Week of 9/24/01

Bot Name
The Beast
Super Mario-Tron
Outcome
Lost: 15 : 30
Won: 30 : 15
Weight
Armored: 2lbs Non: 1lb 12 oz
2 lbs 1oz
Power
9.6V Hobby Battery
12 V Cell phone batt.
Drive
1 Large Lego Motor in 2 to 1 Crown Gearing
2 Smaller Lego Motors With Differential
Drive Power
More: Pushed 3 Lbs continuosly
Less
Speed
Less, about 2 MPH
More, about 4 MPH
Design
Pusher
Wedge

This fight was a very interesting look at how much speed can affect a fight. My bot, The Beast, was lacking in that respect and despite his higher power, the fight, we both decided, went fairly easily to Mike's, Super Mario-Tron. Both bots held up very well and despite some bashing in to the 2x4's we had set up as a ring, took no damage. This has given us a perspective that in the future, our bots would probobly be better suited to have higher speed than more power, if one must be sacrificed for the other. Pics of the bots are below.

The Beast My bot, The Beast. Shown Here without decorative armor. Lets see, He may not look all color coordinated, but he was cool anyways. He had alot of power. And, yes, that is a straw I used for the antenna holder. Hey, it worked.

Super Mario-Tron Mike's bot, Super Mario-tron. Named as such for the armor he originaly planned to use, which was a piece from inside a classic NES. He won, simply because he had more speed and could get under me. Sadly, an expansionary plan by the name of King Koopa went poorly.

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