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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: FOTEPX on July 27, 2016, 05:36:24 PM

Title: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: FOTEPX on July 27, 2016, 05:36:24 PM
I don't think I've ever seen one IRL...
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: 09090901 on July 27, 2016, 05:43:29 PM
B.O.B from Battlebots is the first one that comes to my mind.
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Post by: R1885 on July 27, 2016, 06:56:10 PM
Yes, but they suck.
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Post by: Reier on July 27, 2016, 07:02:45 PM
they suck in ra2 too so its realistic
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on July 27, 2016, 07:06:25 PM
Existed, yes, successful no.  Off the top of my head, classic RW gave us Spam and Armadrillo who fell in Series 6 without maing any sort of impression
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Post by: kill343gs on July 27, 2016, 09:32:35 PM
It's really just a poor use of kinetic energy
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Post by: cephalopod on July 28, 2016, 05:03:56 AM
Series 7 Tanto
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Post by: botomatic1000 on July 28, 2016, 06:02:57 AM
El mower and Fatal Traction
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Post by: Philippa on July 28, 2016, 09:13:54 AM
Ellie's Little Pink Bot and Rick.
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Post by: botomatic1000 on July 28, 2016, 09:22:56 AM
Basenji the dude combatant evil squirrel grunion... you know the real term is bludgeoner right?
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: Probably Rob on July 28, 2016, 10:49:53 AM
A bludgeoner would be an axe/hammer

Edit: Just saw Fatal Traction's wiki entry, and they do say bludgeoning flywheels. Stupid, but eh, face spinner sounds better as bludgeoner is more an axe/hammer
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: botomatic1000 on July 28, 2016, 10:55:40 AM
Yeah Bludgeoner sounds like a term to describe a robot like Bambino but Face spinner sounds like an art metal band.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/93340Bambino_sfb01.jpg)
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Post by: doot on July 28, 2016, 11:19:00 AM
There's also Invertebrat from series 3 and 4 of Robot Wars. Made a heat final, with little other success.
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: botomatic1000 on July 28, 2016, 11:24:06 AM
all off of Battlebots...
B.O.B.
Dude of Destruction
Evil Squirrel
Fast Forward
Grunion
Mr. "D"
Proto-Type 4
Shrike (Heavyweight and a very odd one)
Son of Bob 
The Dude

 and for robot wars...

Combat Ant
Conquering Clown   
Ellie's Little Pink Bot 
El-Mower   
Fatal Traction   
Invertabrat   
Junkyard Queen     
Manic Mutant   
Millenium Bug
Rhino 
Rick 
Twister (UK) 
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: R01 on July 28, 2016, 11:34:53 AM
Quote from: DemonOfTomorrow on July 28, 2016, 11:19:00 AM
There's also Invertebrat from series 3 and 4 of Robot Wars. Made a heat final, with little other success.
Right! I was wondering where I had seen a FS because I did remember seeing a design somewhere(think a different bot had it as well?) Invertabrat(also known as Inverterbrat in Series 4) looked like this:
The success was more because of the front flippers and in 2 out of 3 fights in Series 4 it lost because the flipper got stuck, making it unable to touch the ground and keep on moving.
Title: Re: Has there ever been a Face Spinner in IRL robotics?
Post by: botomatic1000 on July 28, 2016, 12:04:50 PM
tbh if its not Combat Ant its not really that good... it may get a win or two but they really are not that good otherwise...

EDIT* Nowadays Combat Ant is a undercutter anyways
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