Gnarkill was a middleweight robot built by students of under the name Team Gnarkill of Olathe Northwest High School which competed in BotsIQ 2007 in the High School division.
Gnarkill's internal design.
Gnarkill was a two-wheel drive robot armed with a dual-wedge chassis design. The robot's frame was made with 3/8" x 3/8" steel tubing.[1] No actual images of Gnarkill have surfaced at this time, only CAD renderings.
Olathe Northwest High School also entered Vexation into the 2007 edition of BotsIQ after previously competing with Huey, PacBot, and The Chupacabra. They would later also enter Optimus Prime, Mother Of All Bots, Shrapnel, and Diesel.
Robot History[]
BotsIQ 2007[] |
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Gnarkill vs. The Plow Gnarkill's first round fight was against The Plow. Gnarkill was able to dominate the match by shoving The Plow around and using the pulverizers to its advantage. This gave Gnarkill the win and advanced it to the next round.[2] This is also the first instance of a robot from Olathe Northwest winning in the first round.[3] |
Gnarkill vs. Pneumagic Gnarkill then went on to fight Pneumagic in the second round. Pneumagic was able to get a very lucky flip in which wedged Pneumagic up against the wall. Gnarkill was unable to get off and was knocked out.[2] |
Gnarkill vs. Guayacan Gnarkill then fought Guayacan in the loser's bracket. Guayacan had problems from the start and wound up forfeiting the match.[2] |
Gnarkill vs. Guayacan Gnarkill refought Guayacan, although the nature of how this came to be is currently unknown. Gnarkill charged Guayacan for most of the match, pushing them around. The team however claimed that Guayacan was awarded the win as they had traveled a very long ways away. Whether this is factual or not is not known as of now. Regardless, Gnarkill was eliminated from the tournament.[2] |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 2
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| BotsIQ 2007 | The Plow Guayacan (Forfeit) |
Pneumagic Guayacan |
External Links[]
- Olathe Northwest High School's archived BBIQ website
- Team Gnarkill's builder blog
- Gnarkill's fight descriptions
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071006140555/http://www.ravenengineering.net/blog/bbot/hour1/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20071029071430/https://www.ravenengineering.net/bbot/miami2007/gnarkill.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071022074751/http://www.ravenengineering.net/bbot/miami2007/home.html