Servo - January 2012

FIGURE 18. Beetleweight bot Voodoo Magic.

FIGURE 19. Beetleweight bots Voodoo Magic and Undertow.

was really a three bot contest between Team Busted Nuts’ bot “Voodoo Magic” (Figure 18), Chris Olin’s “Revenge of Doctor Super Brain” (hereafter referred to as the RODSB), and “Buzzkiller.” Voodoo Magic started in the winner’s bracket by ripping the blade off of Team Rampage Productions’ bot “Undertow” (Figure 19), and finished the winner’s bracket by manhandling the RODSB, causing Chris to totally rebuild the bot (Figure 20).

In the semi-final match, the RODSB eliminated third place finisher Buzzkiller to set up a rematch between Voodoo Magic and the RODSB for the Beetleweight bragging rights. This time, not only did Voodoo Magic again manhandle the RODSB, he let the (Figure 21).

Although the match went the distance, it was an easy decision for the judges. Voodoo Magic’s win completed a clean sweep of first place for all three weight classes by Team Busted Nuts. It was a dominating team performance. One other Beetleweight bot merits recognition — Team Rampage Productions’ innovative creation named “Torsion” (Figure 22).