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Originally Posted by rsisk
I saw at least one person from the FIRST and CD world: pitzoid of 4FX Design was part of the team with the claw that was defeated in the first round of competition.
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Yep, motor controller failure even gets you in the combat world

Stinks as we were pretty much pwning him up to that point, i.e. we were seeking revenge for our 2002 SuperBowl defeat
You can see the original Pitzer Brothers (Inflictor) Vs Minifridge fight here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2I3xTo88M
that was the joke for RoboGames

The full match (not edited for TV) is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms9Sg4OEZYE
More info about the bot on my brother Chuck's web site
http://www.pitzerconsulting.com/preda.html
My Brother appeared on an embarassing episode of Auction Hunters last week with the new version of the bot
http://www.spike.com/full-episodes/y...eason-2-ep-221
http://www.flickr.com/photos/botbash...n/photostream/
its being rebuilt for Robogames 2012 dates here
http://www.robogames.net
they did the Combots Cup this weekend. Far as I know, Robogames in the spring will be recorded for Killer Robots again. My brother and I will be there....
I'm looking for some FIRST alumni in the Central Florida Area to work on 4FX projects and possible future FRC development. If anyone is looking for engineering development work in the Tampa Area, drop me a note.
THX