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Robotic Combat on TV
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Sun, 23 Dec 2001 23:28:37 GMT
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> Robotwars is on on Saturday? Is this the American one on TNN or the UK one
> on PBS?
Here is a complete schedule of robotic combat for the next two weeks:
Sunday 12/23/01
1:00am 32 TNN Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
42 DSCC Battlebots
12:00pm 50 SPACE Robot Wars
Monday 12/24/01
3:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
Tuesday 12/25/01
12:00am 32 TNN Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
Wednesday 12/26/01
8:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
11:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
Saturday 12/29/01
12:00am 18 WNED Robot Wars
2:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
5:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
7:00pm 50 SPACE Robot Wars
8:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
9:00pm 32 TNN Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
Sunday 12/30/01
1:00am 32 TNN Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
42 DSCC Battlebots
12:00pm 50 SPACE Robot Wars
Monday 12/31/01
3:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
Tuesday 1/1/02
12:00am 32 TNN Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors - War of Independence
Wednesday 1/2/02
8:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
11:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
Friday 1/4/02
8:30pm 44 COMNET Battlebots
Saturday 1/5/02
12:00am 18 WNED Robot Wars
2:00pm 34 TLC Robotica
5:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
7:00pm 50 SPACE Robot Wars
8:00pm 42 DSCC Battlebots
9:00pm 32 TNN Robot Wars: Grand Champions
9:30pm 32 TNN Robot Wars: Grand Champions
> I find that most of the damage done is using kinetic energy through speed
> and smashing with mass, versus some sort of stupid weapon. These guys with
> pneumatic spikes and hammers are really wasting their time, because it it's
> relative ratios of mass at play: You're not going to damage a robot with
> some little spike even if it's powered by HPA, when you could do much more
> damage by slamming an opponent with the full force of your robot's weight
> (and theirs if too if you hit a wall).
I agree that if the best you can do is a Tonka chainsaw powered by a
windshield wiper motor, then you better off with a plain wedge design.
Although if you manage to come up with a weapon design that’s powerful yet
allows your bot to remain as maneuverable as any wedge-bot - you’re on the
easy street.
Take the two most destructive robots from BattleBots – Backlash and
Nightmare, both rely on a vertically spinning flywheel with a pair of steel
teeth. Ever saw those two toss opponents 2-3 metes in the air, ripping off
lexan shields and tearing apart the internal components? That’s a weapon to
be reckoned with! Needless to say many bots don’t survive the first couple
of hits. I doubt that “smashing with mass” comes even close. I can come up
with another two dozen of similar examples where a simple yet effective
weapon proves to be by a long shot more damaging than any ram-bot could ever
be. I would most definitely feel more secure with a weapon-bot, rather than
another wheel-chair with a ramp.
On another note – just motorized my 8466 with a classy “V8” of gear-motors,
only to find out that the gear-box isn’t strong enough for the amount of
torque required to move this monstrosity... Even on the 1st and Rev gears
the diffs and 12t bevel joints start falling apart – not a pretty sight =((
Ivan
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| "Ivan Louch" <ivn@idirect.ca> wrote in message news:GotL7p.9Dw@lugnet.com... (...) gear-motors, (...) =(( I wanted to try doing this too. I was thinking, maybe I have to rip out the transmission and the diffs and just put a gearmotor directly on (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Thanks for that list! I don't think I can handle that much robotic combat a week :) By far my favourite is Battlebots. I like the two hosts, though they replaced Sean Salisbury and the new one isn't as funny in the dialogue. BTW, what is (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Robotwars is on on Saturday? Is this the American one on TNN or the UK one on PBS? So far this is what I can tell about Robot Fightin on TV: Monday 12:00AM TNN (32 Rogers) RobotWars Extreme Warriors Wednesday 8:00PM TLC (34 Rogers) Robotica (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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