Ka-Pow!

Ka-Pow! is a classic wedge-shaped heavyweight robot, armed with a high pressure flipper, which is attempting to qualify for the 2016 series of Robot Wars. The robot is a joint effort between John Wilkinson, and Team Onslaught, and was constructed using many components of Team Onslaught's Techno Games entry, Savage Toaster. Ka-Pow! was designed to be cheap and easy to repair after battles, so the armour and chassis are built out of mild steel, with a plywood baseplate.

The version of Ka-Pow! that is attempting to enter Robot Wars is in fact the second version of the robot, colloquially known as '''Ka-Pow! 1.5'''. The original Ka-Pow! was armed only with a low-pressure flipper, which was upgraded to 50 bar pressure in Ka-Pow! 1.5.

Robot Wars Live Events
As Ka-Pow! 1.5 was built in 2013, this meant it was able to compete in the new live Robot Wars events, which it has done with limited success. The original Ka-Pow! had previously competed at the 2006 and 2007 UK Championships, falling in the heats.

Robot Wars 2016
Following the announcement of the new series, Ka-Pow!'s team sent off their application to Mentorn. Whether or not Ka-Pow! will be seen in the TV series has yet to be confirmed.

Outside Robot Wars
The original basis for Ka-Pow!, Savage Toaster competed in several events of Techno Games 2002 and Techno Games 2003. Savage Toaster teamed up with A.A.T. for the Football in 2002, which beat Celestrial Terror and Smash and Grab in the first round, but lost to Team Snow Cat in the second round. In 2003, Savage Toaster entered the same event with Ickle Toaster, forming Team Toast. However, Ickle Toaster withdrew after the speed of its ram sent a bowling ball towards the audience, causing Savage Toaster's efforts to go untelevised. Team Onslaugh also competed in other events with Wipeout, a modified version of Onslaught.

The team also compete in live events with two featherweights called Ka-Putt!, which has a flipper, and Throk, which is a rambot.

Series Record

 * Series 1: Did not enter
 * Series 2-3: Entered with Onslaught
 * Series 4: Withdrew with Onslaught
 * Series 5: Entered with Onslaught
 * Series 6-7: Did not enter
 * 2016 Series: Application pending

Trivia

 * The robot was originally conceived when John Wilkinson was asked by Team Onslaught about the idea of upgrading Savage Toaster to make it competitively viable. Wilkinson also came up with the name.