Wow - that thing is awesome!

[tom_b]

Hmm!! Heres what I think:

Bulldog Breed: Has a good chance Id say

Mantis: Could be 1 2 watch, if you catch my drift

Infernal Contraption: Could be OOTA

Jabber: Dunno

Kat 3: Maybe heat final

Hard: Possible challenger

T Wrecks: Dunno

Velocirippa: Well the Wrights proved me wrong in the last heat, but could cause a suprise.

HOT TIPS: Bulldog Breed, Mantis

The Bulldog will make it, Im confident

[babeth]

Hard is a Belgian robot, one of the guys actually lives in a suburb of our town and we have been following them closely from the first sketches all the way through to building and putting the robot to fight (and frequent meetings in a local pub, we are Flemish after all !). Mario did the CO2-system (another satisfied customer). They are maniacs for using autocad and planning it to the millimeter. But it works. Of course, the fact that they made good use of hardox helps...

These guys have been Belgian champions at RC raceboats, still competing against each other, but who found it interesting to cooperate for a heavyweight robot. It shows that you can be friends even when being opponents and that any sport should be enjoyed in good humor.

[bugs]

I thought Hard was stainless steal, not hardox.

[maddox]

Originaly Hard was planned to be made out of 3mm Hardox, but cutting problems changed the plan, and they went for AISI 1.4571, or 316Ti, chrome-nickel-molybdeen-steel alloy.

[leorcc]

ah, that hard stuff.