Having had a good look round Hydra we decided that the spike wasn’t working particularly well because it didn’t have the reach it needed to have a serious impact on abything (most hits were with the arm rather than the axe head).
We decided to go for a new longer hammer rather than a spike. It’s made from tool steel and it’s just going off for a nitride coating so it’ll be fun to see the results (unless you’re the one getting hit!)
Hydra's New Axe Head
The Roaming Robots Barnsley event was the first event of the year and the start of the 2010 UK championships. We went to the event with neither Hydra or Dantomkia finished in the hope that we would be able to pick up a few points. We didn’t think any of the robots there could particularly damage us so we decided to risk putting in two unfinished robots.
Well this was the first time out for the battleratz at the Roaming Robots Barnsley event. It was a bit hectic for us because Paul and Colin weren’t there so it was hard to fit in but we thoroughly enjoyed it.
First up was the assault course which Luke decided to try something different. We noticed that there was not enough ground clearance at the front so Luke decided to drive up it backwards and then turn round. Bad idea as it turn out. The best way seems to be to fire the flipper as you get to it and then drive straight over.