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jon-in-tha-hood OP t1_isdez6b wrote

Reply to comment by Valyrian_Kobolds in 250lb Battlebot is flipped and sticks the landing by jon-in-tha-hood

Robot reliability and weapon power have both gotten exponentially better.

Here's Valkyrie vs. Rotator, one of my favourite fights of the reboot era. As much as I like creative weapons and brute force, seeing 2 robots slug it out with weapons firing on all cylinders for such a long time is admittedly one of the most exciting things you can watch.

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Trox92 t1_isejqc0 wrote

Jesus the blade is so large and spinning so fast it’s literally lifting the robot off the ground when it gets too much momentum

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sybrwookie t1_isessfu wrote

Yea, these things are powerful enough that gyroscopic forces are actually a really big deal in designing and driving them. Because if you do it wrong, you lose control of the bot and get destroyed.

It's a ton of fun to see how different teams solve that issue and how some even lean into having those forces at work in how they drive.

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Buchymoo t1_ise7etz wrote

That was awesome, but why do they make the host sing a jingle before announcing the winner?

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Rank1Trashcan t1_ise9nlj wrote

I don't think anyone made him. It's "Ride of the Valkyries" before he says Valkyrie

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Alissinarr t1_iseq1im wrote

He doesn't do that all the time. That was for this competitor. He's a great MC.

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Abriel_Lafiel t1_iseb92e wrote

That was a awesome fight! My favorite has always been Tombstone.

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