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Diotoir (known in Irish as Díotóir) was a competitor robot from the Republic of Ireland that competed in Series 3-5 Robot Wars, plus both series of Extreme. Its name translates as Annihilator. It was a heptagonal shaped robot covered in red fur with black spots, and its main weapon was a hydraulic flipping arm powered by two springs, rather than the CO2 used by most flippers. For Series 5, it was partially known as Diotoir 2 and the lifting arm was replaced with a shovel with a painted on grin. Fairly blunt side spikes on the body were also included. In Extreme Series 2, an overhead-mounting crushing arm was included, but unfortunately, this was never seen in action. Although the weaponry was not as powerful as other flippers and the fur meant that the robot frequently caught fire, Diotoir enjoyed a relatively successful run throughout the three series in which it competed, even defeating the mighty and future grand champion Tornado in a shock turn of events from Series 5. Diotoir also represented the Republic of Ireland in two World Championships, reaching the semi-finals in the first, but going out in the first round in the second. Diotoir's team also won the Sportsmanship award three times out of five, twice with Diotoir itself.

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