- The Gator Robotics team and their battle bots Steggy and Termigator placed well in December’s National Havoc Robot League World Championships.
- Steggy made the semi-finals, while Termigator made the Top 16.
- Both bots are equipped with unique weapons, including blades on Steggy. Termigator’s best weapon is its size and strength.
Nursing battles wounds and awaiting repairs, Steggy and Termigator the battle bots are back in Gainesville after a smashing December showing at the National Havoc Robot League World Championships.
The University of Florida’s Gator Robotics team competed in the championship in Norwalk, Connecticut on Dec. 6. About 80 college and non-academic teams competed in three weight classes — 3, 12 and 30 pounds — with up to 30 qualifying bots in each division as determined by performance in regular-season competitions.
A lean, green 12-pound machine equipped with blades and a steel cylinder with teeth called a drum, Steggy pounded its way into the semi-finals, eventually succumbing to Slam Plan the bot from Team HUGE. Slam Plan, incidentally, lost in the finals to Pramheda.