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! Builder !! Clyde is built by twin brothers [[Alex Brown]] and [[Gabriel Brown]]. |
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! Driver !! [[Gabriel Brown]] |
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Clyde has come a long way since it's first competition in April, when it's flamethrower was just a lighter refill container pushed by a servo. The latest iteration of Clyde's burner utilizes a Frosty-T burner design commonly used in homemade forge burners for blacksmiths. This design uses the venturii effect to pull in air from holes at the back of the robot that mixes with the fuel in the burner to get a more neutral flame. Ignition has been a challenge for Clyde, and the bot has gone through several different ignition strategies. One challenge of ignition with Clyde's burner is that the center of the burner must be as obstructed as little as possible to not disrupt the air flow that helps the burner reach higher temperatures. This has lead to some unreliable ignition, and at the March competition it was only able to ignite once at the start of matches. When the bot failed to ignite at the start of matches, it had no flame throughout the match. Fortunately, the bot has enough fuel for the full 3 minutes, and plans to improve ignition to be more reliable for future competitions. |
Clyde has come a long way since it's first competition in April, when it's flamethrower was just a lighter refill container pushed by a servo. The latest iteration of Clyde's burner utilizes a Frosty-T burner design commonly used in homemade forge burners for blacksmiths. This design uses the venturii effect to pull in air from holes at the back of the robot that mixes with the fuel in the burner to get a more neutral flame. Ignition has been a challenge for Clyde, and the bot has gone through several different ignition strategies. One challenge of ignition with Clyde's burner is that the center of the burner must be as obstructed as little as possible to not disrupt the air flow that helps the burner reach higher temperatures. This has lead to some unreliable ignition, and at the March competition it was only able to ignite once at the start of matches. When the bot failed to ignite at the start of matches, it had no flame throughout the match. Fortunately, the bot has enough fuel for the full 3 minutes, and plans to improve ignition to be more reliable for future competitions. |
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Clyde was the first flamethrower robot to ever qualify for the NHRL championships! |
Clyde was the first flamethrower robot to ever qualify for the NHRL championships! |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 15 September 2024
Robot Facts
| Builder | Clyde is built by twin brothers Alex Brown and Gabriel Brown. |
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| Driver | Gabriel Brown |
| Weight Class | 3lb |
| Body Material | Orange Sainsmart TPU, UHMW wedgelets with Ti ends |
| Weapon | Fire, baby! |
| Weapon Drive | Robart air tank filled with butane, nichrome wire ignition |
| Drive | Rectified robotics drive |
| Power | 3s 750mah |
When builders Alex and Gabriel Brown were coming up with an idea for their first beetle, they wanted to make something innovative and fun. When they decided to build a flamethrower, they had no previous experience working with fuel or fire, and didn't think their bot would be highly competitive. Hence, they named the robot Clyde, after the orange ghost in Pacman who is famous for doing a very poor job of chasing Pacman and not being as smart as the other ghosts.
Clyde has come a long way since it's first competition in April, when it's flamethrower was just a lighter refill container pushed by a servo. The latest iteration of Clyde's burner utilizes a Frosty-T burner design commonly used in homemade forge burners for blacksmiths. This design uses the venturii effect to pull in air from holes at the back of the robot that mixes with the fuel in the burner to get a more neutral flame. Ignition has been a challenge for Clyde, and the bot has gone through several different ignition strategies. One challenge of ignition with Clyde's burner is that the center of the burner must be as obstructed as little as possible to not disrupt the air flow that helps the burner reach higher temperatures. This has lead to some unreliable ignition, and at the March competition it was only able to ignite once at the start of matches. When the bot failed to ignite at the start of matches, it had no flame throughout the match. Fortunately, the bot has enough fuel for the full 3 minutes, and plans to improve ignition to be more reliable for future competitions.
Clyde was the first flamethrower robot to ever qualify for the NHRL championships!
Statistics
Info
- Rank: #3 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents
| Opponent | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Archangel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | November 13, 2021 |
| I Saw Uranus! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | November 12, 2022 |
| SSA (Shameless Self Advertising) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | March 18, 2023 |
| War? Hard! | 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 |
| Red Hawk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April 23, 2022 |
| Red Beard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 13, 2021 |
| Saber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 12, 2022 |
| Droopy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Silent X | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 11, 2023 |
| Tothik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 26, 2022 |
| Voxel (3lb) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 26, 2022 |
| Taurine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 26, 2022 |
| Cynder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 18, 2023 |
| Blackbird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 18, 2023 |
| EMOTIONAL DREAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 18, 2023 |
| Power Surge II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March 18, 2023 |
| PRAMH3DA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | June 24, 2023 |
| Red Panda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Blindside | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Rhino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| MK NERD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Wreck Creation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2024 |
| Choose Kindness | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
* 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.
For more information on how points are calculated for rankings, click here.
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Select Fights
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