FRA FW 2015 World Championships - Hosted by Robo Challenge

[cliveb]

Where is Mini Moth ?

Found it lol

[Rapidrory]

Didn't know Rory was going bare fists in the whiteboards. This could be interesting. :P

Yeah, my robot's called Richie :L

If we're on the reserves list, is it ok to just come up for the last 2 days and pitch in to whiteboard fights, and do we still have to pay the event entrance fee? I'm not sure I can justify paying for 3 nights in a hotel if I'm not actually competing...

[daveimi]

This is a stupid question but does anyone know what little nipper looks like? Sounds quite good...

[Eventorizon]

This is a stupid question but does anyone know what little nipper looks like? Sounds quite good...

I've seen the test claw and the test bulkheads... basically don't get grabbed by it or you will get over ~4 tonnes (i think) bending your robot :-P

[RogueTwoRobots]

No pressure as Scotland's only representative then! Didn't realise there were entries from Brazil and Canada too, thought the other side of the Atlantic wasn't going to be represented so nice to see those there.

Also, Catharsis from the Netherlands in the main event and Catharsis from England on the reserve list. Not confusing in the slightest :P

[razerdave]

Spartan is Marco Roberts (Who also has Trojan), He's from Brazil originally and has chosen to represent them .

Only Canadian roboteer I know of over here is John Frizel...

[Garfie489]

(unless something catastrophic happens before then in which case the old Explosion will compete instead).

So basically, if Explosion has an explosion you will be entering Explosion hoping to cause an explosion at the champs? :P

[RogueTwoRobots]

Just goes to show that I didn't even look at the name of the robot listed next to Brazil, as I would've recognised it from his build thread/Facebook post
And thinking about it from that angle, I might've been able to get away with putting Seychelles as my country. Wasn't born there, but my grandad is from there, and if that criteria is acceptable for the national football teams...

Completely forgot too that the Canadian entry could've been John. Haven't heard anything about Serious Damage either way.

[Flag Captured]

And thinking about it from that angle, I might've been able to get away with putting Seychelles as my country. Wasn't born there, but my grandad is from there, and if that criteria is acceptable for the national football teams...

I could have put Gallifrey down as well, if that logic stands!
(old joke is old but I'm still gonna use it haha)

[psychostorm]

Gallifrey? Hardwire representing Ireland then?

That's also an old one. XD

[Eventorizon]

I am surprised there are no US machines. Despite the logistics, surely they would want to try and prove they were the best. If the aussies can make it, they can.

[harry hills]

Why go out for hamburgers when you have steak at home?

[Max]

Why go out for hamburgers when you have steak at home?

Because the steaks will still be there when you get back, why not have both?

[RogueTwoRobots]

I don't follow the US side of things religiously so this may not be the case, but I don't think the FW class is as big over there any more. Loads of insect classes & up to 15lbs, then lightweights and heavies. Hyperactive and Uberclocker are the two main ones that come to mind, but watching a lot of other feathers at Motorama the other week, I didn't see a huge amount to be impressed about, suggesting that the class is not at the cutting edge the way it is over here. Plus it might just come down to personal circumstances. Yes we've got Nick and Glen coming from Australia this year, but just because they're coming doesn't automatically mean that some US builders should have made the effort. Each to their own suitability.

[overkill]

You are absolutely right Jamie! Just have a look at the videos from Motorama this year and you can see how far the quality of featherweights in the US has fallen. With one or two exceptions they would be totally owned by everyone at the UK champs. I put it down to the GFC and Robogames dropping the class a couple of years ago - its really sad.