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'''Amok''' was a Dutch competitor robot that competed in [[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2]]. It was a pointed wedge shaped robot with a chainsaw chain conveyor belt. It looked similar in design to UK competitor [[Overkill]].
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'''Amok''' was a Dutch competitor robot that competed in [[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2]]. Team captain Ysbrand Otjes built Amok with help from Mischa de Graaf of the [[PulverizeR]] team. The robot was unfinished when the team left for England, and took a further two days to complete on arrival, partially because Amok weighed 107kg after being completed. It lost in the first round due to a faulty safety link being used.
   
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Plans for a second version of Amok were in the pipeline for a potential third series of [[Dutch Robot Wars]]. The machine was planned to be called Amok:5sec - referring to the five seconds of action that the first Amok saw before it stopped working in the second series of the Dutch Wars.
Team captain Ysbrand Otjes built Amok with help from Mischa de Graf of the [[PulverizeR]] team. The robot was unfinished when the team left for England, and took a further two days to complete on arrival. As a result, the weapon did not work as expected and the removable link flew out almost immediately, which meant it was easily disposed of in Round 1 by [[Cyclone (Dutch)|Cyclone]], even though its opponent's weapon wasn't working. During filming, Otjes donned a Hannibal Lechter mask.
 
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Amok:5sec was to be sleeker than its predecessor, and was going to feature headlights as well. Unfortunately, the Dutch Wars was cancelled before Amok:5sec could come to fruition, meaning the machine was never built.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/8rlixg/ama_with_team_pcp_the_builders_of_petunia/e0sgv8j/</ref>
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==Design==
 
[[File:AmokDRW.jpg|thumb|left|Side view of Amok]]
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It was a pointed wedge shaped robot with a chainsaw chain conveyor belt. This chain was not intended to cause damage, rather it intended to convey robots up onto Amok's body, and potentially out of the arena. However, it lacked a PWM relay system, so the weapon would start working automatically as soon as the robot was powered on.
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Robot Wars staff found Amok's existing safety link to be too unsafe, so they, rather than Team Beyond Repair themselves, inserted their own safety link into Amok when entered the arena. The safety link had not been pushed in completely, and as such, it flew out of Amok the moment it hit the Disc of Doom, meaning Amok lost to [[Cyclone (Dutch)|Cyclone]] in Round 1, despite Cyclone having its own problems with its weapon.
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{{quote|To be fair, the thing was 7kg overweight, and the weapon turned on when you linked up. Also the link was beneath fairly sharp computer casing metal. So it's probably for the best. Had a lot of fun doing live events with it for a couple of years, and being in England as an actual contestant is still one of my most treasured memories!|Ysbrand Otjes}}
   
 
==Robot History==
 
==Robot History==
 
===Dutch Series 2===
 
===Dutch Series 2===
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[[File:CyclonevsAmok.jpg|thumb|left|Amok coasts into an angle grinder]]
Amok charged in, attempting to ram Cyclone, but drove over the Disc of Doom. At this point, Amok's removable link came loose, leaving it immobilised in the CPZ, where Dead Metal cut into its chain. Dead Metal eventually pushed it clear of the CPZ, but Amok was not moving, and was counted out. It was thrown by the floor flipper and then assaulted by Matilda's tail, before Cyclone and the House Robots pushed it into the pit.
 
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[[File:CyclonevsAmok2.jpg|thumb|Amok takes damage from Matilda]]
 
Amok charged in, attempting to ram Cyclone, but drove over the Disc of Doom. At this point, Amok's already unstable removable link came loose, leaving Amok immobilised in the CPZ, where Dead Metal cut into its chain. Dead Metal eventually pushed it clear of the CPZ, and near to an angle grinder, but Amok was not moving, and was counted out. It was thrown by the floor flipper and then assaulted by Matilda's flywheel, before Cyclone oushed Amok onto the top of the pit, and Matilda nudged it down.
   
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
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==Series Record==
 
==Series Record==
*Series 1: Did not enter
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{{Series Record Dutch|Amok|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 1'''}}
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''Team captain Ysbrand Otjes was also part of [[PacifieR]]'s team in UK Series 9, although the robot withdrew before its Group Battle''
*Series 2: Heat, Round 1
 
   
 
==Outside Robot Wars==
 
==Outside Robot Wars==
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[[File:Amoktree.jpg|thumb|Amok retired in Otjes' garden]]
After Dutch Robot Wars finished, Amok competed in various events across the Netherlands for two years, before eventually being retired. Its electronics were given to another team, and the robot was left to rust in a tree in team captain Ysbrand Otjes' garden.
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After Dutch Robot Wars finished, Amok competed in various events across the Netherlands for two years, before eventually being retired. Its electronics were reused in the middleweight robot '''Malice''' (which only participated in local events), and the robot's chassis was mounted up a tree in team captain Ysbrand Otjes' garden.
[[File:Amoktree.jpg|thumb|Amok retired in the tree]]
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Amok was the only robot armed with a [[Conveyor belts|conveyor belt]] that entered outside of UK Series 3.
 
*Amok was the only robot armed with a [[Conveyor belts|conveyor belt]] that entered outside of UK Series 3.
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*During filming, Otjes donned a Jason Voorhees mask which was mistakenly called a Hannibal Lecter mask by one of the presenters.
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==References==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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[[Category:Dutch Robots]]
 
[[Category:Dutch Robots]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Conveyor Belts]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Conveyor Belts]]
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[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]

Revision as of 16:18, 19 November 2018

Amok was a Dutch competitor robot that competed in Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2. Team captain Ysbrand Otjes built Amok with help from Mischa de Graaf of the PulverizeR team. The robot was unfinished when the team left for England, and took a further two days to complete on arrival, partially because Amok weighed 107kg after being completed. It lost in the first round due to a faulty safety link being used.

Plans for a second version of Amok were in the pipeline for a potential third series of Dutch Robot Wars. The machine was planned to be called Amok:5sec - referring to the five seconds of action that the first Amok saw before it stopped working in the second series of the Dutch Wars.

Amok:5sec was to be sleeker than its predecessor, and was going to feature headlights as well. Unfortunately, the Dutch Wars was cancelled before Amok:5sec could come to fruition, meaning the machine was never built.[1]

Design

AmokDRW

Side view of Amok

It was a pointed wedge shaped robot with a chainsaw chain conveyor belt. This chain was not intended to cause damage, rather it intended to convey robots up onto Amok's body, and potentially out of the arena. However, it lacked a PWM relay system, so the weapon would start working automatically as soon as the robot was powered on.

Robot Wars staff found Amok's existing safety link to be too unsafe, so they, rather than Team Beyond Repair themselves, inserted their own safety link into Amok when entered the arena. The safety link had not been pushed in completely, and as such, it flew out of Amok the moment it hit the Disc of Doom, meaning Amok lost to Cyclone in Round 1, despite Cyclone having its own problems with its weapon.

"To be fair, the thing was 7kg overweight, and the weapon turned on when you linked up. Also the link was beneath fairly sharp computer casing metal. So it's probably for the best. Had a lot of fun doing live events with it for a couple of years, and being in England as an actual contestant is still one of my most treasured memories!"
— Ysbrand Otjes

Robot History

Dutch Series 2

CyclonevsAmok

Amok coasts into an angle grinder

CyclonevsAmok2

Amok takes damage from Matilda

Amok charged in, attempting to ram Cyclone, but drove over the Disc of Doom. At this point, Amok's already unstable removable link came loose, leaving Amok immobilised in the CPZ, where Dead Metal cut into its chain. Dead Metal eventually pushed it clear of the CPZ, and near to an angle grinder, but Amok was not moving, and was counted out. It was thrown by the floor flipper and then assaulted by Matilda's flywheel, before Cyclone oushed Amok onto the top of the pit, and Matilda nudged it down.

Results

AMOK - RESULTS
Series 2
Dutch Championship
Heat, Round 1
Heat D, Round 1 vs. Cyclone Lost

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

Dutch Series Amok Series Record
Series 1 Did not enter
Series 2 Heat, Round 1

Team captain Ysbrand Otjes was also part of PacifieR's team in UK Series 9, although the robot withdrew before its Group Battle

Outside Robot Wars

Amoktree

Amok retired in Otjes' garden

After Dutch Robot Wars finished, Amok competed in various events across the Netherlands for two years, before eventually being retired. Its electronics were reused in the middleweight robot Malice (which only participated in local events), and the robot's chassis was mounted up a tree in team captain Ysbrand Otjes' garden.

Trivia

  • Amok was the only robot armed with a conveyor belt that entered outside of UK Series 3.
  • During filming, Otjes donned a Jason Voorhees mask which was mistakenly called a Hannibal Lecter mask by one of the presenters.

References

External links