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Mon, 21 Nov 2005

Model #029 - "Chicky" 

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This robot actually runs faster backwards than it does forwards.
posted at 02:18 EST | COMMENTS: 1
This is one of the few robots designed by the South American Robot League. Controversial among robot purists, this model nevertheless has enjoyed great popularity in the southeast hemisphere. The reverse running was a rather clever use of a flaw in the gears that were shipped to the SARL and was decided on when the budget did not allow for the gears to be reordered. This model is mostly used for races in the SARL Arena, which occur between the Jaialipaellabot class and the xocolate xinnamon xookoffs. This model is almost always modified and but very rarely is the head reversed to be "forward" as the unusual design is now considered to be a sign of virility, especially when raced into a tunnel or a cave.
posted by Quotes From The Big Book Of Non-Sino-American Robots Of The Future at 2006-08-11 22:18

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