Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat C

Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1 - Heat C was the third of five heats that decided the Grand Finalists of Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1. This was the third televised heat of the Dutch Wars, or as they were know in Holland 'The Dutch Battles'.

Competing Robots
Botwork
 * Team Members: Leyton Rowley, Steve Kestle
 * Weight: 98kg
 * Dimensions: 1.28 X 0.97 X 0.40m
 * Power: 2x 24v Electric Motors
 * Weapons: Rotating Disc

Maximum Torque
 * Team Members: Ekdor Polman, Charl Classen, Jan Harmen Wesselink
 * Weight: 99kg
 * Dimensions: 1.00 X 0.62 X 0.45m
 * Power: 2x 750w Elecric Motors
 * Weapons: Electric Axe

Hammerhead
 * Team Members: Niels De Carpenter, Richard Van Den Berg, Joris Favie
 * Weight: 98kg
 * Dimensions: 1.22 X 0.82 X 0.44m
 * Power: 2x 750w Electric Motors
 * Weapons: Rotating Hammer and Flipper

Pika II
 * Team Members: Marco Van Hek, Tim Van Hek, Joeri Ramakers
 * Weight: 99kg
 * Dimensions: 0.93 X 0.97 X 0.77m
 * Power: 2x Wheelchair Motors
 * Weapons: Rotating Flywheel

X-Bot
 * Team Members: Jeroen Van Lieverloo, Jaap van Donzel, Andreis Langolis van den Bergh
 * Weight: 88kg
 * Dimensions: 1.00 X 1.34 X 0.44m
 * Power: 2x Wheelchair motors
 * Weapons: Scoop

Meshuggah
 * Team Members: Job Van De Kieft, Oscar Nieuwland, Rutsch Van Nooroenburg
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.80 X 0.83 X 0.62m
 * Power: Wheelchair motors
 * Weapons: Rotating flywheel

Botwork vs Maximum Torque
Maximum Torque immediately tried to get in underneath Botwork, eventually succeeding, and pushing Botwork towards the arena side wall. Botwork escaped, and the two robots spun around, before eventually coming together agani, Botwork causing some damage with the disc. Maximum Torque again got in underneath, and pinned Botwork against an angle grinder, but was released. Maximum Torque was heavily damaged by Matilda's flywheel, after straying into a CPZ, and was counted out by Refbot, Sergeant Bash gripped Maximum Torque, put it on the flipper, and when it landed, Matilda pushed Maximum Torque into the pit.
 * Winner:Botwork

Hammerhead vs Pika 2
The two robots came together, Hammerhead's hammer causing minor damage to the front of Pika 2. The two robots pushed against each other, Hammerhead securing blows on the wheels of Pika 2, damaging mobility. Hammerhead, however, got itself stuck on Pika 2, unable to move with its wheels off the ground. Nevertheless, Refbot counted out the stricken Pika 2, and the house robots closed in., Matilda throwing Pika clean over with the flywheel, as well as obliterating a wheel. After being flipped on the flipper, Pika landed the right way up, but it was too late for the Belgian


 * Winner: Hammerhead

X-Bot vs Meshuggah
Meshuggah, minus their spinning disc due to the fact they neglected to remove the safety pin, pushed against X-Bot for a while, before seeming to break down. Refbot duly counted Meshuggah out, and the House Robots pushed Meshuggah onto the floor flipper, landing first on the disc, and then in the clutches, of Dead Metal and Meshuggah was pitted.


 * Winner: X-Bot

Maximum Torque vs Pika 2 vs Meshuggah
Prior to the fight, Meshuggah was forced to retire due to technical issues, the second time in two heats a robot had been forced out of the loser's melee after a failure prior to the battle. Pika 2 and Maximum Torque took to the arena and charged at each other off the start. Pika 2 got in underneath Maximum Torque, and did most of the early pushing. During one charge, Pika 2's disc shredded some of the underside of Maximum Torque, who retaliated with some ineffective axe blows. Maximum Torque then ran into Shunt's CPZ, but escaped unhurt. Pika again attacked the underneath of Maximum Torque, who appeared to have lost drive on one side, and was left stricked by the pit, requiring just a small shove from Pika 2 to finish it off.


 * Winner: Pika 2

Hammerhead vs Botwork
Both robots charged up their discs before charging at each other, Botwork attempting to slice through the wheel of Hammerhead, who lay immobile, and was counted out by Refbot. Matilda attacked with the flywheel, taking two chargs to cause damage to the shell of Hammerhead. Sergeant Bash pushed Hammerhead onto the flipper, where it was thrown into the clutches of Matilda, who pushed Hammerhead into the pit.


 * Winner: Botwork

X-Bot vs Pika 2
Pika 2 attacked X-Bot head on off the startm, but failed to get in underneath. On the second attempt, it got in underneath X-Bot from behind, but X-Bot escaped, and pressed the pit release tyre. X-Bot then got in underneath Pika, and almost pushed Pika into the pit, but Pika escaped, and nearly returned the favour. Both robots pushed each other until Pika got in underneath X-Bot and shredded the front skirt. Time expired with both robots still mobile, the judges choosing Pika 2 as the winner.


 * Winner: Pika 2

Botwork vs Pika 2
Pika 2 was the first robot to pounce, pushing the side of the less mavouverable Botwork, who responded by landing a large blow to the front of Pika 2, which seemed to temporarily reduce mobility on one side. Recovering, Pika 2 opened the pit, and attemped to attack the side of Botwork, but instead was ambushed By Botwork, who delivered another couple of blows, one of which puncturing a tyre, leaving it stricken on the flame pit. Valiently, Pika 2 kept on going until the end, but it was not difficult for the judges to decide a winner.


 * Winner: Botwork