BBB Beetle Brawl 22/02/25

 We made the long trip down to Bristol last weekend to compete in the annual BBB Beetle Brawl. We took Exposure, and a brand new robot in Photon.


Both robots passed safety checks, and then we went into the fights!


Photon

Drawn against Icebreaker and Abracagrabra, the first ever fight for Photon was going to be tough. Hit by Icebreaker on several occasions, I was really pleased Photon was able to get back on its wheels using the hammer-saw arm. Photon fought on getting some good pins but things started to go wrong after a hit from Icebreaker which damaged the arm gearbox. The fight ended with a KO for Icebreaker. Photon was mobilised and Abracagrabra ended up in the pit.

https://youtu.be/kNDo-p7mI_M?t=1062


Photon arrived in the arena without the hammer-saw arm due to damage from the 1st fight. The plane was to use the long forks and pin or push Jackhammer. Veering off the to the left right from the start, there must have been some damage to the drive I'd missed from the 1st fight, Despite this, Photon managed a couple of good pins before receiving a devastating hit from Jackhammer. Photon was immobilised.

https://youtu.be/kNDo-p7mI_M?t=2190


Exposure

My first fight was a 3 way against Boom Zoom, who I have fought before, and Don't Stop Me Now, a very fast pusher. This fight was a bit of a let down as I had forgotten to tighten the wheel grub screws so a wheel just fell off. However, the weapon did still deliver some good hits!

https://youtu.be/kNDo-p7mI_M?t=1178


The redemption fight for Exposure was against Bogmeister. Not much to say here, The weapon worked well and the wheels stayed on :). Probably some of the biggest hits I've ever gotten!

https://youtu.be/kNDo-p7mI_M?t=2058


Finally, my Round of 32 fight was against Grey Area, which went on to place second in the tournament. This was a good, fun fight with great sportsmanship that resulted in a very deserving judges win for Grey Area. I decided against entering any whiteboards just to save the robot being destroyed needlessly.

https://youtu.be/kNDo-p7mI_M?t=3323


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