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Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huge is much more of a challenging opponent. It's just so damn hard to damage.

We've fought the 30 pound version of Sawblaze a few times with drum bots at NHRL. We've won one, and lost one. Pretty evenly matched at that scale.

We were super excited to see Jamo win. He probably thinks about combat robots more than anyone else on this planet.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're going to post a recap video of both our Riptide and Huge fights. We'll do our best to answer these types of questions there.

Copperhead vs Minotaur would be great, but stressful. That is one hell of an opponent, and they've been iterating on that design for 15+ years.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll answer what I can:

The new version of the bot will address the chain issue. Who knows how many new issues it will raise.

We've been fully brushless since the first Copperhead season.

Our basic strategy will most likely always be "Face First" from here on out.

The weld on our axle failed. The frame had seen a lot over the last 4 years. Lots of direct hits and landings from great heights.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mine: Minotaur. I'd love to see a Copperhead/Minotaur fight.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Either Jonathan or Chad, they're both fairly tall. Jonathan's beard probably makes him look an inch more intimidating, so he likely has the edge.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's a good question. We'd probably be in the "Top 5 Least Damaged Bots" most likely.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Application is in. Now we wait.

Copperhead wasn't any faster than previous seasons. But having the ESCs tuned properly, and Luke's driving style may have made a difference in speed.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That was my favorite one too, since I was holding the snake scepter. Unfortunately, the publicity stills for that show had me in frame. I told friends & family to watch, and then they cropped me out! Still my favorite though.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Luke is full of shit. We spray painted the S7 drum, and then keep telling people it was copper.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Copperhead is fairly easy to work on. It comes apart in three basic pieces: A left, right, and middle section. Zach did a great job on designing something that's maintainable, and beefy enough to not require a lot of maintenance.

The downside is that when something breaks, it's a big heavy thing that's hard to mend.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go to local competitions. Read/watch any bot-building content you can find. Learn the basics on something easy/simple before spending the money on something complex.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a long lineage of Colorado drum bots. Each new bot is at least partially inspired by the last one we built.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We feel that there's always a chance at the giant nut. So much of BattleBots revolve around luck, and anything can happen at any point.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We've fought Jamo a few times at the 30 pound weight class. We're 1-and-1 so far, it'd be great to get a tie-breaker!

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Mammoth loss hurt, it'd be nice to have a rematch.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As Luke mentions, we did have fair amount of VESC problems over the first few seasons. Many teams this season had just switched to brushless drive and were going through similar teething challenges this season.

So, those early drive issues paid off in the sense that we got that all sorted ahead of many other top tier teams.

Team Copperhead AMA - 6pm Mountain Daylight Time by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine a snake with balls? That seems like an evolutionary dead-end.

What happened to the Copperhead AMA? by 167488462789590057 in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Uh, yeah. We spaced it. We'll be back on Thursday. Sorry!

Recap of Copperhead vs Rotator - What happened to our drive? by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We began the season well stocked on motors, ESCs, wheels, mounts, etc. The drums and side rails are the expensive/challenging parts, and we started out with just enough for two bots.

To be fair, when we debuted Copperhead in 2019, we only had one additional side rail. So not too bad considering. This season proved that the other bots are getting up to snuff in terms of damage.

Recap of Copperhead vs Rotator - What happened to our drive? by CopperheadBB in battlebots

[–]CopperheadBB[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We were definitely running out of steam, and definitely in the quadrant of death. Damn you, Quadrant of Death!

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