First Contact

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First Contact
First Contact - August 2023

First Contact was the first combat robot built by team DarkBots (then team Next Robotics) in late 2017. It competed at the Franklin Institute and Motorama from 2017-2020. It briefly returned to hobbyweight combat debuting at NHRL in 2023 before its retirement.

Builder
Jamie Reilly
Driver
Jamie Reilly
Weight Class 12lb
Body Material Aluminum
Weapon Horizontal spinner (Unhardened S7 steel)
Weapon Drive Brushless outrunner
Drive 2wd
Power Brushed Banebots RS-395









Statistics

Info

  • Rank: #413 in 12lb.
  • Last 5 fights: WL
  • Current streak: L1 (1 KOs/KO'd)
  • Longest winning streak: 1 (1 KOs)
  • Longest losing streak: 1 (1 KO'd)
  • Avg fight time (seconds): 15.6

Record

Year Events Fights W L % KOs KO'd
2018-19
2020
2021
2022
2023 1 2 1 1 0.500 1 1
2024
All-Time 1 2 1 1 0.500 1 1


Events

Date Fought as Reached Place Fights W L KOs KO'd
August 12, 2023 First Contact Bracket Round 2 2 1 1 1 1


Opponents

Opponent Fights W L KOs KO'd Last Meeting
Avalanche 1 1 0 1 0 August 12, 2023
Night Crawler 1 0 1 0 1 August 12, 2023

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Full Fight History

Date Opponent Round Result By Points Fight Length (s) Video
September 18, 2021 Squirrel Winners 1 Loss Forfeit 0.00
September 18, 2021 Quarantine Losers 1 Loss Forfeit 0.00
June 24, 2023 Fake News Rival Loss Forfeit 0.00 0
June 24, 2023 Relatively Obscure Bot (R.O.B.) Last Chance Loss Forfeit 0.00 0
June 24, 2023 Relatively Obscure Bot (R.O.B.) Last Chance Loss Forfeit 0.00 0
August 12, 2023 Tock Qualifier Round 1 Win Forfeit 0.00
August 12, 2023 Avalanche Bracket Round 1 Win KO 1.00 57 https://www.youtube.com/live/nAXvrZdnceQ?feature=share&t=22384
August 12, 2023 Night Crawler Bracket Round 2 Loss KO -1.11 21 https://www.youtube.com/live/nAXvrZdnceQ?feature=share&t=26408

* Forfeits are not counted in a bot's W-L record.

For more information on how points are calculated for rankings, click here.

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