Atomic Pumpkin

Atomic Pumpkin is a heavyweight robot which was scheduled to compete at BattleBots Proving Ground during the live show, BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon.
It was designed and built by Chad New, who has competed with Caustic Creations and Copperhead ever since its debut season in 2018. Atomic Pumpkin is eggbeater drum spinner,Correspondence between SFCJack and Greg Munson in May 2023 described by New as "HyperShock meets Riptide with things that we have learned from Copperhead", citing both Top 16 finishers from World Championship VII as inspiration for the design.Correspondence between SFCJack and Chad New in June 2023
Atomic Pumpkin was scheduled to fight RoboGames 2023 champion Manta on the weekend of June 23-24, 2023. However, in late May, their fight was removed from the BattleBots website. It was then confirmed that the team had pulled out of their fight with the production crew looking to find a replacement to fight Manta.
It is as yet unknown whether Chad New wishes to apply for World Championship VIII with Atomic Pumpkin.
==Robot History==
Atomic Pumpkin vs. Manta (6/24/2023)Atomic Pumpkin's first ever BattleBots fight was due to come in BattleBots Proving Ground, where it was scheduled to fight Manta. Atomic Pumpkin pulled out of the fight, however, meaning it could not take place.
Atomic Pumpkin vs. Manta (6/25/2023)Atomic Pumpkin's second fight was also set to come against Manta, but was also affected by their aforementioned withdrawal.
==Results==
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===Exhibition Wins/Losses=== 
*Wins: TBA
*Losses: TBA
Competition 	Wins	Losses
BattleBots Proving Ground	None	None
World Championship VIII 	TBA 	TBA
* Atomic Pumpkin's withdrawal from fighting Manta does not contribute to their win/loss record.
==References==
Category:Heavyweight Robots
Category:Food Based Robots
Category:Robots armed with Eggbeaters
Category:BattleBots Proving Ground Competitors
Category:Robots that did not compete
Category:Robots that have Forfeited a Battle