Robot Wars is back.
Discussion
Just caught up on episodes 2 and 3. Episode 2 was genuinely one of the best. The driver of Eruption was really good and unlucky to come up against Carbide which is just a brilliantly designed robot. How it takes those hits as well as dishing them out i don't know.
Episode 3 was a bit of a let down. The flipper was nowhere near as good as Eruption yet got through. Terrahurtz is probably about as good as an axe robot can be, flawed but put on a good show.
It also feels like a matter of time before someone gets a 20kg spinner to the face.
Episode 3 was a bit of a let down. The flipper was nowhere near as good as Eruption yet got through. Terrahurtz is probably about as good as an axe robot can be, flawed but put on a good show.
It also feels like a matter of time before someone gets a 20kg spinner to the face.
marksx said:
3000 hours of work on Apex and they haven't considered the possibility that twirling a giant bar will cause the thing to rip itself apart? Or give it a little testing to see how it fares after an impact?
Edit to add that it's spectacular failure was good viewing though!
There aren't many places to test them to be fair, unless you are an idiot.Edit to add that it's spectacular failure was good viewing though!
Weak episode tonight I thought, Rapid always seemed to be holding back or just not working right. Terrorhurtz was entertaining and bith vulture and tracktion performed better than I would have called.
A disappointing episode this week. Most of the robots were pants, even the winner. The only decent one was the spinner, and that was so good it demolished itself.
I cringed at the blatantly contrived attempt to introduce some excitement in the interview with the lady judge. Compare that with the genuine reaction when the flipper launched itself across the arena and made mincemeat of the so-called bulletproof wall.
I cringed at the blatantly contrived attempt to introduce some excitement in the interview with the lady judge. Compare that with the genuine reaction when the flipper launched itself across the arena and made mincemeat of the so-called bulletproof wall.
joefraser said:
There aren't many places to test them to be fair, unless you are an idiot.
Weak episode tonight I thought, Rapid always seemed to be holding back or just not working right. Terrorhurtz was entertaining and bith vulture and tracktion performed better than I would have called.
Fair point on the testing. Weak episode tonight I thought, Rapid always seemed to be holding back or just not working right. Terrorhurtz was entertaining and bith vulture and tracktion performed better than I would have called.
Re Rapid. I know it had a leak giving reduced power. I wonder if it was supposed to take so long for the flipper to close? Seems like a big weakness if so.
Adrian W said:
How much are they allowed to spend, makes a bit of a mockery of it if it's not budget capped
Whatever they like. They've got a good way to go before they get anywhere near the budgets of some of the Battlebots teams. The Bronco guys caused some controversy last series by bringing along a complete, assembled, spare robot along with stuff like 20+ spare custom gearboxes. Or there's Ringmaster, king of overengineered CNC porn, who had it's chassis machined from a single magnesium alloy billet;
I think part of the joy of Robot Wars and Battlebots is occasionally seeing the super pricey bots outclassed by teams building stuff in their garage for very little.
The age of free CNC software and on demand water jet cutting / machining has levelled the playing field a great deal anyway. Someone without a full machine shop can make something 'cutting edge' without bankrupting themselves.
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