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The Ask Aaron 10th Anniversary Robot Haiku Contest
The earliest archived version of the 'Ask Aaron' site is a single page with just seven questions and a robot haiku. For the tenth anniversary of 'Ask Aaron' in 2013, we celebrated by returning to those humble roots and sponsoring a Combat Robot Haiku Contest!
We posted this haiku from a the 'Sometimes, the wheel is on fire' blog to inspire entries:
I've been rocked and socked.
But push my head back in place And I'm good to go. - Sometimes, the wheel is on fire Here are the entries:
Robots fight the world
Beating those who oppose them Smash, crash, bash and trash - Brandon Nichols
Two robots face off
Ready for the final fight Three...two...one...RUMBLE!!!!! - Brandon Nichols
Bow down to the King
Or now the World Champion Razer the Greatest - Brandon Young
Chaos 2 the First
Only Robot to win Twice Forevermore Reigns - Brandon Young
Robot Fighting League
Where the Big Boys always play Who doesn't love it? - Brandon Young
Tetanus, the Wrecker
Most Destructive bot in NERC Congratulations - Brandon Young
Pioneer of 3s
Weta, God Ugly Things Reversible Drums - Brandon Young
Plug in the LiPo
Getting the crap beaten out Charge, Fix, then Repeat - Brandon Young
The box is locked up
The Drive and Weapon do Work Let's do some Killin' - Brandon Young
Have I sent enough?
I think one more is needed So I guess this will do? - Brandon Young
Hazard, Mechadon
Two Legends from Battlebots Both are the coolest - Brandon Young
2-time World Champions
Part-Beast, Part-Bird, Part-Reptile The One and Only - Brandon Young
The Wheels are spinning
The rubber it is burning The bots are dancing - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The bot is twitching
The Referee is yelling My face is sweating - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The match is starting
My nerves are high as a kite Where is the bathroom? - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The flames of Hot Stuff
They do not do anything But they do look cool - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
Flipper, spinner, wedge
Which one is going to win? Whoever drives best - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
Lipo or nicads
Which one is better to use? How do you like fires? - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
Why no painted bots?
Painted robots look better Five buck Walmart fix - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The parts are flying
The audience is ducking Spinners are breaking! - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The fires are burning
The propane it is flowing I love the rules change - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
The gears are stripping
My team mates feel like swearing Should have bought Dewalts - Jerome Miles, DT Robotics
Bots wait in their squares
No safety left, match is on Destruction take them - Sam McAmis
I think my bot won
They believe my bot has won Judges disagree - Sam McAmis
Blinking lights, bots set
Carnage and devastation. Wait! Batteries dead. - Sam McAmis XX
The robot is dead.
It got put in the drop zone. Refrigerator! - Hugh Savoldelli XX Delicate petals
Drift down to cool garden soil. Robot crushes them. - Team Run Amok [not judged]
One-hundred kilos.
It hits like a linebacker With a steel fist. - Team Run Amok [not judged]
E.S.C. rated
Eighty amps continuous. Why all the blue smoke? - Team Run Amok [not judged]
Got a great bargain!
Cheap Chinese radio gear. Where did my 'bot go? - Team Run Amok [not judged]
Workshop: two A.M.
Check-in: eight hours from now. Still working on 'bot. - Team Run Amok [not judged]
Drove two-hundred miles.
Spinner destroyed my robot. Drive home much longer. - Team Run Amok [not judged]
So who won? Jerome Miles -- builder of lightweight flamebot 'Hot Stuff'. Each of our judges selected a different haiku as their favorite , but every favorite was written by Jerome. That makes him our consensus winner! The judges also awarded 'Honorable Mention' XX to specific haiku from Sam McAmis and Hugh Savoldelli.
And what was the prize?
Thanks to everyone who entered! We'll have to do this again in 2018!
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