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1 - Team Foxtrot Uniform, Sylandrophol
2 - End Of The Line LLC, Mr. AS/V900
3 - Alpha Robotics, Wolf51-50
4 - Team Stealth Productions, Shaba117
5 - British Robotics, TBR
6 - Angry Goat Robotics, GABE The-Angry-Goat
7 - North-West Sheds, Mole55
8 - Team Ignition, Badnik96
9 - Team Instant Regret, Hooray For Lexan
10 - Arsonists Inc. , PyroTechnica
11 - Team Trihunter, Trihunter
12 - Team Yellow Alert, BEES

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I noticed that all the multibots I’ve seen in ARC so far have been symmetrical – both parts are basically identical. So I’ve decided to mix things up a little, and enter a multibot where the parts are very different. This is partly for the coolness factor, and partly because I believe it's a better strategy: a non-walking multibot with a spinner, like Super Smash Bros over on Pressure Drop, needs to have a slow drivetrain and extremely weak armor for the weapon to be capable of doing anything. This means it really needs to avoid hazards and direct hits from enemy spinners, which is very hard against a fast wedgebot which can likely nope your weapon anyway, and impossible against a shell or ring spinner. So, I think they key to a multibot spinner is working with a fast, durable partner that can run interference... which is what I've built.

Meet Hati and Sköll! They’re based off the two wolves in Norse mythology that keep the sun and moon moving by chasing them around the sky, and at Ragnarok will finally catch and eat them. Well… actually, the robots are secondarily based on an interpretation of the characters from a concept I had for a novel where a few of the gods realize that fate can be changed, and try to tip the balance of the final battle of Ragnarok in a way that doesn’t result in everyone dying.

Hati is the lighter of the twins at 105 lbs. Her design is a refinement of Psychotron’s shallow wedge, with fully-protected wheels and a pair of hinged skirts (darker grey), which allow full invertability and help deflect spinners. An optional pair of ears can be used to prevent some types of opponents from “monstertrucking” and hitting the tops of the wheels – these are spring-loaded and slide down when Hati is inverted so that they don’t interfere with mobility. She's driven by a pair of the new 48v short ampflows, giving power and speed similar to a typical long-mag powered heavyweight. People who know Norse mythology may notice that the mythological Hati is male; I’m aware of this, I just thought it sounded better as a female name.

Skoll is heavier at 112 lbs (note that they still each have 24 stat points), of which 48 lbs is devoted to a giant spinning disc. The disc is 1" thick hardox, and is friction-driven at the rim (similar to Zac O'Donnel's old 12 lber Scurry in real life). While Hati’s design was inspired by Psychotron, Skoll’s frame is reminiscent of bots like Totally Offensive and F-Bomb; most of the electronics are housed in a long, narrow aluminum box. The drive motors are mounted in the square tubes at the back, and are fairly small for a bot this size: 18V DeWalts driving P80s. However, the high gear ratio means the motors still put out enough torque to move Skoll around, although at just 5 mph he’s extremely slow. The Y-shaped frame and slightly canted wheels minimize the range of angles where an opponent can attack Skoll’s body without getting hit by the disc, which is crucial since with the huge weapon and being part of a multibot there’s not much weight left over for armor.

Hati and Skoll’s strategy is an interesting mix of offense and defense. Obviously Skoll has all the destructive weaponry, but his low speed and weak armor mean he has to fight somewhat defensively. At the same time, this also means that Hati needs to run interference, stopping box rushes and keeping opposing spinners at bay. The basic tactic is that Hati charges out at the beginning to stop opponents’ initial attacks, then either gets under them and pushes them into Skoll (preferably in a way that lets Skoll hit them from behind), or pins them against the wall and allows Skoll to come in and attack. Note that at 5 MPH, Skoll can cross the arena in at most seven seconds, much shorter than the pin limit. Also note that Hati’s wedge design and armor do an excellent job of deflecting Skoll’s disc in the event of an accidental collision.