DisConstructor

"New boys, could prove "disconcerting" for some"

- Jonathan Pearce

DisConstructor was a grey heptagonal shaped robot with a downward sloping spinning disc. It exclusively competed in the seventh series of Robot Wars. The 20kg disc could spin at about 2500RPM, and was made from titanium with stainless steel teeth and powered by LYNCH motors. The disc was very destructive, as shown in its qualifier battle against Cayenne. DisConstructor could also run inverted, but had a high ground clearance and lacked driving experience, which was clearly shown in its only battle in the main competition.

The team had previously failed to qualify for Series 5 with Demolition Doris, a 6-wheeled robot with a pneumatic ram and flipper.

Series 7
DisConstructor participated in the penultimate heat of the Seventh Wars, and was placed up against fellow newcomers Xenomorph, Dutch entrants Hammerhead 2 and Robot Wars veterans Iron-Awe 2.1 in the first round of the heat. In the battle, DisConstructor hung right back during the opening action, before hitting Refbot. It then charged the other robots, but did not appear to do any damage. DisContructor then hit the arena side wall where the pit release button was located and the pit opened accidently; the team never intended to open the pit. However, DisConstructor then ran straight into the pit and was eliminated on its own accord, causing even the team to laugh in the control pod. After a lengthy battle and a judges' decision for the other three machines later, DisConstructor was eliminated from the competition along with Xenomorph.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1-4: Did not enter
 * Series 5: Failed to qualify with Demolition Doris
 * Series 6: Did not enter
 * Series 7: Heat, Round 1

Outside of Robot Wars
After Robot Wars, DisConstructor was retired. However it briefly came out of retirement for the 2006 UK Championships, falling in the group stages. Laurie Phillipson has since built three antweights, Little Doris, THRUST and ANTI Matter.