- "Frankinbot was built out of scrap metal, and donated parts. They wanted to see if they could make a competitive robot for as inexpensive a price as possible."
- — Scott Robinson
Frankinbot is a Heavyweight robot built by the Reno Robot Club that competed at RoboGames 2017. It is a two-wheeled, invertible, gray, box-shaped robot armed with two counter rotating horizontal spinning bars. Frankinbot was built on the cheap entirely out of scrap, and did not do too well in competition, losing both of its fights.
Robot History[]
RoboGames 2017[]
Frankinbot gets a lucky hit on Sabre-X.
Frankinbot's first ever match was against a new, and improved Whiplash. This match started with both robots spinning up to speed, Whiplash then popped Frankinbot into the air with its flywheel, getting under it before lifting it. Frankinbot then got away but Whiplash gave chase, and lifted it again, this time against the wall where Frankinbot was counted out, and immobilized.
This put it in the loser's bracket where it recieved a bye before facing Sabre-X, this match started with both robots spinning up to speed. Sabre-X then started chewing up the sides of Frankinbot, but Frankinbot turned, and clipped a wheel of Sabre-X taking said wheel out of comission. This caused some slight problems with Sabre X's mobility, but not enough as Sabre-X promptly resumed ripping up the sides of Frankinbot.
- "Frankinbot got a surprising hit there, looks like Sabre-X has a little bit of immobility."
- — Mark Elam
But is dominated for the rest of the match.
Sabre-X then slammed Frankinbot into the wall, dislodging one of its weapon chains, now with only one weapon operational Frankinbot was defenseless as Sabre-X started chewing up its rear armor. Sabre-X then slammed the front of Frankinbot with its flywheel, dislodging the remaining weapon chain. This left Frankinbot completely weaponless as Sabre-X proceeded to rip into it some more.
Sabre-X then backed away, however its weapon motor started smoking soon after this, now with both bots weaponless the fight devolved into a pushing match. Sabre-X then proceeded to slam Frankinbot around the arena for an entire minute before getting under it, and ramming it into the wall. This nearly flipped Frankinbot, Sabre-X then shoved Frankinbot around some more as the final seconds of the match ticked down. The judges ultimately decided the match in favor of Sabre-X, meaning that Frankinbot was eliminated from the competition.
RoboGames 2018[]
Frankinbot was waitlisted for RoboGames 2018, and it remains to be seen if the robot will get a spot in the competition.
Wins/Losses[]
| Competition | Event | Opponent(s) | Round | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoboGames 2017 | 220lb Combat | Whiplash | Round of 32 |
Lost |
| bye | bye | |||
| Sabre-X | Round of 24 | Lost |
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 2
- Byes: 1