Servo - March 2009

ROBOT PR FILE

TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH

Top Ranked Combat Bots

History Score

Ranking

Weight Class

Bot

Win/Loss Weight Class

Bot

Win/Loss

150 grams VD 26/7

1 pound Dark Pounder 44/5

1 kg

Roadbug 27/10

3 pounds

3pd 48/21

6 pounds

G.I.R. 17/2

12 pounds

Solaris 42/12

15 pounds

Humdinger 2 29/2

30 pounds Helios 31/6

30 (sport)

Bounty Hunter 9/1

60 pounds 43/5 Wedge of

Doom

120 pounds Devil's Plunger 53/15

220 pounds

BioHazard 35/5

150 grams Micro Drive 7/2

1 pound Dark Pounder 13/1

1 kg Roadbug 7/4

3 pounds Yeti 8/0

6 pounds G.I.R. 8/0

12 pounds Tourinho 13/1

15 pounds Humdinger 2 29/2

30 pounds Touro Feather 8/2

Upheaval 8/4

30 (sport)

60 pounds

K2

14/2

120 pounds

220 pounds

Touro 23/3

Original Sin 13/4

340 pounds SHOVELHEAD 39/15

340 pounds

Ziggy

8/2

390 pounds MidEvil

28/9

Current Ranking is calculated by History Score is calculated by perfomance performance at all known events, using at all events known to BotRank data from the last 18 months

Data as of January 9, 2009

● by Kevin Berry

Ziggy – Currently Ranked #1

Class: Super Heavyweight Team: CM Robotics Builder(s): Mark Demers, Tim Bayne, Vincent Chiu, Jerome Johnson, Michael Worry, Robert Frankovich, and Murat Ozkan Location: San Jose, CA and Ottawa, Canada

BotRank Data Total Fights Lifetime History 23 Current Record 10 Events 9

Wins 15 8

Losses 8 2

Ziggy has competed at RoboGames 2008, RoboGames 2007, RoboGames 2006, Battle Beach 4, Game Developers Conference 2006, February Fun Fest 2006, ComBots Cup I, RoboGames 2005, and MMER. Details are:

● Overall configuration: Lifter.

● Frame: Aircraft aluminum (including 2024, 7075, 6061).

● Drive: Electric drive MagMotor, 4. 5 hp per side; 9 hp total.

● Wheels: 6” Colsons.

● Drive ESC: MC1.

● Drive batteries: NiMh, with a new LiFe option.

● Weapon type: Pneumatic flipper, four bar mechanism.

● Weapon power: Compressed gas, up to 14,000 lbs push force.

● Weapon controller: Freescale 9RS08 microprocessor.

● Armor: Titanium, 6Al-4V ... 120 lbs in total.

● Radio system: Spektrum DX6.

● Design philosophy: Make it entertaining for the audience.

● Builder’s bragging opportunity: Most proud of the wins at RG07 where Ziggy was able to compete effectively against Vladiator and The Judge, a couple of machines from BattleBots which served as inspiration for our team to build a super heavyweight. We also love the positive response Ziggy gets from the fans. SV