Robo Doc

"In Robot Wars Series 2, I entered a team with RoboDoc, this was a company entry sponsored by R Griggs & Co the makers of the famous Dr Martens boots. Unfortunately we where knocked out in the show semi final by King Buxton (a great little robot) and the company lost interest in sponsoring another entry in Series 3."

- Mike Franklin

Robo Doc was Team 101's original machine which was entered in Series 2. It was a treaded wedge-shaped robot with a lifting arm that could lift 70kg. It was built to resemble a World War I tank, and had spikes on the tracks to enable it to climb 600 metre high obstacles. It's weapon was initially supposed to be a chainsaw/angle grinder but this was taken off due to weight reasons and replaced with a lifting arm, but this proved ineffective as it was mounted too high and they only had a spike on the end of it. It also featured a secondary static blade - a ramming blade beneath the wedge. Constructed out of aluminium, but featuring 1 horsepower in push as a result of strong motors. This made Robo Doc very light, but also one of the most powerful in its heat.

Robo Doc cost 1000 pounds, which was 1000 times as expensive as its famed successor 101. It lost to King Buxton in the Heat Semi-Final, starting the famous rivalry.

Series 2
Robo Doc opted for the centre rout, dodging Matilda and taking the ramp, bowling over the barrels. Robo Doc then ran head on into Bash, and was attacked by Killalot. "You can hear the engines roaring. I wonder if they can get up and over Bash using those spike-embeded tracks."

- Jonathan Pearce muses as Robo Doc grapples with the House Robots

Qualifying for the Trial with a distance of 10.9m, Robo Doc faced Matilda in the Joust. Just as King Buxton had before it, Robo Doc drove onto Matilda's forks. However, Robo Doc fell onto its back, and slammed into reverse, putting the large side of its wedge against Matilda and pushing. This succeeded in raising Matilda's wheels off the ground, and Robo Doc held on to the end. With Rottweiler bombing out, Robo Doc qualified for the Arena, where it faced King Buxton.

Interestingly, King Buxton and Robo Doc had just beaten each other's distances in the Gauntlet and the Trial, so the infamous rivalry that would stem from this battle was already in mild effect. Robo Doc was hit side on by King Buxton, who shoved it with little trouble, into the PPZ, where it was buffeted by the pendulum, Matilda and Dead Metal. Robo Doc then rammed King Buxton, but was easily overpowered and pushed into Shunt before its own lifter could get put into play. After having some close shaves with the pit, almost reversing in and then almost pushed in by the combined efforts of Matilda and King Buxton, the match went to the judges, with Robo Doc ending the fight upside down. "Your robot was designed so well, even when you were flipped, it got a bit more effective because the spike was lower! Unlucky."

- Craig Charles to Mike Franklin

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Did not enter
 * Series 2: Heat, Arena Semi-Final
 * Series 3-5: Entered with 101
 * Series 6: Entered with Anarchy
 * Series 7: Did not enter