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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: Resetti's Replicas on July 25, 2011, 01:13:44 PM
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It's almost august of an odd-numbered year, and the Combat Robot Hall of Fame will open again. So, who's everyone voting for? Make your cases here. Here are mine
Gyrobot: A 2-pound walker that uses the gyroscopic forces of its flywheel to move itself around. Very clever way to take advantage of the weight bonus, and capable of tossing its opponents like a tennis ball shooter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOh1AXJOwoA&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOh1AXJOwoA&feature=related#)
Professor Chaos: A middleweight with a powerful spiral-shaped drum, has a near-perfect combat record:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTOnV3vcag&feature=related#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTOnV3vcag&feature=related#ws)
Warrior SKF: The shell spins and spinning motion winds up the flipper. Not an ounce of kinetic energy wasted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vnh_OjXqfA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vnh_OjXqfA#)
Anticide: Hugely powerful flipper in a tiny package:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxs9HmPdYAY&feature=related# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxs9HmPdYAY&feature=related#)
Upheaval: A sportsman-class powerful flipper with a very strong combat record:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h786dVF33jw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h786dVF33jw#)
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Doesn't Professor Chaos' disc only have one tooth?
Anyway, only one I was thinking of nominating was Warrior. Think I might vote for Gyrobot and Upheaval though.
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Is it opened now?
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Doesn't Professor Chaos' disc only have one tooth?
Anyway, only one I was thinking of nominating was Warrior. Think I might vote for Gyrobot and Upheaval though.
Yes, that's why it's referred to as spiral-shaped. Unlike in RA2, you get better ripping power from fewer teeth. Normally 2 is the minimum you need to make it balance , but the Professor Chaos team found some clever way (they're not disclosing how they did it) to distribute the weight so that it could have just one tooth and still balance.
Is it opened now?
Not for a few weeks; but if you want to lobby for your favourites, now is the time.
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but the Professor Chaos team found some clever way (they're not disclosing how they did it) to distribute the weight so that it could have just one tooth and still balance.
I'm guessing it's a mix of a lot of money, some complicated software and a very nice CNC machine.
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On an initial thought, I think Mortis should be upgraded to full Membership.
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most discs are :laughing
anticide, grrahh bean beaten by it twice!!!!
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On an initial thought, I think Mortis should be upgraded to full Membership.
Perhaps but I didn't bother with any robots from the days of yore; I highly doubt there's enough support for any that haven't already been inducted.
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On an initial thought, I think Mortis should be upgraded to full Membership.
Perhaps but I didn't bother with any robots from the days of yore; I highly doubt there's enough support for any that haven't already been inducted.
Not always the case, though- Cassius got in quite handily in 2007, as did Terrorhurtz in 2009. Granted Terrorhurtz had also competed in Roaming Robots and Robots Live (IIRC), but still- does prove that there is still some life left in the old greats.
Hence I figured I'd go with Mortis- great technological innovation involved in its design, a pioneer for tracked fighting robots, excellent staying power, and was pretty destructive to boot- its axe could strike three times a second, with the force of a .38 Magnum fired at Point-Blank range.
Also, its achievements- Best Engineered award in Series 1, Semifinalist in Series 2, War of Independence Champion of Series 4, Most Aggressive Robot Award winner in Battlebots, took out Tazbot, and reached the Last 16 twice.
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Upheaval: A sportsman-class powerful flipper with a very strong combat record:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h786dVF33jw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h786dVF33jw#)
It's rubbish!
Explosion is more powerful, has stronger armour, faster, has a better driver, and is ranked 2nd in the UK
Need I say more? :P
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and my (unfinished) flipper has a larger ram, stronger drivetrain, and better armor. :P
Oh and I've lost 3 times to Upheaval...
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Gyrobot, Warrior and Professor Chaos are awesome (from that short list) (:
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Professer Chaos, Razer, Sewer Snake, Terrorhurtz, Hot Stuff, and Warrior are my votes. Never voted in this before so I'll have to see what it's like. When it's open, can someone post a link?
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Professer Chaos, Razer, Sewer Snake, Terrorhurtz, Hot Stuff, and Warrior are my votes. Never voted in this before so I'll have to see what it's like. When it's open, can someone post a link?
Razer, Sewer Snake and Terrorhurtz are already in there, mate :P
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Never seen Battlebots.
That bot that's like a fridge (for comedy reasons) and Wheely Big Cheese.
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Professer Chaos, Razer, Sewer Snake, Terrorhurtz, Hot Stuff, and Warrior are my votes. Never voted in this before so I'll have to see what it's like. When it's open, can someone post a link?
You just e-mail your votes to the address specified (not given before voting is open), that's all you do. Razer and Sewer Snake are already in the hall of fame actually.
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Professer Chaos, Razer, Sewer Snake, Terrorhurtz, Hot Stuff, and Warrior are my votes. Never voted in this before so I'll have to see what it's like. When it's open, can someone post a link?
You just e-mail your votes to the address specified (not given before voting is open), that's all you do. Razer and Sewer Snake are already in the hall of fame actually.
Terrorhurtz is as well- it was upgraded in 2009.
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and my (unfinished) flipper has a larger ram, stronger drivetrain, and better armor. :P
Oh and I've lost 3 times to Upheaval...
Not really, hardox is much better, and you have no buffer :P
But seriously, upheaval looks pretty badly made
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Yeah it does but it's been the king of the Sportsman class for the past few years. :P
Anyways my votes will go out to
Professor Chaos, SubZero, Hotstuff, Gyrobot (the walker not that robotwars one whose shell spins slower than my cordless drill), and JuKid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VNo4LkFmg&feature=channel_video_title# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VNo4LkFmg&feature=channel_video_title#)
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But seriously, upheaval looks pretty badly made
It reminds me of a toaster :approve:
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Upheaval is ranked number one in the sports man class, with a 23/7 record.
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But seriously, upheaval looks pretty badly made
It reminds me of a toaster :approve:
Same!
I'm very surprised that it is ranked so high, it would get completely trashed over here
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You're missing the point; it's the sportsman class; highly destructive weapons are banned, as are full-on wedges. The most destructive weapon allowed would be something like Mangi's hammer.
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You're missing the point; it's the sportsman class; highly destructive weapons are banned, as are full-on wedges. The most destructive weapon allowed would be something like Mangi's hammer.
Full on wedges as in what?
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The wedge has to be less than 30% of the body (as measured by the perimeter)
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Voting time. Details for voting can be found here:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=THERFL&msg=7291.1 (http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=THERFL&msg=7291.1)
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Warrior
Gyrobot
Professor Chaos
WBC
Upheavel
Good choices?
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Warrior
Professor Chaos
Mortis
Pussycat
Kronic
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Warrior
Little Drummer Boy
Ziggy
Y-Pout
Pussycat
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I've followed combat robotics for the last 12 years of my life. Warrior SKF, Professor Chaos, and Gyrobot are the ones that deserve entry from this list.
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To be fair, the best videos of Anticide have been taken down, it's capable of flipping a lot higher than that and that video is far from its best fight. And I admit Upheaval isn't spectacular, I'm going purely on its win record.
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My nominations:
US Bots:
Gyrobot (The Walker)
Professor Chaos
Tentomushi (Just because.)
Upheaval
Warrior
Ziggy
UK Bots:
Anticide
Beauty 2
Kronic
Maelstrom
Tiny Toon
Thor
Well, he did say you can vote for as many bots as you want.
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UK Bots:
Anticide
Beauty 2
Kronic
Maelstrom
Tiny Toon
Thor
Wat?
And why no love for Explosion? *Cries in corner*
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I voted for:
Gyrobot (The Walker)
Professor Chaos
Upheaval
Warrior SKF
Anticide
Scorpion
Explosion
Snake
Pussycat
The Master
I don't think I missed any out.
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US Bots:
Professor Chaos
Warrior
Ziggy
UK Bots:
Mortis
Storm II
Firestorm
Explosion
Pussycat
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US Bots:
Backlash
3pd
T-Minus
Max Wedge
Ziggy
UK Bots:
Mortis
Firestorm
Explosion
Storm II
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Thanks guys :D
My votes will go to:
Explosion
Kronic
Big Nipper
Firestorm
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Thanks guys :D
My votes will go to:
Explosion
Kronic
Big Nipper
Firestorm
NO WAI
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Thanks guys :D
My votes will go to:
Explosion
Kronic
Big Nipper
Firestorm
NO WAI
YES WAI
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No american bots Vert?
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Anyone know where to post the votes?
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CRAP!
I only voted 5 bots.
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Anyone know where to post the votes?
sheeppaper[nospam]@gmail.com
Remove the [nospam]
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Anyone know where to post the votes?
sheeppaper[nospam]@gmail.com
Remove the [nospam]
Excellent- thanks mate. I'll go do my votes promptly- hopefully we'll see Mortis and Explosion in there :approve:
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No american bots Vert?
I don't really follow them enough to judge them properly
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Voting is closed, the results will likely follow later today 6 hours. Mark commented that he was getting a lot more ballots from the UK than hte US. I don't know if the US ever caught up, but based on that information, here are my predictions:
New inductees:
Professor Chaos
Maelstrom
Big Nipper
Warrior SKF
Honourable Mention:
Explosion
Thor/Metanoria
Ripper
Anticide
Gyrobot
Upheaval
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I think Ziggy will do well on this one aswell, personally. Something must be wrong if it doesn't.
Well, i'm hoping it does well.
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Voting is closed, the results will likely follow later today 6 hours. Mark commented that he was getting a lot more ballots from the UK than hte US. I don't know if the US ever caught up, but based on that information, here are my predictions:
New inductees:
Professor Chaos
Maelstrom
Big Nipper
Warrior SKF
Honourable Mention:
Explosion
Thor/Metanoria
Ripper
Anticide
Gyrobot
Upheaval
Damn it, I was just about to vote. Although judging by what I've seen, I think Mortis and Professor Chaos seem like quite likely options for the Induction.
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I'd be willing to bet Mortis will not be upgraded.
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Honorable Mention 2011:
Anticide - The dominant UK antweight, Andrew Hibberd's tiny flipper claims to be the most successful ant of all time. The chassis was made on a 3-D 'printer'. Successes include three consecutive Antweight Fighting Robot World Series wins.
Gyrobot - This odd antweight has no wheels, legs, or treads. It moves by inducing a gyroscopic reaction in its vertical spinning blade to tilt the robot from side to side and rotate by precession! Builders love strange designs.
Kronic - A full-pressure heavyweight flipper from the UK with a long record of success: 2005 Roaming Robots champion, 2006 International Challenge winner, 2010 Team Bud Challenge champion, and Fighting Robots Annihilator champion for 2010 and 2011.
Warrior SKF - Another oddball design beloved by builders. This Team Whyachi heavyweight flipper is powered by energy stored in a horizontal spinning ring. It's an intersting alternative to pneumatic flipper power, but hard on the flipper clutch!
The Master - Inducted 2011: The original 'thwackbot', The Master was a pioneer in interchangeable weaponry and the 'all in the wheels' drive train. Weapon modules included a grinding wheel, a lifter, and a long chain 'whip'. Mark Setrakian was co-winner of the 1995 Robot Wars heavyweight title with this creation, and it continued to compete for many years. Record: 8 wins, 4 losses.
Professor Chaos - Inducted 2011: The middleweight terror from WPI Combat Robotics has ruled the middleweight class in the U.S. since its first tournament in 2008 and has pummeled the top robots in the division. Record: 14 wins / 2 losses.
Ok, the master getting in surprised me. And the complete lack of bots like Ziggy and Hotstuff is sad.
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*cries*
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I'm going on the slim chance he's still writing Ziggy's and Explosion's testimonials.
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Conraa, where did you read those? I looked all over and could find any Hall of Fame news.
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http://members.toast.net/joerger/robotica.html (http://members.toast.net/joerger/robotica.html)
http://members.toast.net/joerger/hall_of_fame.html (http://members.toast.net/joerger/hall_of_fame.html)
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I'm not seeing it, neither page mentions being updated as of 2011
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Refresh the page?
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There we go, that's done it.
@Vert, my commiserations for not making it. If it means anything, I put my money on you being an honourable mention
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W00t I voted for The Master.
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No UK robots inducted?
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Anticide and Kronic got honourable mentions, but apart from that...
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Anticide and Kronic got honourable mentions, but apart from that...
Bleh. At least seeing Firestorm or Mortis moved up might've been nice.
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The Master was the one that surprised me the most; why was there such a sudden interest in it?
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Cause it looks like a phallic symbol?
It was of the first cool looking, effective robots that defined the sport. It was the first to use interchangeable weapons. That's all I can think of.
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Cause it looks like a phallic symbol?
It was of the first cool looking, effective robots that defined the sport. It was the first to use interchangeable weapons. That's all I can think of.
First to utilize torque reaction.
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It does beg the question though, "Why didn't it get in in the first place"?
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Anticide and Kronic got honourable mentions, but apart from that...
Bleh. At least seeing Firestorm or Mortis moved up might've been nice.
tbh, neither were realistic chances to move up.
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Warrior soo should have got in.. its the most innovative way to power a flipper since C02
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Well, we've got 2 years to promote it.