Mortician's March to the Finals Robogames 2024

Mortician had a great event at Robogames 2024! This video goes over the first half of the event, and our march to the finals!
Let the world know that you're Hardcore! Check out the Hardcore gear on the web store:
www.hardcorerobotics.com/stor...

[@blackmagicbanette2820]

I've been watching a lot of old RoboGames fights that people have saved over the years, it's very fun seeing the middleweight division in the modern day, and you still get what is basically Original Sin Vs Last Rites, the more things change the more they seem to stay the same.

[@ray9368]

While parts chosen and power levels improve over time, there are many things that do stay the same.

[@FreeNeato4Me]

even the dust on the arena floor is afraid of your bot! it just floats away when the weapon gets near 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@117Shaba]

Yeah I felt bad for the Budget Bot team when they were having so many issues trying to get their bot working, but the Who's Your Daddy fight was something else! A little concerning there at the beginning when Mortician's weapon appeared to not want to fully get up to speed. But, when it did...that death hum! And such good driving from both Justin and Jim Yeh!

[@wyrmh0le]

Yeah, Justin's driving is clearly improved vs last Robogames -- not that it was bad, but it was a learning experience that has paid off. Can't wait for the finals footage!

[@mrDavo111]

Good luck! btw i like how you kindly sweep the floor of debris as the weapon speeds up

[@ray9368]

I do try to clean up after myself ;)

[@ddrjoe]

Seeing the dust fly away when powering up the weapon motor looks terrifying.

[@starry53]

A Cliffhanger?! Oh well, can't wait the anticipation to see if Mortician gets the Gold or Not.

[@elitesniper923]

Man does it sound menacing when it's up to speed.

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Ray Billings. The master of turning into the attack. I enjoy the subtle tactics. Like popping out on the diagonal when you get charged at the start; give that bar(s) some spool up time. But say, watching Tombstone in Battlebots just turn that bar point blank into the flanks of an opponent. You know something important is going to happen.

[@colingenge9999]

How do the designers of wedge think four totally exposed wheels is a good idea.?

[@funnybones46]

The middle weight division is just the original heavyweight division just half the scale. Probably because the middle weight scale is Robo games exclusive so I wanna see more with the middleweights but for right now it’s San Jose exclusive

[@simonk4503]

I hope the of team RoboGames thanked you for cleaning the battleground from dust

[@TheUltimateBaccaratApp]

@Ray - Ever think about incorporating a position sensor/accelerometer and/or an overload/overcurrent sensor to power down the weapon motor (put in neutral) when the bot goes flying and after a strike? A quick (automatic) 1/2 second "off" cycle might help to mitigate *some* of the self damage your bots get. Of course, weight and another failure point would have to be considered.... just food for thought. Thanks for all your content!

[@PyroBear1776]

No cliffhanger. 😢😂

[@mikedski9698]

All Right!

[@FreeNeato4Me]

why didnt you spin up the weapon at the start of the whose your daddy now fight

[@ray9368]

We were fighting with some controller issues, which sort of required a soft touch to get it to work right. Which is fairly easy to do when testing, but the heat of battle makes it just a tad harder to manage. More things to improve for down the road, as always.

[@FreeNeato4Me]

@@ray9368 you said during an interview "theres no such thing as a finished robot" and i guess thats one reason. keep up the good work Ray! I hope you win in the finals! 😀

[@ZoeyR86]

Tombstone clone

[@ray9368]

Honestly, of the horizontals still in use, Mortician was built long before any version of Tombstone. So really they are all Mortician clones :)

[@ZoeyR86]

@@ray9368 good point

[@FreeNeato4Me]

@@ray9368 tombstone is the king of all

[@kingarthur-fc4nd]

Hi Ray