Weber

"One of the most important achievements of our team was a successful selection for participation in the legendary show Robot Wars in England."

- Weber Robotics website

Weber, was a heavyweight robot which competed in Robot Wars: World Series, part of the tenth series of Robot Wars, where it was the first and only robot to represent Russia on the show. The team were known as Weber Robotics, who also use the name Team Big Brother at Russian events.

Design
Weber was a wedge-shaped robot powered by four batteries, and a two-wheel drive. These yellow wheels are exposed so that Weber can drive on its back end. The robot’s weapon is a large rear-hinged flipper, fired using a powerful piston, and retracted by bungee cords, although these cords have previously snapped in battle. The robot is comparatively lightweight at 90kg, although this offers Weber a high top speed. Weber's armour shares similarities with Beast, in that the robot’s skeleton and flipper are made from steel frames with various gaps leaving its internal components exposed.

Series 10
"We are the first team from Russia, for the whole history of the existence of Robot Wars which took part in this cult show. For us as a team it was how to get into a children's fairy tale. After all, we, as boys, enjoyed watching the first seasons on TV back in the late 90's, and now this childhood place is fulfilled, we fought on equal terms with the mastodons of games, the teams that have been taking part in the battles for 20 years already."

- Weber Robotics website

Weber represented Russia in Robot Wars: World Series, aired as part of Series 10. In its episode, the other robots included the UK representatives Eruption, Big Nipper, Concussion and Thor, alongside the fellow international entries Cathadh, Terror Turtle and THE BASH.

Results

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Outside Robot Wars
Weber is a regular competitor at the Russian Bronebots events. In 2016, Weber competed at the Perm 2016 Championship in Russia, and won its first group battle by knockout, flipping one robot out of the arena. In its second fight, Weber snapped its bungee cords and could not retract its flipper, but utilised the arena hazards to win. In its third round battle, Weber fought Nan and Pve, and stranded one on the wall, but Weber and the invertible spikebot became locked together, and had to rematch later into the event, where Weber threw it out of the arena. In the final, Weber fought Energy and Solarbot, where the bungee controlling its flipper once again snapped. Regardless, Weber threw Energy of the arena after the opponent flipped Weber’s weapon back into place. The snapped bungee cord proved costly when Solarbot stranded Weber on its side, pushed it over, and eventually threw it out of the arena, resulting in a second-place finish for Weber Robotics.

At Bronebots in 2017, Weber fought Ripper, Solarbot and Thor, surviving the latter's attacks well, but lost when its flipper jammed open, and Weber could not self-right without assistance, and it was eventually pitted. Weber also fought The Saint after creating defensive wheelguards for the battle.

Weber Robotics have also created four other robots. Dolf I was a top-mounted bar spinner, weighing 75kg, and won the Championship of Armored Light 2015. Piramida weighed 110kg, and used a unique shock pneumatic weapon system. Dolf II was the team’s first flipper, also weighing 90kg, and finished in third place at the Battle of Armorbot 2016. At the same event, the team entered the champion Rake, which weighed 110kg and was armed with a 360 degree lifting bar. Both Dolf II and Rake are still active to this day, competing at Bronebots events alongside Weber.

The tenth series of Robot Wars was the first televised show that the team attempted to enter, but Weber Robotics have displayed an interest in entering Chinese TV shows such as King of Bots in the future.

Trivia

 * Weber's original Russian name, Big Brother, is shared by a successful UK competitor.
 * Weber was the only robot to represent Russia in Robot Wars.