ORBY Blade

ORBY Blade
ORBY Blade's statistics
Participation Information
Series	S1.5 (This is Fighting Robots)
Team Information
Team	ORBY
Team Members	Cheog-Gyu Hwang Seung-Han Park Gyeong-Rae Bak
Robot Statistics
Weapons	Horizontal bar spinner

ORBY Blade, known as 我削你 in Chinese, was a robot from South Korea which competed in Season 1.5, the debut of This is Fighting Robots. It was the second selection of Wu Chun, but was thrown out of the arena by Tánshè. ORBY Blade redeemed this by winning a Tag Team battle against Lieutenant Bam and Switch, when partnered with the King of Bots champion Spectre.

Etymology

The name ORBY Blade combines the team name "ORBY", and the robot's individual name "Blade", referring to its spinning weapon. Together, the two halves form the robot's full name, ORBY Blade. The team also created a Chinese name for the machine, 我削你, but much like Blue, the robot used English characters of its name on television, for reasons unknown to the team.

"My team name is "ORBY". And the robot name is just "Blade". So it is "ORBY Blade". This robot also had a Chinese name. It was 我削你. I don't know what is the reason (Maybe 我削你 was too bad words for airing), the organizer did not use the Chinese name, so ORBY, the team name of the ORBY Blade, was used."

— Team ORBY

Design

Rear view of ORBY Blade

ORBY Blade is similar to one setup of ABC's BattleBots runner-up Bombshell, using a horizontal bar spinner suspended below an extended arm. This bar had a high tip speed and good range, although contact with the floor would destabilise the machine. ORBY Blade's rear wedge also proved useful, as the robot was quick enough to push other machines around the arena using its drive power. ORBY Blade also featured a separate self-righting mechanism on top, in the form of a front-hinged lifting arm, which could successfully overturn the robot. The team remark that they can be defeated due to inexperience.

Robot History

This is Fighting Robots (Season 1.5)

ORBY Blade was selected by Wu Chun during his initial selection process, as the second robot on his team, allowing ORBY Blade to advance straight to the main competition as part of the red team. Chun then employed ORBY Blade to fight in the second main rumble of the series, in response to the selection of Saber II as the first opponent. Tánshè was also chosen to be the third robot in the battle.

ORBY Blade's weapon strikes the ground

ORBY Blade recoils into the air

ORBY Blade sits outside the arena

At the start of the battle, ORBY Blade attempted to accelerate its spinning bar, although it was chased down by Saber II and Tánshè. In the process, Tánshè drove under Saber II, and ORBY Blade made weapon contact with Saber II. ORBY Blade charged up its weapon, and struck the side of Tánshè, but caused little damage and deflected into the ground, where ORBY Blade's weapon threw sparks. However, the weapon survived, and reached top speed while Tánshè and Saber II evaded it. ORBY Blade closed in on the wedge of Tánshè, but this contact threw ORBY Blade into the air, causing to lose part of its decorative armor upon landing. This hit left ORBY Blade vulnerable, and Tánshè swept under it to take ORBY Blade to the corner of the arena, and threw it over the wall, instantly defeating it.

In the Tag Team round, ORBY Blade was partnered with the reigning King of Bots champion Spectre of the green team, and fought two British entries, Lieutenant Bam and Switch. ORBY Blade had initially intended to target Switch, but it was unexpectedly moved to a different starting square, altering the team's strategy.

"Before the battle, my team decided to attack "Switch", but starting grid was changed. I was so nervous and made a mistake at the beginning of the battle, but the "switch" team came to our side and attacked several times. I stopped attack after "Switch" stopped moving, and waited for "Lieutenant Bam" in the pit to come up."

— Team ORBY

ORBY Blade lands a hit on Lieutenant Bam's wedge

ORBY Blade almost drives into the pit

At the start of the battle, ORBY Blade spun up its weapon, while Spectre targeted Switch. At full spinning speed, ORBY Blade collided with Lieutenant Bam, creating a shower of spark from the spinner-to-wedge impact. ORBY Blade was thrust aside, but landed a second blow on Lieutenant Bam shortly afterwards. In response, Lieutenant Bam dropped its hammer in the path of ORBY Blade's weapon, briefly stopping the bar spinner while causing ORBY Blade to recoil away. On its escape from Lieutenant Bam, ORBY Blade almost drove into the pit in the center of the arena, while Spectre continued to hassle Switch. Reversing away from the pit, ORBY Blade backed into Switch with its rear wedge, bringing Switch into the air. Switch drove under ORBY Blade and attempted to use its hammer, but missed its shot. Switch continued to attack ORBY Blade outside of the televised edit, but ORBY Blade remained in the vicinity of Switch and retaliated, until Switch became immobile.

"After "Lieutenant Bam" came up from the pit, we hit once, and while we were pushed back by that rebound, "Spectre" attacked "Lieutenant Bam". To avoid accidentally hitting while "Specter" attacked, we were backward and when the chance came, we hit the weapon part of "Lieutenant Bam" and drove it to the revolving drum of the stadium wall."

— Team ORBY

After this, ORBY Blade took a hiatus from attacking, as the team did not want to accidentally strike their own teammate. As a result, Spectre took the initiative for the next period, attacking Switch, and then attacking Lieutenant Bam. In an attack edited out of the televised broadcast, ORBY Blade struck the turret of Lieutenant Bam, and drove the robot into the Grinder on the side of the arena. After this, Spectre was able to grab hold of Lieutenant Bam and deposit it in the pit, allowing ORBY Blade and Spectre to win the battle by knockout.

"Youku does not show the contents of the battle clearly in order to make the content of their entertainment program. "Youku" removed all the battle of my team and made our team to laughingstock. I do not want to be in a shameful battle, although I can be defeated due to lack of experience. The second time was a battle that did not do well but did my best. But "Youku" turned it into a shameful battle."

— Team ORBY on the televised broadcast of the battle, which omitted some of ORBY Blade's attacks

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 1

Series Record

Series	ORBY Blade Series Record
Season 1	Did not enter
Season 1.5	Selected by celebrity, one win
Season 2	Did not enter

Outside King of Bots

Team ORBY had ten years of experience in robotic combat prior to competing on This is Fighting Robots, although ORBY Blade was their first heavyweight robot. One of Team ORBY's machines in the lower weight classes is ORBY Blade Mini, a 1lb machine which served as a prototype for the heavyweight machine.

Trivia

• ORBY Blade was the only representative of South Korea in any Chinese robotics show.
• Under the name ORBY, this robot was one of a limited number to use English characters in its statistics board, alongside Blue, in a decision that was not made by the team.