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  • Better Than Gears? Part 1

    Earlier this May I took MegatRON to NHRL’s first Pro Tour for the 2026 season where it faced against some of NHRL’s best to place second in a NARROW loss to Kazaa Lite. One of the standout issues of the event was the first gearbox related failure for this version of MegatRON. Historically drivetrain issues…

  • Silent Spring 9 (NHRL Sept. 2024 & Boxellmania)

    *Note: this post is a backlog and spans the events in 2024 prior to finals* NHRL instituted a rule change for the 2024 season, decreasing the weight bonus for non-traditional locomotion (NTL) robots from 2 lbs to 1.5 lbs (total 4.5 lbs) in the 3lb nominal weight class. This included the shuffler modules I built…

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  • MegatRON 5 (Build & NHRL: Sept. 2024)

    Since the 2023 loss to Emulsifier, I have had ambitious goals set for MegatRON which revolved around the idea of increased control/maneuverability and delivering deadly impacts at anytime in the arena. Testing in preparation for these changes were partially displayed in April where I applied a hubmotor weapon and treads to the MegatRON 4 design.…

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  • Robots 2024 – In Review

    2024 had some big shoes to fill after the path laid in 2023. That resulted in an ambitious year of which only some of the work paid off as planned in the end. Since there was no BattleBots activities, all the effort went into small bots; they all had full rebuilds and new parts which…

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  • Event Report: NHRL Teams, 2024

    NHRL Teams. A a special mid-year event held on June 1st where competitors would register in teams of three robots, one from each weight class. Saiko! would be the 12lb robot of the “Dream Team” alongside Lynx (3lbs) and Emulsifier aka ‘Mulsie (30lbs). Truly a team of dreams for NHRL fans but a nightmare for…

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