Craziest ever robot fight: James v Depth Charge at NHRL

Don't worry, it was only one of the panels. An all time Norwalk Havoc classic.

After a calm start to the match, James picks up Depth Charge and drives it into the side of the cage, shattering the bullet proof protective layer and breaking the cage. A hugely exciting moment in the history of Robot Combat and Combat Robotics at NHRL.

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[fritz]

Depth Charge is impressive, but it didn't show more controlled movement than a cell phone trying to vibrate itself from a table.

[chairforcene]

depth charge did more damage to the arena than its opponent

[GeneralMalaize]

James was the winner by most any Robo battle competition I've ever seen. The simple fact it was still functioning at the end should have relieved the need for a decision.

[ratheonhudson]

I respect the cage designers who put that second panel there. "I don't think 1 is enough" and me, "Thanks for keeping us safe"

[markrugman]

The scariest thing here is the judges decision!

[eveeellam]

James should have won that decision. James' weapon was already down at the start of the match, and only took minor damage from Depth Charge. How Depth Charge got any points in control at all is baffling seeing as how it's entire fight consisted of: throwing itself into the arena just to get out of the starting square; vibrating in a circle menacingly (how is that considered controlled motion?); being delivered into the side of the arena courtesy of James.

[Nictator]

James definitely outplayed depth charge that fight. The operators had to find an opening to gain control of the situation and they did, knowing full well that a direct hit would knock them out entirely. Excellent driving

[coopers]

Killing a robot with it's own weapon is sick, James gets all the points.

[ExtremeSquared]

The problem with not requiring controllable forward movement to win a fight is that both bots could just spin around in their corner until the timer ends.

[RJTheBikeGuy]

How did Depth Charge score ANY points for control? It doesn't even seem to have a drive train. Just brushes, and it spins around randomly. And it looked dead at the end. Not impressed with the judges at all.

[VoltageTripwire]

What's even scarier is the fact that the blades didn't just shatter the inner layer, it gouged a good couple of inches into the lexan before shattering. THAT'S F***ING TERRIFYING. I'M JUST GLAD EVERYONE WAS SAFE.

[JoeLinux]

Depth Charge is an uncontrollable robotic weapon that is constantly spinning out of control. It's a good example of a mindless robot.

[kegwf]

The judges voted on Depth Charge vs The House, and completely forgot about the other robot with better strategy! Lol

[linkmandrew]

James darting in and out avoiding the heavy attacks felt like a Dark Souls boss fight

[Nyg]

How does James not win? Depth charge was in pieces motionless at the end.

[willworkforicecream]

At the start of James's push I assumed that Depth Charge was going to saw through the floor. And then that happened.

[AXer]

Devastating power and destructive capability.... but the James robot won that bout. C'mon, judges!

[MJM]

“Amazing! Look at the audience, everyone’s still alive…” Spoken like someone expecting a monumental increase in their insurance premium 😂

[zkeletonz]

The judges scored this like it was a design competition and forgot that its about the fight.

[sandyo]

That Death Charge robot is awesome. I laughed at how scary and intimating it was.
I was amazed how afraid James was of fighting it, then how brilliant James was of finding a way to get Death Charge to destroy itself.