Metroid next event!”
Congratulations to Dennis
for Metroid’s 1st place finish. His
method of starting with an
established base design and seeing
ways to improve upon it has certainly
succeeded. He can be sure that
other builders will be designing to
upset Metroid at Warbots Xtreme in
July. Check out www.kilobots.com
and our Delphi Forum (http://
forums.delphiforums.com/saska
tooncrc) to see these and other
bots. SV
ROBOT PR FILE
TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH
Top Ranked Combat Bots
History Score
Weight
Bot
Class
150 grams 26/7
1 pound 44/5
1 kg 27/10
3 pounds 48/21
6 pounds 17/2
12 pounds Solaris
Ranking
Win/Loss
Win/Loss
VD
Dark Pounder
Roadbug
3pd
G.I.R.
Weight
Bot
Class
150 grams Micro Drive 7/1
1 pound Dark Pounder 23/3
1 kg Roadbug 11/4
3 pounds Limblifter 12/1
6 pounds G.I.R. 11/2
42/12 12 pounds Surgical Strike 17/7
15 pounds Humdinger 26/4
30 pounds Totally 43/13
Offensive
30 (sport) Bounty Hunter 9/1
60 pounds Wedge of 43/5
Doom
120 pounds Devil's Plunger 53/15
220 pounds Sewer Snake 41/10
340 pounds SHOVELHEAD 39/15
390 pounds MidEvil 28/9
History Score is calculated by
perfomance at all events known to
BotRank
15 pounds
30 pounds
Humdinger 26/4
Billy Bob 12/4
30 (sport) Bounty Hunter 9/1
60 pounds
K2
8/2
120 pounds Touro 10/0
220 pounds Sewer Snake 9/3
340 pounds Ziggy 3/0
390 pounds MidEvil 3/0
Current Ranking is calculated by
performance at all known events,
using data from the last 18 months
Rankings as of April 12, 2008
● by Kevin Berry
Solaris – Currently Ranked #2
Historical Ranking: #1
Weight Class: 12 lb Hobbyweight
Team: Cosmos
Builder: Pete Covert
Location: Boulder, CO
BotRank Data Total Fights
Lifetime History 54
Current Record 6
Events 12
Wins
42
6
Losses
12
0
Solaris has competed in Rocky
Mountain Robot Showdown ‘03,
Steel Conflict 2, Motorama 2003,
Robot Assault 2003, Rocky
Mountain Robot Showdown ’04,
Robolympics 2004, Pound of Pain 8,
2004 RFL Nationals, Motorama
2005, Rocky Mountain Robot
Showdown ’05, Motorama 2006,
and Motorama 2007. Details are:
● Configuration: Four wheeled
drumbot.
● Frame: 3/8” 2024 aluminum;
1/4” magnesium alloy.
● Drive: Two heavily modified
Handiwork gearboxes; “Long Can”
speed 400 motors.
● Wheels: Custom alumimum
hubs and polyurethane tread. Can
also use turned down 3” Colson
wheels.
● Drive ESC: Two Banebot 12-45s.
● Drive batteries: 3100 mAh Li-Poly
(20C discharge rate).
● Weapon: 4 lb. aluminum 4” OD
drum with 5” S7 blades and teeth.
● Weapon power: Uses same
battery as drive.
● Weapon motor: Plettenberg HP
220/30/A2 six pole brushless
inrunner motor.
● Weapon ESC: Castle Creation’s
Phoenix 45 amp brushless
controller.
● Armor: 0.125” titanium,
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