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| Builder || Clyde is build by twin brothers [[Alex Brown]] and [[Gabriel Brown]].
! Builder !! Clyde is built by twin brothers [[Alex Brown]] and [[Gabriel Brown]].
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| Driver || Gabriel Brown
! Driver !! [[Gabriel Brown]]
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| Weight Class || [[3lb Weight Class|3lb]]
| Weight Class || [[3lb Weight Class|3lb]]
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| Body Material || Orange Sainsmart TPU / Ar500 Wedgelets / Titanium Wedge
| Body Material || TPU chassis, UHMW outer forks, assorted materials for interior forks
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| Weapon || Fire
| Weapon || Flamethrower
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| Weapon Drive || A lighter refiller can
| Drive || Repeat Robotics direct drive
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| Power || 4s 850 mAh
| Drive || Mercury gearboxes with standard brushless motors
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| Power || 3s 500mah
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Clyde is a beetleweight flamethrower control bot built by Alex and Gabe Brown. It's unique strategy of surrounding, pinning, and torching opponents makes it one of the most competitive robots at NHRL. It utilizes an impact absorbing TPU 3D printed chassis and long forks to control other robots, and a custom flamethrower system that has become more dangerous with each iteration to deal damage. If you have to fight Clyde, make sure to cover your robot in aluminum tape and don't leave any exposed electronics.

The robot first competed under team WPI, where Alex and Gabe got their start doing combat robotics. Thanks to the excellent team environment at WPI Combat Robotics, they got help from experienced mentors and turned their jury-rigged fire hazard into an engineered torch on wheels. The bot took inspiration from the durable construction of Ian MacInerney's Fully Defined, and has since helped inspire other TPU robots from team WPI.

Each iteration of Clyde has been a leap frog between armor improvements and flamethrower improvements. The first version of Clyde in November 2021 used an arc lighter and an off the shelf lighter refill tank as a jury-rigged flamethrower with minimum damage potential. Clyde first achieved real damage with it's fire in March of 2023, where it melted much of Blackbird to secure a spot in the 2023 World Championship. This version used a frosty-t burner designed based on those used by hobby blacksmiths. This pulled in extra air to mix with the butane in a burning chamber, and allowed Clyde to deal damage to exposed belts and small TPU parts. This increased heat necessitated additional chassis heat resistance. The latest iteration of the flamethrower, which first competed April 2024, mixed even more air in with the butane to create a flamethrower powerful enough to melt most TPU parts and even some UHMW parts. This included the UHMW and TPU armor on Clyde. At the 2024 World Championship, Clyde is planning on utilizing a new front end armor configuration that should be able to withstand their powerful flame.

If you're a builder interested in building a flamethrower and have any questions about flamethrower design, reach out to Clyde builders Gabe and Alex Brown on the NHRL discord. They're happy to answer any questions you have and love to see more fire at NHRL.

Check out Alex and Gabe's YouTube channel if you want to learn more about how Clyde works: https://www.youtube.com/@Alex_and_Gabes_Bad_Ideas


{{Bot Stats|bot=Clyde|class=3lb}}
{{Bot Stats|bot=Clyde|class=3lb}}


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==Select Fights==
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Robot Facts

Clyde from April 2022 Event
Clyde from March 2022 Event
Clyde fighting Red Beard at the November 13th 2021 NHRL competition.
Builder Clyde is built by twin brothers Alex Brown and Gabriel Brown.
Driver Gabriel Brown
Weight Class 3lb
Body Material TPU chassis, UHMW outer forks, assorted materials for interior forks
Weapon Flamethrower
Drive Repeat Robotics direct drive
Power 4s 850 mAh

Clyde is a beetleweight flamethrower control bot built by Alex and Gabe Brown. It's unique strategy of surrounding, pinning, and torching opponents makes it one of the most competitive robots at NHRL. It utilizes an impact absorbing TPU 3D printed chassis and long forks to control other robots, and a custom flamethrower system that has become more dangerous with each iteration to deal damage. If you have to fight Clyde, make sure to cover your robot in aluminum tape and don't leave any exposed electronics.

The robot first competed under team WPI, where Alex and Gabe got their start doing combat robotics. Thanks to the excellent team environment at WPI Combat Robotics, they got help from experienced mentors and turned their jury-rigged fire hazard into an engineered torch on wheels. The bot took inspiration from the durable construction of Ian MacInerney's Fully Defined, and has since helped inspire other TPU robots from team WPI.

Each iteration of Clyde has been a leap frog between armor improvements and flamethrower improvements. The first version of Clyde in November 2021 used an arc lighter and an off the shelf lighter refill tank as a jury-rigged flamethrower with minimum damage potential. Clyde first achieved real damage with it's fire in March of 2023, where it melted much of Blackbird to secure a spot in the 2023 World Championship. This version used a frosty-t burner designed based on those used by hobby blacksmiths. This pulled in extra air to mix with the butane in a burning chamber, and allowed Clyde to deal damage to exposed belts and small TPU parts. This increased heat necessitated additional chassis heat resistance. The latest iteration of the flamethrower, which first competed April 2024, mixed even more air in with the butane to create a flamethrower powerful enough to melt most TPU parts and even some UHMW parts. This included the UHMW and TPU armor on Clyde. At the 2024 World Championship, Clyde is planning on utilizing a new front end armor configuration that should be able to withstand their powerful flame.

If you're a builder interested in building a flamethrower and have any questions about flamethrower design, reach out to Clyde builders Gabe and Alex Brown on the NHRL discord. They're happy to answer any questions you have and love to see more fire at NHRL.

Check out Alex and Gabe's YouTube channel if you want to learn more about how Clyde works: https://www.youtube.com/@Alex_and_Gabes_Bad_Ideas










Statistics

Info

  • Rank: #5 in 3lb.
  • Last 5 fights: WWWWW
  • Current streak: W7 (5 KOs/KO'd)
  • Longest winning streak: 7 (5 KOs)
  • Longest losing streak: 3 (1 KO'd)
  • Avg fight time (seconds): 136.6

Record

Year Events Fights W L % KOs KO'd
2018-19
2020
2021 1 4 2 2 0.500 1 1
2022 3 13 7 6 0.538 2 2
2023 3 16 12 4 0.750 5 2
2024 1 7 7 0 1.000 5 0
All-Time 8 40 28 12 0.700 13 5


Events

Date Fought as Reached Place Fights W L KOs KO'd
November 13, 2021 Clyde Losers 3 4 2 2 1 1
March 26, 2022 Clyde Elimination 4A 5 3 2 0 1
April 23, 2022 Clyde Elimination 2 3 1 2 1 0
November 12, 2022 Clyde Elimination 5 5 3 2 1 1
March 18, 2023 Clyde Third Place 4th 8 6 2 2 1
June 24, 2023 Clyde Round 4 4 3 1 2 1
November 11, 2023 Clyde Quarterfinals 4 3 1 1 0
April 20, 2024 Clyde Final 1st 7 7 0 5 0


Opponents

Opponent Fights W L KOs KO'd Last Meeting
Spartan 3 3 0 3 0 April 20, 2024
Archangel 1 1 0 1 0 November 13, 2021
Red Beard 1 1 0 1 0 November 13, 2021
Saber 1 1 0 1 0 November 12, 2022
I Saw Uranus! 1 1 0 1 0 November 12, 2022
Droopy 1 1 0 1 0 November 11, 2023
Silent X 1 1 0 1 0 November 11, 2023
Tothik 1 1 0 1 0 March 26, 2022
Voxel (3lb) 1 1 0 1 0 March 26, 2022
Taurine 1 1 0 1 0 March 26, 2022
Blackbird 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
Power Surge II 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
War? Hard! 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
Cynder 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
SSA (Shameless Self Advertising) 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
EMOTIONAL DREAM 1 1 0 1 0 March 18, 2023
BoxBot 1 1 0 1 0 June 24, 2023
Cybot 1 1 0 1 0 June 24, 2023
PRAMH3DA 1 1 0 1 0 June 24, 2023
Red Hawk 1 1 0 1 0 April 23, 2022
Rhino 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
Blindside 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
Red Panda 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
MK NERD 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
Wreck Creation 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
Choose Kindness 1 1 0 1 0 April 20, 2024
Outburst 1 0 1 0 1 November 13, 2021
Underbit3 1 0 1 0 1 November 12, 2022
Silk 1 0 1 0 1 March 26, 2022
BeetleJuice 1 0 1 0 1 March 18, 2023
Caldera 1 0 1 0 1 June 24, 2023
Murple 1 0 1 0 0 November 13, 2021
Venti Waspachino 1 0 1 0 0 November 12, 2022
Supreme Ruler 1 0 1 0 0 November 11, 2023
Sepi01 1 0 1 0 0 March 26, 2022
Voxel v.1 1 0 1 0 0 March 18, 2023
Division 1 0 1 0 0 April 23, 2022
Apex 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
November 13, 2021 Archangel Winners 1 Win KO 1.00 107 https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=1642
November 13, 2021 Murple Winners 2 Loss Judges Decision -1.01 180 https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=8373
November 13, 2021 Scrapper Losers 1 Win Forfeit 0.00
November 13, 2021 Red Beard Losers 2 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=16890
November 13, 2021 Outburst Losers 3 Loss KO -1.10 142 https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=28180
March 26, 2022 Taurine Undefeated 1B Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/uZmq9Hl75Ts?t=3398
March 26, 2022 Voxel (3lb) Elimination 2A Win Judges Decision 1.17 180 https://youtu.be/KgyKEvpO6uU?t=9447
March 26, 2022 Tothik Elimination 3A Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=1573
March 26, 2022 Silk Elimination 4A Loss KO -1.00 57 https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=6792
March 26, 2022 Sepi01 Elimination 4A Loss Judges Decision -1.01 180 https://youtu.be/oGyUA37khcY?t=12744
April 23, 2022 Apex Undefeated 1 Loss Judges Decision -1.27 180 https://youtu.be/It5MpH50dvs?t=5608
April 23, 2022 Red Hawk Elimination 1 Win KO 1.18 8 https://youtu.be/LmS-A1QhbRc?t=4967
April 23, 2022 Division Elimination 2 Loss Judges Decision -1.06 180 https://youtu.be/LmS-A1QhbRc?t=10516
November 12, 2022 I Saw Uranus! Undefeated 1 Win KO 1.00 38 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=5796
November 12, 2022 Underbit3 Undefeated 2 Loss KO -1.00 110 https://youtu.be/heNXK2dNk18?t=7120
November 12, 2022 Ooooolin Elimination 2 Win Forfeit 0.00
November 12, 2022 Saber Elimination 3 Win Judges Decision 1.08 180 https://youtu.be/heNXK2dNk18?t=15515
November 12, 2022 Spartan Elimination 4 Win Judges Decision 1.10 180 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=26724
November 12, 2022 Venti Waspachino Elimination 5 Loss Judges Decision -1.00 180 https://youtu.be/GrwhM8JogeE?t=31347
March 18, 2023 Cynder Round 2 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180
March 18, 2023 War? Hard! Boss Win KO 1.00
March 18, 2023 SSA (Shameless Self Advertising) Round 3 Win KO 1.00 180 https://youtu.be/RyjtWMjVV2k?t=12380
March 18, 2023 EMOTIONAL DREAM Round 4 Win Judges Decision 1.12 180
March 18, 2023 Power Surge II Round 5 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/xQTbCkwBmD4?feature=share&t=39168
March 18, 2023 Blackbird Quarterfinals Win Judges Decision 1.07 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/xQTbCkwBmD4?feature=share&t=41724
March 18, 2023 Voxel v;1 Semifinals Loss Judges Decision -0.56 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/_NBMKbN9YLI?feature=share&t=2742
March 18, 2023 BeetleJuice Third Place Loss KO -1.00 63 https://www.youtube.com/live/_NBMKbN9YLI?feature=share&t=4579
June 24, 2023 Power Surge II Boss Win Forfeit 0.00 0
June 24, 2023 BoxBot Round 1 Win KO 1.00 55 https://www.youtube.com/live/vmbdOf7MSDs?feature=share&t=18712
June 24, 2023 Cybot Round 2 Win KO 1.00 95 https://www.youtube.com/live/vmbdOf7MSDs?feature=share&t=25519
June 24, 2023 PRAMH3DA Round 3 Win Judges Decision 1.10 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/vmbdOf7MSDs?feature=share&t=29539
June 24, 2023 Caldera Round 4 Loss KO -1.00 125 https://www.youtube.com/live/qXrPu3xU61Y?feature=share&t=1562
November 11, 2023 Spartan Play-in Round 1 Win KO 1.01 155 https://www.youtube.com/live/fqgrigHtMI4?si=JSa_1M3Ny7Rbr_Tb&t=8230
November 11, 2023 Silent X Play-in Round 2 Win Judges Decision 1.33 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/fqgrigHtMI4?si=V0VbjNkz8iUhQ6Ij&t=20095
November 11, 2023 Droopy Bracket Round 1 Win Judges Decision 1.29 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/v624a4_oY7w?si=KgTkn7JLJzpDi_4s&t=Clyde
November 11, 2023 Supreme Ruler Quarterfinals Loss Judges Decision -1.00 180 https://www.youtube.com/live/v624a4_oY7w?si=Pxi3J4GLLofUokbV&t=8850
April 20, 2024 MK NERD Qualifiers Rd. 1 Win Judges Decision 1.00 180 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-6e111c15656f4a9e&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Wreck Creation Qualifiers Rd. 2 Win Tapout 1.00 78 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-bb63d2ff2ea4470f&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Choose Kindness Round of 32 Win Tapout 1.00 32 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-32&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Blindside Round of 16 Win Tapout 1.00 74 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-48&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Rhino Quarterfinals Win Tapout 1.00 46 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-56&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Spartan Semifinals Win Judges Decision 1.50 180 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-60&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb
April 20, 2024 Red Panda Final Win Tapout 1.57 138 https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-62&tournamentID=nhrl_apr24_3lb

* 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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