Venale III just finished competing in S.E.C.R. in Huntsville, AL. Venale III made it to the quarter-finals, then lost to Nefarious, a spinning drum. But it's not what you think, Venale is in the same condition as when I entered the competition, except for a few scratches and dents. The chassis, armor and components are still in great condition and are structural sound. Many other competitors were surprised on how little damage Venale III was taking on. I fought a horizontal spinner, vetical spinner and two drum spinners. The competition was double elimination format. Venale III lost the first fight to a horizontal spinner because the battery shorted out. Venale then won against Heavy Metal Noise and Kobotsu by knockouts. Venale III then lost to Nefarious by a judges decision.
In the end I found that this design really works. In summary, Venale III has all heavy steel armor and lots of gussets. It was literally a steel brick. I only had to fix a motor mount and actuator mount, other then than I was just charging batteries. |
