Waddles!
Robot Facts
Waddles! is a chance for experienced WPI beetle builders to advance their skills in designing and manufacturing larger robots. It is also intended as a pipeline for important skills and knowledge so that they are not lost when seniors graduate. Waddles! is all student led and organized. We believe that this has significant value. Additionally, we believe that it is of utmost importance to have fun. Noot! Noot!
| Builders | Alex Brown, Gabriel Brown, Connor Howard, Kekoto Maane, Jaaron Leibson, Matt Lydon |
| Alumni | Brian Boxell, , Nick Grumski, Ian MacInerney |
| Driver | Connor Howard |
| Weight Class | 30lb |
| Body Material | Custom machined aluminum 6061 |
| Weapon | 14" AR500 disk, 4140 beater bar |
| Weapon Drive | MadMotor 170kv for undercutter, TP 4070 780kv Inrunner |
| Drive | 5045 200kv single stage pulley reduction, Flexfoam cast custom wheels on TPU hubs |
| Power | 12s weapon (2 6s in series), separate 6s for drive |
Waddles! is a 30lb modular bot made by members of the WPI Combat Robotics club. As members of the club graduate, new members will fill their spots on the team so Waddles! will always be made of current WPI students. This gives club members the opportunity to flex their building skills they built up from lower weight classes in a higher weight class format. The modular nature of the bot allows a large number of club members to work on different parts of the bot at once. Much of the bot is custom machined aluminum, most of which is done in-house by team members thanks to the Washburn Labs at WPI.
While the bot has historically used it's undercutter, the team hopes to gain strategic advantages against the competition with their beater bar module and may design other modules in the future.
NOOT NOOT!
Statistics
Info
- Rank: #9 in 30lb.
- Last 5 fights: WWWLL
- Current streak: L2 (1 KOs/KO'd)
- Longest winning streak: 5 (4 KOs)
- Longest losing streak: 2 (1 KO'd)
- Avg fight time (seconds): 96.0
Record
| Year | Events | Fights | W | L | % | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.636 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | |||||||
| All-Time | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 10 | 4 |
Events
| Date | Fought as | Reached | Place | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2022 | Waddles! | Undefeated Semifinal | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| April 23, 2022 | Waddles! | Elimination Round 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| December 17, 2022 | Waddles! | Elimination 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| May 6, 2023 | Waddles! | Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| November 11, 2023 | Waddles! | Semifinals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Opponents
| Opponent | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil RIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | May 6, 2023 |
| Depth Charge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | December 17, 2022 |
| Agent P. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Kitchen Grill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | May 6, 2023 |
| Tryhard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | March 26, 2022 |
| Sunflower of Peace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | December 17, 2022 |
| Dark Side | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | December 17, 2022 |
| James | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April 23, 2022 |
| Polyester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Chibata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Sombra (30lb) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2023 |
| Emulsifier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | November 11, 2023 |
| Marathon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | March 26, 2022 |
| Litter Box | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | December 17, 2022 |
| MegatRON | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | April 23, 2022 |
| Red Storm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Kablooey Tango | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2023 |
| Stop Hitting Yourself | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | April 23, 2022 |
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Full Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Round | Result | By | Points | Fight Length (s) | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2022 | Lil RIP | Undefeated 1A | Win | KO | 1.00 | 78 | https://youtu.be/KgyKEvpO6uU?t=2566 |
| March 26, 2022 | Tryhard | Undefeated 1B | Win | KO | 1.14 | 113 | https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=2203 |
| March 26, 2022 | Depth Charge | Undefeated 2 | Win | KO | 1.25 | 72 | https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=7094 |
| March 26, 2022 | Marathon | Undefeated Semifinal | Loss | KO | -1.44 | 15 | https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=11649 |
| March 26, 2022 | Tryhard | Elimination Semifinal | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| April 23, 2022 | James | Undefeated Round 1 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 77 | https://youtu.be/wf528BQr0eA?t=3876 |
| April 23, 2022 | MegatRON | Undefeated Quarterfinals | Loss | KO | -1.00 | 61 | https://youtu.be/wf528BQr0eA?t=9929 |
| April 23, 2022 | Butter | Elimination Round 2 | Win | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| April 23, 2022 | Stop Hitting Yourself | Elimination Round 3 | Loss | Judges Decision | -1.00 | 180 | https://youtu.be/wf528BQr0eA?t=29500 |
| December 17, 2022 | Dark Side | Undefeated 1 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 66 | https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=7640 |
| December 17, 2022 | Litter Box | Undefeated 2 | Loss | KO | -1.00 | 81 | https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=15397 |
| December 17, 2022 | Sunflower of Peace | Elimination 2 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 78 | https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=23361 |
| December 17, 2022 | Depth Charge | Elimination 3 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 71 | https://youtu.be/b79xlq1G41M?t=29451 |
| December 17, 2022 | Tryhard | Elimination 4 | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| May 6, 2023 | Lil RIP | Boss | Win | KO | 1.00 | 108 | https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=7133 |
| May 6, 2023 | Sombra (30lb) | Quarterfinal | Win | Judges Decision | 1.00 | 180 | https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=18523 |
| May 6, 2023 | Kitchen Grill | Semifinal | Win | KO | 1.50 | 148 | https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=26438 |
| May 6, 2023 | Kablooey Tango | Final | Loss | Judges Decision | -0.62 | 180 | https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=33524 |
| June 24, 2023 | Tsunamii | Boss | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | 0 | |
| June 24, 2023 | kraTer | Round 1 | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | 0 | |
| November 11, 2023 | Agent P. | Play-in Round 1 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 19 | https://www.youtube.com/live/fqgrigHtMI4?si=bn5S0uLo-ntgDUbs&t=6602 |
| November 11, 2023 | Polyester | Play-in Round 2 | Win | Judges Decision | 1.13 | 180 | https://nhrl-matches.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/streams/Cage-5-Blue-High_1080p_126.mp4 |
| November 11, 2023 | Chibata | Quarterfinals | Win | Judges Decision | 1.00 | 180 | https://www.youtube.com/live/v624a4_oY7w?si=KgTkn7JLJzpDi_4s&t=Waddles! |
| November 11, 2023 | Red Storm | Third Place | Loss | Judges Decision | -1.11 | 180 | https://www.youtube.com/live/v624a4_oY7w?si=KgTkn7JLJzpDi_4s&t=Red Storm |
| November 11, 2023 | Emulsifier | Semifinals | Loss | KO | -0.50 | 45 | https://www.youtube.com/live/v624a4_oY7w?si=KgTkn7JLJzpDi_4s&t=Emulsifier |
| April 20, 2024 | Grippy | Qualifiers Rd. 1 | Win | Tapout | 57 | ||
| April 20, 2024 | Serket | Qualifiers Rd. 2 | Win | KO | 78 | ||
| April 20, 2024 | VacaTank | Quarterfinals | Win | Judges Decision | 180 | ||
| April 20, 2024 | ARES | Semifinals | Win | Judges Decision | 180 | ||
| April 20, 2024 | Chonkiv | Final | Loss | Judges Decision | 180 |
* Forfeits are not counted in a bot's W-L record.
For more information on how points are calculated for rankings, click here.
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