Changes: Axlebots

Revision as of 08:16, 3 March 2011

Pulengeland — PulverizeR, Dutch Series 2 champion.

Axlebot refers to a type of robot design that features a minimalistic body and two large wheels.

Definition

What little base an axlebot has is built around the the robot's axle, hence the name. The size of the base can be reduced to virtually nothing by housing the electronics inside the axlebot's wheels, as many robots like Stinger did. Axlebots are very often the design of choice for Thwackbots, although both subtypes can built with a non-axlebot design. A robot is defined as an axlebot if 75% or more of its wheels' outer rim circumference can touch the ground unobstructed - the minimum amount needed for it to be capable of running inverted and doing a wheely.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Panic attack vs stinger — Stinger's design gave it significant resistance to Panic Attack's lifter

Advantages Because of their unconventional design, Axlebots cause problems for several types of traditional weapons

Axlebots are always invertible, so Lifting Weapons do not affect them.
They have virtually no flat sides, making it difficult for Overhead Weapons to hit and damage them.
They are not as boxy as other types of robots, making it difficult for Gripping Weapons to get ahold of them.

Disdvantages

MingvsMang — Ming easily breaks Mangulator's wheel.

An axlebot requires that the wheels be completely exposed and the axles unprotected from shocks. This can be especially disadvantageous for axlebots with electronics housed in their wheels.
Axlebots are always 2-wheel drive with a zero turning circle, making them difficult to control.

List of Axlebots

Robots are listed alphabetically. Robots that aren't heavyweight are listed with a green background.

Robot	Series Appearances with Torque Reaction weapons	Notes
Armour Geddon	Series 3
Attila the Drum	Series 4	Interchangeable mace and pickaxe
Flip Flop Fly	Series 3
General Chompsalot	US Series 1-2
Infernal Contraption	Series 6-7, Extreme 2
PulverizeR	UK Series 7, Extreme Series 2, Dutch Series 1-2	Dutch Champion
Rosebud	Series 2
Slamtilt	Dutch Series 2
Stinger	UK Series 3-6, Extreme 1-2, US Season 1	First torque reaction weapon (along with Weeliwako) and the most successful. Featured a pizza cutter in Series 3 a
The Mangulator	Series 4
Weeliwako	Series 3
Wheelosaurus	Series 2,4

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 [[File:Panic attack vs stinger.JPG|thumb|left|Stinger's design gave it significant resistance to Panic Attack's lifter]]
 '''Advantages'''
-*Because of their unconventional design, Axlebots cause problems for several types of traditional weapons
+Because of their unconventional design, Axlebots cause problems for several types of traditional weapons
-**Axlebots are always invertible, so [[Lifting Weapons]] do not affect them.
+*Axlebots are always invertible, so [[Lifting Weapons]] do not affect them.
-**They have virtually no flat sides, making it difficult for [[Overhead Weapons]] to hit and damage them.
+*They have virtually no flat sides, making it difficult for [[Overhead Weapons]] to hit and damage them.
-**They are not as boxy as other types of robots, making it difficult for [[Gripping Weapons]] to get ahold of them.
+*They are not as boxy as other types of robots, making it difficult for [[Gripping Weapons]] to get ahold of them.