Talk:German Robot Wars

German Robot Wars 2002 (RTL II)

+ is won - is lost

Episode 1 +Son af Armaggedon +Tyke -Thorgrim

+Junkyard Queen +Golem -Ansgar’s revenge

+Son of Armaggedon -Junkyard Queen

+Tyke -Golem

German qualifier (for WCh) +Ansgar -Flensburger Power -Nasty Warrior -Golem

Episode 2

+Tsunami +Black Hole -Absolut Krankhaft (AK)

+Hydrotech +Not Perfect -Delldog

+Black Hole -Hydrotech

+Tsunami -Not Perfect

WC qualifier 1 Manta 2Ansgar 3Mastiff 4ChaosII

Episode 3 (finals)

+Black Hole -Son of Armaggedon

+Tsunami -Tyke

+Son of Armaggedon (3) -Tyke (4)

+Black Hole (1) -Tsunami (2)

LosersMelee +Not Perfect -Junkyard Queen


 * My wonderful Dutch contacts have come through again. Here is the German results, so anyone can now put these into a proper article.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  21:23, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll do it later unless somebody beats me to it. Good work once again. Is there any chance you could find out who the presenters and commentator were? Also, was the show simply called Robot Wars or did it have a different German name? Christophee (talk) 00:02, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I shall do that, as well as finding out what the losers melee means. I have an inkling that this wasn't a broadcast competition.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  00:04, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * But the title at the top has RTL II in brackets, which is a German television channel. Christophee (talk) 00:14, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Is it? Well, that shuts me up, doesnt it? Haha.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  00:16, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Structure
It appears that the Germans had a very different structure to your competition. It seems that they had two heats, with the winners of the Heat Semi-Finals going to the Grand Final, which is the same as the UK. I have no idea what the losers melee thing means though.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  00:18, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It looks to me as though the Losers Melee is playoff for the fifth and sixth places. But why they left the other two defeated robots from the heat semi-finals out is beyond me. Christophee (talk) 00:24, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * My theory is that the two absent robots were too damaged to return. I found Team Golem's webiste, and a report of their battles in German Robot Wars.  It's in German, so I had to get a rough translation from Google Translator.  Here's a passage:

"In the quarterfinals, was "Tyke" with us in the arena. It was once again the House Robot "shunt". It penetrated our 5 mm Alupanzerung with about 1cm rubber cushioning and stabbed in the heart of our battery pack with a number of cable insulation were cut and bruised. The whole set off a massive short circuit and "Golem" stood motionless and smoking in the arena. Course was once again the usual fire-fighting action of the fire needs to tackle.  Our battery and unfortunately blew out his life.  Peace to his ashes ...."

- Golem


 * It sounds like their robot was in pretty bad shape, which would explain why they couldn't be in the losers' melee.


 * As for Son of Armageddon, it had just lost to Black Hole, I'd surmise it was pretty badly damaged.

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 * You mean Hydrotech, right? That would make a lot of sense. Thanks.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  02:00, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Losers Melee
Would anybody object to moving the Losers Melee so it comes before the playoff for third place? It may well have been broadcast last, but I think it would look better if the battle determining the Grand Champion was right at the bottom of the page. Christophee (talk) 22:20, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I was wondering about that, yes. Do it, I think.  Toon Ganondorf    (t    c)  22:21, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

A quote
I have a quote that I think would be nice for this page, it's a snippet from the invitation extended to the German roboteers prior to the event. It was originally in German, so the English translation is somewhat rough, but it's quite inspirational, and significant to the page. It reads:

"For the teams that have indicated that they build for next year: Just try this year had to be there, and at least the process run as far as possible with. Then you have the best chance for next year. The experience is that you collect to make one with, even if you believe that your first robot completely scrap makes the difference between winners and losers. If you do not have to believe, sometimes the Erik de Vrijer ask who last year won the Holland Cup. He had been in 1999, the first Dutchman with a bot ( "Technolease" fought) in our arena. He will now without further ado, this first robot to say the weakest part bots fought in RW, but the experience he has gained so put him in a position to have to build around its 2001-Champ "slicer" to."

- Django, a Robot Wars crew member, extending an invitation to the German roboteers

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Logo
I don't suppose anybody knows which logo they used for this series? I'm basically wondering whether it was the regular Robot Wars one or whether there was an adapted one like Extreme Warriors. The same goes for Dutch Robot Wars. Christophee (talk) 17:27, December 27, 2009 (UTC)