Challenge Belt

Sithis vs. MeCannibal 2.0: I feel confident, as I have more power, and I have a more solid protection than he does, as my ring is unbreakable, but his ring isnt. Im going to spin up easily and just shock-kill him.

I bet Im going to face Daniel in the Heat Final, but with Supreme Glory Omega.

Good luck Danny :wink:

Semi-Final 1:Sithis v MeCannibal 2.0

The two ring spinners go head to head for that all-important place in the final!MeCannibal 2.0s got it all in terms of speed and power, but perhaps Sithis can out-manouevre the shufflebot...

Here to represent the house robot team we have a third spinner, Matilda, accompanied by Sgt.Bash who I hear is planning a mega-inferno!

Sithis is a wheelbot, so is the slightly more practical design out of the two!However, in round one originality paid off so this could be in an interesting bout!

MeCannibal 2.0 is a former holder of the belt.They destroyed Crimson Thunder then and in round one, can they decimate Sithis today?

Booth 1:Danny Bailey
Booth 2:Paul Cuomo
3,2,1,ACTIVATE!
Both robots spin up and head towards each other. MeCannibal is shuffling at full speed towards its opponent, and Sithis is going for am-all out slam!
CRASH!
The two spinners collide and the result is catastrophic, for Sithis anyway!MeCannibal is the heavier and more powerful spinner and therefore sent Sithis cartwheeling through the air with a huge gash in its spinner!However, Sithis is invertible and spins up before coming back for another attack!
CRASH!
Unfortunately for Danny MeCannibal was also spinning at full speed, and Sithiss finds itself spinning again, this time towards Matildas CPZ!
CRASH!
Matilda moons Sithis and as it flies through the air we see that Matildas disc caught it in the gash made by MeCannibal earlier on, ripping off the top armour plate! Sithis lands upside down on the arena floor, its innards staring up at the ceiling!MeCannibal comes in for another attack and sends Sithis spinning away again, this time flipping it over!Sithis comes to rest on the flame pit, and all those internal workings are going up in smoke with no armour to protect them!
Refbot comes in and nudges Sithis, which doesnt respond!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!
Sithis is hit by Matildas dangerous arse and flies OOTA!
CEASE!
MeCannibal 2.0 knocks Sithis out for the count, as its drive motors went up in smoke!MeCannibal goes on to the final!

2)Supreme Glory Omega v Weapon Synergy

I think Daniel shall win this one

Semi-Final 2:Supreme Glory Omega v Weapon Synergy

Daniel has been drawn up against himself!I did this without realising, but at least it will be an interesting final no matter what the outcome of this battle!

The house robots chosen to spice up this battle are Growler and Sgt.Bash!This is going to be a true inferno, as if you think back growler had a flamethrower bum added for Extreme 2!

Supreme Glory Omega defeated MeCannibal during the second belt, so I would imagine Daniel is hoping for a rematch!

Weapon Synergy is the first clusterbot to enter the challenge belt, and what a way to start!Its a really original idea, and proved in round one that its not punching above its weight here in the challenge belt!

Booth 1:Daniel (SGO)
Booth 2:Daniels evil alter-ego, MalevoDan! (WS)
3,2,1,ACTIVATE!
The clusterbot splits up and Disc spins up its flywheel!Claw runs in on the attack and tries to get in behind Supreme Glory while Flipper disrracts Daniel!The tactic works and Disc comes in to rip off the side panel!Supreme Glory drags Claw across the arena, but Rammer comes in and pushes from the front, holding Supreme Glory in a pincer-like movement!Disc comes in on the attack again and rips out a drive motor!Axe then comes in and puts its weapon through one of Supreme Glorys battery packs!Once again Disc attacks and rips out the other drive motor on that side!
Claw lets go and rammer drives away, as Supreme Glory is limited to going in circles now anyway!
Flipper comes in and turns it over, allowing axe to take aim at the vunerable under-belly!
SLAM!
Theres now a sizeable hole in the bottom of Supreme Glory, which self-rights and hits flipper with its axe, hitting the gas bottle! Flipper vents all over the arena floor, but there are still four clusters with active weaponry and Disc strikes a fourth time, ripping out another battery pack! Theres very little powering Supreme Glory now, and as its only going in circles anyway refbot comes in to count it out!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!
Supreme Glory is out of the fight!Growler grabs hold and spins it around, letting it fly into Sgt.Bash. who grabs hold and places it carefully on the arena floor flipper!
FLIP!
Supreme Glory flies through the air and bounces right OOTA!
CEASE!
Supreme Glory Omega was outnumbered 5 to 1 and outclassed by Daniels new clusterbot, Weapon Synergy which progresses to the final to meet MeCannibal 2.0!

Any tactics/predictions for the final?
MeCannibal 2.0 v Weapon Synergy
( Paul Cuomo v Daniel from Team BriteSpark )
Shed a tear for Danny, who lost Crimson Thunder in round one and Sithis in the semi-finals.:sad:

MeCannibal to be outnumbered 5 to 1 and pitted.

The Final:MeCannibal 2.0 v Weapon Synergy

The winner of this bout will go on to challenge Flick of the Wrist tommorrow.

Watching closely from the CPZs are Sir Killalot and the ever-destructive Matilda.

MeCannibals history in the challenge belt looks like this:
1)Defeated Crimson Thunder
2)Lost to Nidhogg
3)Lost to Supreme Glory Omega
Paul has narrowly avoided a rematch with Supreme Glory Omega, will that turn out to be better or worse for him?
In this tournament he has:
4)Helped Supreme Glory Omega defeat Crimson Thunder
5)Defeated Sithis

Weapon Synergy, on the other hand, made its debut in this tournament.So far it has:
1)Helped Sithis defeat Worck
2)Defeated Supreme Glory Omega
It has a bad experience with ring spinners after its first round encounter with Sithis, will this battle reflect that?

Booth 1:Paul Cuomo
Booth 2:Daniel
3,2,1,ACTIVATE!
Weapon Synergy splits up, and MeCannibal spins up! Judging Disc to be the biggest threat MeCannibal heads straight for its fellow spinner.
CRASH!
Heavy horizontal meets light vertical!With such a high center of gravity Disc loses a wheel AND flies across the arena, landing in Matildas CPZ!
CRASH!
Another robot meets the fury of Matildas buttocks and Disc is eliminated!
Claw attempts to get a hold on MeCannibal 2.0, but the shuffler reverses into Claw, ripping off one of the arms! Flipper attempts a frontal attack, and succeeds in flipping MeCannibal over!But the shuffler is invertible and spins up again to hit Flipper full force!
SLAM!
Flipper flies across the arena and lands on the pit just as Axe unknowingly hits the release tyre! DOH!
Rammer gets in at MeCannibal and attempts to push it into the pit, but 110kg v 20kg and MeCannibal shoves Rammer down instead!Spinning up again MeCannibal slams into axe, knocking off the axe altogether and taking out the removable link! It then reverses into the remnants of Claw to cause more trouble while the refbot inspects Axe.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!
MeCannibal rips off the other arm and Claw is spun across the arena and into the pit!
CEASE!
MeCannibal was outnumbered 5-1, but came through against all odds to earn the right to challenge Flick of the Wrist for the belt!

Unlucky to both Danny and Daniel. *Checks no-ones looking* YES! Thank you Liam for giving me a good fight and thank for giving me the chance to get the challenge belt!

Flick Of The Wrist vs. MeCannibal 2.0: My tactics for the Belt are obvious - spin up and kill.

I have advantages in my areas. For example, I have the better ability to speed away at the start of the fight and I can get up to speed before hes even halfway near me.

Now about his armour. Although its successful, Flick has one of the weakest armourments of any rambot on the forum, with it only having 7mm Titanium. Even at half-speed Ill rip that to pieces. Go for the sides, and rip him open and then try to tear out a drive. If he charges at me, reverse just before he hits me, and bend his forks out of position.

Another area in my advantage is the fact that me has to let me spin if he wants to get his forks into play. So hell let me spin-up and...*Writes a funeral note for Flick Of The Wrist* :mrgreen:

Good luck Martijn :wink: You proberbly dont need it :wink:

so MeCannibal it is?

MeCannibals weapon is bloody heavy so it wont spin up all that fast. My aim is to drive in with my forks RAISED. My power advantage is massive so I dont care wether I get under or not. He cant get under me and theres no way in hell hell push me. From there, control the match.

1 second to half-speed Martijn, 3 seconds to full speed. Ive stated in my stats.

Ive done my calulations, but 5mm Titanium can take 40kj, 2mm can take 16kj. Add those together, you can cope with only 56kj of force. In 1 seconds, Ill be producing 97.5kj of energy. And I know you have the power advantage, which is why Im not going to let you push me. Spin up, and try to buckle his forks. If I get around his sides, use my greater acceleration to rip him open. Go for tactic of spin and win.

Good luck Martijn :wink:

the forks are massive Hardox mate

and where do said calculations come from Paul? Ive never found a way to calculate what time it takes for a spinner to spin up, nor what certain armours can take?

and meh, I can handle some slices, just ram MeCannibal in the pit and Ill be save :proud:

Trust me mate, after what I did to Crimson Thunder, a 5mm Hardox box, youll be getting more than a few slices :uhoh:

And I calulated the armour by using a calculator and certain figures. 1cm of Titanium can take 80kj Divide that by 2 = 40kj. Divide the first figure (80) by 5 = 16kj. Add those together. I posted in the stats on the Improvement thread and said it was all good, including the spin-up time of 3 seconds. In 1 second itll be doing 1500rpm (97.5kj) in 3, itll do 3000rpm (195kj) I had it all checked on, and no-one said it would self-destruct or anything. But I might not actually go for the forks now. Just hit the right/left sides if I get the chance, as thatll expose the internal workings.

meh, in one of my tourneys youd never do THAT to 5 mm Hardox, but Ill let Liam off, hes picking up fast :wink:

1 cm of titanium can take 80 kJ, where did you found this (not saying its wrong or anything :proud:)

And whats meant with take? Will it bend, will it shear, will it break?

And in what way is it applied? 80 kJ of pull? Impact? Push? Torsion?

And is the causality between what 10 mm and what 5 mm can take really linear?






and the 3 seconds is a guess isnt it? youre guess is as good as mine here, but this seems like something I might be able to calculate, so I might do so when I find the time :wink:

tactics: drive if forks first, stack him against the wall, dominate from there

Alex H said on Tengus page that 1cm of Ti can cope with 80kj

OK - let this discusion be decided in the arena :mrgreen:

(Message edited by paulc on March 23, 2008)

Flick of the Wrist v MeCannibal 2.0

The final battle of this years challenge belt!
The winner of this fight keeps the third challenge belt forever!Martijn already has the second one, while Paul has competed in every belt a total of 7 times with 4 different robots, failing to keep the belt everytime!

Surveying the final from the CPZs we have Mr.Pyscho, with hid faithful mutt Growler!

Flick of the Wrist took the second belt after defeating Supreme Glory Omega, Nitro-Gene 4.0 and Lethal Injection!Here he is today attempting to get rid of MeCannibal to get the third belt as well!

MeCannibal was the bot who took the first belt off Crimson Thunder, but then lost it to Nidhogg.It later Supreme Glory Omega for the second belt, but lost.Can he beat Flick of the Wrist and take the third belt?

Booth 1:Martijn M Benschop
Booth 2:Paul Cuomo
3,2,1,ACTIVATE!
MeCannibal starts spinning up as Martijn races towards it!
CRASH!
Martijn brought the spikes up to middle so they wouldnt buckle and now MeCannibal isnt spinning!Knowing this could be his only chance Martijn lifts MeCannibal and slams it into the angle grinder before dragging it into the pit release tyre!
Unfortunately MeCannibal falls off the spikes and shuffles away to spin up again!When Martijn comes on the attack this time Paul is ready and swings MeCannibal around to tear off a side panel!Those wheels are exposed now and Martijns got to be careful!
Before Paul can spin up again Martijn lifts MeCannibal again and starts edging towards the pit! But once again MeCannibal falls from the forks and spins up!
SLAM!
The forks are all buckled and bent!But that doesnt stop Martijn!He rams into MeCannibal and gets his front panel torn off, but it doesnt matter because hes bounced MeCannibal onto the edge of the pit!One shuffle pad is uselessy hanging over the chasm, and MeCannibal cant go anywhere!Martijn turns Flick of the Wrist around for one final shove!
CEASE!
Smoke rises from the pit, as MeCannibal lies in the depths of the chasm!Flick of the Wrist remains unbeaten!

Overall holders of the challenge belts:
1st belt- Nidhogg
2nd belt- Flick of the Wrist
3rd belt- Flick of the Wrist
Congratulations Martijn!

Well done Martijn. But why did I bounce?
MeCannibal is designed NOT to bounce, so surely Flick would have been sent spirilling. But Ive been here for longer than you, so Ill just say congratulations to Liam for a great competition.

Thanks very much Paul, hope you compete next time

mkay, nice

yeah, you did damage Flick Paul, I knew that would happen, and Im gonna guess the bouncing might have something to do with the fact that I stand firmly on the ground with 6 wheels and wont bounce that match

well done Liam&Paul

Just a few points to make€¦

First of all, it is actually possible to calculate spin-up times, however it is pretty complex. If you want to have a go, look http://robots.freehostia.com/Spinningdisks/Disks.html

Theres a very simple answer to that post of Pauls.

Gin. :proud:

For the next belt, I will use the new Plunderbird robot:

Plunderbird 6
Everything is the same as Plunderbird 4 except:
Motivation: 6 foam filled wheels.
Weapon: pneumatic flipper powered by 2 2kg Co2 bottles. they deliver about 750 PSI.
Colour: Black.

Anyone want to face it?

Mark ,this years belt is over. Please dont post anything else on this thread.
And also you cant just announce yourself as the holder!Flick of the Wrist won the last belt so hell be next years first holder (unless Martijn wants to change that)

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on March 25, 2008)

Thanks for the compliment, Paul, Im happy losing to something of yours, since theyre good robots.

(sorry Liam, but I was away for a bit)