Force Majeure

This was a robot that failed to qualify for the Fifth Wars of Robot Wars. Force Majeure's weapon was similar to Hammer & Tong in that it was a spiked axe that could also be used as a lifting arm.

Ideas for Force Majeure began as early as 1999, original ideas suggested that the team would use a flywheel.They eventually settled with an axe that would cause damage to any type of armour. Force Majeure began construction in 2000, the team already had concerns that they would not be able to finish the robot in time due to helping Tim Woodburn with the creation of Anvil. Fortunately for the team they managed to construct the robot in time for testing.

During testing the team found that Force Majeure was relatively quick getting at a top speed of 16 mph. The lifting arm could lift up to 400kg and the armour was durable titanium plates.

It is unknown how the team failed to qualify, however, Tim Woodburn had success in Extreme with Anvil.

UK Series

 * Series 1-4: Did not enter
 * Series 5: Failed to qualify
 * Series 6-7, 2016: Did not enter