Black Widow (UK)

Black Widow was a large box shaped walkerbot that competed in Series 5 of Robot Wars. It was armed with spikes and a large overhead axe from which parts of the main body came from a scrapyard and flowerpot stands from various petrol stations. It was unluckily drawn against Hypno-Disc for its only battle. The "web" made out of cotton wool was supposed to get tangled in spinners to stop them working but this had little effect in Black Widow's only battle.

Black Widow also competed in Techno Games in the sprint race.

Series 5
Black Widow was very sluggish as the much faster Hypno-Disc got up to full spinning speed. The Black Widow wasn't able to fend off attacks as Hypno-Disc, after choosing its angle attacked Black Widow, bouncing off. Hypno-Disc came in again, its disc ripping part of the 'spider's web' strewn across the sides of the Black Widow. Another attack ripped off one of Black Widow's legs, leaving it immobile. Sir Killalot hoisted Black Widow into the air before burning it over a flame vent. He then took Black Widow to the arena floor flipper, where remarkably, Black Widow balanced on top of the flipper. A shove by Shunt positioned it correctly and it was thrown over.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1-4: Did not enter
 * Series 5: Heat, Round 1
 * Series 6: Did not enter
 * Series 7: Entered with Killerkat

Trivia

 * Black Widow is the first robot to not be tossed by the floor flipper on the first attempt as it balanced on the top of the flipper and only getting successfully tossed through the air on the second attempt.