While I was down at CAT 3 fighting with Seal Of Approval, I brought along a flipper prototype to test. I was asked if I wanted to sign it up, so I did. My dad suggested to name it after some game show called Deal Or No Deal?
Rock and Robots veterans will recognise the design. I’m fairly sure it’s the same model as Flipside 2.0, just printed white and with acetate on the metal flipper panel. I might bring it down to Rock and Robots 24, might not.
At CAT 3 it went 2:1 in the main competition, but lost twice meaning no semi-final, for a total of 2:3. That’s the best starting ratio yet (I think) over TSA’s 0:5, but pales in comparison to SOA’s current total of 22:46 (excluding CAT 3).
Just remembered it entered the 3 legged robot with SOA, where it came 2nd. I think that adds on 2 wins and a loss? I should ask Vlad if he keeps the sheet of victories and losses around somewhere.
In an effort to boost this up to similar heights to my other robot’s post count on the forum, here’s my prediction for it and SOA at Rock and Robots 24:
I expect at least 1 win from both, making a minimum record of 4:2. With recent successes, at least 1 should make it to the quarter finals, maybe the semis! So let’s call it 4:3, maybe 4:4 for now.
The reason that I’m writing this so early and late in the evening (and posting at 7am) is a recent idea. I’ve calculated that there’s enough antweights in the world to fight a heavyweight. You’d need 733.33333333, but let’s say 720 including walkers. In the UK there’s around 200, but if we dip into the strategic reserves from places like Australia, Brazil, Thailand, The Netherlands, New Zealand and America we should be able to do it. Especially if we count US antweights instead of their fairyweights (because they’re stupid and have 1lb antweights). Now Extreme Robots Stevenage is far enough away (in time) that we should be able to get a large enough force to challenge a heavyweight. Think of it as an adaptation of RABID (Rock and robots Anti Beetleweight Institution of Destruction), but international.
It’d be fun to watch, so long as the transmitters don’t all jam each other out!
The Rock and Robots campaign was a mixed bag. The main contest was 0:3 due to a fairly nasty heat draw. In the shield consolidation tournament (16 robots in the same time meant for 20+ gave us time for this) was a 1:1, with an easy win due to enemy transmitter failure (twice) and a reasonably close loss in a 4-way brawl. It also went 1:2 in the hockey side event with Seal Of Approval (team name Seal Team 6) and came 3rd due to the number of [Insert name of a goal in hockey here] scored. In total that’s 2:6, which is pretty high. Main changes for later are in the ground game (pretty bad on all my robots, but ones an undercutter so who cares), the metal front bending every fight and the servo overheating due to the strain of keeping the flipper fully closed. Pretty good overall though.
Seems the forum’s started working on my chromebook, at least when not on school wifi. I have +1 method of procrastinating when doing homework!
There’s a lot of antweight tournaments in the local area right now. TSA is signed up to ORCS 10 (yet to pay entry fee), but there’s rock and robots 25 and CAT 4 in November. Seeing as it’s a major milestone and I’ve been there for most of it’s history, I’m contractually obliged to go there. If I have to drop one, it’ll likely be CAT (so maybe -1 event for SONS (ooh an abbriviation that’s good so wow)) but I might be able to call in a birthday favour and get all 3 done! Much better roboteering event than trying to smuggle 3 antweights in a trenchcoat into Extreme Robots Stevenage, a few months away, especially for a birthday.
Either way, Vlad better show up so I can fight him for the 4th or 5th time in a row. I wonder if/hope Eli rigs it so I have to.
Yesterday, SONS, SOA, TSA and [CLASSIFIED] went to the [CLASSIFIED] talent show. While there, SONS and TSA were demonstrated driving and doing various tricks such as going off tables and surviving. The [CLASSIFIED] acting as judges, led by [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED] awarded them 18 points, putting it in first case. We have scientifically proven combat robots are better than synchronised dancing, rapping, laser tag, something to do with a football, ventriloquism and [CLASSIFIED].
