They’re more likely to destroy themselves than their opponents. Equal and opposite reaction and all that. The kinetic energy has to go somewhere, and if an opponent is well armored and planted, the full-body spinner will go flying and then bounce around the arena doing damage to itself.
(All spinners are somewhat susceptible to this, but full-body spinners are the most susceptible.)
This was Jamie Hyneman, and Adam Savage’s robot (of MythBusters fame). It was given the championship 2 seperate years in exchange for not competing anymore, as you said, because it was too dangerous and flinging robot parts over the arena walls.
Just here to specify that “over the arena walls” is quite literal since the first arena didn’t have a ceiling. The flung pieces were thrown into the public, luckily never injuring anybody.
Literally a wok attached to a lawn mower engine with blades welded on. Undefeated. Disqualified for being “too dAnGEwoUS”.
Comically nowadays it would be essentially useless. Full body spinners have fallen so far behind in the meta that they’re practically a joke.
I haven’t watched the robot fighting shows in a decade, why are full spinners trash in the meta now?
They’re more likely to destroy themselves than their opponents. Equal and opposite reaction and all that. The kinetic energy has to go somewhere, and if an opponent is well armored and planted, the full-body spinner will go flying and then bounce around the arena doing damage to itself.
(All spinners are somewhat susceptible to this, but full-body spinners are the most susceptible.)
This was Jamie Hyneman, and Adam Savage’s robot (of MythBusters fame). It was given the championship 2 seperate years in exchange for not competing anymore, as you said, because it was too dangerous and flinging robot parts over the arena walls.
Just here to specify that “over the arena walls” is quite literal since the first arena didn’t have a ceiling. The flung pieces were thrown into the public, luckily never injuring anybody.
Shouldn’t the entire arena be in plexiglass so parts can’t fly over walls?
never trust protective glass when hyneman is involved in any way.
yeah, but i’ve seen that shatter too
If it’s good enough for the sides, it should work for the top
Tell me they called it the Wok of Death or something similar.
Blendo, if I recall correctly
Could’ve been defeated with a net but those are banned, or a bucket of clay, but is also banned.
A high-gain EM jammer also, but those are banned.
A fine graphite powder, banned.
Thermal lance? Banned.
.50 BMG round? Banned.
No one gets to have any fun…
pocket-sand!
You can clearly see the blades are bolted on, not (just) welded.
Welding would ruin the temper of the steel, bolting also allows them to be changed when they dull… or so, I’ve been told.