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[matt_macdonald]

I heard that the top 3 robots make the World Championship, but I also heard that Tornado qualified for being the defending champion, so does that mean X-Terminator also gets a spot since Tornado is already in? Or was Tornado never granted that and theyre in by finishing 3rd and X-Terminator isnt in at all?

Sorry if Im spoling anything, I hope Im not. :S

[mikeyg]

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Typhoon didnt enter the World Champs. Battery problems, I think.

[jamieb]

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Nuts, they could have destroyed some international scrap

[andrewj]

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Will that mean that the last robot to be defeated by the champ would do through then? In this case Atomic?

[steve_c]

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So X-Terminator is in then?

[fluppet]

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Obviously it should be the robot Typhoon beat that is still in a condition to fight.

That means Storm (with a quick repair, but theyre in anyway) and... er...

:-)

(Problem with spinners is that you either win well or lose badly. Unless your robot begins with a B, of course.)

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[dinowarrior]

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Ok, these are the robots I know that are through.

Supernova
Spartacus
Crushtacean
Hard
Ansgar 3
Snakebite
Tough as Nails
Pulveriser
Tornado
Storm 2

But I dont know the rest.

[mc_blue]

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What was the cash award like this year? Was it anything like the 25k awarded to Razer, twice

[spinnerboy]

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lol i dont think razer ever got 25 grand

[andreww]

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i heard that u get a good amount of loot if u win. Could be wwrong though.

[fluppet]

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The Razer team were suggesting that they thought theyd be World Champions forever because the BBC would never again stump up the winners fee, so it wouldnt surprise me if theres a fair sized pot. Somehow I doubt its the $250,000 or whatever that you get in the AOD game, though. :-)

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Fluppet

[Guest]

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I think it was $10,000

[maddox]

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£3000

[mc_blue]

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So as the competition gets harder the winners fee gets smaller - somehow that logic does not appeal to me. I was very surprised with the 25k in the first place, it seems like a huge amount of money.

[fluppet]

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Compared to the time of the roboteers and the expenses of a robot? If you dont get sponsored for a lot of it, something of the calibre of Storm or Typhoon is going to be very expensive, and many roboteers wouldnt take long to rack up a similar fee in consultancy rates (certainly less than the time spent on most robots).

Its got to be enough to make it worth trying for even though you probably wont win it. £3000 covers few modern robots in raw parts, let alone time, and with the house robots able to inflict arbitrary damage... Id rather enter a competition with the same prestige, no winners fee, but a tap-out for losses.

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Fluppet