ROBOT PR FILE
TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH
● by Kevin Berry
Professor Chaos:
Currently Ranked #1
Top Ranked Combat Bots
Historical Data
Ranking
Weight
Class
150 grams
1 pound
1 kg
3 pounds
6 pounds
12 pounds
15 pounds
30 pounds
30 (sport)
Bot
Win/Loss Weight Class
Bot
Win/Loss
"VD" 26/7
"Dark Pounder" 44/5
"Roadbug" 30/10
"3pd" 48/21
"G.I.R." 19/2
"Solaris" 42/12
"Humdinger 2" 29/2
"Helios" 31/6
"Upheaval" 19/7
150 grams
1 pound
1 kg
3 pounds
6 pounds
12 pounds
15 pounds
30 pounds
30 (sport)
60 pounds
53/15 120 pounds
220 pounds
340 pounds
60 pounds "Wedge of Doom" 43/5
120 pounds "Devil's Plunger"
"The Joke" 4/0
"Black Death" 15/1
"Roadbug" 6/0
"Gutter Monkey" 9/1
"G.I.R." 5/0
"Surgical Strike" 17/4
"Humdinger 2" 18/0
"Pyromancer" 10/0
"Upheaval" 14/3
"The Big B" 11/4
"Professor
Chaos" 10/0
"Original Sin" 15/3
"Ziggy" 7/2
Class: 120 lb Middleweight
Team: WPI Combat Robotics
Builder(s): Brian Benson, Vadim Chernyak
Location: Worcester, MA
220 pounds "BioHazard"
340 pounds "SHOVELHEAD"
390 pounds "MidEvil"
35/5
39/15
28/9
Data as of August 15, 2009
BotRank Data Total Fights
Lifetime History 10
Current Record 10
Events 2
Wins
10
10
Losses
0
0
Professor Chaos has competed in: RoboGames 2008 and
RoboGames 2009. Details are:
● Drive batteries: 4x 26.4V A123
packs.
● Weapon batteries: Same as drive.
● Configuration: Four wheel
drive, single tooth vertical disk
spinner.
● Design philosophy: Build a
durable robot incapable of
breaking itself, with a balance
between the weapon, drive,
frame, and armor.
● Weapon motor: S28-400
Magmotor.
● Frame: Machined aluminum
interconnecting frame.
● Weapon controller: Team
Whyachi Contactor.
● Drive motors: S28-150
Magmotors.
● Armor: 3/16" AR400 steel rubber,
shock mounted titanium.
● Builder’s bragging opportunity:
Built in two weeks, assembled
to completion for the first time
at its premier event, two time
RoboGames champion and thus
far undefeated! SV
● Wheels: Colson.
● Radio system: DX6 Spread
Spectrum.
● Hubs: Custom.
● Drive ESC: Sidewinder.
● Future plans: Keep improving the
design and have fun!
Information and photos are courtesy of Brian
Benson. All fight statistics are courtesy of
BotRank ( www.botrank.com) as of August
15, 2009. Event attendance data is courtesy
of BotRank and The Builder’s Database
( www.buildersdb.com) as of August 15,
2009.
36 SERVO 10.2009
