MRCA Finals 2022

MRCA Finals 2022

For the MRCA finals I volunteered to judge instead of participate. I handed the controller of Pulse off to Cj. My day started off by getting to the venue around 7:30AM and lending a hand with finalizing the setup. Participants started getting in around 8:00. Most were prepared, with many people having multiple working copies of their bots. In addition to judging I also handled weigh-ins and safety checks. These lasted from 8:30 to about 10. There were a few failsafe issues and a couple of bots that were slightly overweight, but everything was worked out before the competition started. Between the two brackets and grudge matches, I judged around 100 fights. Most fights ended in a knock-out or were fairly decisive, but there were also quite a few close calls. I had prepared two bots for Cj to utilize through out the day, but due to time restraints she was only able to utilize one of the bots. The second bot had some gremlins that needed to be sorted out and was not able to be ran. It was used for spare parts as the primary bot took damage.

Viewing the action from the judging table. This fight was between

Viewing the action from the judging table. This fight was between T3 and Real Genius.

A direct hit from

A direct hit from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang on the rear modular armor

One of the carbon fiber weapon panels from

One of the carbon fiber weapon panels from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. After hitting the rear bumper of Pulse, KKBB made contact with the arena wall and cut its own panel.

KKBB managed to take the head off of the weapon shoulder bolt

KKBB managed to take the head off of the weapon shoulder bolt

KKBB split the rear armor standoff in half

KKBB split the rear armor standoff in half

A direct hit on the wheel hub from Atoma

A direct hit on the wheel hub from Atoma

Small amount of damage to Atoma’s front wedge

Small amount of damage to Atoma’s front wedge

The hit on the hub didn’t create any permanent damage, but instead popped the circlip off of the drive motor, which disabled the drive.

The hit on the hub didn’t create any permanent damage, but instead popped the circlip off of the drive motor, which disabled the drive.

Wheel damage from Atoma. The glue kept the silicone wheel on even after all of these weapon strikes.

Wheel damage from Atoma. The glue kept the silicone wheel on even after all of these weapon strikes.

Small cut from Atoma

Small cut from Atoma

The TPU weapon pulley is in need of a redesign, most of the teeth and the top flange are missing

The TPU weapon pulley is in need of a redesign, most of the teeth and the top flange are missing

A self inflicted weapon strike on the bottom panel

A self inflicted weapon strike on the bottom panel

Dave showing Dom how the two robots smashed into each other.

Dave showing Dom how the two robots smashed into each other.