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Death Ray as configured for the Robot Battles 2001 50 pound class. |
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Death Ray with upgrades for the BattleBots 4.0 lightweight division. |
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Death Ray in September 2002, ready for Dragon*Con |
Death Ray competed at Dragon*Con 2001's Robot Battle and BattleBots seasons 4.0 and 5.0, as well as the SECR Farm Fight 2002. It took second place in the 60 pound category at Dragon*Con 2002.
Video of Death Ray in action, May 2002: self righting, self righting the other way, flipping a 75 pound weight
Neptune was a 280 pound robot which competed at BattleBots Treasure Island in May 2001.
This video shows some of Neptune's components in action, including the pneumatic cannon, and the drive train/frame prototype. Created in January 2001, it should give you some idea of Neptune's capabilities.
Download video in Quicktime/Sorensen format, 8 megabytesVideo produced by Marc
A. Donis
Created with iMovie
Stingray 2 competed at Dragon*Con 2000's Robot Battle. It features a lifting arm and some very nasty steel spikes. This 'bot is powered by 2 windshield wiper motors. The frame is aluminum.