Mega Melvin

Mega Melvin is an American robot from Brooklyn, New York which applied to compete in Series 9 of Robot Wars. However, it was not selected to participate in that series.

Design
Mega Melvin is a silver box-shaped robot with a very low profile and height, and driven by four Mecanum wheels powered by Castle 2028 brushless motors. The wheels enable the robot to drive sideways as well as forwards and backwards. Mega Melvin features two interchangeable axes as weapons; one allowing for short-range blows, while the other is double the length. The axe is chain-driven and powered by a brushless motor, while the robot also features the NASA logo on its top-right panel. "10hp peak but right now it is only running at around 2. We're getting a new ESC that will double the voltage, which should quadruple the power and put us closer to the max. We would have mounted a much heavier axe for RW, but instead will be redesigning the entire frame and arm for either Battlebots or Robogames. Same electronics though, but maybe double weapon motors."

- Bots FC on their weapon motors

Outside Robot Wars
Shortly after construction, Mega Melvin fought at the Orlando Maker Faire 2016, competing in the HW Sportsman Class. There, it fought several battles against opponents such as Old Iron and Colson Doctor Toxic BARista, with the event serving as a test session for the robot's drive systems and axe.

Trivia

 * Mega Melvin is the first known example of an American robot attempting to qualify for a UK series of Robot Wars since Series 3's Rolling Thunder 2, and is the first example of an American robot attempting to enter while the team were still located in the USA.
 * Mega Melvin is also the first large scale Combat Robot to come from New York City since Battlebots Season 5.0 competitor Knightiknight.