OOTA

An OOTA (standing for Out Of The Arena) is a method by which a robot can be knocked out of a battle. It involves the removal of a robot from the area of play within the inner arena.

Ways of Achieving an OOTA
The most common way to achieve an OOTA is to throw a robot over the inner wall (often termed throwing a robot 'over the fence') into the outer arena. In some arenas, there isn't an inner wall and the opponent can simply be shoved off the edge of the arena, for instance is sumo matches.

Where an inner wall is present in an arena, OOTAs are most often achieved using a flipper weapon, vertical spinning weapons such as drums or vertically-mounted flywheels can also be effective. Lifters can also work. Even rammers have achieved OOTAs, such as in the battle between Storm 2 and Steel Avenger. OOTAs can also be achieved by grabber- or crusher-lifter combination weapons, especially in house robots.

When an inner wall isn't present, an OOTa can be achieved using any weapon, although a weapon which is effective in manipulating or throwing an opponent is useful where allowed. A powerful and effective drive is also useful in this circumstance.