Team MG Robotics

Attended ORCS 4 last Saturday, where I debuted a new antweight; Steg-Ant-Saur-Us! Unfortunately a poorly designed weapon meant it broke in testing, and I had to use it as pure pusher bot. Event though it went 0-5, the early signs are promising; just need to redesign the flipper mechanism and learn to drive the thing!
ArmamAnt! 2 did well as ever, going 3-2 and narrowly loosing in the playoffs for a place in the top 16. It needs a new chassis after the current one got split.

AWS 67 was my most successful AWS yet, in terms of number of fights won!

Fall Out Bot…after I spent so long sorting out any gremlins, lasted two hits in its first fight vs Vampire; each hit destroying one motor and tyre each. Leaving it beyond repair and having to forfeit its next fight.

Antomic, despite still being awful to drive, put in a good showing and finished 2-2, which included a win again former champions Team Phyte’s Little Sytes!

But ArmamAnt 2: JP’s revenge had the best event, winning it’s first ever AWS fight at the seventh(!) attempt. Despite absolutely being destroyed by The Undertaker, and losing a wheel, it managed to pull out a win (admittedly helped a lot by the loose tyre gumming up our opponent’s weapon!). After a fairly lengthy repair job, it ran as a three wheeled robot, and more than held it’s own before losing to reigning champions PANTHERK II, ending with a 2-2 record.

Going forward; MicroNewton and Antomic will get new chassises, ArmamAnt 2 will be retired but replaced by a new version. As for Fall Out Bot; there was promise in the design, it just needs new wheels and motors…

Also a bit late, but a month ago I was invited to take part in Robot Club 5, where I entered the same three robots as I did for AWS 65.

Antomic fell in the group stages 1-2. ArmamAnt 2 also went 1-2, but was entered as a lucky loser into the playoffs (where it lost). Disappointing showings from my new robots.

MicroNewton, however, was my standout performer; she finished the group stages 2-1, won her playoff fight to make the last 16 bracket, and managed to make it all the way to the final, losing to Dave’s Satanix jr.

MicroNewton was also entered into the 2v2 event, which I won along with Martin and saw me win my first trophy in combat robotics! I also took part in the “pass the transmitter” competition, reaching the final and losing to Luke. All in all, a fun day and a successful one!

After this event, I decided to retire this version of MicroNewton (I think she deserves to go out on a high), and am currently working on a new design. Antomic also needs an upgrade, and I’ll try and have a new robot built for AWS 67 too.

Very very late AWS 65 write up!

Not the most successful day, with MicroNewton going 0-2 and both ArmamAnt 2: JP’s Revenge and Antomic going 1-2; albeit the former’s was a forfeit win vs Antomic.

Unfortunately I had to miss AWS 66 in York in January for personal reasons, but I’ll be attending AWS 67 in three weeks time! combatrobotics