NOTE: I did not compete this year (other than as the guest driver of SomePutty's in Trouble during the Antweight rumble).
Here are some fun facts:
- At $25, Sky Shark was the cheapest of every robot at the competition.
- The most expensive part of it was the 3D-printed body, which was $15
- This Is A Test used Legos to keep itself straight while upside-down. It was also driven by a 12-year old.
- Ygritte's spinner was supported by titanium struts.
- Stretcher's interior can be accessed via two screws mounted on the top of the wedge. It opens like a jewelry box.
- In spite of its appearance, Pushy - Wushy is NOT based off of Original Sin.
- 10 Days Till Destruction was Warwick Robotics' favorite design of the three he brought.
- On the other hand, Warwick Robotics' bot built in a few hours, Someputty's In Trouble, lasted the longest of his bots. It also went the entire event without a single charge!
- Carter Hurd was happy that people enjoyed The Krave Monsters, but was disappointed at their performance. His reasoning is that they didn't put out as much power and weren't as effective as the singular counterpart from 2016.
- TripOut was originally intended to have a spinner, but its dimensions were too large. So, a 4-bar lifter was used instead.
- TripOut was also inspired by Biohazard, according to the builder.
- Spinook uses Lego tires for locomotion
- Spinook has no light or flag to represent direction: It runs on the driver pushing it forwards and seeing where it goes.
- Spinook's driver REALLY doesn't enjoy losing to The Krave Monsters, especially twice!
- Crop Circle was at the competition, but did not compete. According to the builders, it was in need of upgrades, with the oldest part inside of it being 12 years old!