Shogun

"As you would expect from Rolls Royce, Shogun was beautifully machined with CNC bits everywhere."

- Oliver Steeples

Shogun was a competitor from the first series of Robot Wars, and indeed one of the first competitors on the series, as it competed in the very first televised episode of Robot Wars. It was a rounded box-shaped robot, with two ramming spikes on its side and a small forklift device on the front. The side spikes were interchangeable in size and thickness, making Shogun one of the first robots to use interchangeable weaponry. Shogun was the smallest heavyweight in Series 1. "Built around a complex chassis with 2 x 12V Sinclair C5 motors....weapons include a small forklift and the honour of the samurai!"

- Jonathan Pearce

Shogun survived both the Gauntlet and Trial, but was beaten in the Arena Semi-Final by Killertron.

Series 1
Shogun made steady progress in the Gauntlet, crossing the first ramp allowed it to easily beat the 2.95 metres set by Barry. However, upon going up the second ramp, it fell sideways off. "Officer, breathalyse that driver!"

- Jonathan Pearce

It was the first robot to tackle the Sumo trial, but it was pushed off after 21 seconds. Grunt's suicidal leap put Shogun through against Killertron. Shogun had hideous control in the final, driving very near the grills and only managing a few feeble circles before it drove on. Killertron struck twice before cease was called, knocking Shogun out of the competition.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

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

Trivia

 * The team members, Robin Woodhead, Brian Carrington and Peter Fairbrother, were all work colleagues at Rolls Royce, which was the reason that Shogun was constructed by some donated parts of a Rolls Royce.
 * Shogun was the only robot Shunt defeated in the Sumo during Series 1.