Kill-E-Crank-E

Kill-E Crank-E is a Scottish robot that fought in the 2016 series of Robot Wars, built by Robin Herrick, creator of Bodyhammer. It is very similar in design to past success S3, being a wide, tubular, grey robot with exposed black wheels at each side, and a 450RPM spinning disc at the front with three cobalt-edged teeth, the main design difference between it and S3 being Kill-E Crank-E’s concave at the rear-centre. When Kill-E-Crank-E drives towards its opponent, the team can brake quickly, and the robot’s momentum flips itself over, bringing the spinner down forcefully in an arc onto their opponent. The robot is constructed from an 8-inch pipe of 304-Grade stainless steel

Kill-E-Crank-E also has an alternative weapon of a small grabbing pincer, which can replace the spinning disc. Although this was not used on the show, Kill-E-Crank-E is equipped with this weapon at live events, to cooperate with the rule concerning spinning weaponry.

Kill-E-Crank-E's tyres were constructed from parts of the original Bodyhammer.

2016 series
Kill-E-Crank-E will participate in the first episode of the series.

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Series Record

 * Series 1-7: Did not enter
 * 2016 Series: Entered

Robot Wars Live Events
Kill-E-Crank-E travelled all the way from Scotland to appear at the first Robot Wars live event of 2016 in Manchester, using the pincer in place of its spinning disc. Kill-E-Crank-E made a humorous debut, as the robot was so wide, it could not drive through the doorway, and needed to be lifted into the arena. Kill-E-Crank-E entered a four-way melee against Crushtacean, Meggamouse and Chimera. In the opening moments of the battle, the thin Kill-E-Crank-E was a perfect fit for Crushtacean’s own pincers, and was grabbed and dragged around for a period of the match. When freed by Crushtacean, Kill-E-Crank-E headed straight for the pit, getting caught over the edge. Chimera, in an attempt to finish off Kill-E-Crank-E, drove into the pit itself and freed the stranded machine, but Kill-E-Crank-E broke down shortly afterwards.