Pincers

Pincers were a pair of crushing weapons usually mounted vertically. Chompalot was one of the most effective utilisers of this weapon system. The pincer weapon system first appeared on the original Judge Shred and General Carnage, who had them mounted on extended arms. Agent Orange was the first to use the pincers traditionally.

Because of a robot's design, pincers were also referred to as "jaws", usually when they resembled a mouth (Chompalot for example). These should not be mixed up with the defined weapon.

Potentially, two pincers could be used simultaneously as Claws, although this name is given to pincers resembling hands, as in the case of Sir Killalot. Only one competitor robot used this system - World Championship Semi-Finalist, Crushtacean, which were operated by motion sensing gloves on the weapon operator's hands.

Definition
The idea of pincers was similar to that of the vertical crusher, except the goal was instead to attack the top and bottom of an opponent.

Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
 * Pincers can often display effective weapons synergy with lifters or overhead weapons, as demonstrated in the design of Agent Orange, General Carnage and Judge Shred.
 * Pincers can easily get at the underside, which is often the most vulnerable part of a robot.
 * Pincers are compatible with the invertible design, as Crushtacean and Aggrobot demonstrated.
 * Pincers have the potential to cause greater damage than Vertical and Horizontal Crushers, as the ram focuses on a much smaller area, allowing it to deliver more force.

Disadvantages
 * Pincers are a very awkward and narrow weapon, one of most difficult types to position for an attack.
 * As they are thin, they can be broken or bent out of shape by spinning disks, such as when Supernova broke Crushtacean's claws.

List of Robots with Pincers
Robots are listed alphabetically. Robots that are not heavyweight are listed with a green background. House robots are listed with a red background. Robots that failed to qualify are listed with a blue background.