Tauron

Tauron is a robot which competed in Series 9 of Robot Wars, entered by a father-and-son team. The robot's name is a portmanteau of taurus (Latin for 'bull') and automaton (a self-operating machine).

Design
Tauron is a box-shaped robot armed with a 13kg vertical spinning bar, 65cm in length, made from HARDOX 450, with a maximum speed of 220mph - roughly 3100rpm. The robot is powered by two wheels, which are exposed on top of the robot, making the robot invertible. Uniquely, Tauron's bar spinner is mounted on a pivot, so if Tauron is inverted, the weapon will rotate into the upright position, or its direction can be reversed, like IG-88's spinning axe. Tauron's chassis and exoskeleton are constructed from 6mm and 4mm Hardox 500, with additional armour of 6mm polycarbonate. Team captain Tom Brewster drives the robot, while father Tim operates the weapon.

Series 9
Tauron competed in Episode 3. In its Group Battle, it faced Series 8 fourth-place finisher Thor, Series 8 returnee Chimera2 and fellow newcomer Concussion, whose team formed a friendship with Team Tauron after sharing a workbench with them in the pits. Tauron started the battle by dodging Concussion's initial charge and driving away from Thor, its spinning bar sending sparks flying as it hit Thor's side while the latter tried to push it. It was then buffeted away by a slam from Concussion, the impact causing more sparks to fly and dislodging Tauron's removable link, leaving it immobilised close to the wall. "And what is, err, Tauron doing? Hello, TAURON! What are you doing? Not a lot."

- Jonathan Pearce notices Tauron's immobility Tauron was briefly nudged aside as Thor charged after Concussion and Chimera2, and was eventually eliminated from Series 9 along with Chimera2, which became immobilised later on in the battle. Off-screen, Tauron's top armour was punctured by Shunt, and the robot was heated over the flame pit. "Tauron, what happened to you, Tom and Tim? Oh deary, deary me!"

- Jonathan Pearce as Tauron and Chimera2 are eliminated

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Trivia

 * The Robot Wars website erroneously refers to Tauron's weapon as a spinning drum.
 * Excluding Ka-Pow!'s appearance in the Series 8 pilot, Tauron is the first competitor in the rebooted series to come from Bedfordshire.