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Robot sportsin service
Hydra
No other BattleBot has flipped an opponent onto the arena ceiling: Hydra did it. The hydraulic flipper, or ‘launcher’ in league terminology, comes from Team Whyachi of Dorchester, Wisconsin, built and driven by Jake Ewert with Terry Ewert on the crew.
- 113.4kgWeight
Key facts
- Specificationsweight 113.4 kg
- Statusin service
- Availability in Polandnot confirmed
Summary
- ManufacturerTeam Whyachi
- CategoryRobot sports
- Statusin service
- Availability in PolandNo confirmed distributor in Poland
No other BattleBot has flipped an opponent onto the arena ceiling: Hydra did it. The hydraulic flipper, or ‘launcher’ in league terminology, comes from Team Whyachi of Dorchester, Wisconsin, built and driven by Jake Ewert with Terry Ewert on the crew. The team has 23 years in robot combat and its earlier machine Son of Whyachi was champion in 2001.
Hydra debuted in 2019 in the 250 lb (113.4 kg) class; the drivetrain is electric and the flipping arm hydraulic, though system pressure and force are not published. Its career record is 20-7 with 12 knockouts and an 83 per cent win rate across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, and it appeared in the 2024 ‘Vegas All Stars’ special.
The official profile lists no championship titles; a win at BattleBots Champions 2021 is reported only by fan sources and is therefore omitted here. Other members are Richard ‘Dick’ Stuplich, Rachel Stuplich-Trantow and Trevor Trantow. Status: active. For a cutting rather than lifting approach to the same weight class, see SawBlaze.
Specs
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Weight113.4 kg+33% vs. the category median (85.1 kg, n=32)
- category medianA higher value doesn't always mean a better robot; it depends on the application.
Dimensions and weight
- Weight
- 113.4 kg
Electronics and AI
- Drive
- electric drivetrain, hydraulic flipper
Additional specs
- Subcategory
- arena combat robot
- Design type
- heavyweight arena combat robot
- Control
- radio control (driver Jake Ewert)
- Equipment / armament
- hydraulic flipper (‘launcher’); system pressure undisclosed
- Operators
- Team Whyachi, USA
- Country of origin
- US
- Weight class (kg)
- 113.4
- League / competition
- BattleBots
- Arena weapon
- hydraulic flipper
Price and availability in Poland
no data
Dealers in Poland
No confirmed distributor in Poland
Applications
Typical applications
Target group
Comparison
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History
Model unveiled
Sales start
Sources
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