FRA FW 2015 World Championships - Hosted by Robo Challenge

[Eventorizon]

For Tormenta 3, just look at Tormenta 2 but with hardox. It can still do all the crazy flippy things Tormenta 2 did but this one is built like a brick.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

I fought tormenta 2 in Germany once. Looking forward to that fight.

[maddox10]

Sam, I'll have the HDPE welder with me. And sheets of 5 and 10mm.
I think we'll need it.

[ady]

Quick question. Are robots shortlisted for robochallenge championship events based on a robots performance throughout the year prior to this event or is it simply a random draw? Or does it go on weapon type, originality etc... no offense intended just some1 who hasnt competed seriously since 2008 who is building a competition fw for my teenage son. It wont be ready for about 8 weeks lol so just gathering info.
I have a spinner near completion so its difficult to enter other events if you get me

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

A little bit of all that. They want good well build machines and diversity in nationality. Experience is also a big factor.

[Eventorizon]

There are some new machines but they come from reputable teams with a history of interesting/destructive/fun robots. Past showings, potential performance, machine diversity, team history all play a part.

This is the first Robochallenge event where people have had to 'audition' for places. Before now you were pretty much guaranteed a place if you signed up but with it being the world champs, having 20 or so foreign teams coming to compete and the need to have the best of the best fighting it out, things need to be done differently to get the top 50 machines in the arena.

[ady]

I understand now thanks

[maddox10]

How big are the chances that a starting polevaulter gets selected for the olympics?

[Gabe01]

If you're new I think the key is well detailed build diary.

[Garfie489]

If you're new I think the key is well detailed build diary.

Attending events with your robot and getting a history can also help. Id imagine its easier to qualify if you been doing live circuits for a year, rather than having a vapourbot.

[maddox10]

A history of delivering the goods when it counts is a serious advantage.

[ady]

Im not new im old lol. Last serious comp was rr 2007 championship and finished 3rd but that was old skool days lol. had spinners since which went on to do alrite after i sold em haha. Hard for him to run as only robochallenge has a full combat arena. Ive told him we will make a youtube vid with build pics and smashing up sum old chassis's i have, post a link here and try for the next one. It was his school project but ive got enough parts still about to knock something together for fun

[Garfie489]

Im not new im old lol. Last serious comp was rr 2007 championship and finished 3rd but that was old skool days lol. had spinners since which went on to do alrite after i sold em haha. Hard for him to run as only robochallenge has a full combat arena. Ive told him we will make a youtube vid with build pics and smashing up sum old chassis's i have, post a link here and try for the next one. It was his school project but ive got enough parts still about to knock something together for fun

When i said getting a history i meant for the robot your entering - though that said a team history does go half and half with that so its likely youd have a good application so long as you could really brag about the things you done in the past, then brag abit about the robot design you have currently

In my application i talked abit about Dystopia for example (Defector does have a strong application in itself though) - but it does help you stand out in the same way you would for a job interview i guess

[james...venom]

The qualifying format as mentioned had 2 objectives.

1- Gain a number of entries from countries outside the UK.
2- Ensure we had the best 51 combat machines possible fighting for the World Championship

To do this we asked for peoples country as this would satisfy objective no.1. To fulfill the second objective we asked teams for their previous history at high profile championships including any achievements/awards. Understanding that newcomers may be more competitive or have great potential we asked for those building new robots or new teams to explain the robot they were building so we could make a decision on the final few spaces. Most robots naturally were going to gain a place because of their position in the UK championships such as Defector. It could be a poor robot or look boring but it would gain a place because its been a proven competitive machine (just an example, not saying its either of those). Diversity wasnt a deciding factor, we simply wanted the most competitive World Championships possible.

I feel both objectives have been successful. No.1 because we have more competitors attending from overseas than ever which is fantastic. No.2 is proven because nobody has an easy draw So we know the standard of robots people have created is amazing and I certainly cant wait to see who will be the worthy World Champion!

So looking at the draw how many points do you think your robot will score and how many will the cut off point be? My feel with Predator is I need to get 1 knockout and 3 second places would get me to 10 points but im not sure if thats enough?

[PJ-27]

10 points seems to be the tipping point for potential qualification in past years, with 12+ guaranteeing a place.

I predict DCH scoring 17 points (1 extra for being so awesome by Judges decision)