Stats:
- ~10 mph Shuffler Drive
- 1.1lb Hardened Machined 4140 Beater Bar
- 4s 1100mAh LiPo Battery
- 2814 Weapon Motor with Custom Mount and Pulley
- Custom Carbon Fiber and TPU Chassis Construction
Achievements:
- NHRL 2025 Rank #15
- NHRL Active Rank #15
- February 2025 NHRL Top 8 Finish
- November 2025 NHRL Top 8 Finish
Blunder is a 3lb Beetleweight combat robot designed between my Sophomore and Junior years to compete in local and regional events with Team WPI.
As it utilizes Shuffler Drive, Blunder receives an additional weight bonus of 1.5lb. This weight has gone into making expensive custom parts durable and additional reliability into the shufflers.
Version 1 fought at two events, NHRL February and April. My debut in February ended in a Top 8 finish, only losing to the eventual champion and (arguably) most successful NHRL Beetleweight ever, Silent Spring.
Check out Blunder’s match history HERE!
The new version of Blunder, focused on removing weight to become compliant with new 0.75lb weight bonuses, will be debuting at RCE on September 27th.
As always, my CAD designs are public for all to learn from! Feel free to check out Blunder’s V1 CAD or V2 CAD! Any design elements I chose are free to take, but please do not fully recreate Blunder for yourself.