ROBOT PR FILE
TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH
● by Kevin Berry
3pd
Class: 3 lb Beetleweight
Team: Ti Joe
Builder(s): Andrew Peterson
Location: State College, PA
BotRank Data Total Fights
Lifetime History 69
Events 17
Wins
48
Losses
21
3pd has competed in: Robot Club & Grill (RCG)-301; Motorama
2003; RCG-303; RCG-304; RCG-305;
12 Lbs of Pain; Robot Assault 2003;
House of NERC 2003; Motorama
2004; Pound of Pain 7; Robot
Assault 2004; House of NERC 04;
Motorama 2005; Robotic Revolution
— New Orleans; House of NERC 05;
2005 RFL Nationals; and Motorama
2006. Details are:
● Configuration: Two wheel drive
vertical spinner.
● Weapon motor: JETI 15-4Y
brushless motor.
● Frame: 0.22" 6AL-4V titanium,
0.375" 7075-T6 aluminum.
● Weapon controller: Castle
Creations Phoenix- 40 ESC.
● Drive motor: 33:1 Escaps with
outboard nylon bearings.
● Armor: 0.02" 6AL-4V titanium.
● Radio system: Spektrum DX6.
● Wheels: 3" x . 75" Colsons.
● Hubs: 0.75" keyed UHMW.
● Design philosophy: One hit
wonder.
● History: 3pd was ranked #1 in
April 2003, and then for 22 of
the 26 months between July
2005 and August 2007. It also
held 2nd or 3rd ranking 23 other
months. This awesome record of
46 months in the top three earns
it a place in Combat Robot History
as a Top Bot.
● Drive ESC: Custom esc.
● Batteries: 14.8V x 1,300 mAh
LiPoly.
● Builder’s bragging opportunity:
Combat record is 73 wins, 24
losses. SV
● Weapon: S7 tool steel,
asymmetric counterbalanced tooth
design beater.
Information and photo credits courtesy of
Andrew Peterson. All fight statistics are courtesy
of BotRank ( www.botrank.com) as of December
6, 2009. Event attendance data is courtesy of
BotRank and The Builder’s Database (www.
buildersdb.com) as of December 6, 2009.
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