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Eruption

Warrington

Technical specification
Location Warrington
Weapon Flipper
Weight 110 kg
Defence 3.2mm and 4mm hardened steel shell and flipper arm, 10mm absorbent panels on the top
Top Speed 12.6 mph
Drive System Two wheel drive, two bosch GPA 750w motors (1 per wheel) and custom built 4.6:1 gearboxes driving 2x150mm caster
Power Electric & pneumatic
Battery 5s 2200mAh Lithium Polymer (nominal 18:5v)
Biggest Weakness Susceptible to spinners

Eruption is a wedge-shaped robot armed with a full-pressure flipper and featuring two red LED 'eyes' behind the wedge. Since its appearance in last series Grand Final, Michael has added even more protection for going up against spinners, after its swift destruction at the hands of reigning champion Carbide.

Team stats

Michael Oates18
Team role:

Captain, Designer, Builder and Driver

Occupation:

Engineering Student at Durham University

Adrian Oates52
Team role:

Builder, Engineer

Occupation:

Electronics Engineer at a Research Laboratory

What makes Eruption unique...

Team Captain Michael is known to be a ruthless tactician and one of the best driver’s in the competition.