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Glen
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favourite australian robot?

just a bit of fun this topic is,

what is your favorite australian combat robot (besides your own...) and why?

personally i like:

- scoopy doo , such an effective weapon combination with the overhead saw.
- singularity , the most powerful drive ive ever seen, so damn impressive.
- minotuar (the thwackbot one) the build quality and presentation is a total inspiration for me.
- pinscher once more the build quality is excellent and the design of the thing is just sweet.

Post Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:04 pm 
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Geesgh, tough auestion. I love robots that perform well in battle and dont put on a boring show.

Always a sucker for well built bots as well (Nick).

But I love very animated robots so probably machine head dude's bots
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Annihalation one of the first and still performing
The Aggressor retro style
Mite-E-Er tough armour

May the queensland robots piss on all comers.

Post Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:55 pm 
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easy. these are my favourites in NO particular order

Cobra: looks great, fast and good weaponry

Anhiliation: the first featherweight in QLD and it still is going strong!

All Nicks Robots: oh god must I go further?

there are tonnes more I could name however these bots are the best!
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I always had a concern if I had to fight Ballpeen, Pity by the time it sorted out its bugs it changed its name, had a sex change and went to the bahamas.
It had speed, pushing power, a potentially damaging weapon, self righting. it had teathing problems like many and I consider it dangerous if at its peak, Pity it just painted its nails and wont come out to play any more, Sorry Gary, only stirring.
Also hate the idea of Scoppy giving me a hug as well. Death from above i reckon, that tray is made to collect trashy drivers.

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Even though this robot drives me insane, I have to say Haemorrhage is one of my favourite robots. I say this, not because it is within my team, but because even though it's the most complex, unreliable robot before the competition, hardest thing to drive, I love the way the lifter articulates with it's srimech arms on the side and it's ability to keep going.

It was one of the most damage causing robots at Robowars 2003, cutting the battery leads off Ball Peen, breaking Scoopy Doo's articulated saw arm in an insane saw to saw attack, and in a cheerful battle with #5, it removed the wheel treads. For robot that we had to rebuilt the drive about 4 times in the week before we left for Melbourne and had replaced the broken weapon motor, i say it's done very well, winning every battle it has been in, and it has only ever lost two battles after we withdrew it in Robowars when we were going to have to fight our selfs with only ne IBC going and when we burnt out a drive motor at Metal Mayhem 3 after beating sharpshooter.

Otherwise, Mouse Wedge is my most favourite robot around, even though i despise it from beating us in the grand finals, i thing, even with it's 6kg dissadvantage, it won more battles then any other robot during the Robowars Competition. Great little machine too!
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mm ok i"m probaly being a bit biased as well with my choice my favorite is " Vertex "Very Happy possibly because of the 300 or more hours i have spent over the last 3 years building testing pulling apart rebuilding until ive got most things the way i want them to work after that i think that scoopy is a cool bot i love the over head robot brush(saw) with the dustpan under it to catch all the pieces lol

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Well hear is my list

Flea wieght= insane-oh (i think its the only flea wieght)

ant wieght= windstorm

soz bot= i have not seen one yet

kilo bot= ---

bullant= arora (hope i spelt that right)

hobby wieght= mouse wedge

feather wieght= Cobra

P.S the only robot here i have seen in real life is insane-oh because its mine Smile


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Geez, I'm surprised anyone even remembers little ole windstorm. Well his baby brother Windstorm II being built for that ultra small Antweight class instead of the larger Super Antwieghts is coming along slowly. I'm currently chasing some carbon fibre for the chassis/armour and some LiPol Batteriesand charger. About $120 worth. Maybe after the Annihilator Very Happy
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