Ivanhoe

"From the world of medieval jousting comes the motorised knight's helmet!"

- Jonathan Pearce

Ivanhoe was the robot entered by Team Ivanhoe in Series 2. The robot was built in the shape of a knight's helmet, with a lance and an axe at the front. Its team claimed the then fairly exceptional ability for it be able to self right when flipped, although it ultimately failed to do this in battle. Ivanhoe progressed all the way to the Arena Final in its heat, but it was defeated at this stage by G.B.H..

Ivanhoe was notably the first robot to be shown self righting on the show, as its rollover design was displayed when team member Stuart Weightman lifted it onto its back in the Pits during the teams introduction for the Heat. However, this did not officially make Team Ivanhoe the creators of the srimech in Britain, as it occurred during testing rather than in the Arena, and it was as a result of a human pushing Ivanhoe over rather than another robot. The honour of being the first to officially self right would later be given to Cassius, who did so in the semi finals of Series 2.

A second genration Ivanhoe called Ivanhoe 2 was built for Series 3, but failed to qualify. The team was considerably more successful with their next robot Splinter.

Series 2
Ivanhoe showed good strength to break down the brick wall in one hit, but it got stuck on the ramp, but was accidentally nudged free by the House Robots. It outmaneuvered the House Robots at the end and crossed the finishing line in the quickest time. Ivanhoe weighed the maximum weight of 80 kilograms and had had the air let out of its tyres to give it maximum surface area for traction. Ivanhoe seemed to match Matilda until it was finally pulled in after 20 seconds. In the Arena against Kill Dozer. Its opponent managed to lift Ivanhoe early into the fight but found itself unable to push or do anything else so were forced to let Ivanhoe go. Ivanhoe pushed Kill Dozer into the PPZ where it was set upon by Sir Killalot who dangled it over the flame pit and then dropped it into the pit. Into the Heat Final against G.B.H., Ivanhoe was quickly turned over by G.B.H.'s scoop. Ivanhoe was meant to roll back onto its wheels, but not enough momentum had been gained so it didn't roll, thus eliminating Ivanhoe from the competition. G.B.H. then pushed Ivanhoe into the pit as the show's credits rolled.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 1
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Did not enter
 * Series 2: Heat Final
 * Series 3: Failed to qualify with Ivanhoe 2
 * Series 4-5: Entered with Splinter
 * Series 6-7: Did not enter