I like the idea, I used to love watching the early episodes of robot wars with the gauntlet ( spelling?) in the first round, also the robosumo and the pinball thing were fun to watch without seing robots totally destroyed. In saying that, I still like the idea of a "flat" floor and would hate to see the end of it all together, a possibility further down the track is 2 events in 1 where there is an "all terrain" class and a "flat arena" class.
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Marshal J.

I agree, teh idea is the best but we should have 2 events or wheel out the hill and have a quick demo or something.
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Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics

I`m looking forward to seeing how these wireless cams on bots go because I have dreamt of an off road comp. where the driver sits behind a monitor and has a "spotter" assistant with say , binoculars who gets an overall view to relay information. I think it would be terrifying fun, such like; " I see movement behind the wall at 2 o`clock, wait, theres one coming at you from behind!!! Get out of there! No Dallas! the other way! the other way! AAAAGH!

I like the idea of a ramp and off road combat. The same major components of our sport could be moved from bot shell to bot shell to suit the environment without undue cost.

Extra kudos for using the word "ubiquitous".

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Originally posted by Giant Robo:
I`m looking forward to seeing how these wireless cams on bots go because I have dreamt of an off road comp. I think it would be terrifying fun, such like; "wait, theres one coming at you from behind!!! Get out of there!

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The Tv show gladiators had something similar, shaped like a pyramyd where they had to get to the top without getting thrown back down. Dont know if a flat topped pyramyd would work as the angles might be severe for robots but a solid structure could work well, as it could house its own weapons and cameras. Otherwise maybe three ramps going up to a round platform, maybe revolving in the centre. How high should it be but? High enough for big rolls and falls would be cool. Like the sci-fi miltary direction that seems to be growing with combat.
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Bots that do not destroy you, only make you stronger.

I think maybe 2-3m. not too high but still high enough to give us what we want!!!
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Mr "squirt"
Team Blazing Star

I think Its a super idea and would love to help out any way possible with it. Just being made out of simple mdf ro something screwed together and such and with supports would be alright.

I think it shuold be mainly combat like kill teh others etc but the focus being "king of the hill". For people to concentrate mainly on that and using teh weopons to help them become king of the hill etc.

Also maybe an idea is pinball or a obstacle course (that would be ultra mad) and have it with time trials and such.
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Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics

I love the idea and have talked to Marshal a few times about making 25kg all terrain bots. The only thing i can see is it might limit the amount of designs capable. Spinners will probably go, same with flippers and crushers. Hammers will expand, Rammers will over flow the systems and wedges will just die(YAY )

I would definately like to see this spawn in the weight classes above featherweights, as some people have already found, making tracked robots and walkers are no simple task.

King of the Hill, LOVE IT! Annihilation will hit something, both bots will fly, and then we race back to the top to do it again
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I think drum spinners could work well as they have room to tilt. If you have a 4 wheeled base theres not much you cant put on it. BUt yeah wedges and spinners would suffer the most. cooool
It would have to be compulsory to have srimech in this arena.
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I think in an all terrain arena, depend how bad it is, it would almost be compulsory to have your bot invertible, as srimechs don't worked everywhere, ALA Razer caught in the flame grill
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well ill just bring smite around to play when its done and smash the hill and whoever is on top of it

seriously though heres another suggestion that jeff j, spawned in my head.

i think if we got a couple of robots installed with those $20 wireless cameras then we could have the operators sitting in front of a TV and the spectators in front of the arena, theyd have to drive from the robots perspective, which i reckon would be pretty interesting.

Andrew and myself came up with a similar idea, but based on the game of "Marco-Polo" where the drive is blind folded and there team mate has to tell them where to go. It could be quite hilarious for the crowd and awefully frustrating for the drivers
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The word spawn seems to be spawning alot
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where do you get a wireless camera for $20 from ?