4/5th October 2008 - Roaming Robots - Mountbatten Centre, Po

[robotwars]

Ok time for an update of plans for this event.

Over the summer the RR arena / shows are having a revamp, been threatening it for a while, but its time !!

I think its time for a bit of a shake up to the way events run, and fights are won.
The arena along with having a new outer section / makrolon is also changing in style.

No more 10 second fights, because two of the main arena side walls are not as low as they used to be, they are now 2m high, so robots wont be flipped out on all sides of the arena.

However.... on the two sides where robots can be flipped out.... even if you are out of the arena, your not out.... you will end up on a platform on which we will be giving you 30 seconds to drive back into the arena.... yes drive back into the arena

You will have 2 chances... on the 3rd oota, you will be OUT !!!

what else.....

well looks like you also need to start fireproofing your robots.... flames are coming very very soon thanks to our lighting and effects company who are currently working with Mcfly with lots of flames !!!


Lots more info to come including prize funds / appearance fees and other stuff .... watch this space.

Of course ive posted it here to get peoples reactions, and opinions, but i hope you will agree with me, it will both spice the fights up, and add a lot more excitement to our shows !!

John
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk

[cliveb]

big bouncy rubber balls, you know what we mean Mr Findlay

[anukhet]

Do you have a platform where I get 30 seconds to drive out of the pit?

[john]

i will be the first fight of the show so i can be the first person to flip someone out and let them drive up but then there going straight back out again and then there out

[psycho_fling]

Oh brilliant flames+ Block of Wood=????

Sounds go though the ramps etc, perphaps the flippers wont as often as they do from now on

[widow_twanky]

So, flip out drive up ramp, bloody iron awe waiting at the top to drive into side and flip us straight back out again?

Is there an exclusion zone at the top of the ramp back into the arena to stop this? Otherwise it sort of defeats the objective of prolonging the fights.

Also, you gonna give us a running track around the arena so we can see the robot to drive up said ramp when the robot dissapears over the other side and we cant see it

Andy

[widow_twanky]

Any idea if the flames will be in place for Portsmouth?

Andy

[stu]

Im not so sure about this ramp idea getting robots back into the area. I like the idea of making half the arena walls higher to help stop out of the arenas happening though. Gets boring otherwise.

And i beleive the flames are coming for Portsmouth Andy.

Winter Tour section on the site goes live late next week.

We will also be filming our behind the scenes DVD at Portsmouth and may wish to do some interviews with the teams, how your robots are built and so on,, tips for new commers and all sorts. So make sure your robots are all painted nicely and the wires inside your bots are neat. HAHA!

Mr Stu

[robotwars]

no were going to blindfold you and let you use the force to get back in !!

I am still working out final logisitics of how it will work... you will have a set drivers position so you will see what your doing. Just getting peoples opinions before i start hacking at the arena doors.


Flames.... quite possibly !