Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat B

New Blood Championship - Heat B was one of the four heats to determine the finalists of the New Blood Championship. The episode featuring Heat B was originally broadcast on BBC Choice in early 2003 and repeated on BBC Two on July 25, 2003.


 * RT81 was the only robot that failed to qualify for Series 7 whereas, out of the first three, only Thor entered with the same machine.
 * Thor, winner of this heat, was actually a filler robot, replacing an unknown dropout. This makes Thor the only New Blood competitor to have made it past round 1 of a previous competition.
 * During the second round battle between Thor and Chip, visible is one of the best views of Growler's rarely seen flamethrower
 * Both first round melees featured the two heaviest house robots, Mr Psycho and Sir Killalot, a perticularly harsh initiation for the New Blood competitors

Competing Robots
Thor From Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire
 * Team Members: Jason Marston, Lee Cornish
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.59m x 1.95m x 1.16m
 * Power: 2 x Electric motors
 * Weapons: Hammer
 * Strengths: Explosive weapon
 * Weaknesses: Thin armour

Night Raider From Farnsworth, Lancashire
 * Team Members: George Towell, Trevor Holden, Mick Blackburn
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.44m x 1.20m x 0.86m
 * Power: 2 x 750W electric motors
 * Weapons: Pneumatic ram & flipper
 * Strengths: Heavily armoured
 * Weaknesses: Easily flipped

Hell's Teeth From Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
 * Team Members: Shane Swan, Paul Morton, Andrew Shepard
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.26m x 1.45m x 1.20m
 * Power: 3 x 750W electric motors
 * Weapons: Spinning disc
 * Strengths: Runs both ways up
 * Weaknesses: Exposed wheels

Edge Hog From Macclesfield, Cheshire
 * Team Members: Stephen Egerton, William Ashton
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.84m x 1.19m x 0.80m
 * Power: 2 x 750W electric motors
 * Weapons: Axe & wedge
 * Strengths: Powerful weapon
 * Weaknesses: Driver control

RT81 From Boston, Lincolnshire
 * Team Members: Andrew Lovelace, James Collins, Callum Collins
 * Weight: 190kg
 * Dimensions: 1.60m x 1.30m x 1.30m
 * Power: Electric motors
 * Weapons: Large hammer
 * Strengths: Heavily armoured
 * Weaknesses: No self-righting mechanism

Chip From Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales
 * Team Members: Rob Jones, Tom Ross, Gareth Jones
 * Weight: 100kg
 * Dimensions: 0.25m x 1.37m x 0.73m
 * Power: 2 x 750W electric motors
 * Weapons: Spinning disc
 * Strengths: Strong side armour
 * Weaknesses: Inexperienced driver

Thor vs Night Raider vs Hell's Teeth
The battle started with Thor and Hell's Teeth attacking Night Raider, who even entered the arena on one wheel, and was still going round in circles. Thor landed blows with its axe, but seemed to fail to do any real damage. Hell's Teeth strayed too far into the CPZ, and was almost punished by Sir Killalot, but Hell's Teeth was too quick. Thor then dragged Night Raider into the centre of the arena, whilst Hell's Teeth again nearly fell afoul of Sir Killalot. Thor attacked Night Raider with the axe again, whilst Hell's Teeth dented the back with its disc. "Night Raider are between a rock and a hard place, and they're out"

- Jonathan Pearce

Night Raider was attacked by the hammer of Mr Psycho, removing whatever life was left in Night Raider. Sir Killalot came in, and waited for the countdown to finish, eventually attacking the immobilised Night Raider, whilst Thor pressed the pit release, before returning to attack Hell's Teeth. Mr Psycho picked Night Raider up, and put it onto the floor flipper, throwing it into the air, landing upside down. Psycho hammered it once more, as cease was called.

Qualified: Thor and Hell's Teeth

Edge Hog vs RT81 vs Chip
"RT81 can only get up to two miles per hour, so don't expect Grand Prix speeds."

- Jonathan Pearce

Edge Hog began the battle by running into Chip, firing and missing a shot with its axe. Chip and Edge Hog battled whilst RT81 attempted to escape Mr Psycho, but was far too slow. Chip attacked the sides of Edge Hog, before attacking the pit release tyre, whilst Mr Psycho pushed RT81 into the arena centre, but immediately started smoking. Edge Hog impaled its axe into the tyre shell of RT71, which had caught fire. Edge Hog appeared to lose drive on one side, axing Mr Psycho with its axe. In response. Mr Psycho pushed it into the arena side wall. Sir Killalot picked Edge Hog up, but dropped it. RT81 had also lost mobility, and was counted down. Mr Psycho attempted to pick the tyre up, but failed to. Sir Killalot had no such trouble however, grabbing it easily with its jaws. Killalot then dragged RT81 onto the drop zone, where it had a cooker dropped onto it.

Qualified: Edge Hog and Chip

Thor vs Chip
Before the battle, there was speculation on whether the disc of Chip was functioning fully, but this didn't matter, because Chip used a set of static spikes instead of its disc. Thor charged at Chip, and the first blow with the axe immobilised it. Thor landed another blow, before pushing it onto the flame pit. Thor attacked a couple more times, before Growler came in and attacked Chip with its troublesome flamethrower. Thor, having beaten Chip, turned its attention to Growler, landing an axe blow on the dog of war. Growler retaliated, using its massive power to slam Thor against the arena wall, but in doing so beached itself on the arena wall. Meanwhile, Mr Psycho hammered Chip, before knocking it into Growler, helping to free its stricken pet. Thor, also freed, hit the pit release button, and Mr Psycho nearly reversed into the pit, whilst Chip was counted out by the Refbot. Growler grabbed Chip with its jaws, dragging it onto the flipper, throwing it into the clutches of Mr Psycho, who landed a hammer blow, before leaving it to Growler to pit the defeated Chip.

Winner: Thor

Edge Hog vs Hell's Teeth
Edge Hog, like Chip, had troubles pre battle, but this was fixed completely in time, and it was in fact Edge Hog who started the faster, causing minor damage with its axe, before landing a blow on Hell's Teeth's wheel, who had lost drive on one side, before stopping altogether. Edge Hog continued to attack Hell's Teeth with its axe, pushing it on to the angle grinder, and Refbot came in to count out Hell's Teeth. The House Robots came in, Dead Metal pushed Hell's Teeth, but was attacked by Edge Hog, who lodged its axe in the exoskeleton of the House Robot. Sergeant Bash came in to help its fellow, but paid the price when Edge Hog turned on it, dislodging the flamethrower turret, and knocking the rear panel off the House Robot. Eventually it was Refbot who came in to save Sergeant Bash, and Dead Metal attacked Edge Hog with the saw blade, whilst Sergeant Bash attacked the side of Edge Hog. Hell's Teeth meanwhile had been put onto the floor flipper, and then onto the dropzone, where an assortment of balls was dropped on it. Finally, it was Refbot, who had taken control of the destruction whilst Sergeant Bash and Dead Metal occupied themselves with Edge Hog, who pushed Hell's Teeth into the pit "Hell's Teeth, absolutely obliterated! Hell's Teeth, through to the heat final!"

- Craig Charles

Winner: Edge Hog

Thor vs Edge Hog
Both competitors tried to hit the other with their axes, however both missed more than they hit. Thor then managed to push Edge Hog into the CPZ, where Sir Killalot lifted and threw the robot. Edge Hog managed to self-right, but became immobilised whilst doing so, resulting in it being counted out.

Winner: Thor