Author Topic: Robogames 2012 (Read 6647 times)

Somebody · « **on:** April 27, 2012, 10:22:55 AM »

Some crazy videos have started to make their way onto youtube of it.

And yes, that IS a go pro mount on Sewer Snake

There are a bunch more go pro videos on Sewer Snake's owner's channel (mattmaxsr)

Edit: Another good one from the owner of Raging Scotsman

Celestial Panda · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:51:43 AM »

Wow! That's pretty amazing. Electric Boogaloo looks pretty sweet. And destroying the ceiling was just perfect

Where is it held? I noticed Flamethrowers are apparently allowed, which is a little odd to me (being from the UK).

SKBT · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:58:15 AM »

Robogames is held in San Mateo California.

A bit about Electric Boogaloo... It was assembled the night before the event and completely untested. It went on to take 2nd. It's only losses were to Original Sin.

Somebody · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2012, 11:19:40 AM »

And it pretty much killed itself against Original Sin. Original Sin really didn't need to do much.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2012, 12:02:01 PM »

I think it was Last Rites that knocked the lights out of the ceiling, not Electric Boogaloo.

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2012, 02:49:24 PM »

I can't come up with a single plow joke for Electric Boogaloo. Anyway, nice fight videos indeed...

Badnik96 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2012, 03:35:24 PM »

whoa. I can't wait for Killer Robots (4 more weeks IIRC!!!!)

GarvinTheGreat · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2012, 03:39:09 PM »

What ever happened tyo that "Robogeddon?" Is it even still happening?

SKBT · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2012, 04:12:38 PM »

Quote from: GarvinTheGreat on April 27, 2012, 03:39:09 PM

What ever happened tyo that "Robogeddon?" Is it even still happening?

We don't know. There hasn't been a press release about it with new info since April 12th. No one knows if it even is going to be "robot combat" in the traditional sense or something completely different.

R1885 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2012, 04:32:21 PM »

What little information there is has been posted on Mike Joerger's website. What I can tell, it's basicly jumbo sized ROBO-1 with hand held weapons, and has a max weight limit of half a ton.

Conraaa · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2012, 04:32:56 PM »

There must be a better place to mount that camera on Sewer Snake, surely? Rather than screwing the robot over if flipped.

Gropaga · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2012, 05:40:40 PM »

Quote from: R1885 on April 27, 2012, 04:32:21 PM

What little information there is has been posted on Mike Joerger's website. What I can tell, it's basicly jumbo sized ROBO-1 with hand held weapons, and has a max weight limit of half a ton.

Yes!
what.... it's not going to televised in japan???

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2012, 05:47:34 PM »

Wait, you live in Japan? Awesome.

MassimoV · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2012, 05:53:37 PM »

Any news if there's going to be a new Killer Robots?

qwertythe300th · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2012, 10:38:10 PM »

Quote from: MassimoV on April 27, 2012, 05:53:37 PM

Any news if there's going to be a new Killer Robots?

Yea. Science channek seems to be ignoring it..

Badnik96 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2012, 09:20:33 AM »

There better be another Killer Robots or someone is dying

also I found this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npBzgiZTTgk&feature=relmfu#ws
Electric Boogaloo came second this year apparently, losing to Original Sin. Last Rites came third.

GarvinTheGreat · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2012, 11:41:45 AM »

I didn't think Killer Robots was that great. I'm still hoping Craig Charles comes back and does Robot Wars

Mecha · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2012, 11:49:53 AM »

Funny i was actually planing to make some antweights, but i don't think it will happen.

But it seems like it would cool, where will it be airing on TV?

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2012, 02:52:36 PM »

Quote from: GarvinTheGreat on April 28, 2012, 11:41:45 AM

I didn't think Killer Robots was that great. I'm still hoping Craig Charles comes back and does Robot Wars

Killer robots was laaaaame. I wanted to see robots fight, not Grant Imaharas face.

Mecha · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2012, 02:59:20 PM »

Quote from: Sparkey98 on April 28, 2012, 02:52:36 PM

Killer robots was laaaaame. I wanted to see robots fight, not Grant Imaharas face.

Yeah, I agree. but it was kinda cool cause it was my first experience watching ~~Grant Imahara's face~~ robot combat on TV. :D