This was Jamie Hyneman, and Adam Savage’s robot (of MythBusters fame). It was given the championship 2 seperate years in exchange for not competing anymore, as you said, because it was too dangerous and flinging robot parts over the arena walls.
Just here to specify that “over the arena walls” is quite literal since the first arena didn’t have a ceiling. The flung pieces were thrown into the public, luckily never injuring anybody.
This was Jamie Hyneman, and Adam Savage’s robot (of MythBusters fame). It was given the championship 2 seperate years in exchange for not competing anymore, as you said, because it was too dangerous and flinging robot parts over the arena walls.
Just here to specify that “over the arena walls” is quite literal since the first arena didn’t have a ceiling. The flung pieces were thrown into the public, luckily never injuring anybody.
Shouldn’t the entire arena be in plexiglass so parts can’t fly over walls?
never trust protective glass when hyneman is involved in any way.
yeah, but i’ve seen that shatter too
If it’s good enough for the sides, it should work for the top
The arenas I’ve been to are closed at the top now, but might not have been back when this happened.
Battlebot design is like crab evolution they all end up as fast wedges or spinny things with covered wheels and minimal ground clearance.
It’s fun when a novel design has success though.
Smaller light weight bots are a lot more creative in my experience. (Drills, torches, etc).