==== Our Humble Castle ==== MadOverlord.com is the official website of the Woodhead/Ueki family, and should not be confused with [[http://www.eviloverlord.com/|EvilOverlord.com]]. While we agree in principle with the typical Evil Overlord's goal of World Domination, we feel that, frankly, they're much too goal-oriented, and not much fun. They spend way too much time actually doing the boring conquering stuff, and not enough time doing the fun "enjoying the fruits of conquest." Thus Robert "Trebor the Mad Overlord" ((Robert is the co-author of Wizardry, one of the first computer "dungeon" games, and so has been known as "Trebor the Mad Overlord" since 1980. Anyone else using the name "Trebor" on the internet is an imposter and will be visited by his Ninja Death Squad)) Woodhead, Natsumi "Power behind the throne" ((Also the power in front of the throne, to the left and right of the throne, above the throne, and, if she wants to be, on the throne)) Ueki, and our two little Mad Overlords in Training, James and Alex (now fully grown!), have created this little website so that you can see just how much fun being deranged (but happy!) megalomaniacs can be! This site is updated fairly infrequently; it's basically a record of weird projects we've done.
//**Home of the 2004 and 2005\\ Robot Fighting League\\ Featherweight National Champion,\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-OFFENSIVE|Totally Offensive]]!**// {{https://madoverlord.com/MO/artwork/tmasmall.jpg}} //Combat Robotics is just a small part of our\\ Diabolical Plan for World Domination™!//
**Site Map** --> Combat Robotics# [[madoverlord:Robots-2012COTB|2012 Clash of the Bots Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2008RG|2008 Robogames Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2007RG|2007 Robogames Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-TO2007|Totally Offensive 2007 Build Report]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2007CC|2007 Carolina Combat Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2006NATS|2006 RFL Nationals Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-BRIGHTSABER|Project BrightSaber]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-TO2006|Totally Offensive 2006 Build Report]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2006MOTO|Motorama 2006 Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-SOLIDWORKS|Solidworks models for Robotic Combat]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-UTTERLY|Utterly Offensive Build Report]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2005NATS|RFL 2005 National Championships Images]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-BRUSHCAPS|S28 MagMotor Brush Caps]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-MAGMOTORREPAIR|MagMotor Magnet Repair]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-2004NATS|RFL 2004 National Championships Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-NPC|NPC Charity Open Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-RCRA|Rocket City Robot Assault Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-BB2|Battle Beach II Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-TSN2003|TSN 2003 Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-OFFENSIVE|Totally Offensive Build Report]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-RA2003|Robot Assault 2003 Videos]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-RCG0403|Robot Club & Grille 04/03]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-FUTABAMIX|Futaba 9CAP Mixes for Robots]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-SMALLJOHNSON|Small Johnson Motor & T-Box]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-1HRANT|1-hour Antweights]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-ANOREXIA|Anorexia Build Report]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-SHERLINEMILLSETUP|Sherline Mill Setup]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-ROBOCIDE|Robocide 01/03]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-NCRSF1202|North Carolina Robot Street Fight 12/02]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-REDMENACE|Red Menace - the 2nd Battlebot]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-PWM|Reading PWM with the IFI & a Basic Stamp]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-ULTRA|Read 8 Ultrasonic sensors at the same time]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-TOURNAMENT|May 2002 Battlebots Tournament]]\\ [[madoverlord:Robots-BATTLEBOT|Birth of a BattleBot]]\\ <-- --> Miscellaneous Projects [[madoverlord:Projects-EXILIM|The Casio Exilim EX-F1 Camera]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-PINCODES|How to remember all your PIN numbers]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-WEBLORD|WebLord : Freeware StarWeb Utility]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-SUDOKU|Sudoku Susser : Freeware Sudoku Solver & Assistant]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-XTERMINATOR|XTerminator BattleBot Design]]\\ [[http://tipping.selfpromotion.com|Tipping Paper]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-CRACKERBARREL|Cracker Barrel Peg Puzzle]]\\ <-- --> Obsolete Projects# [[madoverlord:Projects-EVIE|EViE : EVE Online Skill Training Monitor]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-SPAMIDEA|Certified Email (anti-spam idea)]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-BOXSWEEPER|BoxSweeper for Eudora]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-TOLD|Trebor's Obnoxious Lunchmeat Detector]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-SHELLSHELL|ShellShell OSX Shell Macros]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-POPUPX|PopUpX OSX Popup Windows App]]\\ [[madoverlord:Projects-BYEBYENET|How to Destroy the Internet]]\\ <-- --> Adventures in Altitude# [[madoverlord:Climbing-ANEWROPE|A New Rope]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-DADDY|The Daddy Strikes Back]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-UNREADY|The Return of the Unready]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-MENACE|The Mock-Rock Menace]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-TABLEROCK|Good Days at Table Rock]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-ALONE|Terrorizing an Uncle]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-2MEN|2 Men and a Mountain]]\\ [[madoverlord:Climbing-ARYN|Red Head vs. Hard Rock!]]\\ <-- --> Family Events# [[madoverlord:Events-PINEWOOD|Pinewood Derby / Space Center 2003]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-XMAS2002|Xmas in Florida 2002]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-JUNKYARD|A Totally Bodging Birthday]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-DANGEROUS|Fear and Loathing at Jungle Rapids]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-TRIPPING|Camping and Tripping]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-KARATE1|First Karate Tournament]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-KARATE2|The Boys Get Belted]]\\ [[madoverlord:Events-KARATE3|Semi-Beach Karate]]\\ <-- [[http://madoverlord.com/MO/artwork/TO640.JPG|{{http://madoverlord.com/MO/artwork/TO320.JPG}}]] == Totally Offensive 2005 == * 2004 Robot Fighting League Featherweight Champion * 6.9lb, 22" S7 Tool Steel Blade spinning at >3000rpm * S150 "Shorty" Magmotor weapon drive * Whyachi weapon and drive gearboxes * Custom reinforced battery bricks * Passive self-righting hoops **Many of my more recent projects can be found on my [[https://github.com/RJWoodhead|Github Repo]]** Implementing the [[https://github.com/RJWoodhead/Relay2Tetris|Nand2Tetris Hack CPU in relays]]! A program to model [[https://github.com/RJWoodhead/MutationFarmer|mutation farming]] in Fallout 76. The [[https://github.com/RJWoodhead/elm-life|Game of Life]], implemented in the Elm functional programming language. === Older Stuff == Using my HD camera and the Exilim EX-F1, the boys and I captured some good footage of the combat robot fights from [[madoverlord:Robots-2008RG|RoboGames 2008]]. The robot, on the other hand, didn't do so well, literally flaming out of the competition when the battery melted down! I've been playing with the Casio Exilim EX-F1 camera and getting some [[madoverlord:Projects-Exilim|interesting high-speed video]], with subjects including combat robotics, coke and mentos, and miscellaneous breakitude. Created a web-based [[madoverlord:Projects-EViE|EVE Online Skill Monitor for the iPhone / iPod Touch]]. It also runs on desktop browsers quite nicely. Wrote up a short tutorial on how to remember all your [[madoverlord:Projects-PINCODES|Credit Card PIN numbers]], no matter how many you might have. Added some videos from [[madoverlord:Robots-2007RG|RoboGames 2007]]. Added a short build/prep report on [[madoverlord:Robots-TO2007|Totally Offensive 2007]]. Videos of the fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-2007CC|2007 Carolina Combat event]]. A recent project is [[madoverlord:Projects-WebLord|WebLord]], a mapping program for StarWeb. Videos of the fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-2006Nats|2006 RFL Nationals]] are now online. A [[madoverlord:Robots-TO2006|Design and build report for Totally Offensive 2006]] is now available. [[madoverlord:Robots-brightsaber|Project BrightSaber]] is my attempt to put a lighted LED display inside a Totally Offensive weapon blade. Videos from [[madoverlord:Robots-2006Moto|Motorama 2006]] are now online. Initial build report for our new 60lb robot, [[madoverlord:Robots-utterly|Utterly Offensive]] is now available. Totally Offensive went 3-0 and successfully defended its RFL Featherweight Crown at the 2005 Nationals. [[madoverlord:Robots-2005Nats|Images and video can be found here]]. I've written a sophisticated [[madoverlord:Projects-Sudoku|Sudoku Susser]] in the hopes that it will help maintain the sanity of legions of Sudoku-obsessed Britons. My attempt to [[madoverlord:Robots-MagMotorRepair|reglue the magnets on a S28-150 MagMotor]]. Build report on the 2005 edition of [[madoverlord:Robots-OFFENSIVE|Totally Offensive]]. Edited fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-2004nats|2004 Nationals]]. Edited fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-NPC|NPC Charity Open]]. Totally Offensive, James and Alex's robot, is now the 2004 Robot Fighting League National Champion in the 30lb class! Edited fights from [[madoverlord:Robots-RCRA|Rocket City Robot Assault]]. Build report on the kid's new robot, [[madoverlord:Robots-OFFENSIVE|Totally Offensive]]. Edited fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-BB2|Battle Beach II]]. Edited fights from the [[madoverlord:Robots-TSN2003|2003 Triangle Series Nationals]]. I've uploaded about [[madoverlord:Robots-RA2003|150 fights and interviews from Robot Assault 2003]]. [[madoverlord:Robots-ANOREXIA|Anorexia]] took second place at the [[madoverlord:Robots-RCG0403|Robot Club & Grille April Tournament]]! Created a tutorial on [[madoverlord:Robots-FUTABAMIX|configuring the Futaba 9CAP radio to do in-radio one-stick mixing]]. Added a quick primer on [[madoverlord:Robots-SMALLJOHNSON|getting the 'small johnson' motors to work with the Team Whyachi T-Box]]. Red Menace got [[madoverlord:Robots-REDMENACE|beaten up a bit]] but [[madoverlord:Robots-ANOREXIA|Anorexia did OK]] at Battle On The Beach. We had fun at the [[madoverlord:Events-Pinewood|Pinewood Derby and Kennedy Space Center]]. To give the kids something to play with, I whipped up some [[madoverlord:Robots-1HRANT|antweight robots in merely an hour]]. I've just posted a [[madoverlord:Robots-Anorexia|build report]] on my new robot, Anorexia. Red Menace went 0-2 again, but much fun was had at [[madoverlord:Robots-Robocide|Robocide]]. We went to [[madoverlord:Events-XMAS2002|Universal Studios Florida]] for Xmas 2002. Lots of images and video from the [[madoverlord:Robots-NCRSF1202|North Carolina Robot Street Fight 12/02]]! Battlebot fever has [[madoverlord:Robots-redmenace|struck again]]! After much bugging by the kids, Robert finally got around to [[madoverlord:Robots-battlebot|building]] and [[madoverlord:Robots-tournament|fighting]] a BattleBot. James' 9th party was a [[madoverlord:Events-junkyard|totally junky affair!]] The boys took their Karate advancement tests and got [[madoverlord:Events-Karate2|seriously belted]]! James and Alex entered their first Karate tournament, and [[madoverlord:Events-Karate1|their Kung-Fu WAS good enough]]! The most recent installment of our climbing adventures is entitled [[madoverlord:Climbing-Aryn|Red Head vs. Hard Rock]]. The devastation that was James's 8th Birthday party (as planned by Dad) is [[madoverlord:Events-dangerous|documented here]]. Just for fun, here's a [[/MO/lotsofwords.txt|sorted list of almost 600,000 english words, composite words and names]]. And, tired of not being able to solve that silly [[http://www.crackerbarrel.com/entertain/game_peg/peg.asp|Peg Game Puzzle]] that [[http://www.crackerbarrel.com/|Cracker Barrel]] puts on every table, Robert wrote a program to play all the possible games and has finally (2 years later!) gotten around to [[madoverlord:Projects-CRACKERBARREL|putting the results on the web]].