Back again with another event overview, this time we're back at the Ohio State Fair.
We showed up with H5N1 which now sports a pair of D2 wheels (for weight saving purposes) and a smaller wedge. We initially planned on using the other wedge but during a pre-event spinup it got caught on a seam in the floor and the weapon cracked it right in half. Not having enough time to angle grind a new one, we just used this backup.
Also entering was Sean V2, completely unchanged from HORD and ready to rumble.
The first fight of the event was between Sean V2 and Pamela
This was our third teammate's first time driving and he did pretty well. He drove very passively at the start because Pamela would lift its wedge off the ground anytime it accelerated/
After that it was Sean V2 vs Honeycomb
Honeycomb's chain driven drum and wedge combo was really good at getting under Sean but with a little bit of strategic driving and luck that their wheel fell off we were able to pit them.
Next up H5N1 took on Rebecca
I was worried about Rebecca being able to get underneath H5N1's wedge but after one good pop on the front I was able to get underneath easily and flip them
Afterwards, Sean V2 took on Voxel
Voxel was a very impressive 3d printed bot, however after its first two fights it started to have technical problems which can be seen here. We were lucky that we didn't have to face it at full power otherwise Sean might've not come out in one piece
H5N1 then took on A new DIG
a single pop to the side caused A new DIG to flip over, the second impact caused the transmitter inside to disconnect and made the weapon shut down
Now in the winners finals we were against ourselves
both bots were working fine at the end, we had just decided before the match that Sean should tactically tap out to minimize damage
In the losers finals Sean V2 was up against Honeycomb for the second time
After some excellent driving and good hits from Honeycomb, one of Sean's drive motors completely locked up. This became a huge problem when we had Honeycomb right next to the pit and didn't have enough power to push them in
It was grand finals time with H5N1 up against Honeycomb
This was an outstanding fight. Honeycomb was extremely aggressive out the gate and I was just trying to keep the front pointed at it. When the wedge got ripped off, we ended up going weapon on weapon and Honeycomb came out on top. The huge shot didn't break anything surprisingly but one of the wheels wasn't getting any traction on the floor. I was able to move forward in circles but as soon as I began to drive out of the corner the pit opened and blocked my exit. Thankfully I wasn't counted out so Honeycomb came over and gave H5N1 a shot on the front that freed it. At the end Honeycomb tapped out due to the plastic back panel starting to break and spill guts out.
After a quick turnaround on both of the bots, it was rumble time
Unfortunately all other beetles had either become non functional or left the event center so it was just a battle between 3. We decided to go ham on each other right out the gate because we didn't get a real good fight in the winners finals. I also flipped A new DIG back over because the rumble would've been lame if it was just the two of us duking it out. By the time the pit had opened both of us had locked up a drive motor and pretty soon we found A new DIG pushing us in.
It was really fun to return to the first tournament we ever competed in and take first and third. Also, we've already got another project in the works that is hopefully bigger and badder than H5N1 so stay tuned
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