Bonk

Bonk, alternatively Bonk! is a heavyweight robot built by Team Mute, armed with a full-pressure axe, which competed in the 2016 series of Robot Wars.

Bonk is armoured in 8mm wear resistant steel at the front, and 6mm wear resistant steel on the sides, with its bladed axe being not only capable of pentrating a robot's armour, but is also the robot's self-righting mechanism, and can lift up to 130kg when attached to something, theoretically making Bonk capable of lifting a competitor when its axe is buried inside. Bonk also uses a custom CO2 system to stay rooted to the ground while its axe is firing, as opposed to the way robots such as Terrorhurtz leap off the arena floor.

Team Mute also intended to enter the series with Mute, but could not complete the robot in time, as its new batteries and speed controllers were making its motors too warm, meaning Mute would require more testing than the time allowed.

Robot Wars Live Events
Following on from a lot of live event success enjoyed by Mute, Bonk made its Robot Wars debut at the Winter Tour of 2013. However, it lost in the first round.

Series Record

 * Series 1-3: Did not enter
 * Series 4: Withdrew with Mute
 * Series 5-6: Failed to qualify with Mute
 * Series 7: Entered with Mute
 * 2016 Series: Entered