Komodo

From NHRL


Komodo is a 3lb horizontal undercutter. Design started in January 2022 and it debuted at NHRL at the new bots event in May 2022 finishing 3rd and qualifying for the NHRL World Championship event to be held December 2022. Komodo took inspiration from Minimizer/Thagomizer with the more narrow wheelbase, longer weapon support arm, and having a defensive side of the robot which helps move the CoG closer to the wheelbase.

May 2022 NHRL Event

At this event, Komodo was a midcutter with a full unibody TPU chassis. The drive is a custom two stage reduction using all nylon printed gears. The wheels are printed TPU with a cast PU tread. The wheels are driven by a printed 1 inch live shaft, which is supported by a titanium plate.

The drive proved to be very reliable, quick, and fairly powerful, however the weapon was on the edge of being killed the entire event. The weapon was very weak to being hit out of plane, and hitting hard objects like the forks from Crashfest was killing the weapon motor. Two weapon motors were killed, one in each fight with Crashfest. The thwacking motion like you see in Minimizer/Thagomizer was there, but it was difficult to get right due to the proportionally shorter distance between the CoG and weapon compared to Minimizer.

November 2022 NHRL Event

Komodo had a massive redesign/upgrade between the May and November events, mostly focused on the weapon. The drive has been the best part of Komodo to this point, so that has remained almost untouched since May. The below list captures the major points of the upgrade.

  • Weapon moved ~1 inch closer to the body
  • Weapon diameter reduced from 7.5 inches to 6.65 inches.
  • Weapon height dropped approximately 0.5 inches and rearranged to an undercutter configuration.
  • Moved from a timing belt to a v-belt
  • Number of forks reduced from 3 to 2.
  • Forks moved up to the centerline of the body, and shape changed to be symmetric.
  • Armor plate size increased.

Robot Facts

Komodo - Nov 2022
Builder/Driver Myles Sim
Weight Class 3lb
Body Material TPU, Nylon, and Carbon Fiber
Weapon 3/16 inch AR500/AR600 Undercutter
Weapon Drive BadAss 2310 1680kv
Drive Brotherhobby 2005
Power 4s Lipo
Komodo - May 2022
May 2022 (Komodo V1) Info
Builder/Driver Myles Sim
Weight Class 3lb
Body Material TPU & Carbon Fiber
Weapon 1/4 inch thick Horizontal Midcutter
Weapon Drive Sunnysky v4006
Drive Brotherhobby 2005
Power 4s Lipo










Statistics

Info

Record

Year Events Fights W L % KOs KO'd
2018-19
2020
2021
2022 3 14 8 6 0.571 3 0
2023
2024
All-Time 3 14 8 6 0.571 3 0


Events

Date Fought as Reached Place Fights W L KOs KO'd
May 14, 2022 Komodo Elimination Final 3rd 7 5 2 3 0
November 12, 2022 Komodo Elimination 8 5 3 2 0 0
December 17, 2022 Komodo Elimination 1 2 0 2 0 0


Opponents

Opponent Fights W L KOs KO'd Last Meeting
Crashfest 2 0 2 0 0 May 14, 2022
Graveyard Goddess 1 1 0 1 0 May 14, 2022
Crush 1 1 0 1 0 May 14, 2022
Shifty 1 1 0 1 0 May 14, 2022
Bee Dozer 1 1 0 0 0 November 12, 2022
Red Hawk X 1 1 0 0 0 November 12, 2022
Polywog 1 1 0 0 0 November 12, 2022
Scrambled 1 1 0 0 0 May 14, 2022
Wake and Bake 1 1 0 0 0 May 14, 2022
Stoneforge 1 0 1 0 0 November 12, 2022
Chubby Unicorn 1 0 1 0 0 November 12, 2022
Project LiftOff 1 0 1 0 0 December 17, 2022
Caldera 1 0 1 0 0 December 17, 2022

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Full Fight History

Date Opponent Round Result By Points Fight Length (s) Video
May 14, 2022 Ghoulash Undefeated Round 1 Win Forfeit 0.00
May 14, 2022 Scrambled Undefeated Round 2 Win Judges Decision 1.11 180 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=2808
May 14, 2022 Graveyard Goddess Undefeated Round 3 Win KO 1.09 142 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=8005
May 14, 2022 Crush Undefeated Quarterfinals Win KO 1.00 54 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=13963
May 14, 2022 Crashfest Undefeated Semifinals Loss Judges Decision -0.75 180 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=16084
May 14, 2022 Shifty Elimination Quarterfinals Win KO 1.19 24 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=31627
May 14, 2022 Wake and Bake Elimination Semifinal Win Judges Decision 1.31 180 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=33182
May 14, 2022 Crashfest Elimination Final Loss Judges Decision -0.81 180 https://youtu.be/BhyjB9n0cIw?t=35424
November 12, 2022 Bee Dozer Undefeated 2 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/heNXK2dNk18?t=4770
November 12, 2022 Red Hawk X Undefeated 3 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=17763
November 12, 2022 Polywog Undefeated 4 Win Judges Decision 1.17 180 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=27413
November 12, 2022 Stoneforge Undefeated Quarterfinals Loss Judges Decision -1.08 180 https://youtu.be/heNXK2dNk18?t=29372
November 12, 2022 Chubby Unicorn Elimination 8 Loss Judges Decision -1.05 180 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=39617
December 17, 2022 Project LiftOff Undefeated 1 Loss Judges Decision -1.09 180 https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=3253
December 17, 2022 Caldera Elimination 1 Loss Judges Decision -1.05 180 https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=13125

* Forfeits before the 2024 season are not counted in a bot's W-L record. Forfeits from 2024 and on are counted in a bot's W-L record.

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