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==Robot History==
 
==Robot History==
 
===2003 Puerto Rican Event===
 
===2003 Puerto Rican Event===
Alakran's first ever event was at an as of 2020 unidentified Puerto Rican event in 2003. Their first match was against an [[unidentified robot 1|unidentified silver wedge]]. Only a few clips exist of this match, but what can be gathered from this is that Alakran repeatedly slammed it against the wall til either the unidentified robot stopped moving.
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Alakran's first ever event was at an as of 2020 unidentified Puerto Rican event in 2003. Their first match was against a front heavy [[unidentified robot 1|silver wedge]]. Only a few clips exist of this match, but what can be gathered from this is that Alakran repeatedly slammed it against the wall til either the unidentified robot stopped moving.
   
Alakran's second match was against an [[unidentified robot 2|unidentified coffin shaped face spinner]]. This match Alakran ran with the clamp down, opting to use it's grappler as a lifting wedge instead. The match started with the face spinner either not allowed to, or unable to spin up. Alakran then quickly got to the side, and slowly flipped it's opponent, which unable to self right, was counted down giving Alakran the victory by quick KO.
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Alakran's second match was against a coffin shaped [[unkown robot 2|face spinner]]. This match Alakran ran with the clamp down, opting to use it's grappler as a lifting wedge instead. The match started with the face spinner either not allowed to, or unable to spin up. Alakran then quickly got to the side, and slowly flipped it's opponent, which unable to self right, was counted down giving Alakran the victory by quick KO.
   
In it's next match Alakran faced a [[unknown robot 3|green pneumatic flipper]]. Alakran grabbed the side of it's opponent, and attempted to get a ring out. This failed however, and it is unknown how, but Alakran won this fight by either KO or JD, it then fought a [[unknown robot 4|black two wheeled wedge]].
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In it's next match Alakran faced a green [[unknown robot 3|pneumatic flipper]]. Alakran grabbed the side of it's opponent, and attempted to get a ring out. This failed however, and it is unknown how, but Alakran won this fight by either KO or JD, it then fought a black [[unknown robot 4|2wd wedge]].
   
This fight started (and ended) with the wedge charging right into Alakran's grappler. Alakran then started lifting, while driving forward, flipping it's opponent which landed on it's wedge. As the wheels were now unable to touch the ground it was quickly counted out putting Alakran into Round 3 where it faced.
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This fight started (and ended) with the wedge charging right into Alakran's grappler. Alakran then started lifting, while driving forward, flipping it's opponent which landed on it's wedge. As the wheels were now unable to touch the ground it was quickly counted out putting Alakran into the final which was a three way melee between Alakran, a [[unknown robot 5|fast rambot]], and an invertible [[unknown robot 6|4wd face spinner]] with a wedge.
   
 
===2004 BotsIQ Tournement===
 
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=== Wins/Losses ===
 
=== Wins/Losses ===
*Wins: 16
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
[[File:Alakran twins.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Two Alakran robots built for one of the BattleBots IQ events.]]
 
[[File:Alakran twins.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Two Alakran robots built for one of the BattleBots IQ events.]]
* With a 16-3 record, a championship, and a runner up position, Alakran is the most successful Puerto Rican robot in the history of Robot Combat
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* With a 17-3 record, two championships, and a runner up position, Alakran is the most successful robot to hail from a US Territory in the history of Robot Combat.
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* Alakran was built relatively cheap. It's drivetrain cost 630$ to build, it is unknown what the weapons system, or metalwork cost, but the robot was likely somewhere under or around 3000$ (2003 Dollars) as a whole.
   
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==

Revision as of 20:03, 22 June 2020

Alakran

Alakran's 2004 BotsIQ appearance.

Alakran was a middleweight robot built by Jesús Sánchez and his fellow students from the Mayagüez University Campus that competed in the 2004-2007 BotsIQ tournaments. It was a yellow robot with a wedge on the back and clamping arms on the front that could be converted into a lifter. It bares a minor resemblance to Complete Control. It did extremely well, winning the whole event in 2004 and finishing runner up in 2005.

Robot History

2003 Puerto Rican Event

Alakran's first ever event was at an as of 2020 unidentified Puerto Rican event in 2003. Their first match was against a front heavy silver wedge. Only a few clips exist of this match, but what can be gathered from this is that Alakran repeatedly slammed it against the wall til either the unidentified robot stopped moving.

Alakran's second match was against a coffin shaped face spinner. This match Alakran ran with the clamp down, opting to use it's grappler as a lifting wedge instead. The match started with the face spinner either not allowed to, or unable to spin up. Alakran then quickly got to the side, and slowly flipped it's opponent, which unable to self right, was counted down giving Alakran the victory by quick KO.

In it's next match Alakran faced a green pneumatic flipper. Alakran grabbed the side of it's opponent, and attempted to get a ring out. This failed however, and it is unknown how, but Alakran won this fight by either KO or JD, it then fought a black 2wd wedge.

This fight started (and ended) with the wedge charging right into Alakran's grappler. Alakran then started lifting, while driving forward, flipping it's opponent which landed on it's wedge. As the wheels were now unable to touch the ground it was quickly counted out putting Alakran into the final which was a three way melee between Alakran, a fast rambot, and an invertible 4wd face spinner with a wedge.

2004 BotsIQ Tournement

Alakran's first match was against Gamera. For this match, Alakran used its lifter configuration. When the match began, Alakran rushed out of its square and right at Gamera. After a little bump, Alakran managed to get underneath from behind and lift it.

Alakran soon carried the green octangular bot over to the pulverizer, leaving some dents on the top of Gamera before letting go. Sometime later, Alakran went straight at a spinning Gamera and toppled it over. With Gamera unable to self-right, Alakran won by KO, advancing it onto the next round, where it faced Heshwound II.

For this match, Alakran used its two-bar upper clamp configuration. When the match began, Alakran attempted to reverse into Heshwound II, but they whizz past each other instead. A few moments later, Alakran managed to get under and clamp down on the sit-and-spin bot, lifting it in the air.

Alakran eventually let go of Heshwound II under the pulverizer, where Heshwound II took numerous shots while trying to sit-and-spin. After a bit of maneuvering, Alakran found Heshwound II in its grasp and took the chance, clamping down and lifting it. The match eventually made it to the judges, who ruled in favor of Alakran, advancing it to the quarter finals, where it faced Whitey.

For this match, Alakran switched out its two-bar upper clamp for a thin, beak-like designed arm. When the match began, Alakran met Whitey on the side of the arena, where it turned around and used its rear wedge to prepare for Whitey's sit-and-spin tactic. After taking a few hits from Whitey's thwacking spikes, Alakran bumped Whitey into the path of the pulverizer, which delivered a couple of shots before Whitey spun out of the way.

Shortly after, Alakran pushed Whitey back under the pulverizer with its rear end, where it took several more shots while trying to sit-and-spin out of the way before getting lifted by Alakran briefly. Afterwards, Alakran found Whitey running into its grasp, so it tried to clamp down and lift it, but only managed to flip it over. Alakran performed another topple on Whitey before the time eventually ran out. Alakran won by judges' decision and moved to the semi finals, where it faced First Class I.

For this match, Alakran reverted back to its two-bar upper clamp configuration. When the match began, the two bots met at the center of the arena, and Alakran immediately got a clamp on First Class I, lifting it and slamming it down repeatedly before letting it go. After a bit of maneuvering, Alakran got in a pushing match with First Class I from the front before immediately clamping down on the side and lifting it, repeating the process of the first clamp and letting it go.

After a bit of maneuvering, Alakran got rammed on the side by First Class I before swinging around to put First Class I in its grasp and getting another lift as First Class I moved past. After another head-to-head pushing match in which Alakran got another lift in, the match made the distance. Alakran won by judges' decision and advanced into the finals, where it faced Icewave.

For this match, Alakran converted into its lifting configuration and added forks to the rear wedge, in addition to an extension to the front lifting forks. When the match began, Alakran performed a box rush to try and stop the blade before it got up to speed. However, Icewave simply advanced forward to the left to avoid it and get its bar up to speed. Alakran moved back to the center of the arena and slowly reversed into Icewave with the forks keeping distance from the blade, before taking a minor graze to the right rear.

Afterwards, Alakran turned to face a maneuvering Icewave and took a slightly bigger hit. Alakran was unfazed by that hit, but Icewave started becoming unstable. Just a split second after, Icewave's blade tore into its own engine, causing it to kinetically self-destruct. Icewave shook violently, its blade flew out from its weapon shaft, and its internal combustion engine shot up to 8 feet in the air. Amazingly, Icewave was still moving, even after taking a couple shots from the pulverizer.

Eventually, a pushing match ensued. Icewave attempted to push from the side, but Alakran wouldn't budge, instead turning around and attempting to get under with its lifter. After a bit of maneuvering, Alakran started playing around with the engine housing that came off, flicking it three times with its lifter. Icewave tried to stay in the rear of Alakran, but Alakran soon turned around, lined up its lifter, and flipped Icewave onto its back. With Icewave unable to self-right, Alakran won by KO and was crowned the 2004 Bots IQ champion.

BattleBots IQ 2005

BattleBots IQ 2007

Record

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 17
  • Losses: 3
Competition Round Opponent(s) Results
2003 Puerto Rican Event 1 unknown Won
2 unknown Won
3 unknown Won
4 unknown Won
Final unknown

unknown

Won
BattleBots IQ 2004 1 Gamera Won
2 Heshwound II Won
Quarter-Finals Whitey Won
Semi-Finals First Class I Won
Final Icewave Won
BattleBots IQ 2005 1 Manta Raya Won
2 Spider Blade Won
Quarter-Finals The Revenant Won
Semi-Finals Talus Morsus Won
Final Icewave Lost
BattleBots IQ 2007 Unknown Pharaoh Won
Unknown Hurricane Katrina Won
Unknown Bambi Won
Unknown Nefarious Lost
Unknown The Revenant Lost

Trivia

Alakran twins

Two Alakran robots built for one of the BattleBots IQ events.

  • With a 17-3 record, two championships, and a runner up position, Alakran is the most successful robot to hail from a US Territory in the history of Robot Combat.
  • Alakran was built relatively cheap. It's drivetrain cost 630$ to build, it is unknown what the weapons system, or metalwork cost, but the robot was likely somewhere under or around 3000$ (2003 Dollars) as a whole.

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