Martijn's little underdog tournament!

**joey_picus** · 31st May 2009, 20:04

Destroyed or not, it doesn't really matter...

Originally Posted by majinb

...but only if the robot that didnt make it to the semies is significantly different to the robot that did make it to the semies. For example, Anarchy is accepted (even though 101 reached the semies in the past) yet Cassius 2 isnt (too much like Cassius 1).

Cassius II was a completely new machine by Rex (the motors, batteries, pneumatics, chassis, etc. were all new, both robots are still displayed side by side semi-regularly at certain events I believe) just like the 'new' Splinter was - allegedly - a completely new machine with new components (although I find it hard to believe every single component couldn't be reused in some form, and roboteers are prolific reusers of parts) yet Marti suggests above that it still wouldn't be allowed due to being too similar, and logic would suggest that Splinter would also be too similar.

Now, if you were to enter the Splinter duo's previous machine (Ivanhoe) then you'd have more of a case, but I strongly think that Marti would consider both Splinters 'not significantly different' in the same way that both Cassii are 'not significantly different'. You might have an argument but it'd be a very weak one.

**corsair_lightning** · 31st May 2009, 20:43

Cassii? Is that a real word?

**dinowarrior** · 31st May 2009, 22:16

Does it matter?

But still, there are options open. Take Steg-O-Saw-Us. That was a Grand Finalist, and thus can't be entered. Steg 2 also doesn't apply...but what about 3 Stegs to Heaven?

What we have here are three completely different robots, and one of them (as it turns out, the only one 100~ kilos) was not a semi-finalist.

**corsair_lightning** · 1st June 2009, 14:27

A last hope, Leo: pick Facet (S3). The one made by the Scrapper and GBH team.

**dinowarrior** · 1st June 2009, 14:37

He could get away with picking GBH 2, seeing as its completely different from GBH 1.

**corsair_lightning** · 1st June 2009, 15:35

However, Facet has the more effective weapon.

**eene** · 1st June 2009, 16:04

This is what I know about Guzunderbot (Sorry about going on about it)

It was a red box with some sort of lifting arm and an axe

It might have come from Scotland, but I might be thinking about Juggernot

Did anyone see Guzunderbot's heat (The same one where Plunderbird met its end

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