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Retired Combat Robots |
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Combat robots get destroyed, outdated, and new design
ideas take the place of old. We remember the old
warriors with fondness.
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Daisy / Margarita
Lightweight (60
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Daisy was our first robot, and the namesake of the
team. A Lightweight designed for competition at
BattleBots, the concept was a boxy wedge with a spinning
horizontal disk. Daisy's overall combat record was
4-6.
Daisy is retired, replaced by the new Lightweight,
Buttercup.
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Daffodil
Hobbyweight (12 lbs) |
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Daffodil was our first small bot. It was
originally supposed to be a model of a planned
Heavyweight, but the Heavyweight's design got changed
before Big Daffodil got built. Daffodil's overall
combat record was 7 wins, 6 losses.
Daffodil is retired, but could make a comeback
someday.
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Daffodil Version 1
Record: 4-4
Competitions:
NERC IHXRC (September 2001)
SECR Farm Fight (January 2002)
Awards: SECR Farm Fight Second
Place
Drive system: (2) 7.2v drills to 6" wheels
Weapon system: 4 lb 12" drum, AstroFlight
Cobalt 05
Batteries: (2) 8.4v 2.4AH Nicad
Frame: 1/2 x 1 aluminum rectanglular rod
Armor: none as such
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Daffodil Version
2
Record: 3-2
Status: Being rebuilt for its next
competition
Competitions: NERC HSRC (March 2002)
Awards: NERC HSRC Coolest Robot
Drive system: (2) 7.2v drills to 6" wheels
Weapon system: 4 lb 12" drum, AstroFlight
Cobalt 05
Batteries: (2) 8.4v 2.4AH Nicad
Frame: 1/2 x 1 aluminum rectanglular rod
Armor: none as such
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Fruitcake
Beetleweight (2 lbs) |
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For a brief time, the UMURL organization had a
two-pound beetleweight class. Fruitcake was built
for that class and competed once. Its Combat
record was 4 wins, 0 losses.
Fruitcake is retired because there isn't a two pound
beetleweight class anymore.
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Fruitcake
Record: 4-0
Competitions:
UMURL Thunderbird Tangle 2 (July 2002)
Awards: Thunderbird Tangle 2
Champion
Drive system: (4) 60:1 copal motors to 1.25"
wheels
Weapon system: 4" saw, Promax speed 400
Batteries: (1) 9.6v 500 mAH Nicad
Frame: 1/2" pocketed lexan, .06 aluminum base
Armor: .03 aluminum
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Cupcake
Antweight (1 lb) |
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Cupcake was a miniature version of the bot
Helios built by my friends, Team Cosmos.
It competed at the BattleAnts exhibition at
BattleBots 5.0 in May, and was driven by my friend Andy
Miller. Unfortunately, it had control problems and lost
right away to Team Toad's fearsome El Furro. After
repairs, it competed at the UMURL event in July 2002,
where it did much better. At Steel Conflict,
Cupcake lost in an early round to my friend Pete
Covert's bot Country Squire, but then worked its
way up through the loser's bracket.
With a total combat record of 16 wins, 4 losses,
Cupcake's mangled body was retired.
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Cupcake
Record: 16-4
Competitions:
BattleAnts Exhibition (May 2002)
UMURL Thunderbird Tangle 2 (July 2002)
Steel Conflict 1 SozBots (August 2002)
BotBash SozBots (October 2002)
Awards:
Thunderbird Tangle 2 Champion
Steel Conflict 1 SozBots Champion
Drive system: (2) 30:1 copal motors to 1"
wheels
Weapon system: 1" drum, AstroFlight 010
Batteries: (1) 12v 800 mAH Lithium
Frame: 1/8" pocketed aluminum, .03 carbon
fiber base
Shot of the
prototype
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Tiny Daffodil
Antweight (1 lb) |
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Tiny Daffodil was designed to be a scale model of
Daffodil version 1.
With a record of 4 wins, 0 losses, Tiny Daffy
retired.
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Tiny Daffodil
Record: 4-0
Competitions: SECR Farm Fight (January
2002)
Awards: SECR Farm Fight Champion
Drive system: (2) hacked micro servos
Weapon system: 2" drum, Speed 280 airplane
motor
Batteries: (1) 6v 450 mAH NiMH
Frame: 1/4" aluminum tubing
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Dancing Queen Antweight (1 lb) |
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Dancing Queen was built for the NERC HSRC competition
in Philadelphia, March 2002
With a record of 4 wins, 0 losses, Dancing Queen
retired.
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Dancing Queen
Record: 4-0
Competitions: NERC HSRC (March 2002)
Awards: NERC HSRC Champion
Drive system: (2) 44:1 reduced coreless
motors
Weapon system: 2.5" rotating disco ball
Batteries: (1) 7.2v 120 mAH NiMH
Boogie Fever
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Cute Little Daisy Antweight (1 lb) |
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Cute Little Daisy was designed to be a scale model of
Daisy.
With a record of 3 wins, 2 losses, Cute Little Daisy
retired
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Tiny Daffodil
Record: 3-2
Competitions: NERC IHXRC (September
2001)
Drive system: (2) hacked HS225 servos
Weapon system: brass disk, hobby motor
Batteries: (1) 6v 350 mAH Nicad
Frame: 1/4" aluminum tubing
Armor: .016 aluminum sheet
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