Brutus (NED HW)

''For the robot which competed in Robot Wars, The Sixth Wars and The Seventh Wars, see Brutus Maximus. For the competitor in Robot Wars: The Second Wars, see Broot. For the competitor in the Robot Wars events televised in the US, see The Brute.''

Brutus is a heavyweight robot built by Team VHS. Built over the course of 2013 and finished midway through 2014, Brutus debuted at the Robot Wars Maidstone 2014 event in November.

Drive
Brutus' drive consists of four LEM 130 motors giving the robot four-wheel drive. The wheels are taken from a go-kart.

Power
Brutus is powered by three A123 9.2Ah LiFePO4 car starter battery packs. This battery weighs 1.2kg with the dimensions 108 X 108 X 72 mm. The batteries provide Brutus with 36 volts.

Weapon
Brutus is equipped with a wedge which hinges at the back so that if the robot is flipped over, the wedge will simply fall so that its edge meets the ground.

Other
Brutus features two safety links, one for the top and one for the bottom of the robot (as it is invertible), which consist of a pair of EC5 connectors each.

Robot History: Overview
Whilst the build began in late 2012, events postponed the project. Whilst the original predicted finish time for the build was March 2013, the robot was not completed until October or November 2014, shortly before the robot's first event Brutus has remained with its original team, Team VHS, since it was built.

Whiteboards

 * Brutus vs Ripper vs Toon Raider 2 vs Tough As Nails
 * Toon Raider 2 and Tough As Nails were sill mobile at the end of the battle and a judge's decision was not made
 * Brutus vs Maelstrom vs Manta vs Saint vs Titan
 * Maelstrom, Manta and Saint were still mobile at the end of the battle and a judge's decision was not made
 * Brutus pitted itself with less than a second to go until the end of the battle


 * Brutus vs Bulldog Breed  vs Rattler vs Tough As Nails
 * Tough As Nails won
 * Although Brutus was mobile at the end of the fight, it had been stuck against the arena wall for more than 30 seconds mid-way through the battle

Team Battles
Brutus & Gravity 5.2d (Team Ripper) vs Eruption & Toon Raider 2 (Team Manta)
 * Explosion & Toon Raider 2 (Team Manta) won