat Semi-Final 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to the coliseum, the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution and Splinter!

Roboteers, Standby!

Booth 1: Steven McGregor
Booth 2: Leo Van Miert

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And now the first semi-final of Heat A gets underway, as the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution comes flying out at the start to meet the experienced realie owned by Leo Van Miert, Splinter! The two meet head on and Wedge Devolution pushes Leo back into the arena wall, but Splinter gets underneath and grabs hold of Wedge Devo with the arms before ramming it back across the arena and hitting it repeatedly with the axe! They hit the arena wall and Wedge Devo uses its flipper to push Splinter backwards and gets out of there, then turns around to try and flip Splinter from the side, but Steven only gets under the arm and when he flips Splinter is merely flicked into the air and not thrown over as he€™d hoped! And now Leo comes back on the attack, getting underneath Wedge Devo€™s skirts at the front corner and again grabbing and axing, at the same time ramming Wedge Devolution into the corner, where Steven is flipped by the Killsaws! The number #1 seed quickly self-rights and comes back on the attack, this time getting underneath the side of Splinter with success and throwing Leo onto his back with the axe down! Splinter can€™t self-right from there, and Wedge simply pushes it across the arena to the edge! Leo looks on helplessly while Steven manoeuvres Wedge Devolution to get right underneath Splinter before firing the flipper and letting Splinter fly up and out of the arena!

CEASE!

Splinter is splintered; Wedge Devolution goes to the heat final!

We now go to the pits, where Leo is leaving with Splinter.
Me: Time for Splinter to get a proper srimech, perhaps?
Leo: It seems so. It can only self-right from certain positions at the moment, and it€™s just not good enough with flippers like Wedge Devolution around.
Me: But not many people would last that long against the number #1 seed, aren€™t you happy you didn€™t go out in 5 seconds?
Leo: Yeah, I guess so, but I would have liked it to last to a judges€™ decision if I could have
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now back to the coliseum for the other heat semi-final of Heat A!

Heat Semi-Final 2

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back to the coliseum Y4 and Sheer Heart Attack 2!

Roboteers, Standby!

Booth 1: Christopher Mason
Booth 2: Martijn M Benschop

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SMASH!!

This is the stage that Sheer Heart Attack left us last year, crashing out of the competition to WORCK, who is back as WORCK-ER this year and seeded #9; we€™ll see him later on in the series. But now the focus is on Sheer Heart Attack, who has that drum spinning upwards at full speed! Y4 is based on T-Minus, and is essentially a heavyweight version, but it proves its worth now by ramming into the side of SHA2 and sending Martijn tumbling up and over with that flip! But SHA2 is no pushover and comes on the attack with the drum, sending Y4 up and over onto its back! Y4 is quick to self-right and goes back on the attack, flipping SHA2 from the front this time and there€™s so much weight in the drum that Martijn goes high into the air before crashing down hard! And before he can spin up to come back on another onslaught in goes Y4 again, throwing SHA2 far rather that high this time and letting it bounce into the Killsaws! BZZT! SHA2 quickly drives away, and gets the rear wedges under the side of Y4, pushing Christopher into the pit release button! But now Y4 escapes and comes around for a side attack, but SHA2 turns and slams the drum into him, throwing Y4 onto its back yet again! Christopher self-rights and flips SHA2 back over, but it€™s invertible and goes on as normal, spinning up and then turning to meet Y4 again, this time throwing Chris against the arena wall hard! Y4 is really feeling the pain now, but Chris pushes on and flips SHA2 high into the air for it to come crashing back down into the centre of the arena, and Y4 rushes in again to push SHA2 into the Killsaws again! And this time it seems the tracks may have taken some damage, as one of them seems to have been sliced a little! But for now it€™s OK, and SHA2 drives out of there to escapes Y4, who doesn€™t relent and pursues, getting underneath the side of Martijn€™s tracked bot again to once more throw it up and over! SHA2 turns again though and hits Y4 while the flipper is raised, flicking it onto its back! And suddenly Y4 is venting gas- is the co2 supply ruptured? It would seem so, as co2 steams up the coliseum and SHA2 goes into a victory spin! Chris looks on in dismay, and Y4 just sits there on its back- the wheels are spinning, but there€™s no movement as Y4 is on its back and out of the match!

CEASE!

Y4 has a sheer heart attack, allowing the second heart attack to go on to the heat final!

Heat A Final:
Wedge Devolution (1) v Sheer Heart Attack 2

And now we return to the pits to chat with one Christopher Mason about that last fight!
Me: Sad to see Y4 go, Chris.
Chris: Me too. I seemed to be on top at one point, but then Martijn came back and destroyed the co2 supply so I couldn€™t self-right.
Me: Who do you think will win the heat final?
Chris: It€™s hard to choose, as Wedge Devo is the reigning champion, but on the other hand SHA2 is one hell of a robot.

And that€™s it for the heat semi-finals! We€™ll be back after the break with the Heat A Final!

Jeez, you leave the forum for a couple of days only to find your robot destroyed. :)

Great fight Liam. Very well written.

I thought it was already destroyed :P

Ill go for SHA to pull off a shock in the final.

Im going to say that Wedge Devolutions wedge is angled at a perfect angle to halt the drum., If it cant stop the drum, SHA shall win, but Ill say that Wedge will fight back, and put SHA in the pit.

Liam, everything is perfect except for this:

Built by Team Kat, entered by Alex Holt, Bodyhammer!

Bodyhammer was built by Team Cold Fusion, a group of nuclear engineers.

Yes Mark, I know, but since the team has been renamed. Now shut up and go back on vacation.

Welcome now to the final part of tonight€™s exciting episode of Robot SMASH!! , where 4 robots have already bitten the dust and just 2 are left to do battle for a place in the series semi-finals!
Let€™s take a look back at the episode so far and see how the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution and it€™s opponent Sheer Heart Attack 2 got this far:
They started off in the same eliminator, in which SHA2 had agreed to team up with The Curse, but the reigning champion proved too strong and The Curse was pitted.
In the first heat semi-final Wedge Devolution flipped Splinter onto its back and in the second Sheer Heart Attack 2 ruptured Y4€™s co2 supply and flipped it into its back.

Let€™s go now to the pit area, where our two heat finalists are queuing up to enter the coliseum with their mechanical masterpieces.
Me: Hey Steve, is Wedge Devolution ready to cause some robot decomposition in this heat final?
Steven: You bet. The number #1 seed rarely bows out in the heats, and this is gonna be no exception.
Me: Do you have enough power to throw SHA2 OOTA?
Steven: More than enough, and seen as he€™s invertible and has a very heavy drum there€™s a good chance he€™ll end up on the camera tracks.

Me: How do you feel about this line-up Martijn?
Martijn: It was a flipper SHA2 went out to last year, but at least I€™ve gone one better so even if I lose here it€™s an improvement.
Me: Do you think you can rupture Wedge Devo€™s co2 supply like you did to Y4?
Martijn: There€™s enough power in the drum, it€™s just a game of whether I can get the right hit in.
Me: Good luck to the both of you, let€™s settle this in the coliseum!

Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud the return of the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution and Sheer Heart Attack 2 to the coliseum.

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Steven McGregor
Booth 2: Martijn M Benschop

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SMASH!!

Sheer Heart Attack 2 gets that drum to start spinning almost immediately, and Wedge Devolution is also quick off the mark, heading straight across the arena and slipping underneath the side of SHA2 and flipping it sideways! Martijn€™s drum isn€™t affected though, and he turns and slams into Wedge Devolution which is flicked onto its back! Steven self-rights and reverses out of there, but he€™s given Martijn time to spin up again, so when he comes back on the attack SHA2 is ready and hits the corner of the wedge, flicking it up into the air and rushing in underneath so as to push Steven around, which Martijn does, heading straight for the pit release button to lower the chasm! But having pushed Wedge Devolution up against the wall SHA2 can€™t stay underneath and push Steven around, and so is forced to retreat out from underneath! And the minute he does the number #1 seed rushes on and flips SHA2 far across the arena, almost right to the other side! But for now Martijn is OK as he gets his rear wedges underneath the front of Wedge Devo before the flipper is back down and now he pushes the champ into the corner, where it is flipped by the Killsaws! Steven self-rights and flips Sheer Heart Attack 2 from the side again, but the ability to run inverted is really proving valuable here as Sheer Heart Attack 2 uses those wedges to push Wedge Devo again, this time across the arena and into the opposite corner! BZZT! Once again Steven is turned turtle by the Killsaws, and for the second time he quickly recovers to throw SHA2 up and over yet again, but now Martijn has the drum spun up again and hits Wedge Devolution, sending the champ up and over onto its back yet again! And Steven is slower to self-right this time- is the champion running out of co2? It still seems he has some life yet now though as Steven gets underneath Sheer Heart Attack 2 again and this time stacks Martijn sideways on the wall! The crowd roar with surprise as Wedge Devolution quickly and slickly slips that flipper in underneath another of the tracks on SHA2, and Steven grins with delight as he reaches for the flipper button!

CEASE!

Sheer Heart Attack 2 started so well, but now it€™s down and out on the camera tracks and the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution goes through to the series semi-finals!

And don€™t forget to tune into next week€™s episode of Robot SMASH!! , as we witness the return of the number #3 seed Supreme Glory Omega!

The line-up for Heat B is:
Chaos 2 v Axe-o-Lotl v Knyfe
Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Shrederator v GBOD

Wooooo! The robot that is back-to-basic is through to the semis! Nice going Steve - I hope your reign as Champion continues...

Anyway: Tactics and predictions:

Chaos 2 v Axe-o-Lotl v Knyfe: Im very happy about this match-up, as both have very weak armouring (Chaos 2 has about 1.2cm of Aluminium on the sides, but its very low grade Aluminium, and do I need to mention the rear panel :proud:) and Axe-O-Lotl has 3mm of Aluminium and 5mm of Titanium. I should also be able to out-push both of these - Chaos 2 has 2hp, but has a 16kg weight disadvantage, and Axe-O-Lotl has 18hp, whoch is average for a vapourbot (Im not being rude, its an observation that vapourbots use the LEMs very regularry) and Knyfe using its 2 x LEM200s at 48V uses 50hp! I can outpush these two, and plan to use weapon set-up...

6: A 5mm Hardox front plate with 8 rows of 6 spikes on them, making Knyfe into a useful and dangerous rammer, as the spikes are each 8.4cm long, 2.2cm in diameter, and diamond tipped. And a 100kg robot hitting you at 20mph with diamond-tipped spikes is going to hurt thin-ish and thick-ish armours.

The advantage of this set-up is a quite lethal set-up, and if Chaos 2 flips me, I wont be affected. My plan is to lodge into one of these, and just smash these into the hazards to cause damage and dislodge me if Im stuck and unable to get loose. Target Chaos 2 the most, but if Axe-O-Lotl gives me hell, go for him.

Good luck Chris and whoever entered Chaos 2 :proud:

Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Shrederator v GBOD: SGO to surprisingly go out in the first round, as the two spinners will tear through its Lexiguard armour.

PREDICTIONS:

Tumbleweed to be ganged up on by Knyfe and Chaos 2, and those motors and those linkages to catch fire before it gets flipped out.

*voice reminds him that there is no robot called Tumbleweed in this fight*

Oh. Anyway, Ill actually go for Axe-O-Lotl to go out, since I think people underrate Chaos 2 quite a bit - AOL has a very narrow angle of attack, and Chaos 2 will likely flip it out.

In the other one, Im inclined to agree with Paul here.

Can anyone link me to stats of Shrederator please? I know the robot, but none of its armour/drive/power or what it team its from

Also, Leo- I know the feather Hannbalito, but not the heavy Hannibal, and I know the Mantis that appeared in RW7, but it says MK2 next to your entries, so Im not sure if its the same one:)

Hannibal

http://www.insaneclown.nl/mainsite/fotoalbum/robots/hannibal1.jpghttp://www.insaneclown.nl/mainsite/f.../hannibal1.jpg

FP flipper, 100x180mm ram.
Shape, exactly like Chaos 2, only supersized and all aluminium.
Drive 2x Litton motors @ 36V about 18mph
Hannibalito (which tranlates as small Hannibal) got its name from it.



Mantis MK2 is different from series7.

http://www.computerclub.nl/uploads/mantis.jpghttp://www.computerclub.nl/uploads/mantis.jpg

Mantis mk2
2x Bosch GPA 750 drive on 24V
Hydraulic crusher and lifter, capable of lifting 200kg in 3 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1jGE4YcYaYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1jGE4YcYaY

(Message edited by leorcc on May 26, 2008)

(Message edited by leorcc on May 26, 2008)

gotta get me an envy cam :)

Be cool if you could wear video glasses while driving it :P

lol. dont get me on it joey it sounding a good idea

Itd be quite good, you could tell better when you were underneath someone to flip...wouldnt work on spinners though, youd get seasick :proud:

Back on Shrederator :proud:. Not many people know much about it, its the classic Doctor Who monster - No-one knows much about it as they havent lived long enough to do so :proud: I think its made from Tool Steel, but the tops Polycarb with Titanium struts - Id ask Kody, as he says that Shrederator is one of his favourite robots (at least he says that in his profile)

Its non-invertible. :proud:

The builders database seems to be down :sad: at least I know Shrederator runs off of 2 D-Pack motors which are very capable, and its got pretty tough armour to boot, I think moderately thick steel, dunno.

Hello and welcome back to Robot SMASH!! , where Heat B is about to get underway! If you missed last week€™s exciting episode, this is what happened:
The number #1 seed Wedge Devolution was teamed up on by Sheer Heart Attack 2 and The Curse, but the classic wedge flipper proved too strong and threw The Curse into the pit.
Bodyhammer€™s lack of a srimech meant it couldn€™t get going again when flipped by Y4 and it was then pitted by Splinter.
In round 2 Splinter€™s own lack of a proper srimech meant it couldn€™t last out the match against the number #1 seed Wedge Devolution.
Y4 looked promising, but Sheer Heart Attack 2 ruptured the co2 supply and flipped Christopher Mason onto his back to claim its place in the heat final.
In that final battle of the heat Sheer Heart Attack 2 did plenty of damage to Wedge Devolution, but Steven McGregor pulled back and flipped Sheer Heart Attack onto the camera track!

Tonight promises to be just as phenomenal, as the number #3 seed Supreme Glory Omega returns to the coliseum with that powerful axe ready to decimate even more than before. Let€™s take a look at the eliminator draw.
Chaos 2 v Axe-o-Lotl v Knyfe
Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Shrederator v GBOD

Eliminator 1

Built by George Francis, entered by Danny Bailey, Chaos 2!
A two time RW champion, this robot was the first ever to throw an opponent clean out of the arena! There€™s nothing more impressive than that, but this is an aging design and it has a very limited co2 supply on board.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Created and entered by Christopher Mason, Axe-o-Lotl!
Half axe, half rammer, Axe-o-Lotl is a force to be reckoned with, packing equal drive power to Storm II and equal axe power to Dominator II. It may be powerful, but can it€™s axe compete with the likes of number #3 seed Supreme Glory Omega?

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Created and entered by Paul Cuomo, Knyfe!
A rammer with plenty of interchangeable weapons designed to kill spinners, Knyfe is a force to be reckoned with. It packs 50HP with those 2 LEM-200s running at 48v in the drive, but no active weapon could make it slightly defenceless.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Danny Bailey
Booth 2: Christopher Mason, Paul Cuomo

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SMASH!!

It seems just moments ago that Sheer Heart Attack 2 was ejected from the coliseum, but now three new machines are in there all baying for blood, and it€™s Knyfe that seems the most aggressive right from the off, using the ramming spikes for this fight and targeting Chaos 2 for a rush! Danny panics and tries to get out of the way, but Knyfe slams into Chaos 2 and Danny spins around! But Knyfe has left its rear end exposed and Chaos 2 gets underneath and throws Knyfe up and over, but now Knyfe is facing Chaos 2, whose flipper is open! Knyfe rams in and slams Chaos 2 into the arena wall hard, and surely that will have caused some serious damage to the internal workings of Chaos 2? Not this time it seems, as when Knyfe reverses away Chaos 2 follows, only to be rammed from the side by Axe-o-Lotl, who brings the axe down and pierces the left hand side of Chaos 2 with ease! And while Axe-o-Lotl holds Chaos 2 in comes Knyfe from the other side and slams into Chaos 2 again, ramming both opponents across the arena and into the pit release button! There€™s now a great big chasm in the arena floor to worry about and Axe-o-Lotl finally yanks the axe head out of Chaos 2€™s bodywork, but Knyfe doesn€™t retreat and slams Chaos 2 across the arena and onto the Killsaws! BZZT! Chaos 2 is thrown up and over, and although Danny tries to self-right Chaos 2 hits the wall! And now Knyfe lines up another attack and the spikes are bristling for action, as it rams in from behind and slams Chaos 2 into the arena wall, piercing the rear armour and surely the gas bottle as well, as co2 is now gushing out of Chaos 2, hiding the realie from view! And now that Chaos 2 is impaled on Knyfe€™s spikes in comes Axe-o-Lotl and jams the axe into Chaos 2€™s base armour! But now we have a problem- all three bots are stuck together, and time is running out!

CEASE!

We call time on the match and now we must go to the judges!

Damage:
Chaos 2- 1 x 4= 4
Axe-o-Lotl- 8 x 4= 32
Knyfe- 8 x 4= 32
Aggression:
Chaos 2- 1 x 3= 3
Axe-o-Lotl- 5 x 3= 15
Knyfe- 8 x 3= 24
Control:
Chaos 2- 0 x 2= 0
Axe-o-Lotl- 7 x 2= 14
Knyfe- 4 x 2= 8
Dominance:
Chaos 2- 0 x 1= 0
Axe-o-Lotl- 5 x 1= 5
Knyfe- 9 x 1= 9
Overall:
Chaos 2- 4 + 3 + 0 + 0 = 7pts
Axe-o-Lotl- 32 + 15 + 14 + 5 = 66pts
Knyfe- 32 + 24 + 8 + 9 = 73pts

Chaos 2 is eliminated with a point margin of 59pts; Axe-o-Lotl and Knyfe go through to round 2!

And now we go to the pits, where Danny is putting Chaos 2 away.
Me: On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you say you fared in that battle?
Danny: (laughs) 0!
Me: Why?
Danny: I only got one attack in before I got impaled on Knyfe€™s spikes, and that was the end then.
Me: Will you be picking Chaos 2 as a realie next time (if there is a next time)?
Danny: It€™s doubtful, but not impossible.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now back to the coliseum for the second eliminator of tonight€™s exciting heat!

Eliminator 2

Created and entered by Daniel Stickler, the number #3 seed, Supreme Glory Omega!
Only Nidhogg could stop this from getting to the final last year, can the number #3 seed go at least one better this time around? If it can, we know how it will; with that super powerful axe and floor vacuum device of course! Those are the pros, but the cons are the not so strong armour, which won€™t stand up to the more powerful spinners.

In RS!!1: Smashed through Dead Horse Beater€™s 4mm polypropylene base in the eliminator, then gave D.V.D a hammering in the heat semi-final. In the third and final round of the heat Daniel proved it€™s better to have stab than scoop as All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy got axed from the competition, literally! In the quarter-finals Storm II bit the bullet when it met the powerful axe, the head of which is modelled on that of Excalibur from RW3. In the semi-finals however, things went downhill. SGO started well by hammering Nidhogg, but it was one lift from the forks and a prod from the crusher that put Nidhogg on top and Joey eventually took the match. In the play-off third place Supreme Glory Omega took on ISDSFA, but was flipped OOTA. But as Frank didn€™t enter this series Supreme Glory Omega was moved up to the number #3 spot in the seedings, can Supreme Glory Omega justify this change or will it get demoted in time for RS!!3?

Built by Team Logicom, entered by Samuel Park, Shrederator!
This powerful full body spinner really packs a punch, being the 2006 RFL heavyweight champion! It may be awesomely destructive, but it doesn€™t have a srimech, just relying on not getting flipped, which is a bit risky.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Created and entered by Leo Van Miert, GBOD!
Wondering what it stands for? Well... Here you go:
Giant Bell of Death
It€™s another FBS, but this one has a srimech on top to resist the flippers, though it isn€™t entirely trustworthy.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Daniel Stickler, Samuel Park
Booth 2: Leo Van Miert

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SMASH!!

The coliseum emits the sound of a scary whirring as this battle commences- it€™s the sound of GBOD and Shrederator spinning up! It may be scary, but now Supreme Glory Omega comes after Shrederator and whacks Samuel a hefty blow on top, halting the shell! And SGO doesn€™t let Shrederator spin up again, instead it pushes the FBS into the arena wall and hits it with the axe again, but so far Shrederator is standing up to the axe blows. SGO now clamps Shrederator with the axe and pushes Samuel towards the corner, but GBOD comes in from behind and slams into SGO!
CRASH!
The rear panel is torn clean off, but SGO keeps holding onto Shrederator and pushes Samuel onto the Killsaws! Shrederator is bounced up into the air, but lands on its wheels and quickly runs away, but then GBOD comes in on SGO again, this time tearing something out of the internal workings from behind! And as the camera zooms in we see that it€™s the vacuum device! But GBOD hasn€™t had a clean escape, as SGO can hit opponents from the front and rear and now that axe slams down onto GBOD again, and now Daniel has a clamp on Leo and pushes him across the arena and into the pit release button! But this has given time for Shrederator to spin up and now Samuel comes in from the side and leaves a deep gash in the side of Supreme Glory, and surely Daniel won€™t be lasting much longer? But he€™s still going now, as the number #3 seed unclamps GBOD and chases Shrederator again, slamming the axe onto the edge so that Shrederator leaps into the air a little, but stays on its wheels only for SGO to get underneath, clamp it with the axe and this time ram it into the corner, where the Killsaws have more success and flip Shrederator onto its back! And with no srimech Shrederator is out of the heat, leaving a very badly damaged SGO to limp through to round 2 with GBOD, who is at virtually full strength.

CEASE!

Daniel has a lot of work to do before the next round, but he€™s through along with GBOD while Shrederator is shrederated.

We now go to the pits, where Shrederator is leaving the competition.
Me: It seemed to be going well for a while, Samuel.
Samuel: Yeah, SGO took a lot of damage, but in the end having no srimech is a real drawback.
Me: Already three robots have gone out due to having no srimech- Bodyhammer, Splinter- and now you.
Samuel: And all 3 of them realies! As you said to Alex back in Heat A, choosing realies with no srimech isn€™t a great idea.
Me: But it is great fun, and it makes easy writing for me!

Coming after the break, the Heat B semi-finals; don€™t go anywhere because here€™s the draw!
Knyfe v GBOD
Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Axe-o-Lotl

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on May 27, 2008)

Team Logicom, actually...great fights though.

I thought it was Team Logicom, but I looked on their site and Shrederator is strangely absent.

Thanks for the links Leo, gotta say Mantis Mk2 is awesome- di you build it or buy it?

Ooooooooooo! Danny got lucky on the account of flipping Shrederator, and I got lucky that I dont have to face it again :proud: And Knyfe OWNED in the first Round - WOOT!

Anyway...predictions:

Knyfe v GBOD: This match is a brilliant line-up for Knyfe - GBOD may be a threatening FBS, but its a spinner that Knyfe was designed to kill. My weapons for this match will be my speed, my power, my acceleration and...

1: A standard concave scoop made from 15mm Hardox, impossible to bend or scratch, and perfect for stopping FBS€™

My plan is obvious - open the pit, stop him spinning and dump him in. If he does get up to maximum speed, just RAM HIM! He cant do anything to my armour or internals, and the front will stop his spinner. Just pit him.

Good luck Leo :wink: (This the first time Ive fought a roboteer on a vapourbot site in a 1 on 1 battle :mrgreen:)

Supreme Glory Omega (3) v Axe-o-Lotl: Ill say that the speed and power of Axe-O-Lotl wil pit SGO. Go CHRIS!

Tactics, easy, spin up and as soon as the opponent gets within 50cm push in hard. Whatever he tries to pull with his scoop will be slammed aside by the teeth pointing downwards.

Liam: Mantis MK2 we traded for a robot we built specifically for him. We are in the process of upgrading Mantis now with a new hydraulic pump and valves. This should give us more room for armouring it up without compromising its effectiveness and looks (that is very important).

Tactics: There isnt much difference between the top speeds of both robots, IIRC (AOLs 20mph against SGOs 18mph), so speed really isnt a factor in this bout. The 6mm ground clearance all around AOL could proof to be its downfall - if it tries to slam into me, the Titanium skirts on SGO will mean it will ride up the robot. Therefore, my main aim is to try and clamp AOL in between the axe and the shell of my robot (which is 2cm thick Lexan and Lexiguard compound) and dump it into the pit. Hopefully the power in SGOs axe will cause some cosmetic damage to the armouring of AOL, but even if it doesnt the clamp and dump tactic should be fine in this battle.

I honestly did not expect to get through Round 1, especially when I saw that I was against 2 powerful spinning robots. :proud: