Hi guys, No! I'm not in the lab I've gotten out and I'm at the 2013 Robo Wars competition here in Red Fern in Sydney at 107 projects It's actually an art gallery. Check it out! We got some really funky art in here, but of course uh, what everyone is here to see of course are the combat robots. So let's go check out the Uh venue. This will only be a quick uh, quick tour, but here we go.

Robo Wars 2013 today 10 until 4 There are several rounds where the Uh robots uh compete for Glory and then they go on the national championships. but real tiny little venue here. but uh, check out the cage that they've built custom built cage protect everything of course. very important.

They're very serious about uh, setting all this stuff up because these things can be very dangerous. Of course they've got, you know, pneumatic, high powered, pneumatic, uh weapons, spinning cutting discs, and uh, you know, from angle grinders and all sorts of stuff. they've even put a roof on it. uh, just in case stuff doesn't fly out.

So yeah, must have taken them a while to assemble that, but they're very, very serious. So uh, we're waiting for the round to begin and hopefully we can get some. Combat Action You good Okay drivers are ready. We'll start this fight in three 2 1 fight Fantastic flip by farm boy can Pokey himself right with his little filing flipper.

try with all fight. Let's start the countdown. 10 9, 8, 7, Six Five Four 3 2 1 sorry winner Stoping going have to work on your Technique so close there's a serious prize up for grabs. The winner will receive a 1 and half grand 3D printer from 3D printing systems.

So there's a lot to play for so this is quite a serious competition. No Second Chances the that's the last minute repair is happening here. This trans all right. So the silver robot with the swords is duala and over here we have punch kicker Um so Go! Are you ready? Yes Okay fight will begin.

Fight in three 2 1 fight that was it. Punch chck is all Ste s do not like Get around the steel though. always hit the life punch sticker okay I hear spinning but not much happening. More damage from ju against pun now has a cute little tail that PO punch K is having none of it in 10 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 2 1 that's it.

No mercy from Jill Oh my goodness look at this damage. So in the arena now we have Sinister Blade with the Red Claws versus Flying V with the pneumatic flipping weap we drivers are you ready? We'll begin this fight in 3 2 1 fight Strategic driving As each robot tries to get behind the other robot s the blade gets under flying be he backs away. Flying Flying V is having some ground clearance issues but he gets off. He's charging up that flipper hoping to get Sinister blade into the air.

It's all about maneuvering to that perfect Sweet Spot in your opponent Blade definitely displaying more aggression in this fight. Be having more ground issues here. the BL can me give flying be above and Stu on the Flor still stuck on the floor. If FV can't move, we'll have to C him out in 10 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 1 and that's it.

The win goes to Sinister Blade very very ties and Claw lifting claw yeah everybody's it's in the arena. We have Hunchback The Flipper and Wedge boss the lifter drivers. Are you ready? Drivers are ready. We will begin this fight in three two one begin HS like his NY split and KCK this stuff on his back now he's getting CL TB has 10 seconds to reset his flipper 10 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2 one and that's it.

a winter wedge B sounds like a yeah that one actually works both ways whe So in the arena we have Fork off with a fork Clift weapon and warning with the lifting weapon drivers. Are you ready? Yep Drivers are ready. He'll begin this fight in three 2 1 fight get ring is underneath for he cannot flip him cuz he's sting himself way that Ain good weapons flash for off has lost its entire lifting weapon. the cable is gone.

Resort to ramming mode push push. Fantastic lift by warning. Well, 30 seconds remaining in this fight. Way 10 seconds remaining.

Batteries batteries SP 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 It goes to the judges. So in the arena we have Avenger with the axe weapon and we have Cojack with the lifting weapon and the Flames drivers. Are you ready ready? y you're ready Miles? Okay in three 2 1 fight Oh Avenger he's attacking the floor. Perhaps attack the other robot.

A fantastic flip by kjack Avenger Can you actually move No intense 10 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 one. That's it. Pro is the winner. All right.

So in this fight we have Das Boot with the lifter ver Sil Dodger with a tacking axe. It's a 3 minute fight. Robs are you ready Y In 3, 2, 1 fight Silver Dodgers Trying to get an ax into the side of Das D tries to get his lift up under Silver Doger. Those upside down wedes are working quite well to the weapon.

that's that's boot is a power issue. The ax of silver Dodger has B is now stuck under the arena wall. We'll have to do an un stick course. The timer someone please free fre himself.

Okay, resume the fight. One and a half long minutes remaining, this become a fight of pushing Which what has the most? I am 30 seconds remaining Silver Dodger Can you move okay? Silver Dodger has Tapped Out The winner is D boot Yeah seems like the.