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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: RFS on April 22, 2014, 10:42:07 PM

Title: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: RFS on April 22, 2014, 10:42:07 PM: I realize this is a years-old thing, but I just stumbled upon it earlier this week at work and ended up watching the whole damned playlist in my downtime:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4112BE7CA9C09057 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4112BE7CA9C09057)

Videos from the first couple "series" are pretty terrible, but the production quality ramps way up (by the 7th one they've got 360 intro shots for all the bots).

I think these are incredible. I was on my high school's Mindstorms team way WAY back in the day (like 12 years ago) and this is the kind of crap I'd do that eventually got me kicked off the team. Fun fact, the Intertia robot from this series is pretty much a dead ringer for the bot I built that eventually got me the boot. :P

Twister is definitely my favorite from the series because I personally know how hard it is to build an angled spinner out of Mindstorms parts. So awesome. Whiplash is a great example of a well built vertical spinner, and Reaper is pretty much solid proof why a horizontal spinner doesn't work too well with Lego.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: MassimoV on April 22, 2014, 10:43:43 PM: I think I've used that series for some inspiration for a couple IRL bots.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: Thyrus on April 22, 2014, 11:06:43 PM: I had a chat with donald, the guy who made that, a few years ago

Armageddon was my favorite
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: SKBT on April 22, 2014, 11:26:35 PM: there are actually some pretty cool robots.

whats funny is its actually cheaper to build a real 3lb than to buy all the lego parts.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: Badnik96 on April 22, 2014, 11:55:17 PM: I always liked Reaper even if it never did too well.

Also Megabyte was pretty cool. Been a fan of this series for years.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: Natster-104 on April 23, 2014, 01:56:09 AM: I really liked the series, it inspired me into getting some of my own Lego motors and parts
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: Jonzu95 on April 23, 2014, 07:56:56 AM: Watching the vids for first time. I have to admit, I am impressed. I was expecting those boring, hand controlled robots but this looks pretty damn neat.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: RFS on April 23, 2014, 04:54:51 PM: I was really floored by it, though I have to admit it's because the first video I watched was from the 6th or so series when the production value was pretty high. Hilariously, I found the videos while searching for "Robot Wars Metal Mayhem music" on YouTube (because I was restoring this old RFSHQ article about the game (http://twilightfoundry.com/2007/09/robot-wars-metal-mayhem-review/)). Lego Robot Wars came up as a result and I consciously processed the "I have something else I should be doing right now but yes I want to waste 40 minutes of my time watching this" -- and I'm glad I did. :dumb)

I kinda want to write up something about it to be honest.

edit: Wow, the V face has ": dumb )" as a shortcut? :(
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: TommyProductionsInc on April 23, 2014, 04:55:03 PM: It's like the brother of MLU4 Robot Wars.
Title: Re: Lego Robot Wars (series on YouTube)
Post by: El Chickenado on April 24, 2014, 06:28:59 PM: this combines like the two things that defined me as a child nostalgia is in the air