Road Rash.
Road Rash is a robot that was built by Team Danger 4 for the second season of ABC's BattleBots reboot. It had a grabbing weapon which would hold its competitors while it used its saw to cut into them. Road Rash had a unique magnetic drive system, that could also be swapped out for traditional wheels. The robot was an alternate for the competition and unfortunately was never chosen to compete.
The name was inspired by the Sega Genesis game Road Rash, as well as the overall idea of motorcycles crashing into each other and/or falling on the pavement.
Some members of the team also competed with Overhaul in the first season of ABC's BattleBots, which reached the quarterfinals.
Robot History
ABC Season 2
Road Rash flipped by Overhaul.
Road Rash being attacked by SawBlaze.
In spite of not competing in the main tournament, Road Rash managed to get working and replaced Brutus (due to Adam wanting to give Dane a chance to participate and not being able to repair their own bot) for an MIT rumble with Overhaul and SawBlaze. However, once the rumble began, Road Rash was overturned by Overhaul. Unable to self-right due to a broken self-righting mechanism, Road Rash was left by the screws, moving its jaws back and forth, only getting minor interaction from its saw when the other two robots got too close. Time ran out and the judges gave the decision unanimously to SawBlaze.
Faruq Tauheed Introductions
"Ask your doctor if he's ever seen a rash like this. Then make an appointment for some ointment. It's ROAD RASH!"