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'''J. A. Bardin''', more commonly known online and offline under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS'''), was one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 community. Being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired, he went on to create [[RFSHQ]] and eventually outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet.
'''Justin Bardin''', more commonly known online and offline under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS'''), was one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 community. Being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired, he went on to create [[RFSHQ]] and eventually outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet.
==Timeline==
==Timeline==
==Robot Combat Creations==
==Robot Combat Creations==
Spanning the years 2003 - 2004 RFS was involved with real-life robot combat. His robots were entered under the team name "[[Newfac Robotics]]" and participated at five events hosted by '''SWARC''' (Southwestern Alliance of Robot Combat).
Spanning the years 2003 - 2004 RFS was involved with real-life robot combat. His robots were entered under the team name "[[Newfac Robotics]]" and participated at five events hosted by '''SWARC''' (Southwestern Alliance of Robot Combat). Newfac Robotics was comprised of RFS, his father, Casey "kickedsomeass" Steward, and Jason "MATT DAMON!!!" Glecker, the latter two both from the RFSHQ community. Creations from Newfac Robotics were presented as various species of dragon on the team's website, their joke specie names are listed below with the robot descriptions.
===Euro Antweights===
* '''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 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 police lights. (''Draco enforsus'')
===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'')
* '''Super Turbo Baby Puncher''': A thwackbot which currently holds the Robot Fighting League record for largest wheels on an Antweight robot - 4.5" diameter. Super Turbo Baby Puncher was a joke robot made from an R/C BattleBots toy. It's weapon was a ball and chain weapon taken from a ceiling fan. (''Draco bashus'')
* '''Here Comes Trouble''': A planned wedge/spike robot using salvaged parts. Never completed.
* '''Automatic Win''': A planned full body spinner. Never completed.
===Beetleweights===
* '''Fatal Contraption''': A broken Nintendo NES was used as the chassis for this plowbot. It was for show only and never competed. (''Draco electronicus'')
* '''Kill Swtich''': A giant tank-tracked wedge robot that was never knocked out by damage inflicted. (''Draco magnus'')
* '''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 that looked similar to riot control vehicles. Created using twice as many parts as Kill Switch, the robot was so heavy that it had no armor. In its only tournament it won 2nd place, the only Newfac Robotics creation to win an event. (''Draco super-magnus'')
===Hobbyweights===
* '''Miniclip.com''': A projected sponsorship robot that would feature a pneumatic hammer as a weapon. Proper agreements were never planned out or discussed because of the dwindling audience at robot combat events.
===Lightweights===
* '''Dragon-In-Law''': This robot was being built around a salvaged lawnmower frame. By this time the team had run out of funds and the robot was never completed.