ROBOT PR FILE
TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH
Top Ranked Combat Bots
History Score
Ranking
Weight
Class
150 grams
1 pound
1 kg
3 pounds
6 pounds
12 pounds
15 pounds
30 pounds
30 (sport)
Bot
VD
Dark Pounder
Roadbug
3pd
G.I.R.
Solaris
Humdinger 2
Helios
Bounty Hunter
60 pounds Wedge of Doom 43/5
120 pounds Devil's Plunger 53/15
220 pounds Sewer Snake 46/13
340 pounds SHOVELHEAD 39/15
390 pounds MidEvil 28/9
Win/Loss Weight Class Bot Win/Loss
26/7 150 grams Micro Drive 10/3
44/5 1 pound Dark Pounder 23/3
27/10 1 kg Roadbug 11/4
48/21 3pounds Limblifter 12/1
17/2 6pounds G.I.R. 11/2
42/12 12 pounds Surgical Strike 19/7
29/2 15 pounds Humdinger 2 29/2
31/6 30 pounds Billy Bob 12/4
9/1 30 (sport) Bounty Hunter 9/1
60 pounds
K2
14/2
120 pounds
220 pounds
340 pounds
390 pounds
Touro 14/2
Original Sin 12/5
Ziggy 6/0
MidEvil 3/0
History Score is calculated by
perfomance at all events known to
BotRank
Current Ranking is calculated by
performance at all known events,
using data from the last 18 months
Rankings as of August 10, 2008
● by Kevin Berry
K2 – Currently Ranked #1
Historical Ranking: #5
Team: Team Velocity
Builder(s): Kevin Barker
Location: Enumclaw, WA
BotRank Data Total Fights
Lifetime History 16
Current Record 16
Events 2
Wins
14
14
Losses
2
2
K2 has competed at RoboGames
2007 and 2008. Details are:
● Overall configuration: Dual
vertical disc spinner.
● Drive: Two Team Delta 18V
De Walt motors in low gear;
rear wheels are driven and
front wheels are slaved via
timing belts.
● Wheels:
4” Colsons.
● Drive ESC: Two Victor 883s.
● Drive batteries: Two 5,000 mAh,
6S lithium-polymer.
● Weapon type:
8” dual spinning
discs, with . 33” thick titanium
hinged wedge.
● Weapon power: Same as drive.
● Weapon motor: S28-150
Magmotor.
● Weapon controller: Team
Whyachi C1 contactor.
● Armor: 1/8” polycarbonate top
and 1/8” aluminum base.
● Radio system: Spektrum DX6i.
● Future plans: Not many upgrades are
necessary after RoboGames; the bot
functioned quite well. I am working
on a solution to keep the brushes
from falling out of the drive motors.
● Design philosophy: Wedge scoops
under opponents and lines them
up to be launched by the discs.
● Builder’s bragging opportunity:
I installed a unique data
collection system that I used
at the last competition. The
Eagle Tree eLogger and assorted
sensors allowed me to monitor
the bot’s battery current, voltage,
rpm of the spinner, and several
temperature sources. This data
can help diagnose how the bot
is performing, for instance, I
noticed the current spikes
dropped significantly later in the
competition due to the weapon
belt being stretched out. SV
Photos and information are courtesy of Team
Velocity (
www.teamvelocityrobotics.com).
All fight statistics are courtesy of BotRank
(
www.botrank.com) as of August 10, 2008.
Event attendance data is courtesy of BotRank
and The Builder’s Database (www.builders
db.com) as of August 10, 2008.
30 SERVO 10.2008
