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Macduff to push Orka down the pit.
Macduff the 3rd v Orka MK.4
Its a scoop, huh? Use the lifting wedge this time, aim for the sides and/or rear, scoop him on, and drive him straight down the pit. Be all over Orka, dont give him a chance to move in for an attack.
Hello and welcome back to Robot SMASH!! , where the Heat D final is about to get started!
Macduff the 3rd v Orka MK.4
Macduff the 3rd and Orka MK.4 teamed up on Stealth in their eliminator and worked together to pit the series 3 machine.
In the first heat semi-final Macduff the 3rd ruptured Eternia€™s co2 supply and that was the end of Eternia.
In the second heat semi-final the number #7 seed Whirligig 4.5 spun into action against Orka, but was grabbed and pitted in what was a massive shock.
I€™m here in the pits now with both teams.
Me: Will Macduff get beheaded here Kody?
Kody: I hope not, but I do hope that the whale will be made extinct.
Me: You have the more pushing power, but perhaps Orka has the more effective weaponry?
Kody: Possibly, but he€™ll have to get a chance to use it first...
Me: Are you at all worried Chris?
Chris: Macduff is a worthy opponent, but those tracks make a nice target for my claw.
Me: You won the last heat with Cyclone Force 3, so does that add or take away from the pressure today?
Chris: Takes away, really, because no matter what happens now I€™ve got at least 1 bot in the semis.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay, let€™s go to the coliseum!
Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud the return of Macduff the 3rd and Orka MK.4 to the coliseum!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Christopher Mason
5...
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SMASH!!
Macduff is using the lifting wedge for this battle, and this immediately seems to be a very good choice, as when Orka comes out to meet the tracked rammer their scoops cancel each other out and Macduff€™s LEM-200s defeat Orka€™s S28-400s and Kody pushes Christopher back into the arena wall with a thump! Orka€™s claw comes down from above, but does nothing. Macduff is forced to release Orka after 30 seconds, but then Kody immediately goes back on the attack, this time getting underneath the side of Orka and lifting it into the air with the wedge and slams Christopher back into the arena wall! Orka lifts its scoop into the air and snorts co2 in frustration, but Macduff holds Chris off the ground and holds Orka over the Killsaws! BZZT! Chris is thrown onto his side and Macduff pushes in from underneath and rams Orka across the arena and into the opposite wall! CRASH! Orka€™s gonna feel that in the morning, but now Chris self-rights and finally gets his scoop underneath the side of Macduff and clamps down onto one of the tracks, then lifts Macduff into the air! The tables are turned and now Macduff is on its head, and Chris reverses into the pit release button! But Kody struggles and the tracks break free, making Macduff fall to the floor and Kody quickly darts away across the arena, away from the pit. Orka follows and once again the two meet head on, and this time Macduff pushes Orka towards the pit! Chris can€™t escape, but latches onto the hinge of Macduff€™s wedge as they approach the chasm and just holds onto dear life as when they get there Kody can€™t dump that Orka in! This time its Kody€™s turn to get frustrated as he can€™t shake Orka€™s grip, and is forced to pull Chris back out of danger and into the battle again. But he doesn€™t let Chris get a hold and reverses away, and then prepares for another run in, but Orka dodges it easy as pie and comes in from behind! But neither is Kody a fool and speeds away from the pursuing Orka, who gives up the chase and returns to the centre of the arena to await the next onslaught from Macduff. When it comes Chris fires the scoop too early and Macduff rams in underneath, lifting Chris and slamming him against the arena wall! Orka uses its claw to get back to earth, and then gets its own scoop under the raised wedge of Macduff, lifting Kody and bringing the claw down to catch Macduff in a vice-like grip! Once raised into the air Kody€™s tracks are useless and Orka powers across the coliseum and right over to the chasm, and then dumps our Scottish warrior into the abyss!
CEASE!
A disappointing end for Macduff, as it started so well.
Orka joins Wedge Devolution, Supreme Glory Omega and its stable mate Cyclone Force 3 as it goes through to the series semi-finals!
Don€™t miss us next time on Robot SMASH!! , where we€™ll see the return of the 9th seed WORCK-ER!
WORCK-ER (9) v Die-Ceratops Re-Invertus v Q.E.2
Back to Rock III v SOR X v Pussycat
Tactics are up above - I believe me and Paul are going to take DC-RI and throw it into Wales
In the other melee, Pussycat is not long for this world.
WOOT for the sucessful battles of extreme wootiness!
WORCK-ER (9) v Die-Ceratops Re-Invertus v Q.E.2: WOOT for the fact I have a seeded vapourbot!
Back to Rock III v SOR X v Pussycat: Goodbye Pussycat.
Guess what? It€™s time for another gobsmackingly brilliant episode of Robot SMASH!! !
Tonight we€™ll see the return of the number #9 seed WORCK-ER, with that powerful flipper and well-thought out design he got to the heat final last year, but that was WORCK. This year he€™s WORCK-ER, and ready to flip the hell out of Die-Ceratops and the Quaestor, who€™s also back in a new incarnation known as Q.E.2. So what are we waiting for? Let€™s take a look at the draw!
WORCK-ER (9) v Die-ceratops Re-invertus v Q.E.2
Back to Rock III v SOR X v Pussycat
Eliminator 1
Created and entered by Paul Cuomo, the number #9 seed, WORCK-ER!
This seemingly simple wedge design incorporates a powerful front hinged flipper with its classic wedge shape to cause some serious mischief. Last year only the eventual runner-up Nidhogg could stop this baby in the heats, can WORCK-ER do BETT-ER?
In RS!!1 (as WORCK): Flipped and immobilised the helpless Typhoon 2 in the eliminator, then met up with the promising Sheer Heart Attack 2 in round 2. Paul gave the tracked axlebot a heart attack, but then came up against Nidhogg in the heat final. Having defeated Nidhogg previously in the challenge belt, WORCK was feeling pretty optimistic about the match, and once again it started well, but things went belly-up and WORCK was WORCKED up and out.
Created and entered by Christopher Mason, Die-ceratops Re-invertus!
A large wheely big cheese style flipper is the key to victory here, just like Liar 2 seen in last year€™s finals. Will the dinosaur follow in the deceptive flipper€™s successful path, or become extinct at the first hurdle?
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Created and entered by Joey McConnell, Q.E.2!
Last year this was a straight axe bot, but now Joey has added a flipper to the front to grab opponents and then pit them. But 5mm titanium isn€™t the hardest of armours and this robot may be wishing it had some tougher protection against spinners.
In RS!!1 (as The Quaestor): Gave Coinst the chop in round 1, but came up against Killobite 5.0 in round 2 and the roman was demoted, then executed.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Paul Cuomo
Booth 2: Christopher Mason, Joey McConnell
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SMASH!!
As this fight gets underway Paul immediately makes a beeline for Die-ceratops, and so does Q.E.2! It seems they€™re teaming up on poor old Chris, and WORCK-ER easily slides under the side of Die-Ceratops and flips it onto Q.E.2, who clamps Chris with the axe and lifts him into the air with the flipper! WORCK-ER rushes off to press the pit release button while Q.E.2 dumps Chris onto the Killsaws. BZZT! The dino is flipped back onto Q.E.2€™s flipper in a shower of sparks and Joey flips Chris away, but he comes back on the attack and gets underneath the side of Q.E.2 to throw it high into the air! Joey comes crashing back to earth, and just in time to bring his axe down onto Die-ceratops again, and now along comes WORCK-ER, getting in underneath Chris and flipping him over again, this time onto the Killsaws! BZZT! They throw the dino onto Q.E.2, who clamps it with just the axe and carries Chris over to the pit! WORCK-ER follows in case something goes wrong, which it does- Chris fires his flipper to get Q.E.2€™s axe off, but then Joey fires the flipper and Die-ceratops flips over sideways onto the edge of the pit so that one wheel is in play and the other is useless! And in goes the number #9 seed to finish the job!
CEASE!
Die-ceratops looked promising, but sadly it€™s extinct.
WORCK-ER (9) and Q.E.2 go through to round 2!
I€™m here in the pits now with Chris.
Me: I€™m gutted they teamed up on you, Die-ceratops looked like a really good machine and I expected it to go far.
Chris: Admittedly I had hoped it would do better than that, but there€™s not much you can do against a team-up like that.
Me: Well hopefully RS!!3 will have 4-way melees in round 1, so if you get teamed up on you€™ll at least have a teammate of your own.
Chris: That€™s what Die-ceratops needed today.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, back to the coliseum we go!
Eliminator 2
Created and entered by Martijn M Benschop, Back to Rock III!
Another Behemoth look-a-like, this one a bit different, with a nifty blade concealed within the scoop to slash tyres. The question is will this robot€™s opponents find themselves between a rock and a hard place or will it really be Back to Rock for Martijn?
In RS!!1: Looked promising, and started well against All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy, but eventually got rolled into the pit of oblivion and out of the competition in the opening round.
Created and entered by Andrew Jackson, SOR X!
This highly interesting robot consists of a powerful spinning rim that is connected to the wedge at the front, where there is a flipper powered by the rim€™s kinetic energy. What more could you want? Invertibility, perhaps? *cue gasps* this robot has that too.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Built by Team Kat, entered by Steven McGregor, Pussycat!
The successor to Bodyhammer seen back in Heat A, this cat always lands on its feet and has a nice blade to cause damage. However, it€™s severely out of date, and with vapours of today€™s class around the cat could be me-out.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop, Andrew Jackson
Booth 2: Steven McGregor
5...
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SMASH!!
Immediately all three robots get their weapons up and going, although we can€™t really see Back to Rock€™s blade from this crappy camera angle (*fires cameraman*) we know its spinning because Martijn€™s just evil. And so is SOR X by the look of things, zeroing in on Pussycat and flipping the feline competitor up and over without even taking a scratch! And it doesn€™t stop there, as SOR X pulls its body around and slams into Pussycat with the spinner! What€™s that flying across the arena? Oh nothing, just a wheel that came off Pussycat. And now Martijn comes in to join the fun, flipping Pussycat onto its side and pushing it into SOR X€™s spinning rim! CRASH! And again a wheel goes flying, so now Pussycat can only go in circles, and tries too, but in comes Back to Rock III again and pushes it up against the arena wall! And in comes the mighty SOR X again and slams that dangerous weapon into another of Pussycat€™s unfortunate wheels, sending it over the fence and onto the camera tracks! And Back to Rock III thinks that Pussycat would like to be reunited with that wheel, and slickly fits that scoop in underneath Pussycat again and then sends it tumbling out of the arena and out of the heat!
CEASE!
A very easy and entertaining fight for AJ and Martijn, Back to Rock III and SOR X go through!
I€™m here in the pits now with Steven.
Me: Me-owch!
Steven: That kind of sums it up!
Me: Kody predicted,
€œPussycat to land on its feet, which will no longer be there€Â.
What do you think of that statement?
Steven: Amen, truer words were never spoken.
Don€™t go anywhere folks, if you have to soil those underpants because Robot SMASH!! Will be right back with these exciting round 2 battles!
WORCK-ER (9) v Back to Rock III
SOR X v Q.E.2
WORCKER vs. Back To Rock III
Tough this one, might end up going to the judges, but Id guess BTR to edge the decision or pit WORCKER.
Infusion...sorry, SOR X :P vs. QE2
It is times like these that call for copping out...go straight for the pit release, and then run around the other side and force Andy to engage in an edge of pit Jedi duel...try and lead him near the edge without going too close to the edge of the pit myself, axe if he gets in range, but try and push him in when close enough.
Ouch. :sad:
WOOT! Made it to Round 2, and I went through my team-mate - AWESOME!
WORCK-ER (9) v Back to Rock III: Hello MartijnThis is not going to based on power, although I have the more power (24hp compared to his 18hp, and in addition I have 1 motor per wheel, maximising my chances of putting all my power onto the ground), but its going to be based on control, and who gets under the other one first.
My wedge scrapes along the arena floor, and may stand more chance of getting under than he does. One plan is to charge at the skirts and hope theyre so low that they force the wheels of Back To Rock off the ground, and given that my wedges on the side and rear are like VERY strong skirts, I think hell have a tougher time getting under me than vice-versa. If this happens, I can push underneath and keep him on the wedge using the barbs. Once under, use my 24hp and 15mph to shove him to the side and toss him out with 1 flip - 600kg of force alone should do the trick, but if I can use the 1550kg of force, fine.
Good luck Martijn :wink:
SOR X v Q.E.2: Sorry AJ, but Im going for a shock prediction that once Q.E.2 stops the ring, SOR X will be out.
(Message edited by paulc on June 03, 200
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This is not going to based on power, although I have the more power (24hp compared to his 18hp
No, no you havent. 2 LEM130s at 48V and 4 MAG400s at 36V is roughly the same amount of power.
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and in addition I have 1 motor per wheel, maximising my chances of putting all my power onto the ground
No, no you havent. Each of your wheels is powered by 1 MAG400, meaning that if you were to have only 2 wheels on the ground, theyd be powered by only 2 MAG400s=12hp. If I were to have 2 wheels on the ground though, theyd both be powered by 2 LEM130s=24hp. And if anything, I have 6WD and the more grip.
My lifting plates run flat along the floor, so I can ram under his front no problem. His skirts are nice, but I have the torque to penetrate them, lift him and pit him, yeah, thatd rock
Goodluck
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