Slomo was the name given to a series of robots built by Klaas Langhout for the original 1994-1997 US Robot Wars competitions.
The original incarnation, Slow-Mo, was entered into the 1994 Lightweight Face-Off tournament, but eliminated in the first round by eventual class champion Julie-Bot.[1][5] Transitioning into the super lightweight category the following year, the redesigned Slomo II fared little better, losing its opening 1995 Face-Off round to Ziggy and suffering from motor burnouts in the Super Lightweight Melee competition. Slomo II would also become immobilized in a separate 'Grudge Match' against Snickers, despite performing strongly.[6][7][8][9]
Slomo II's design would evolve for the 1996 championships into Slomo III (also formatted as Slomo 3), with greatly improved form. Slomo 3 reached the Semi-Finals of that year's Featherweight Face-Off championship, only to be defeated by Red 2 at that stage; the highest Face-Off finish out of any Slomo machine.[10][11] It would also qualify for the Featherweight Melee Final, but settled for a podium finish after getting flipped over by The X-2.[12][13] Slomo 3's qualifying Melee was among the battles highlighted in the American Robot Wars 1996 and American Robot Wars Final 1996 VHS releases, where it was suggested to be the overall winner. Ironically, it was mistakenly referred to in the former as X2 by Paul Vallis.
A final incarnation of Slomo participated in 1997 as Slomo IV, with a largely similar appearance to its predecessor. However, it could not replicate Slomo 3's success in the Featherweight Face-Off, losing its first battle after getting turned over by Spike II.[14][15] Slomo IV also suffered critical chassis damage in its Loser's Bracket match against Fuzzy, resulting in it being immobilized and eliminated from the Face-Off altogether.[16][17]
Versions of Slomo[]
Slow-Mo[]
The original incarnation - Slow-Mo - was a four-wheeled lightweight robot with drive motors powering each wheel, plus a front castor wheel. Weighing 31lbs, it combined a 1/4-inch plywood, angle-iron and 1/2-inch steel bar chassis with sheet metal armor, and a 1/8-inch thick hardened steel "cow-catcher"' at the front. The "cow-catcher" provided Slow-Mo with a front ramming blade, with the weapon also being described by Marc Bloch as a flipping wedge. Power was provided by a 7Ah gel cell battery pack weighing 6lbs. Though heavily protected from most angles, Slow-Mow lacked any form of armor at the back end.[1]
Slow-Mo's 'low-tech, low-budget' ethos was reinforced by team descriptions of its outward appearance, with Bloch describing it as resembling a 'garbage can'.[1]
Slomo II[]
Though limited information is available on Slomo II's design, it can be confirmed through video footage that it adopted a more compact body with a double box-wedge shape. At the front end was a rectangular-shaped scoop blade, which featured a darker gray finish with a small blue patch on the upper surface.[8]
For the Super Lightweight Melee, an extra battery pack was installed to add more power into Slomo II's drivetrain. While effective in allowing Slomo II to ram opponents with greater force, this modification 'smoked' its drive motors by the time the Melee battle reached its conclusion.[7]
Slomo 3[]
- "The third and most sucessful [sic] of the Slomo line, Slomo 3 was an effective ramming robot."
- — Team Spike website on Slomo 3[10]
Slomo 3 (alternatively formatted as Slomo III) was essentially a 'slight improvement' of Slomo II, being a two-wheeled rammer with an aluminum chassis, sheet metal bodyshell and an extended 'scoop' blade. Each wheel was fitted with 'large rubber tires' and driven through pairs of RC car motors connected in series; a modification intended to increase ramming power without damaging the speed controllers. Unlike many other featherweight competitors from the 1996 event, Slomo 3 had a relatively low ground clearance and a high top speed as a result of its drive upgrades. This would prove especially beneficial in its encounters with Triple Redundancy, where it was unhindered by the latter's tape weaponry.[10][18]
Slomo 3 kept a mostly unpainted metal finish, with the 'scoop' now finished entirely in blue. Descriptions on the 'scoop' vary; Klaas Langhout states that it was made from plastic, while Andrew Lindsey suggests that it took the form of 'a flexible metal flap'.[10][18] With most of Langhout's time being devoted to building his 1996 heavyweight project Munch, it only took 16 hours for Slomo 3 to be upgraded from Slomo II.[18]
Slomo IV[]
Slomo IV in the arena (1997)
While appearing to be outwardly similar to Slomo 3, Slomo IV received a few more internal and external changes. Most significantly, the drive motors were now connected in parallel for increased power. To avoid having to remove the bodyshell entirely during maintenance, an access door was also integrated into the top panel.[19]
Robot History[]
1994 US Championship[]
Slow-Mo was among the nine lightweight competitors attending the inaugural US Robot Wars event on 20 August 1994. Competing in the Lightweight Face-Off, it faced Julie-Bot in the opening round.
Slow-Mo started by ramming Julie-Bot multiple times, at one point leaving Will Wright's machine balancing on one wheel. A drive past Julie-Bot followed, during which Slow-Mo sped past the arena hazards and into the plywood wall bumper. With its cowcatcher firmly embedded in the wall, it could not reverse out, and an appeal was called to allow for Klaas Langhout to manually unstick it. The appeal was granted, and Slow-Mo was separated. Slow-Mo next attempted to ram Julie-Bot again at high speed. Missing its charge, it drove straight into the wall once again.[1][20]
Another appeal was called, but not before Slow-Mo was speared from the exposed back by Julie-Bot. The latter's jackhammer spike damaged its wiring severely enough to start an internal fire. Slow-Mo was rammed a few more times by Julie-Bot before time ran out, with Marc Bloch recalling that the latter drove over its removed internals at one point. Bloch himself entered the arena to extinguish the fire, which had persisted even while Slow-Mo was immobilized. Needless to say, Slow-Mo was eliminated.[1][20]
- "We picked up our little garbage-can ready hulk, hauled it back to the pit, tossed it on the table, and then proceeded to have a great old time watching the rest of the events. You'll see us again next year. Probably in the Low-Tech, Low-Budget category."
- — Marc Bloch, on Slow-Mo's demise at the 1994 event[1]
1995 US Championship[]
Slomo II, featuring a more compact design, transitioned into the newly-introduced super lightweight category for 1995. In the Super Lightweight Face-Off, it would face newcomer Ziggy in the opening round.
A tentative start by both competitors saw Slomo II weaving, driving around and turning into the back of Ziggy from the right-hand side. A few bumps and pins were exchanged by both competitors, with Slomo II quickly showing itself to be the more agile and consistently mobile of the two. Slomo II succeeded in pinning Ziggy against the wall on the left-hand side, then continued to pressure and ram it. At one point, it steered too close to one of the arena flippers, getting swatted into and held against the wall as a result.[6][7]
More tentative driving by both competitors followed, as did a double pinning. Slomo II briefly caught itself under Ziggy's rear spikes, taking light jabs from them as it broke free. After getting underneath the lip of Ziggy's lifting wedge shell, it rammed the latter from the left-hand side, then got caught by the lower mousetrap. Slomo II resumed its duel, which resulted in it driving over the top of and getting pushed back by Ziggy. More rams were exchanged, before Slomo II got underneath and pinned Ziggy from the front for several seconds. Further collisions saw Slomo II bear the brunt of Ziggy's faster attacks, though neither was able to inflict major damage to each other for some time.[6][7]
As the match progressed, Slomo II's movements across the arena became more sluggish. A broadside ram from Ziggy allowed Jonathan Ridder's machine to drive its rear spikes under Slomo II's shell, hooking and dragging Slomo II back into the center. A small panel fell off as a result of this exchange, which also saw Slomo II be pushed backwards in short spurts as the battle entered its final twenty seconds. Slomo II, effectively pinned at this point, was counted out alongside Ziggy, and pushed further shortly before an audience vote commenced. The vote ruled in Ziggy's favor, eliminating Klaas Langhout and his machine from the Super Lightweight Face-Off.[6][7]
- "After a contested 5 minutes, I had broken off one of his steel spikes but, he managed to stick me with the other. As the round drew to a close, the more maneuverable slomo learned that, when you have a spike in you and, less torque, maneuverability counts for s!@#."
- — Klaas Langhout, on Slomo II's loss to Ziggy[7]
For the Super Lightweight Melee, Langhout installed a second set of batteries to improve Slomo II's drive power.[7] In its first-round battle, it would fight a total of five opponents, including Fuzzy Yum Yum, Gigan, Piranhabot, The Nexus 7 and fellow 1994 debutant Zomo.
The opening moments demonstrated Slomo II's improvements, as it repeatedly rammed, drove underneath and held Zomo in place for several seconds. Both robots eventually separated, though Slomo II would ram Zomo a few more times as it darted across the arena. One such ram blocked Zomo's path as they both met under the lower mousetrap, with Zomo being snared and lifted by the hazard's net. Slomo II next rammed Piranhabot from the side, before teaming up with The Nexus 7 to attack Gigan. Plowing through the tape left by Fuzzy Yum Yum, it crashed into an arena flipper opposite the lower mousetrap, before scooping Piranhabot up and holding it in place. This proved to be risky mistake, however, as it ended up catching the tape Fuzzy Yum Yum used to snare Camp Peavy's machine. Slomo II broke free to ram Fuzzy Yum Yum twice, but began suffering control issues as it tapped Zomo twice more.[21]
Eventually, Slomo II delivered Fuzzy Yum Yum to the upper mousetrap. Several more collisions with Cassidy Wright's machine, Zomo and The Nexus 7 followed, with Slomo II managing to maintain its aggressive form into the final minute. With less than thirty seconds to go, however, it was pushed into the lower-right corner by The Nexus 7 and pinned, but managed to escape. Following more shoves on The Nexus 7, Fuzzy Yum Yum and Zomo, the battle concluded with Slomo II still speeding around its part of the arena. Despite having survived the full five minutes, its drive motors had burnt out as a result of its modification. The now-smoking Slomo II would thus not take part in the Melee Final.[21][7]
In addition to the main tournaments, Slomo II also took part in a head-to-head 'Grudge Match' against Snickers, which was held prior to its battery upgrade.
Slomo II weaved across the upper perimeter into the spinning Snickers, before both robots exchanged a series of head-to-head rams. While crashing into the walls and hazards, it was consistently able to outmaneuver and avoid the sit-and-spin tactics deployed by Grayson and Anthony DuRaine's machine. Following a moment where both narrowly avoided the swinging Ball of Doom, Slomo II nudged Snickers twice more, only to career into, around and behind the inner flipper. Snickers closed in and also became stationary in that part of the arena, likely pinning Slomo II in place. According to Grayson DuRaine, Snickers was ultimately deemed the winner of this 'Grudge Match'.[8][9]
1996 US Championship[]
As well as being part of the Munch team for 1996, Klaas Langhout brought the improved Slomo 3 along to compete in the newly-renamed featherweight class. In the Featherweight Face-Off, it would begin its run with a rematch against Ziggy in the opening round.
Both robots started tentatively, with Slomo 3 briefly catching itself under one of the arena mousetraps. A high-speed pass between the mousetrap and a nearby flipper followed, as did a light tap by Slomo 3 on Ziggy, which soon encountered mobility issues. Slomo 3 lunged, then made two cursory drives towards Jonathan Ridder's machine. The latter resulted in it accidentally driving up and getting stranded on the lip of Ziggy's shell on both occasions. The second of these left both robots stuck together for several seconds, prompting the audience to start booing at them. Slomo 3 backed off; with Ziggy immobilized, it was soon declared the winner of this match.[22][23]
Slomo 3 next fought the clusterbot Triple Redundancy, armed with a set of entangling tape devices.
A tentative start saw it veering close to one of the mousetraps yet again, as two of the Triple Redundancy segments approached through the center. Slomo 3 passed one of these segments to confront the third and smallest segment, hitting one of the arena flippers in the process. The attack was enough to thrust both robots aside. Slomo 3 next drove underneath and rammed each of the larger segments, while trying to avoid their recently-deployed tape trails. This did not prevent Klaas Langhout's machine, however, from collecting one of the pieces of tape left behind. [10][24]
In response to a ram from the smallest part of Triple Redundancy, Slomo 3 turned it over using its wedge shape. By then, it began showing mobility issues as it turned and momentarily wrapped itself around the tape it was carrying. Pursued by another segment of Triple Redundancy, Slomo 3 circled around both of the remaining segments in an attempt to snare them with their own tape. It, plus one third of Triple Redundancy, was pushed back by the moving wall bumper. Slomo 3 then initiated a chase by Triple Redundancy, which lasted for several moments and resulted in the tape trail seemingly unravelling further.[10][24]
Slomo 3 flicked one part of Triple Redundancy upwards with a shove, only to be swatted away by the flipper. In the reverse swing, the same flipper whacked the first remaining third of Triple Redundancy, which remained trapped behind the hazard for several moments. Slomo 3 lured the second surviving segment towards the mousetrap, though not without getting swatted itself, then plowed through the tape trail it had left behind. In doing so, it caused the pursuing Triple Redundancy segment to snare itself on the tape.[10][24]
As the audience began chanting its name, Slomo 3 turned back to drive under the mousetrap. In one final attack, it proceeded to pin the third and last-remaining Triple Redundancy segment against the wall opposite the hazard mechanism, taking a highly popular knockout win.[10][24]
Through to the Quarter-Finals, Slomo 3 next fought Buford T. Pusser. Very little information is available for this battle, which involved it breaching Buford T. Pusser's ground clearance with its scoop blade. An eventual pin by Slomo 3 secured it a dominant victory.[10]
The Semi-Finals saw Slomo 3 fight Red 2, another wedge-shaped machine built by John Knoll.
A tentative start saw it being speared from the front-right corner by Red 2's rear spikes. Slomo 3 responded by pushing Red 2 from the left-hand side, but bumped into the right-most wall section during another tentative phase. More bumping ensued, with Slomo 3 luring Red 2 back and forth across the arena. Eventually, it was pushed into the path of the lower-right flipper. Impacts from the hazard pinned Slomo 3 in place between the wall and its opponent, a position from which it could not escape from. As a result, Slomo 3 lost the battle, ending its strongest Face-Off run at that point.[10][11]
Alongside the Face-Off, Slomo 3 would compete again in the Featherweight Melee tournament. In the first round, it would fight Red 2, Triple Redundancy, Spiny Norman, Arsenic, Rampage and Roach for a chance to qualify for the overall final. This was one of the battles highlighted in American Robot Wars 1996, though Slomo 3 itself would be erroneously referred to as X2 in the accompanying narration.
Slomo 3 (bottom) encounters Triple Redundancy at the start of its Featherweight Melee qualifier
The Melee began with Slomo 3 darting past Rampage and Spiny Norman, while making an early lunge at Red 2. Turning around next to Roach, it stopped short of Triple Redundancy as all of its segments deployed their tape. The smallest Triple Redundancy segment briefly reversed over Slomo 3's scoop blade, bringing part of the tape into its right-hand side. Both Slomo 3 and Red 2 next exchanged light pushes with each other, before they each became involved in a four-way scrap with Spiny Norman and the smallest Triple Redundancy cluster. Though it and its opponents were again threatened by Triple Redundancy's tape strands, Slomo 3 broke free by driving under them. Slomo 3 next investigated Rampage after the latter was pinned and eliminated by Arsenic. Following an unsuccessful attempt to flip Red 2 over from the left-hand side, it would ram and chase Arsenic back a few times. Both robots would meet one of the larger Triple Redundancy segments.[12][25]
In an attempt to repeat its Face-Off strategy, Slomo 3 drove under the Triple Redundancy segment to try and get it stuck on its own tape trail. At the halfway point, it was pushed aside by Arsenic. Slomo 3 responded by ramming Arsenic into the left side wall, before turning and pinning it in place for several seconds. Both were whacked and temporarily pinned by the upper-left flipper. Breaking free, Slomo 3 piled into one of the Triple Redundancy segments while trying to approach the center of the arena. With none of its opponents from that side making any substantial movements, it reversed and began pirouetting close to the center.[12]
With 40 seconds on the clock, it was revealed that Slomo 3 was the only robot still fully mobile by this point. Parading across the arena in celebration, it would ram Rampage, itself having burst back into life, and was immediately declared the winner once the full five minutes expired.[12]
- ""X2" won because he avoided the tape, which has also been banned from future competitions."
- — Paul Vallis, confirming Slomo 3's victory in American Robot Wars 1996
As the only survivor from its Round 1 bout, Slomo 3 faced The X-2 and newly-crowned Face-Off champion Wedge of Doom in the overall Melee Final.
Surviving audience member footage of this battle indicates that Slomo 3 was the first of the trio to start, turning left from the center towards Wedge of Doom. Its movements would be relatively tentative as both of its opponents soon began tussling with each other. Slomo 3 would find itself being pushed into an arena flipper and the wall by Wedge of Doom, but recovered by driving into the side of The X-2. It would proceed to breach Wedge of Doom's ground clearance from the front, prompting The X-2 to separate them. In turn, The X-2 rammed Slomo 3, the two machines beginning their own duel as Wedge of Doom became partially immobilized due to a stripped drill screw.[26][13]
When all three machines next met each other, Slomo 3's ground clearance was briefly exploited by the stricken Wedge of Doom. This, in turn, allowed The X-2 to drive up its scoop blade, before flipping it over in a separate attack. Unable to self-right, Slomo 3 would lose the fight and the 1996 Featherweight Melee championship to The X-2.[26][13]
1997 US Championship[]
Slomo IV's 1997 campaign took place exclusively in the Featherweight Face-Off, with Klaas Langhout also participating in the heavyweight category with Distraction Laboratories and TallyWhacker. In the first round of the double-elimination tournament, it faced the redesigned Spike II, as part of a set of 'Dual Matches' alongside Dough Boy vs The Grinch.
Spike II flips Slomo IV over
In the opening moments, Slomo IV struggled to avoid the upper-right flipper, while also being slow to dodge a side-on ram from Spike II. As a consequence, it was pushed against the flipper, with Spike II using the same hazard to turn it over.[14][15]
- "Slomo getting quite a spanking!"
- — Arena announcement from Michael Meehan as the inverted Slomo IV takes hits from the flipper[14]
Slomo IV, once again unable to self-right, could no longer participate in the match, despite Andrew Lindsey's machine also sustaining drivetrain damage from the flipper paddle. The battle went to a Judges' decision, which ruled Slomo IV to have lost.[27][14][15] Displaced into the Loser's Bracket, Slomo IV fought Fuzzy - the latest entry from Cassidy Wright - in a bid to remain in the competition.
Undeterred by Fuzzy's chain flails, Slomo IV quickly began shoving and getting underneath it during the early moments. However, this effort unravelled once it drove into the upper-left wall. The nearby flipper swung into Slomo IV as it crashed into the wall, causing chassis damage severe enough to immobilize it completely. An initially-tentative Fuzzy soon approached and began battering Slomo IV with its flails and sit-and-spin tactics. Seconds later, Slomo IV began twitching and circling around on its right-hand side, although it was not able to move clear of the side wall.[16][17]
- "He's up... he's down!"
- — Michael Meehan as Slomo IV tries to keep moving[16]
Under further pressure from Fuzzy, it began jolting away from the scene, only to become immobilized again opposite the nearby spike hazard. Slomo IV was soon declared to have lost, marking its elimination from the 1997 Featherweight Face-Off.[16][17]
Results[]
| SLOW-MO - RESULTS | ||
| 1994 US Championship | ||
| Lightweight Face-Off Round 1 | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Julie-Bot | Lost |
| SLOMO II - RESULTS | ||
| 1995 US Championship | ||
| Super Lightweight Face-Off Round 1 | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Ziggy | Lost |
| Super Lightweight Melee Round 1 | ||
| Melee | vs. Fuzzy Yum Yum, Gigan, Piranhabot, The Nexus 7, Zomo | Survived |
| NOTE: Slomo II did not participate in the Melee Final, as its drive motors burnt out at the end of this match. | ||
| Other Battles Grudge Match | ||
| Grudge Match | vs. Snickers | Lost |
| SLOMO 3 - RESULTS | ||
| 1996 US Championship | ||
| Featherweight Face-Off Semi-Finals | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Ziggy | Won |
| Round 2 | vs. Triple Redundancy | Won |
| Quarter-Finals | vs. Buford T. Pusser | Won |
| Semi-Finals | vs. Red 2 | Lost |
| Featherweight Melee Final | ||
| Melee | vs. Red 2, Triple Redundancy, Spiny Norman, Arsenic, Rampage, Roach, Snickers | Won |
| NOTE: In American Robot Wars 1996, Slomo 3 was referred to as "X2" due to a scripting error. | ||
| Melee Final | vs. Wedge of Doom, The X-2 | Lost |
| SLOMO IV - RESULTS | ||
| 1997 US Championship | ||
| Super Lightweight Face-Off Round 1 | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Spike II | Lost |
| Loser's Bracket, Round 1 | vs. Fuzzy | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 5
- Losses: 7
Series Record[]
| Events | Slomo Event Record |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Lightweight Face-Off, Round 1 as Slow-Mo |
| 1995 | Super Lightweight Face-Off, Round 1 as Slomo II Super Lightweight Melee, Round 1 as Slomo II Withdrew with Grendel Withdrew with Zipster (Marc Bloch) |
| 1996 | Featherweight Face-Off, Semi-Final as Slomo 3 Featherweight Melee, Final as Slomo 3 |
| 1997 | Featherweight Face-Off, Round 1 as Slomo IV |
Klaas Langhout also entered the 1996 and 1997 Heavyweight tournaments as part of the Distraction Laboratories team (Munch and TallyWhacker).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 'Robot Wars '94: The Story of Slow-Mo', Marc Bloch, reproduced on the Klaas Langhout website (archived)
- ↑ 'Robot Wars 1995 San Francisco California (Part One)', Marc Thorpe (YouTube), uploaded March 26 2011
- ↑ 'Tournament Tree - Robot Wars 1995 - Heavyweights', Team Run Amok website
- ↑ 'Klaas Langhout', Klaas Langhout website (archived)
- ↑ 'Tournament Tree - Robot Wars 1994', Team Run Amok website
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 'Robot Wars 1995 - Slomo II vs Ziggy', diabolicalmachine (YouTube), uploaded August 2 2008
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 'ROBOT2', Klaas Langhout website (archived)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 'Robot Wars 1995 - Slomo II vs Snickers', diabolicalmachine (YouTube), uploaded August 30 2008
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 '1995 Snickers', Grayson DuRaine website (archived June 27 2001)
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 'SLOMO III' Team Spike website (archived)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 'Robot Wars 1996: Red 2 versus Slomo 3 (Featherweight Semifinals)'. Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded January 8 2019
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 'Robot Wars 1996: Featherweight Melee 4', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded January 13 2019
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 'The 1996 Featherweight Melee', Wedge of Doom/Nolex website (archived)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 'Robot Wars 1997: Featherweight Dual Match 4', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded April 14 2021
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 'MATCH: SPIKE II VS SLOMO IV', Team Spike website (archived)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 'Robot Wars 1997 Featherweight match: Fuzzy versus Slomo 4', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded May 3 2021
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 'MATCH: FUZZY VS SLOMO IV', Team Spike website (archived)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 'ROBOT3', Klaas Langhout website (archived)
- ↑ 'Robot Wars 1997 Interview: Tallywhacker and Slowmo 4', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded April 25 2021
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 'Robot Wars 1994 Highlights Part 1', ASilva528 (YouTube), uploaded February 18 2015
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 'Robot Wars 1995 - Featherweight Melee 2', diabolicalmachine (YouTube), uploaded September 30 2008
- ↑ 'Robot Wars 1996 - Slomo III vs Ziggy', diabolicalmachine (YouTube), uploaded July 25 2008
- ↑ 'Robot Wars 1996: Slomo 3 versus Ziggy (Featherweight)', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded December 16 2018
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 'Robot Wars 1996: Slomo 3 versus Triple Redundancy (Featherweight)', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), uploaded January 1 2019
- ↑ 'THE BLOW-BY-BLOW OF THE 3RD ANNUAL ROBOT WARS, ACCORDING TO TEAM UCSB', UCSB website (archived)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 'Robot Wars 1996: Featherweight Melee 6', Andrew Lindsey (YouTube), January 15 2019
- ↑ 'The Event', Team Spike website (archived)
Trivia[]
- For unknown reasons, Slomo II and Slomo 3 were the only 1995 and 1996 competitors not to be profiled on the original US Robot Wars website.
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