Komodo

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

• Rank: # in 3lb.
• Last 5 fights: WLLLL
• Current streak: L4 (0 KOs/KO'd)
• Longest winning streak: 3 (2 KOs)
• Longest losing streak: 4 (0 KO'd)
• Avg fight time (seconds): 157.1

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
Bee Dozer	1	1	0	1	0	November 12, 2022
Red Hawk X	1	1	0	1	0	November 12, 2022
Polywog	1	1	0	1	0	November 12, 2022
Scrambled	1	1	0	1	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
Wake and Bake	1	1	0	1	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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