Wedgehog


 * Not to be confused with the Series 4 robot Kronic the Wedgehog

"The construction of Wedgehog was very 'make it up as you go along'. We had a vague idea of the set out of the components we had, but no exact designs were ever made. I find this approach much more fun and much faster as long as you know what you're doing."

- Wedgehog website (archived)

Wedgehog was a lightweight robot that participated in the first series of Robot Wars. It was a black aluminium wedge, with a pickaxe as its weapon. However, this weapon was not very powerful and was referred to as a "toothpick" by both Jeremy Clarkson and Jonathan Pearce. Wedgehog was substantially lighter than the rest of the robots in its heat; it defeated Dreadnaut in the Arena, who was 64kg the heavier. However, it lost in the heat final to Robot the Bruce.

Nowadays, Wedgehog is retired and is shown at Robots Live events. However, only its shell is displayed, without the internals. It is currently in the posession of Team BlazerBotics.

Its name, like with Kronic the Wedgehog's and Edge Hog's is a pun on hedgehog.

Series 1
Wedgehog broke down a metre from the end of the Gauntlet after taking the maze and becoming impaled on a spike, placing third. In the Football Trial, Wedgehog had attached panels to help control the ball. It was awarded the second goal because it had last touched the ball before Dead Metal inadvertantly pushed it in. Dreadnaut had the advantage in the Semi, but its engine burned out, putting Wedgehog through. Finally, it met Robot the Bruce in the Heat Final. After putting up some resistance, Robot the Bruce eventually caught it from the side and bulldozed Wedgehog onto the grill, ending its challenge. A short time later, it was seen being attacked by Sergeant Bash and Matilda, taking damage from their cutting weaponry.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 1
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Heat Final
 * Series 2-7: Did not enter

Trivia

 * Alongside Psychosprout, Wedgehog was a lightweight competitor, and by reaching the Heat Final, it was the most successful.