Growler



Growler was introduced as Mr. Psycho's loyal but terrifying dog, designed by Robin Englebright. The jaws of Growler are capable of creating 4 tons of force. The shell and chassis of Growler is predominantly steel with industrial digger gauge used in the jaw. Growler has two 48 volt 5 kW motors running a 4 wheel drive motive system, 300 ampere speed controllers and 6 batteries.

Its main weapon was a large dog-like jaw, which it would use to clamp hold of other robots. Growler was the fastest of all the House Robots, reaching speeds of up to 20 miles per hour due to a skid steer driving mechanism (a mechanism shared with Robot Wars champion Tornado). This, combined with its weight of over 300 kg, meant that Growler could easily damage another robot just by ramming into it. A rear mounted flamethrower was briefly installed for Extreme Series 2, but was removed afterwards due to a lack of reliability.

Stats
Weight - 375 kg (827 lb)

Length - 152 cm (60 in)

Width - 130 cm (51 in)

Height - 76 cm (30 in)

Speed - 17 mph (27 km/h)

Weaponry - Hydraulic jaws with over 4 tons of power and a rear-mounted flame jet. This Flame Jet was removed for Series 7 as it was unreliable.

Strengths - Speed and massive drive power.

Weaknesses - Difficult to control, usefulness of secondary weapon.

Trivia

 * The prototype name for Growler was 'Pitbull' based on Bullseye in Oliver Twist.
 * Growler is based on the skid steer system used in Tornado.
 * Growler is the only House robot to drive on four wheels

Noticeable apperances
Along with Mr. Psycho and Cassius Chrome, Growler appeared in House Robot rebellion. However, within a few minutes, Growler had rushed Gravity, been flipped over, and was out of the competition.