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The first version of what would later be Tobor. We used 8 inch tires from Home Depot and instead of running the front wheels on a chain we just put a steel rod through them. We took a test run and it didn't move very far or fast.
The first battle ready version of Tobor. With its hot red flames and wrinkle paint on the top it looked better standing still than moving. It wasn't the fastest or best pusher but it was good over all.
As you can see in transport a small chip was put in the paint but with a dense wedge and a solid frame it was going to be a contender.
At Robolympics this is Tobor taking a charge before its first match. It is hard to see but in the back a scrap piece of angle metal was bolted to the frame just for some support. It worked too.
The front wedge of Tobor after Robolympics. Shiva did most of the damage but Cyclonebot bent the wedge straight up. Yeah 220 pounds will do that to metal.
The interior of it after Robolympics. We used half a roll of duct tape. All the impacts knocked the kill switch mount out so a bunch of duct tape and a water bottle did the trick. The tape at the front held some big piece of metal out of the main components of the bot. A battery is missing due to Shin Spliter but thankfully they allowed us to borrow one of theirs.
Another view of the extensive damage and gashes. Thank you Shiva. The cost of beating a spinner is high.
That nice clean cut is from Shin Splitter the rest is Shiva again.
A better view of the only shot Shin Splitter got in. Price of this hit about 60 dollars.
This is mysterious damage from somewhere or someone. We needed a grinder but a hammer and hand file did the trick to free up the tire.