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'''Tha Thumperizer''' was a Heavyweight robot created by [[Radio F Software]] in 2003. While the robot itself is rather unworthy of any merits, technical or appearance-wise, it started the [[AceUplink]] forum-wide catchphrase "THUMPERIZED", a play on the robot's name. When something was "THUMPERIZED" it was destroyed (in regards to posts, threads, etc); this lexicon was perpetuated while Radio F Software was active briefly on AceUplink's staff.

'''Tha Thumperizer''' (also known as simply '''Thumperizer''') is a Heavyweight robot created by [[Radio F Software]] in 2003. While the robot itself is rather unworthy of any merits, technical or appearance-wise, it's namesake started the [[AceUplink]]'s catchphrase "THUMPERIZED"; when something was "THUMPERIZED" it was destroyed (in regards to posts, threads, etc); this lexicon was perpetuated during RFS' brief tenure on AceUplink's staff.

Tha Thumperizer was featured in the V1.5 edition of the [[RFS AI Pack]] and was also included in [[SovereignII]]'s AI upgrade. Tha Thumperizer was also the champion in an all-AI tournament held on YouTube by user "battlebotsboy".

Tha Thumperizer was featured in the V1.5 edition of the [[RFS AI Pack]] and was also included in [[SovereignII]]'s AI upgrade. Years later, an antweight version of the robot was included in Stock's Mini AI Pack and was also the champion in an all-AI tournament held on YouTube by user "battlebotsboy".

==Tha Thumperizer IRL==

The original Thumperizer was constructed in 2001 by Twilight Foundry Robotics (then a team of three builders) using Lego Mindstorms parts. The robot was entered in a local school-sanctioned "robolympics" where other Mindstorms teams constructed robots to accomplish certain tasks such as line-following and checker collecting. Tha Thumperizer was programmed to perform wheelies and to use its dual spinning masses to aid in gyroscopic turns and flips. The RCX brick was programmed to play a rough hip hop beat (using the beeps and buzzes available), which is where the robot lent its name from. Tha Thumperizer was entered as a "show bot" into the Open Class category and took first place.  

 

==In Real Life==

The original Thumperizer was constructed in 2001 by Twilight Foundry Robotics using Lego Mindstorms parts. The robot was entered in a local school-sanctioned "robolympics" where other Mindstorms teams constructed robots to accomplish certain tasks such as line-following and checker collecting. Tha Thumperizer was programmed to perform wheelies and to use its dual spinning masses to aid in gyroscopic turns and flips. The RCX brick was programmed to play a rough hip hop beat (using the beeps and buzzes available), which is where the robot lent its name from. Tha Thumperizer was entered as a "show bot" into the Open Class category and took first place.  

It was later rebuilt for a second event that same year although the robot's new design was radically different from its predecessor. The remake, titled "Things That Go Thump In The Night", featured a large spinning arrangement of claws instead of two separate spinners. Tha Thumperizer "II" was built as a test bot for the "combat" category, a one-time tryout where it was pitted against Treadator, a clamping robot with tank tracks built by a former member of the Twilight Foundry Robotics team. The former show bot was meticulously disassembled in a matter of seconds after only doing minimal damage to its opponent.

It was later rebuilt for a second event that same year although the robot's new design was radically different from its predecessor. The remake, titled "Things That Go Thump In The Night", featured a large spinning arrangement of claws instead of two separate spinners. Tha Thumperizer "II" was built as a test bot for the "combat" category, a one-time tryout where it was pitted against Treadator, a clamping robot with tank tracks built by a former member of the Twilight Foundry Robotics team. The former show bot was meticulously disassembled in a matter of seconds after only doing minimal damage to its opponent.