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.
As Luke was driving Hydra in the UK champs fight we had to miss the football but that we were able to be there for the combat side of things. It was quite a hard fought battle and we were probably fortunate that we’d got a fully charged robot and everyone else had been doing the football so it was an excellent result for the first time out.
In all we really enjoyed the Battleratz and it was great to see some new faces at the event. We hope to see more new roboteers and look forward to beating each and every one of you!!!