Matilda



Matilda was one of the original four House Robots. Based on a mutant warthog, she is equipped with pneumatic flipping tusks and interchangeable weapons for the rear that can take either a chainsaw or a flywheel weapon. It's powered by a rechargeable battery unit and moves at over 3.6 m/s (8 mph). Matilda is fashioned from fiberglass matting. It is driven by a 12-volt motor and its tusks are operated by a powerful pneumatic carbon dioxide system. In the earlier days, it was seen numerous times being flipped and damaged by contestants and was also once betrayed by a few of the other House Robots. Most memorably in series 5, it was rendered completely dead by contestant Razer. Since the flywheel was added, it has become one of the most dangerous of the House Robots, it's fly wheel having the capability of throwing a contestant robot clear out of the arena.

Stats
Weight - 116 kg (256 lb)

Length - 140 cm (55 in)

Width - 66 cm (26 in)

Height - 66 cm (26 in)

Speed - 8 mph (13 km/h)

Weaponry - Pneumatic lifting tusks and interchangeable rear-mounted weapons bay that can either take a chainsaw running at over 3000rpm or a massive 27 kg (60 lb) vertical spinning disc.

Strengths - Powerful weaponry and tough exoskeleton.

Weaknesses - Prone to flipping (especially its humiliation from Recyclopse in Series 1 and Chaos 2 in Series 3), armour can sometimes fall off.

Trivia

 * Matilda's fiberglass 'head' was fashioned by James Davis, who was in charge of looking after the machine. His original thumb prints were what fashioned the grooves that framed the head piece.
 * Early footage of Matilda being tested would suggest it was originally intended to be painted black, before later being changed to purple.
 * Matilda is the oldest house robot.

Noticeable Appearances

 * Matilda was Chaos 2's first target on its celebration of winning the 3rd wars. After flipping Hypno-Disc, Chaos 2 flipped Matilda while Killalot and Bash dealt with their helpless opponent. Matilda's shell came off as she flailed around.
 * On a similar occasion, Razer crippled Matilda and rendered it immobilized.
 * Gravity also flipped Matilda.
 * Matilda's flywheel made her extremely deadly. In series 6, against Panic Attack, the flywheel completely tore off the top shell, sending it flying out of the arena.