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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 13:13:41 GMT -5
Does anyone watch this ? If you have any type of an engineering background, this is the show for you.
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 1, 2016 13:16:48 GMT -5
We watch it. Not engineers though. There used to be a show called Robot Wars, which was similar but from the UK.
Dh said something about building one and the kids (ages 6 and 8) are NOT letting him forget it either.
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Post by siralynn on Sept 1, 2016 13:29:50 GMT -5
Love this show. I used to watch BattleBots and Robot Wars back in the late 90s/early 00s. Was so happy when they brought it back!
I've also built a battle bot. DH and I took a class at a community college back when we were in grad school. Built a drum spinner named "Ugly Bot" - we didn't manage to stay under the 12 lb limit, so couldn't compete in the official class competition, but we smoked everyone in the rumble afterwards! (With a 12 lb limit, most folks built relatively simple wedge-type bots.)
I also saw one competition live in San Francisco back in 2003 or so. It was a really cool day!
(I am an engineer, but a chemical one. DH is a chemist.)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 13:39:02 GMT -5
I think the total weight limit on battle-bots is 250 lbs. and can be split between the main bot and smaller ones and/or drones. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Post by siralynn on Sept 1, 2016 14:39:02 GMT -5
I think the total weight limit on battle-bots is 250 lbs. and can be split between the main bot and smaller ones and/or drones. Correct me if I'm wrong. Yeah, the ones in the TV show are 250 lbs. There's numerous weight classes. The "fleaweight" nanoNightmare is adorable! www.robotcombat.com/nanonightmare.html |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 12:52:32 GMT -5
I think the total weight limit on battle-bots is 250 lbs. and can be split between the main bot and smaller ones and/or drones. Correct me if I'm wrong. Yeah, the ones in the TV show are 250 lbs. There's numerous weight classes. The "fleaweight" nanoNightmare is adorable! www.robotcombat.com/nanonightmare.htmlI knew there were lighter weight classes. I didn't know they went that small !  |
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 15, 2016 23:56:15 GMT -5
great season! Chomp was too funny!  |
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