Razer - Series 3 All Specials - Robot Wars

Razer - Series 3 All Specials - Robot Wars - 1999

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@xtheamazingax 3 жыл бұрын

So in case people didn't spot this, during the World Final against Behemoth, Razer's wing got caught in the flame pit when it was struggling to self-right. Because it was getting caught, they didn't get a proper grip to push it up. But once they were moved off the flame pit they were fine. They certainly seemed determined to do damage after that and they did JUST enough. It seemed fitting that it was a split decision.

@EleanorPeterson 5 жыл бұрын

It's great to see how the idea of a crusher/control-bot has developed. Razer did very well 20 years ago when machines were built from aluminium and lightly armoured. It got a lot of flack from critics once hardox steel armour plate arrived. Then LiPo batteries and brushless motors made monster kinetic weapons the norm, and Razer was suddenly too light, too fragile, too intricate - hell, it was just too beautiful to compete. Faced with AR500 and titanium it was mocked for lacking the shattering power of a 70 lb horizontal bar. "Too boring!" people cried. "It's British, so it sucks!"; "It's got no killing power!" And against many of today's BattleBots (a quite different category of bot, don't forget), that's probably true. So how would an evolved Razer do? Crushing and control are still viable attack modes, even in Pit-free BattleBots. Well, the bot 'Quantum' gives a pretty good idea of what Razer might have become. It's got insane crushing power, great pushing ability and drive and - significantly and ironically - the LiPo batteries that caused Razer's demise (by making big kinetic spinners possible) are now its biggest ally. Why? Because the crushing and piercing power of Quantum can penetrate even AR500 (Hardox) and destroy bots by wrecking their batteries, motors and electronics. Ooh, I bet that tastes sweet. ♬ "The more that things change, the more they stay the same." ♪ [That's a quote from the Rush track 'Circumstances'. Which itself is a translation of the old French 'plus ca change...' maxim. Always credit your sources, baby. Oh yeah.]

@u.v.s.5583 3 жыл бұрын

I love your comments, your dedication and that you are a Rush fan! :-)

@smallwaves Жыл бұрын

I just think that crushers aren't a terribly viable weapon these days if you're looking for (reliable) damage. However, it's arguably still the best weapon for playing the clock. Warhead did this beautifully in S3 of Battlebots. Haters will hate and call it "lame", but I say "maybe their opponent shouldn't have +forwarded into a weapon that pins you". Also, there's still little more satisfying in the world of robot-fighting than seeing a crushing beak making a surgical incision to kill a weapon drive.

@Mythbuster3808 5 жыл бұрын

Never knew who the creator of Robot Wars was great to finally find out who it was.

@EleanorPeterson 5 жыл бұрын

Um, before anybody gets too carried away with the 'creator and inventor' thing, and the inevitable flag waving and nationalistic triumphalism that goes along with it in certain parts of the world, I'd like to point out that my mates and I first started building and fighting combat robots in the north of England back in 1987. Our formula was simple: the robots could weigh no more than 100 lbs and cost no more than £100. They weren't impressive by modern standards (wooden frames, 12v lead/acid batteries and salvaged car windscreen wiper and starter motors), but they were entirely original and owed nothing to anyone, anywhere in either conception or design. We had no TV coverage of anything robot-related other than the infinitely lame K-9 on Doctor Who; we had no communication with other robot builders until 1989. We wrote letters and exchanged design ideas by post. Remember carbon paper? We do... There was no internet access; we hadn't heard of robot builders elsewhere in the world. We hadn't heard of 'Mr Robot Wars' in the USA. I'm sure he's a nice chap, but he had nothing to do with our obsession with robot combat. Please note that I am NOT claiming that we were alone in doing what we did, nor am I claiming that other people elsewhere weren't also making and fighting robots. I AM saying that we weren't copying anybody else because we had no idea anybody else was mucking around with the things we were into. The man shown here in the Geddy Lee glasses certainly brought robot fighting to TV, but robot combat was 'a thing' long before he did that. I just wanted to make it clear that we weren't influenced by anybody or inspired by anybody or ripping off anybody else's ideas. We were frustrated RC model aircraft builders and pilots who were fed up with the lousy English weather and who found a way to build stuff and have fun indoors when we couldn't fly.