Hammers

Hammers were a common and reasonably inefficient form of overhead weapon. The pioneer of this weapon was Skarab.

Definition

 * Hammers come in a range of forms, and are distinguished from axes in that they are usually blunt with the intention of causing internal damage, instead of puncturing the armour. Some teams add a blunt spike on the end of their robot, like Thor, to focus more of the energy into one point on the opposing robot.

Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
 * Hammers are one of the most available weapons, with a robot only needing to have a common sledgehammer incorporated into the design.
 * Like other overhead weapons, they can be mounted alongside rear-hinged flipping arms and lifters. Hydra this design to good effect in Series 6 and Extreme 2.

Disadvantages
 * It takes a large degree of force in order to cause damage on opponents. Only Mr. Psycho truly used a hammer as a devastating weapon, and he exceeded the weight limit sevenfold.
 * Hammers do not cause a great deal of visible damage, making it difficult for hammer-wielders to win judges' decisions.

Robots with hammers
Robots are listed alphabetically. Robots that are not heavyweight are listed with a green background.