US Robot Wars 1997 lightweight tournament tree



Robot Wars 1997

The 1997 Robot Wars event took place August 15th thru 17th at the Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavillion in San Francisco. There were four classes:

  • Featherweight : 10-25 lbs.
  • Lightweight : 26-50 lbs.
  • Middleweight : 51-100 lbs.
  • Heavyweight : 101-170 lbs.
Two events were featured within each weight class:
  • A standard 'Face-Off' tournament with a 5 minute time limit (results below).
  • A 'Melee' free-for-all, also with a 5 minute time limit. Melee winners:
    • Superlight : Wedge of Doom
    • Light : Defiant
    • Middle : Turtle Roadkiller
    • Heavy : Biohazard and Blendo (tie)
Other prize winners were:
  • Best Design : 'Z'
  • Best Engineering : 'Blendo'
  • Strangest Robot : 'Snake'
  • Autonomous : 'Thumper'


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Havoc - Team Delta, Razor Back - Bob Schneeveis, Mouser - Fon Davis, Black Widow - Phillip Hoskins, Cooks - Paul Bell, Finagler - Jack Buffington, Pretty Hate Machine - Christian Carlberg, Ziggy - Jonathan Ridder, Webster - Patterson & Kohs, Agressor - Colin Federle, Defiant - James Underwood, Scrappy - Steven Schware, X7 - Michael Winter, Gator - Dennis Millard