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Line 197: − Spanning several years in the early 00's RFS was involved with real-life robot combat both in the form of novelty scrapped remote controlled cars and "serious" competitions. His robots were entered under the team name Newfac Robotics although today his classic team name of Twilight Foundry Robotics is used to encompass all of his creations. + − Originally, creations from the team were noted as various species of dragon on their website; the joke species names are listed below with the robot descriptions. (NOTE: Only robots from official RFL weight classes are listed.)+ − + + − + Line 212:
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==Robot Combat Creations==
==Robot Combat Creations==
Since 2000 RFS has been involved with building combat robots of his own. Originally competing under the "Team T.E.N.C.H.I." banner, RFS formed Twilight Foundry Robotics in 2001 and continues to compete under this name to this day. Many of their retired creations appear at the robot combat "museum" during Dallas Area Robot Combat ("DARC") events.
(Between the years 2003 and 2005 each robot the team built was given a fake dragon species name on their website, similar to Team Raptor. These names are provided here where applicable.)
===Euro Antweights===
===Fairyweights===
* '''Keep Back 500 Meters''': A smaller version of Keep Back 500 Feet. Featured a clamp-based weapon and in a later version the robot had anti-flip side spikes. (''Draco clampus-minus'')
* '''Keep Back 500 Meters''': A smaller version of Keep Back 500 Feet. Featured a clamp-based weapon and in a later version the robot had anti-flip side spikes. (''Draco clampus-minus'')
* '''Five-O''': An invertible four wheel drive wedge robot with a titanium front end. The robot featured a police car paintjob and miniature working police lights. (''Draco enforsus'')
* '''Five-O''': An invertible four wheel drive wedge robot with a titanium front end. The robot featured a police car paintjob and miniature working police lights. (''Draco enforsus'')
* '''Telefrag''': A scaled-down version of Kill Switch; wedge with tank tracks.
===Antweights===
===Antweights===
* '''Keep Back 500 Feet''': The team's first creation. Keep Back 500 Feet utilized servos for drive and while slow was capable of pushing Beetleweights around. The robot had two interchangeable weapons: a lifting arm created from galvanized steel, and a 12-tooth stainless steel clamping arm that was never used. (''Draco clampus'')
* '''Keep Back 500 Feet''': Utilized servos for drive and while slow was capable of pushing Beetleweights around. The robot had two interchangeable weapons: a lifting arm created from galvanized steel, and a 12-tooth stainless steel clamping arm that was never used. (''Draco clampus'')
* '''Super Turbo Baby Puncher''': A thwackbot which held the RFL record for largest wheels on an Antweight robot (4.5" diameter). Super Turbo Baby Puncher was a jokebot made from an R/C BattleBots toy. Its weapon was a ball and chain weapon taken from a ceiling fan. (''Draco bashus'')
* '''Super Turbo Baby Puncher''': A thwackbot which held the RFL record for largest wheels on an Antweight robot (4.5" diameter). Super Turbo Baby Puncher was a jokebot made from an R/C BattleBots toy. Its weapon was a ball and chain weapon taken from a ceiling fan. (''Draco bashus'')
===Beetleweights===
===Beetleweights===
* '''Detonator''': A high-speed thwack robot that was painted to look like a dragon's face. The weapon, a spiked tongue, was dubbed The French Kiss of Death. Detonator was prone to overheating problems and was promptly destroyed in combat. (''Draco carnivorous'')
* '''Detonator''': A high-speed thwack robot that was painted to look like a dragon's face. The weapon, a spiked tongue, was dubbed The French Kiss of Death. Detonator was prone to overheating problems and was promptly destroyed in combat. (''Draco carnivorous'')
* '''Earth Quake''': A 4 wheel drive plow machine designed after riot control vehicles. Created using twice as many motors as Kill Switch, the robot was so heavy that it had virtually no armor. In its only tournament it won 2nd place, the only Twilight Foundry Robotics creation to place at an RFL event. (''Draco super-magnus'')
* '''Earth Quake''': A 4 wheel drive plow machine designed after riot control vehicles. Created using twice as many motors as Kill Switch, the robot was so heavy that it had virtually no armor. In its only tournament it won 2nd place, the only Twilight Foundry Robotics creation to place at an RFL event. (''Draco super-magnus'')
* '''Full Auto''': A rambot designed to look like a radio controlled car. 4 wheel drive and armed with an 1/8" thick custom "train plow" weapon made from a storm shutter brace.
* '''The Phoenix''': 2 wheel drive robot featuring a horizontal spinning disc with titanium cutting teeth. Formerly known as "Wild Ride", however its name was changed after the robot was recovered from Hurricane Harvey wreckage.
===Open Class===
* '''Metalhead''': Large metal wedge with overhead spinning blade, similar in design to BattleBots champion Hazard. Famously lost use of its primary weapon during its first ever match while still eventually winning its debut tournament.
* '''Terminal Impact''': Armed with a large overhead spinning disc equipped with chain flails and luggage padlocks. Its weapon was powered by two large 6V flashlight batteries wired in series to run at 12V.
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