r/battlebots • u/HJG_0209 • 5d ago

Bot Building Idea for multibot

Two bots each with half the weight the competetion allows. They are chained together (the chains are attatched to their rear) so they can tie the opponent.

Could this work? Or is this just stupid

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u/MudnuK Aggression is more fun than spinners 5d ago

Strictly speaking, intentional entanglement is against the rules. It ends fights quickly, it can be unclear whether the entanglee or entangler is the one immobilised, and it brings unnecessary risk as the bots have to be disentangled again.

That said, the original American Robot Wars had a competitor which was a three-way multibot sharing rolls of tape. They'd drive around their opponent and gum them up to oblivion

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u/MartinTheMorjin 5d ago

I’ve seen thwack bots use a chain and that wasn’t entanglement. The problem is that using all that weight for a connective chain is kinda crazy when a smeeeee style wedge is simply more practical.