Helios was our first 30 pound bot with an active weapon. Helios's design has proven to be hugely successful, spawning numerous clones. After 7 competitions, we sold the original Helios, and rebuilt him from the ground up. The second version was permanantely retired by Dick Stuplich's "F-Bomb".

Event Highlights

• First place at HSRC 02
• First place at Steel Conflict
• First place at Botbash 2002
• First place at Steel Conflict 2
• First place at Motorama
• Third place at Botbash 2003
• First place at Robot Assault
• First place at ROBOlympics
• Second place at Motorama '06

Links

• Highlight Reel from Steel Conflict and BotBash
• 2.0 Build Thread
• 1.5 Build Report
• 1.0 Build Report
• Nighttime testing of the complete bot
• Initial Weapon Spin Up Test
• 360 degree view of Helios