Changes: Deep-Sea Shark

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深海巨鲨 (translated as Deep Sea Giant Shark) is a robot from Harbin, China, which competed in the first season of King of Bots. Entered by a team of students from the Harbin Institute of Technology, it progressed to the second round after defeating Hurricane, despite losing the use of its drum weapon during the battle.

Design

Deep Sea Giant Shark was an invertible, box-shaped robot armed with a large single-toothed drum at the front. Uniquely among King of Bots competitors, it used tracks as its primary method of locomotion, which featured sets of circular rubber pads to increase the robot's traction along the arena floor. Deep Sea Giant Shark itself sported a two-tone blue and turquoise colour scheme, with the drum finished in black. Two 'feeder wedges' were also present at either side of the drum, to lead other robots into the spinning weapon.

Robot History

Season 1

Deep Sea Giant Shark vs Hurricane 1 — Deep Sea Giant Shark weathers an early collision with Hurricane's spinner

Deep Sea Giant Shark damaged — One of Deep Sea Giant Shark's drum mounts is sheared off

Deep Sea Giant Shark Hurricane flames — Deep Sea Giant Shark pushes Hurricane over the flame jets

Deep Sea Giant Shark first appeared in Episode 2, where it fought Hurricane in the first round. In the opening seconds, it drove straight into Hurricane, with the two competitors proceeding to exchange several blows with their spinning weapons. One of these collisions resulted in Deep Sea Giant Shark having one of its drum mounts ripped off by Hurricane, causing its drum to hit the floor as it drove into Hurricane again. This stopped both of their weapons from spinning up, but Deep Sea Giant Shark pushed Hurricane away from the red square, before both robots separated. Deep Sea Giant Shark continued ramming and pushing Hurricane around the arena, all while surviving more hits from its opponent’s spinner. It was pushed into the wall spikes by Hurricane, but reversed away as the latter momentarily pinned itself under them. The two competitors continued pushing and dodging each other until time ran out, at which point the battle went to a Judges’ decision. Despite the damage it sustained, the Judges ruled in favour of Deep Sea Giant Shark as a result of it displaying more control throughout.

Results

DEEP SEA GIANT SHARK - RESULTS
Season 1
Round 1	vs. Hurricane	Won

Wins/Losses

Wins: 1
Losses: 0

External Links

Deep Sea Giant Shark on the official King of Bots website (Chinese)

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 Deep Sea Giant Shark first appeared in [[King of Bots (Season 1)/Episode 2|Episode 2]], where it fought [[Hurricane]] in the first round. In the opening seconds, it drove straight into Hurricane, with the two competitors proceeding to exchange several blows with their spinning weapons. One of these collisions resulted in Deep Sea Giant Shark having one of its drum mounts ripped off by Hurricane, causing its drum to hit the floor as it drove into Hurricane again. This stopped both of their weapons from spinning up, but Deep Sea Giant Shark pushed Hurricane away from the red square, before both robots separated. Deep Sea Giant Shark continued ramming and pushing Hurricane around the arena, all while surviving more hits from its opponent’s spinner. It was pushed into the wall spikes by Hurricane, but reversed away as the latter momentarily pinned itself under them. The two competitors continued pushing and dodging each other until time ran out, at which point the battle went to a Judges’ decision. Despite the damage it sustained, the Judges ruled in favour of Deep Sea Giant Shark as a result of it displaying more control throughout.