Megabots battle tonight!

RatLabGuy

RatLabGuy

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Wow no replies? You guys surprise me.
Figured with the combo of pro and rednieck engineering here this would be popular

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paradisePWoffrd said:
that preview video they had was pretty lame. As soon as I saw there was someone inside the robot, I knew it couldnt be too dangerous. Was hoping for a mega size battle bots.
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Yep. Was disappointed in the buildup/lead-in video. As a tech geek and robotics team coach, I was hoping for a lot more tech info on the actual process. But I guess that would be boring to the average joe (but it's a show about robots on Twitch, clearly the target audience is nerds?)

In one of the follow up interviews w/ the USA pilots, they talked about how much it changed the potential weaponry/destruction b/c there was a real person inside. They were like, "We really wanted to include a giant flamethrower or a grinder or a giant electrical shock or... but we didn't want to actually hurt or kill the guy. So that really limited what we can do for offense."
I was surprised at how little padding/roll protection they had.

It could definitely be way cooler if it were giant remote-controlled robots instead of "mech" style vehicles.
 
Sorry ....but I could ram two rc trucks together and get more excitement. Looked like something from the 70's but maybe this is like pong was before pac man...
 
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