The Easter Bunny Tribute Championships 2009

Bet you didn't see that one coming... :lol:

As you've all noticed Robot SMASH!! is struggling (not cancelled), so exactly a year after the last one ended I bring you... THE EASTER BUNNY TRIBUTE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009!

Last year Seung Mina III flipped Cat with Wheels, Storm II, Behemoth, E Clawdius Unum and Calm Down Dear, It's Only a Robot out of the competition to take the Easter Bunny Tribute Trophy!

If you missed out on the fun you can read all about the exploits of the first championship here:
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/foru...t=1857&start=0

Thankfully my battles have come on a lot since then... :oops: But it won't be written at the same lightning pace it was last time, plus I'm going away for a week this Saturday, so it will most probably be put on hold for a week, or maybe even not started until I get back. We'll see.

And so down to business...

The arena this time is The Burrow Version 2.0

This is a 20 x 10m2 box with stainless steel and hardox floor of varying thicknesses, with the four corners painted with hazard stripes. From a birds eye view the top wall is where you'll find the pit release button, while the pit itself is just outside of the top right CPZ. House robots are absent in the first round to allow four starting spaces, but are present in rounds 2 and onwards in 2 of the 4 corners. The hardox walls are 35cm high, and on each of the sides there are two static spikes like the ones seen in Robot Wars Series 4. If you ram your opponent at these hard enough there's a chance they could become impaled, if their armour has a weak point that is.

The house robots are those of Robot Wars.

After 3 minutes if the match is still going then this method shall be used to make the decision:
Damage, /10 x 4
Aggression, /10 x 3
Control, /10 x 2
Dominance, /10 x 1
An average will then be calculated from those scores (using the Mean).

100kg wheeled machines
110kg tracks
150kg shufflers
200kg true walkers

Other than that standard FRA rules apply, though nitrogen and 60v is allowed.

You may reserve a spot until Friday.

I am looking for 8 people to enter 4 machines each, you must have at least 1 realie from AFTER Robot Wars Series 5 or Battlebots Season 3.0.

The tournament consists of 4 x 8-robot heats and a standard grand final, 4-way melees in the first round.

Seedings based on the last championship are as follows (newer machines may replace their predecessors, but they must belong to that line of robot):
01. Seung Mina III
02. Calm Down Dear, It's Only a Robot
03. E Clawdius Unum
04. Super Gore Evo
05. Behemoth
06. The Zenith
07. Crimson Thunder
08. Another Night at the Bar

Get entering!!!! :D

I missed the last one cause of Egypt...I ain't missing this one :proud:

1: N³ (maintaining the Nidhogg line's record in Liam tourneys!)
2: Gabriel IV (maintaining the Gabriel line's attempts to become the best line of front hinged triangular shaped flippers in fanfic)
3: Still Hurting (maintaining the clubhouse of Team Trident in the off season until such a time as Messenger League or similar returns)
4: 4x4 (maintaining Joey's obscure real robot quotient and making that two machines in the team with hydraulic drives)

This is going to be epic, I can tell. :)

Could you reserve a spot for me?

Ooh, goody!

1. E Clawdius Unum (formerly Clawdius Decimus Murderous)
SHAPE- skirted wedge with small box section and rounded back
COLOUR- deep green with red shield emblazoned on the wedge, depicting a gold lion with a crown
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 95cm X 70cm X 40cm
SPEED- 14mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, 0mm at sides and rear thanks to skirts (arranged in a Biohazard fashion, corner-to-corner), 10mm without
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4-wheel drive
POWER- 2 X S28-400 MagMotors
WEAPONS- The main weapon, as ever, is the hydraulic diamond-tipped crushing claw. It is powered by a Vivoil pump with an 80mm x 40mm ram, with a 2kg tank for storing the hydraulics. The claw runs at 3000psi and, aided by the diamond tip, should be able to leave plenty of holes in another robot.
The front wedge also features a Firestorm-style blade and two flat 'spears' to aid in getting under the opposition. The wedge itself is now home to several Mute-style barbs to help ensnare other robots.
SRIMECH- A rear-hinged pneumatic arm on either side, powered by a pair of linear actuators. The rounded rear also prevents the robot getting beached.
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to AJ, et tu, Brute? written on the underbelly
STRENGTHS- Quite nippy, good traction, powerful weapon, difficult to get underneath, fairly quick srimech
WEAKNESSES- so-so manoeuvrability
PIC- http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1801 ... numor1.png

2. Jack-in-the-Box
SHAPE- skirted box with sloped sides, ala Beta
COLOUR- red, with a jester's head painted on the top
WEIGHT- 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 100cm X 25cm
SPEED- 15mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- 10mm, but the wedges and Biohazard-esque skirts combined should give almost 0mm.
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- 4 inner wheels
POWER- 2 X S28-400 MagMotors; 3 x 12v 12amp NiCad packs, giving 36v
WEAPONS- the entire top panel of the robot is a flipping device, powered by 2 x 39mm Dia high-pressure rams and giving roughly the same flipping power as Mute. What way is it hinged? No way. The flipper fires straight up like, well, a jack-in-the-box.
SRIMECH- The flipper. Hopefully.
NOTES- flies Scotland flag, thanks to Joey for help
STRENGTHS- fast, strong, manoueverable, pushing power, powerful weapon, very difficult to get under
WEAKNESSES- It might have even more self-righting issues than Mute
PIC- http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5052 ... boxdc5.png

3. Mornington Crescent
SHAPE- flat cylinder
COLOUR- white, with the London Underground sign for Mornington Crescent on the top and bottom
WEIGHT- approx 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 20cm
SPEED- 12mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- 8mm
ARMOUR- 3.5mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- 4 x inner wheels
POWER- 2 x S28-400 Magmotors, running at 24v
WEAPONS- Mornington Crescent is armed with not one, but TWO outer spinning rings, one on top of the other. The top ring spins anticlockwise, while the bottom ring spins clockwise. Each ring has four teeth and weighs about 10kg. The rings are powered by an LEM-130 running at 36v each and can reach speeds of 1500rpm. The two rings spinning in alternate directions should also help the robot be easier to drive - theoretically, anyway.
SRIMECH- invertible
NOTES- flies Scotland flag, thanks to Joey and Andy for helping with stats
STRENGTHS- two spinners for the price of one, nippy, manoueverable, tough, more controlled than regular ring spinners
WEAKNESSES- wheels open to axes and crushers, unpredictable bouncing?
PIC- http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5661/m ... escent.bmp

4. 13 Black (RW7)

Should be a good one, Liam! :D

Neo-Mecha

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Ankle Biter (Battlebots 3.0 Version)... with side skirts
Colour: Jet Black for the front and rear, Prussian Blue anywhere else
Dimensions: 100 X 77 X 36
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v powered by several NiCad's, shock-mounted.
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Asmaprene Urethane covering
Speed: 15 mph
Armour: 3.25mm Hardox
Ground Clearence: 0mm on the sides due to skirts, and on the back. 6mm anywhere else (Including without skirts)
Turning Circle: Aw, come on, you know this is zero. :lame:
Weapon: 27kg Front Vertical Spinning Disc made from laser cut titanium, powered by 2 X LEM-130. This also has 2 Hardox teeth curved upwards, and it will spin at 3600RPM. Shock-Mounted as well.
Srimech: At the rear, there is a linear actuated bar, and it can right the robot in 1 second.
Strengths: Powerful Weapon, Decent Pushing Power, Fast and effective srimech
Weaknesses: Hopefully, there is none. XD

Whiplash

Weight: 100kg
Body Shape: Pentagonal Pyramid with skirts
Dimensions: 100 X 85 X 38
Power: 2 X LEM-130's at 36v powered by severak Nicads
Tyres: 4 X Asmaprene Urethane Rubber Tyres
Speed: 15 mph
Armour: 4mm Hardox
Ground Clearence: 0mm with skirts, and 5mm without skirts
Weapon 1: SHEER PUSHING POWER
Weapon 2: At the front there is a 7kg Terrorhurtz-Like BattleAxe (made out of hardox, even the handle) powered by 2 X 2kg CO2 Tanks, 200 PSI, diamond tipped, has over 1500 joules of force when it comes down. It can easily dent hardox. It can also attack from both ends. Heavily Shock-Proofed, as well.
Srimech: The axe can easily self-right it (even when it's on its side), and it can also self-right even after the axe has fired, ala Killerhurtz.
Strengths: PSYCHOTIC AXE AND PUSHING POWER
Weaknesses: NONE AT ALL! (Except for Limited Co2 )

Next Stop, Jupiter

Weight: 100kg
Shape: Warrior SKF, with a wedge extension on the front.
Colour: Colours of the planet Jupiter, duh.
Dimensions: 100 X 81 X 21 cm
Power: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v, powered by several NiCad Batteries, shock-proofed.
Wheels: 2 X Aluminium Wheels with Urethane Rubber for superb grip
Armour: 3.5mm Hardox for the wedge, 7mm Ti/V for top and bottom, 5mm hardox for the rim
Speed: Roughly 13 mph
Ground Clearence: Obviously 0mm for the front, and 6mm for anywhere else
Turning Circle: Zero... how many times do I have to tell you guys?! :lame:
Weapon: A nasty 27kg spinning rim powered by an LEM-130 Lynch, and spinning at 2000RPM. It also has 8 X hardox teeth on board. (Four on top, Four on Bottom) The rim can deliver some VERY nasty damage to another opponent. It can slice through titanium, and dent hardox without any problems. The motor is shock-mounted, to avoid killing itself from its own hits. The rim can also transfer its energy to the front kinetic flipper, thanks to a clutch. This flipper has a wedge extension which is nearly impossible to get under. The flipper can also throw robots with HUGE force. Can you say, OOTA?! :proud:
Srimech: Yes, it can run inverted... BUT the flipper can right the robot if needed.
Strengths: Can cause some EXTREME damage, Powerful Flipper, Shock-Proofed, A good all-rounder.
Weaknesses: A bit slow

Walk Don't Run 5

Weight: 110kg.
Body Shape: Cylinder body, with a square spinning rim
Colour: Forest Green Weapon, Gray for top and bottom.
Dimensions: 95 X 95 X 27.
Drive: 2 X LEM-130's @ 36v powered by 6 X NiCad Batteries.
Top Speed: 8 mph
Feet: 4 X Shuffling Pads with Asmaprene urethane rubber, and this prevents WDR from being flung away ala Typhoon.
Armour: 9mm Titanium for the base and top, 4mm Hardox for the ring spinner.
Ground Clearence: 5mm all around.
Weapon: 30kg Square Spinning Rim, spinning at about 1300RPM, powered by a LEM-130, and has four very big Hypno-Disc (Series 4 version) style teeth, curved and blunt to tear armour, or shock kill an opponent. Shock-Mounted to stop it from killing itself from its own attacks.
Srimech: Invertible.
Strengfths: Deadly Weapon, Heavily Armoured.
Weaknesses: Hates Flippers.

Good luck with this, Liam. :)

right...

CrOokEd

pick-axe-of-doom

259

typhoon

jack

p.s what ever happened to that team builders tournament ???

:wink:

Oooh! :)

Gravity (RW7)
The Final Cut
Wedga Triton
PsycloniZer

Stats Here

Hope that's okay, good luck Liam.

I enter!

Another Night at the Bar (potential new version)
Flick of the Wrist
Storm II
Liar 2

Reserve! :proud:

1) Joey McConnell
- N^3
- Gabriel IV
- Still Hurting
- 4x4
2) Christopher Mason
Reserved
3) Steven McGregor
- E Clawdius Unum (3)
- Jack in the Box
- Mornington Crescent
- 13 Black
4) Samuel Park needs to replace one vapour with a realie
Pending
Neo-Mecha
Whiplash
Next Stop, Jupiter
Walk Don't Run 5 (needs to be replaced)
5) Jack Orr needs to give stats for 2 vapours ( BTW, Team Builders was never cancelled, but no one ever gave me any stats :lame: )
- CrOokEd (need stats)
- Pick-Axe-of-Doom (need stats)
- Typhoon 2 (assuming version 2 because version 1 was a middleweight I think :proud: )
- 259
6) Andrew Jackson
- PsycloniZer
- Wedga Triton
- The Final Cut
- Gravity
7) Martijn M Benschop
- Another Night at the Bar (8)
- Flick of the Wrist
- Liar 2
- Storm II
8) Kody Kunz
Reserved

Jack and Sam have some stuff to do, and also if I could get Kody and Chris' entries ASAP :talker: