Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a 12-pound robot built by NURC member Kevin Beck. This robot uses the weapon from the NURC featherweight Juan that participated in November 2021 and recorded NURC's first-ever NHRL fight victory. Club president Will Phillips, upon realizing that Juan was not salvageable, gave Beck the idea to build a hobbyweight around the weapon of Juan. Following NURC's famous "J" tradition, Beck originally named the robot "Justin", but upon the ascension of featherweights George and DeathPact, decided on the name "Frankenstein".
To accommodate the larger weapon from a featherweight, a 1.5-pound minibot ("Young Frankenstein") was used, driven by Kevin's father, Kenneth, who served as project manager.
Frankenstein is entered in an unofficial joint-venture between NURC and Beck's internship employer and sponsor Flashcut CNC, whose president and owner Ron Worth aided Beck and his team in constructing the robot.
As a nod to Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy "Young Frankenstein", the name of the robot is pronounced "Fronkensteen".
Robot Facts
| Team | NURC with Flashcut CNC |
| Builder | Kevin Beck |
| Driver | Kevin Beck |
| Weight Class | 12lb |
| Body Material | 6061 Aluminum, UHMW, TPU |
| Weapon | Vertical Drum Spinner |
| Weapon Drive | 2000Kv 2400W Brushless Inrunner |
| Drive | REV NEO 550 x 2 (15:1 Gearing) |
| Power | Turnigy 4S 850 mAh |
Statistics
Info
- Rank: #Error: no local variable "rankActive" has been set. in 12lb.
- Last 5 fights: L
- Current streak: L1 (1 KOs/KO'd)
- Longest winning streak: 0 (0 KOs)
- Longest losing streak: 1 (1 KO'd)
- Avg fight time (seconds): 96.0
Record
| Year | Events | Fights | W | L | % | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | |||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| All-Time | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 |
Events
| Date | Fought as | Reached | Place | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2023 | Frankenstein | Bracket Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Opponents
| Opponent | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOOTWOO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | August 12, 2023 |
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Full Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Round | Result | By | Points | Fight Length (s) | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2023 | UwUmba | Qualifier Round 1 | Win | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| August 12, 2023 | VOOTWOO | Bracket Round 1 | Loss | KO | -1.18 | 96 | https://www.youtube.com/live/nAXvrZdnceQ?feature=share&t=23919 |
* 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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