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Now that "Battlebots" is getting shown on ordinary broadcast
television (wider audience available than a cable channel), it
could be
appropriate for the HalfBakery to devote a category to the
topic. I'm
suggesting "Kombot" as a variation of "Kombat", which itself is a
variation of "Combat".
I didn't want to spell it "Combot"
because it
looks too similar to another notion altogether, "Commbot"
(communications robot).
I'm going to link a couple existing Ideas that could be moved to
that
category. And I have a couple more notions I'd like to write
down,
which could fit in that category. Perhaps the HB crowd could
jointly
concoct a competition robot....
Feralbots
Feralbot_20Wars
If an opponent's robot can be called "pestiferous".... [Vernon, Jul 26 2015, last modified Jul 27 2015]
Spherical robot
r_2fc_20bowling_20ball
Could be used in more than one way... [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Japanese version of battling robots
https://www.youtube...watch?v=armkEcLhkkU
If allowed, this category could encompass quite a few notions. [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Broadcast TV show
http://abc.go.com/shows/battlebots
As mentioned in the main text. [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Robot Wars
The United-Kingdom version
FYI (for any non-UK readers) [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Military-class combat robots
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/
If allowed, this category could encompass quite a few notions. [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Flying combat robots
http://www.dailymai...pate-sightings.html
If allowed, this category could encompass quite a few notions. [Vernon, Jul 26 2015]
Solar_20Powered_20R..._20On_20the_20Beach
currently in product: robot: fighting [FlyingToaster, Jul 26 2015]
The small end of the scale
https://www.youtube...watch?v=wOubsay0ULo
A melee of "ant-weight" robots. [Vernon, Jul 27 2015]
Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots
http://www.toysrus....-game-68896-2265719
Puppets, as mentioned in an annotation. [Vernon, Jul 28 2015]
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// Perhaps the HB crowd could jointly concoct a competition robot.... // |
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... constructed in polished mahogany and brass, running on an over-unity powerplant fuelled by custard, supported on hundred of dear little pink legs, and equipped with an air-conditioned beehive, a genuine Louis XIV crystal chandelier, and a ferret exercise assault course, all controlled by a microminaturised Jaquard frame using recycled AOL CDs as the memory plaques ... |
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Would we move all the posts, currently in |
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product: robot: fighting , |
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[FlyingToaster], I was not aware that fighting robots
were a
product you could buy in a store, like you can buy
cookies
in a store. (The nearest thing that I can think of are
known as "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots" but technically
they are more like puppets than robots.) I would
definitely say that that category
deserves to be moved somewhere else. Robot fighting
IS being widely treated as a sport. |
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[8th of 7], there are weight limits to consider... |
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We may be forced to forego the air conditioning in the beehive, then ... |
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Perhaps the beehive could have some kind of fractal shape to allow passive cooling? |
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We were thinking more along the lines of taking a power feed from the ferret's exercise wheel, but yes, that would be good too. |
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It may be necessary to reduce the amount of jam, as well |
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Holy crap. The wrestling robots in the third link are
very impressive indeed! |
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They need a ball-bearing inside each foot, extruded for quick sideways movements. |
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Does anyone know if the robots in that third link are
fully autonomous, or remote controlled? |
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It appears that the Sports category has a "Fighting" section,
and all I really need to ask for is a "Robots" subsection.
Please? |
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