Humper Bumper

Humper Bumper is a heavyweight robot built by the Institution of Insanity. It entered the Heavyweight Havoc

2018 and Spring Bash Cup 2019. Humper did very well in the Heavyweight Havoc, becoming champion with a final record of 14-1. For Spring Bash, Humper was completely rebuilt, now featuring 3 stack 6 Wheel-drive, making it one of the bots with the most powerful drivetrain. Altough the drive wouldnt matter as Humper went 0-2 and left the tournement early in the redemption round.

Humper Bumper's weapon is a combination of lifting wheels and throwing prongs on top, the design is very effective against wedges which ride straight up the top and then get thrown around. The lifting wheels where originally the main setup for Humper Bumper, however halfway into Heavyweight Havoc it turned out the lifting plow setup with throwing prongs was far superior. After Heavyweight Havoc the plow setup became Humper's main setup.

The prongs have been present on the machine in every setup. The newest version of Humper Bumper replaced the actuated prongs for sturdier hinged prongs that are actuated by the plow lifting mechanism itself.

Heavyweight Havoc 2018
Team Institution of Insanity initially entered Raggabomb into the tournament but was swapped out a few days before the start with Humper Bumper. Humper at that time was a fairly unknown bot with an unusual weapon layout, causing it to be overlooked. It did very well in the tournament, eventually becoming champion with a record of 14-1.

Spring Bash 2019
Humper Bumper returned for the heavyweight bracket in Spring Bash Cup 2019. The robot was completely rebuilt to feature new building styles. The biggest update at this time was the switch from 2- to 3-stack drive which significantly increased the drive power. Altough it quickly turned out the big update was not going to be enough: the champ got an early exist after a brutal fight with Power of Reading and a lost JD against Big If True, a long time rival during the off season.

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Lifter plow + passive hinged prongs (200 degrees of freedom)

Lifter wheels + actuated prongs (180 degrees of freedom)