First Contact
From NHRL
Robot Facts
First Contact was the first combat robot built by team DarkBots (then team Next Robotics) in late 2017. It competed at the Franklin Institute and Motorama from 2017-2020. It briefly returned to hobbyweight combat debuting at NHRL in 2023 before its retirement.
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| Driver |
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| Weight Class | 12lb | |
| Body Material | Aluminum | |
| Weapon | Horizontal spinner (Unhardened S7 steel) | |
| Weapon Drive | Brushless outrunner | |
| Drive | 2wd | |
| Power | Brushed Banebots RS-395 |
Statistics
Info
- Rank: #469 in 12lb.
- Last 5 fights: WL
- Current streak: L1 (1 KOs/KO'd)
- Longest winning streak: 1 (1 KOs)
- Longest losing streak: 1 (1 KO'd)
- Avg fight time (seconds): 15.6
Record
| Year | Events | Fights | W | L | % | KOs | KO'd |
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| 2018-19 | |||||||
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| 2022 | |||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | |||||||
| All-Time | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 |
Events
| Date | Fought as | Reached | Place | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd |
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| August 12, 2023 | First Contact | Bracket Round 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Opponents
| Opponent | Fights | W | L | KOs | KO'd | Last Meeting |
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| Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | August 12, 2023 |
| Night Crawler | 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 |
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| September 18, 2021 | Squirrel | Winners 1 | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| September 18, 2021 | Quarantine | Losers 1 | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| June 24, 2023 | Fake News | Rival | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | 0 | |
| June 24, 2023 | Relatively Obscure Bot (R.O.B.) | Last Chance | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | 0 | |
| June 24, 2023 | Relatively Obscure Bot (R.O.B.) | Last Chance | Loss | Forfeit | 0.00 | 0 | |
| August 12, 2023 | Tock | Qualifier Round 1 | Win | Forfeit | 0.00 | ||
| August 12, 2023 | Avalanche | Bracket Round 1 | Win | KO | 1.00 | 57 | https://www.youtube.com/live/nAXvrZdnceQ?feature=share&t=22384 |
| August 12, 2023 | Night Crawler | Bracket Round 2 | Loss | KO | -1.11 | 21 | https://www.youtube.com/live/nAXvrZdnceQ?feature=share&t=26408 |
* 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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