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Hobgoblin

Surrey

Technical specification
Location Surrey
Weapon Spinning Drum
Weight 101 kg
Defence Frame is a mixture of water cut high grade aluminium and hardened steel
Top Speed 9 mph
Drive System Hobgoblin runs a custom drivetrain. Its power comes from two 500w lawnmower motors
Power Electric
Battery Weapon and Drive run on four 6s (22.2v) Lithium Polymer batteries. With a 3s (11.1v) Lithium polymer pack for receiver and weapon relay.
Biggest Weakness Untested

Hobgoblin is the only ‘egg beater’ spinner in the competition, this type of robot has never been seen before on robot wars It is a 20-kilogram vertical spinner, which spins at approximately 2500 revolutions per minute, and which has a diameter of 250 millimetres creating a tip speed of the weapon at 80 miles per hour. Hobgoblin has custom made five inch wheels made from durable plastic billet with bike tyres for best grip and performance on the slick robot wars arena floors.

Team stats

Harry Hills 19
Team role:

Captain, Driver and Builder

Occupation:

Support Engineer

Paul Hills 57
Team role:

Pit Crew

Occupation:

Retired Fireman

What makes Hobgoblin unique...

Harry used to be a part of Sabretooth team, and has learnt from experience with this team. This is his first time building a heavyweight robot on his own but it can throw other robots into the air, because it can generate so much force at the tip of the weapon.