Quicksand

## Overview

Quicksand was a beetleweight robot that first competed in Robogames 2016. It was built from a Trilobite kit, and was armed with an aluminum wedge. The robot had an Egyptian motif, designed to look like a Nile crocodile with a desert vista on top. Custom features included a segmented swishing tail made from pieces of aluminum connected with cable ties, wheel guards cut into three pieces instead of one, and side bumpers made from a bicycle tire. The desert vista was made from Crayola Model Magic with a combination of figurines and handmade decorations - palm trees being the only constant in the various versions. The "quicksand pit" was incorporated to provide access to the power switch. This decoration was removed for fights against robots with flipping capabilities, to allow invertibility. A gold scale was painted on the snout for every win the robot achieved.

## Fight history

### Robogames 2016

#### Quicksand vs PHS9

Quicksand got underneath early, and slammed PHS9 into the wall a few times, briefly getting the robot caught on its "Danger" sign before inverting it. It then carried its opponent over to the wall with a hard hit, that left PHS9 stuck on its back, immobilized.

#### Quicksand vs Red Dragon

The match was a fairly even in the first minute, however, Red Dragon managed to get underneath Quicksand and drop both its wedge and tail underneath the body, meaning it was high-centered when it tried to go in either direction. From then on, Quicksand struggled to get underneath, and Red Dragon dominated the match. Quicksand got itself stuck in the gap between the floor & wall in the final seconds, and the judges' decision went against it.

#### Quicksand vs Mondo Bizarro

Quicksand started off tentatively pushing it around, having the lower clearance working in its favor. However, a hit from Mondo's drum caused its wedge to lock in the "up" position. Mondo struck the exposed wedge-hinge and flung Quicksand out of the arena.

#### Quicksand and Mondo Bizarro vs Medow and Robot Fighter

The two robots then teamed up for a tag team battle against Medow and Robot Fighter. Quicksand's speed controller was improperly calibrated, and the robot could only move intermittently. However, one of the D2 kits drove out of the arena, and Mondo pushed out the other, making Quicksand technically the co-winner. Mondo kicked it around before pushing it out of the arena and taking a bite out of its desert decoration, which had fallen off. One of the D2 kits managed to boost the other back into the arena, and push out Mondo.

### MASSdestruction 18

####  Everything rumble

The fight started with Quicksand and Derpy fighting while Shreddit Bro went after Buddybot and HDPE Warrior was hung up on Mad Cat Disease. Shreddit Bro then went after one of the plastic ants before being plowed out of the way by Derpy. Mousetrap was flipped and Buddybot was taken for a ride by Derpy. Shreddit then flipped Mousetrap while Slink got under it. HDPE Warrior then came out of nowhere and stranded itself on top of Shreddit while Buddybot tried and failed to flip Slink. Derpy was taking Quicksand for a ride before it got plowed into by Mousetrap who then pressurized Buddybot. The hobbyweights started fighting each other while the beetlweights took cover in a corner and the antweights were just trying to stay out of the way. Buddybot then lost a wheel and Foiled started bouncing off of everything. The remaining antweights and beetleweights then ganged up on the hobbyweights and stranded HDPE Warrior on top of Slink and Mousetrap stranded Derpy on its back. HDPE Warrior then got free and Quicksand sandwiched Buddybot between the weapons of Shreddit Bro and Foiled which cause Buddybot to lose their remaining wheel. HDPE Warrior then piled Mousetrap, Derpy and two beeltes into a corner and Foiled got stuck in the wall with its weapon off. Shreddit Bro then lost its weapon and Mad Cat Disease tried to lift Derpy who was trying to self right off of the Shreddit Bro. Quicksand then nudged Slink and Buddybot's corpse while Shreddit Bro was trying to outpush Derpy as Quicksand came in and swept Shreddit Bro into the wall. At this point, even the hobbyweights were starting to feel the strain, as one of Mousetrap's motors was poking through the top of the bot, rendering that side of drive useless, and HDPE Warrior lost their wedgelets. The only bots remaining as time was called were Slink, Shreddit Bro, Quicksand, HDPE Warrior, Derpy, Mad Cat Disease, and an unknown plastic ant (Good for them, I didn't think there would be a plastic ant left.). It is currently unknown who won this fight, but it is known that the fight went to a judges decision.

## Fight record

 Red Dragon
 Mondo Bizarro (exhibition match)
 Medow and Robot Fighter (tag team exhibition match with Mondo Bizarro)
 MASSdestruction 18

Overall record: 1-3-1?