Robogames 2 entries:
AW - W I D E P H I D - Flat rammer, works inverted. The original did surprisingly well, hopefully the new version can prove to be more successful.
BW - Angry Mantid - Just W I D E P H I D with a big bar spinner.
LW - Sunflower - Originally started out as Nano Carbonize.
MW - Sir Lance-a-frog 2018 - Finally making it's RG debut. Rebuilt from the ground up to be more compact, without sacrificing the weapon or lance. Paintjob is is inspired by the real-life SLAF bot, and fights with the power of ZHUUUUUUUUUUUUGE.
CW - inVasion - Returning champion. Changed teeth so it has 4 large typhoon teeth instead of 8 small Typhoon teeth to eliminate 'weapon spam' criticism. Internals reorganised with the new AP point mods and alrger wheels for movement when inverted. However it can still self-right.
HW - CarboniZe 2018 - Not quite as big as the SHW bot that forfeited it's place last season, but tweaked substantially. Actual weapon is 4 small typhoons and not the two large ones shown here. Hopefully the AI will help rectify the self-righting issue that plagues this line of bots.
SHW - The Very Hangry Caterpillar - A dual-HS shuffle bot weighing approx. 1796kg. Absolutely no idea how this will perform, it'll be something to watch at the very least.
Undressed, it has 3 pairs of high-power servos, withhex plate hubs and 'legs'. This has probably been used before but I can't recall, and probably not in a SHW designated to fight in a tourney. The legs are spaced out and staggered to avoid clipping through one another, and provide a surprisingly smooth ride and turn. Has as much battery power as I can provide as with 6 servos and 2 6-mag motors I predict it being hungry for power.
Rejected Ideas:
Another attempt at a SHW shuffler, a big ol' flipper based on an older bot. even with a hinged front ramp it bounced around far too much to be useful, but could get under stuff with some luck. Also enjoys the taste of shell spinners.
199kg shufflebot, meant for a cluster. Won't say much about this or it's purpose, other than it's the reason why there was a rule change a few days ago.