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title: "Robot combat"
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To move, the robot would rely on rapidly braking its spinning ring, which was around the entire robot, while simultaneously turning off five of the six magnets. This, in turn, would force the robot to pivot around the one magnet still on. Hopping – Using pneumatic legs or spikes, robots such as the featherweight Spazhammer were capable of moving around the arena by repeatedly stabbing the floor. Propeller – No Fly Zone, an antweight competing at RoboGames since 2015, drives forwards using thrust generated by a diagonal spinning bar on the front of the robot, similar to an airplane propeller. There is only a single wheel on the back of the robot, used for steering rather than forward movement. A similar heavyweight machine, Crossfire, competed in the first season of King of Bots.

== Robot-sumo ==

Robot-sumo is a related sport where robots try to shove each other out of a ring rather than destroy or disable each other. Unlike remote-controlled combat robots, machines in these competitions are often automated.

== See also ==
CTF 2187
National Havoc Robot League
BattleBots
Robotica (TV series)
RoboGames
RoboMaster
"I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot" – episode of The Simpsons featuring robot combat.
Model Warship Combat – robotic model warship engage in model combat using pneumatic cannons
Robot Arena 2 – Notable robot combat video game
Roborace
Soccer robot
Robot-sumo

== References ==

== External links ==

Full results of major robotic competitions, including Robot Wars, Battlebots, and Robotica
North America

Robot Combat League (TV Show)
Robot Fighting League – North and South American rules and oversight organization
Robot Battles
SPARC – Standardized Practices for the Advancement of Robotic Combat, current North American rules organization
NHRL – National Havoc Robot League (formerly known as Norwalk Havoc), major North American organizer.
South America

Brazilian Robot Combat League
Europe

Fighting Robot Association – FRA
http://www.dutchrobotgames.nl – Dutchrobotgames Dutch Roboteers Association
http://www.roboteers.org – German Roboteers Association
Australia

Robowars Australia - National forum and Victorian organisation