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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #60 on: October 26, 2016, 12:28:50 PM »
Razer needs a complete rebuild from the ground up to be effective in this day and age. That scoop won't do much.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #61 on: October 26, 2016, 12:36:45 PM »
ye its crusher was not effective at all it was more of a grabber so i hope they seriously crank up the crushing power but cant see that happening without them having to completely redesign.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #62 on: October 26, 2016, 11:29:31 PM »
I have faith in them.. they made some internal updates to Warhead between the New Battlebots seasons.. next thing you know Complete Control is a flaming wreck..

Will reserve judgment until I see it in action.. its very short stint in the last robot wars isnt much of an indication. :)

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #63 on: October 27, 2016, 05:04:49 AM »
They had that scoop at Series 1 as an anti-Carbide measure. After all, seem as though they swapped the old batteries for LiPo, they had a lot of weight to use up. :P
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #64 on: October 29, 2016, 06:25:55 PM »
ye its crusher was not effective at all it was more of a grabber so i hope they seriously crank up the crushing power but cant see that happening without them having to completely redesign.
I think it's too soon to make that judgement; Nuts and Kill-E were both awkward shapes to grab, and the latter was made from metal pipes that don't give as easy as a chassis made from sheets of metal.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #65 on: November 07, 2016, 04:02:20 PM »
Yeah, I was thinking Razer not piercing Kill-E-Krank-E (god that's awkward to type on my phone) was more because the latter is essentially a steel pipe on wheels with a blade; Razer's crusher is much more suited to flat tops.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #66 on: November 13, 2016, 06:39:31 PM »
According to a recent episode of Inside the Bot, Razer is officially done. The team are potentially interested in donating it to the Science Museum.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #67 on: November 15, 2016, 02:59:57 PM »
According to a recent episode of Inside the Bot, Razer is officially done. The team are potentially interested in donating it to the Science Museum.

well ain't that just the most depressing thing
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #68 on: November 15, 2016, 05:42:12 PM »
Yeah we didn't get in. Just thought it'd be worth saying.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #69 on: November 15, 2016, 05:52:33 PM »
Sorry to hear that, you guys deserved to by all accounts.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #70 on: November 17, 2016, 10:38:53 AM »
According to a recent episode of Inside the Bot, Razer is officially done. The team are potentially interested in donating it to the Science Museum.

A bit sad but understandable.. on the plus side at least as a museum exhibit I might be able to see it in person for once in my life.. itll probably be years before I ever make it to the UK..

I do hope they continue with Warhead or other combat robots.. they are too much fun not to have around.

Yeah we didn't get in. Just thought it'd be worth saying.

Bummer.. any particular reasoning given? I mean I know they cant take everyone but do they give feedback at all?

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #71 on: November 17, 2016, 02:15:07 PM »
We got the general feedback that they're looking for unique, original, nearly-finished entries. We believed we were all of those but that's okay :)
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #72 on: November 17, 2016, 02:43:08 PM »
Razer was unique and original af

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #73 on: December 02, 2016, 06:00:39 AM »
Celebrity   Occupation   Mentor   Mentor's Team   
Robbie Savage   Football pundit.   Jason Marston   Thor   
Jordan Stephens   Rizzle Kicks singer.   John Reid   Terrorhurtz   
Neil Oliver   Historian and presenter.   Will Thomas   Shockwave   
Kadeena Cox   Paralympic athlete.   Ellis Ware   Pulsar   
Jonathan Brownlee/Alistair Brownlee   Olympic triathletes.   Gabriel Stroud   Sabretooth   
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock   Scientist and presenter.   Shane Swan   Dantomkia   
Suzi Perry   F1/Gadget Show presenter.   Suren Balendran   Supernova   
Scott Mills/Chris Stark   Radio 1 DJs.   Dave Moulds   Carbide   

Top four lines are in the first episode, bottom four are in the second episode.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #74 on: December 02, 2016, 06:24:59 AM »
That's a pretty good line-up of both celebrities and bots, looking forward to it :D
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #75 on: December 02, 2016, 06:53:59 AM »
Just saying just because those are the mentors, doesn't mean they're using those bots.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #76 on: December 02, 2016, 07:41:01 AM »
I think I read somewhere that they're using original robots for this.

Most likely pre-built novelty bots for the celebs to drive while the roboteer is there to give the impression that they helped build it with them.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #77 on: December 02, 2016, 07:48:03 AM »
Just saying just because those are the mentors, doesn't mean they're using those bots.
Well yeah, but it's just some context for where the mentors came from.

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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #78 on: December 02, 2016, 08:02:06 AM »
I was mostly replying to F1Krazy.
The actual bots also aren't that bad from what I've heard.
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Re: Robot Wars Series 2 Discussion Thread
« Reply #79 on: December 02, 2016, 12:38:45 PM »
Anyone going to watch any of the shows? Im going to the one next Wednesday.
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