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Sawbots are basically spinners.
Sawbots are basically [[VS]] with disc or sawblade weapon components instead of weapons on extenders.
Contrarily to classical [[HS]]/[[VS]] or drums that features bars/discs/tribars, a sawbot's weapon is just (as the name implies) a saw or circular weapon (single component) attached to a motor. Middleweight and especially heavyweights can have multiple saws.
[[Ninja]], [[BOT-204]] (and their DSL counterparts) and [[Spinner from the West]] are sawbots, but [[Ripblade]] (Stock and DSL) isn't one because it has teeth on a disc.
[[Ninja]], [[BOT-204]] (and their DSL counterparts) and [[Spinner from the West]] are sawbots, but [[Ripblade]] (Stock and DSL) isn't one because it has teeth on a disc.
As all the saw-like components are lighter than 50 kg, you shouldn't use very powerful motors. Even an E-tek is too much except for the REALLY heavy saw designs, like two heavy replica discs or many chewblades in a drumlike design.
As all the saw-like components are lighter than 50 kg, you shouldn't use very powerful motors. Even an E-tek is too much except for the REALLY heavy saw designs, like two heavy replica discs or many chewblades in a drumlike design.
A TWM3R is a good choice for any classic sawblade, but for heavier discs like the replica discs you'd be better off with stronger motors, especially since the disc CAN be stopped if the disc isn't perfectly circular (toothed weapon) or if the motor is really too weak for the weapon.
A TWM3R is a good choice for any classic sawblade, but for heavier discs like the replica discs you'd be better off with stronger motors, especially since the disc CAN be stopped if the disc isn't perfectly circular (toothed weapon) or if the motor is really too weak for the weapon.
== Drills ==
A variant of the sawbot is a drill. These robots feature a lengthwise attack zone (compared to the vertical or horizontal attack zones of the traditional sawbots), although designs vary heavily depending on the weight class. Sub-[[Lightweight]] classes take advantage of the [[Chicken Drill]] glitch to deal lethal damage despite only having a single [[Razor]] per weapon motor. While the drill design is not optimal on heavier weight classes for stock, drills in DSL can be a threat simply by spamming light and damaging weapons onto small drums/discs in a lengthwise manner, such as [[Mindless Aggression 4]].
=Pros&Cons=
'''PROS:'''
'''PROS:'''
* Excellent damage
* Good to excellent DPS
* Weapon cannot be physically stopped
* Weapons do not get stuck in the opponent, unlike some VS
* By far the most stable spinners
* Does not wobble if a weapon is lost
* Fast and wedgy - good gut-rippers
* Gut-ripping specialist
'''CONS:'''
'''CONS:'''
* Risky builds due to very fragile and exposed weapons
* Very fragile weapons : win fast or lose by points
* Not invertible
* Virtually impossible to self-right without a srimech and almost never invertible
* Self-righting tends to be more difficult than in VS
* Weapons are more exposed than most gut-rippers
* Lacks the punting force of a VS
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[[Category:Robot Types]]
[[Category:Robot Types]]