ROBOT PR FILE
TOP RANKED ROBOT THIS MONTH
● by Kevin Berry
Top Ranked Combat Bots
History Score
Ranking
Weight
Class
150 grams
1 pound
1 kg
3 pounds
6 pounds
12 pounds
15 pounds
Bot
Weight Bot
Class
26/7 150 grams Micro Drive 7/1
44/5 1 pound Dark Pounder 23/3
27/10 1 kg Roadbug 11/4
48/21 3 pounds Limblifter 12/1
17/2 6 pounds G.I.R. 11/2
42/12 12 pounds Surgical Strike 17/7
26/4 15 pounds Humdinger 26/4
Win/Loss
Win/Loss
VD
Dark Pounder
Roadbug
3pd
G.I.R.
Solaris
Humdinger
30 pounds Totally Offensive 43/13
30 (sport) Bounty Hunter 9/1
60 pounds Wedge of Doom 43/5
120 pounds Devil's Plunger 53/15
220 pounds Sewer Snake 43/12
340 pounds SHOVELHEAD 39/15
390 pounds MidEvil 28/9
History Score is calculated by
perfomance perfomance at all
events known to BotRank
30 pounds Billy Bob 12/4
30 (sport) Bounty Hunter 9/1
60 pounds Texas Heat 11/4
120 pounds Touro 10/0
220 pounds Sewer Snake 11/5
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 May 10, 2008
Billy Bob – Currently Ranked #1
Historical Ranking: #9
Weight Class: 30 lb Featherweight
Team: Benson Labs
Builder: Brian Benson
Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts
BotRank Data Total Fights
Lifetime History 16
Current Record 16
Events 5
Wins
12
12
Losses
4
4
Billy Bob has competed in House
of NERC 2006, Motorama 2007,
RoboGames 2007, Franklin Institute
2007, and Motorama 2008.
Details are:
● Configuration — Vertical Spinner
● Frame — 2024 milled aluminum
frame
● Drive — Two AstroFlight 940s
with Team Whyachi gearboxes
● Wheels — Two 3. 5” Colsons
● Configuration — Two wheel drive
in the rear
● Drive ESC — Two IFI Victor 883s
● Drive batteries — 21. 6 volt A123
battery pack
● Weapon — Custom S7 tool
steel single tooth blade at 8,000
RPM
● Weapon power — 24 volt NiCd
2,400 mAh battery pack
● Weapon motor — Axi 5330 at
24 volts
● Weapon ESC — Castle Creations
Phoenix HV85
● Armor — Rubber shock mounted
steel and a rear titanium wedge,
along with various attachments for
other types of bots
● Radio system — Spectrum DX6
● Future plans — Four-wheel drive
version
● Design philosophy — Balance the
drive, weapon, and armor with
smart engineering, and make it
cool!
● Builders bragging opportunity —
Billy Bob went undefeated at its first
event. SV
All fight statistics are courtesy of BotRank
( www.botrank.com) as of May 10,
2008. Event attendance data is courtesy
of BotRank and The Builder’s Database
( www.buildersdb.com) as of May 10,
2008.
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