Straddle 2
Straddle 2 was the 2018 sequel to the featherweight (13.6kg) Straddle, which Tom competed with at 2017’s Insomnia tournament as Team Tauron.
The whole design had a huge overhaul (including going fully brushless and losing the HDPE body), plus it had a brand new bar inspired by a certain other robot...
In 2018 Tom completely redesigned Straddle and fought Straddle 2 as Team Monsoon at King of Bots UK, held at Insomnia 63 in Birmingham on 24th-27th August 2018.
For this event, the team was comprised of three original Team Monsoon members Tom, Sarah and Sam, and the team was also joined by Sam Elliot (from The Robocast) for the weekend. Straddle had some really great fights and made it to the final 16!
- Qualifier: Straddle v Neon v X-303 (won by knockout)
- Qualifier: Straddle v Cobalt (won by judges' decision)
- Qualifier: Straddle v Strix v Tempest (won by judges' decision)
- Knockout round: Straddle v Get Shrekt (lost)
- Losers’ Melee: Straddle v Orpheus v Take Cover v Forge Master (lost)
For more information about Straddle at Insomnia and to access info about all the competing bots including complete fight results, see Straddle 2 | King of Bots Wiki.
For more information about Straddle at Insomnia and to access info about all the competing bots including complete fight results, see Straddle 2 | King of Bots Wiki.
Click the button below for a playlist of the competition.
All went quiet with Straddle for a while, as Tom concentrated on Monsoon for Battlebots and also worked on Drizzle. But then in 2021 came Straddle 3. More info to follow soon!
Scööple!
In May 2021 the Bristol Bot Builders (BBB) held BEVs event. BEVs are non-destructive (i.e. non-spinner!) featherweights, similar to American sportsman bots, and BEVs competitiong are intended to be lots of fun, with lots of creativity, and all about putting on a good show. No forks or sharp edges allowed.
This was a rare chance in those times for some robot combat, but Straddle obviously doesn't fit the BEVs criteria. So with a bit of adaptation, for one event only - Scööple was born!
For more information about BEVs, see the BBB Feather guide.