Androne 4000

Andron 4000 (also spelt as Andron4000) is a robot that attempted to enter Series 9 of Robot Wars. Originally intended to be built for Series 8, time constraints resulted in the team starting work on it for entry into Series 9 instead. Ultimately, Andron 4000 was not selected to compete for that series.

Design
Andron 4000 is a two-wheel drive robot armed with a crushing claw powered by a two-stage hydraulic/electric system and a set of front forks. The claw features a vertical piercing spike mounted on a pivoted arm, which also doubles as an axe and a srimech when electrically-powered. Once switched to hydraulic power, the claw acts as a regular crusher, with the hydraulic cylinder being originally planned to feature a shot bolt to reduce stress on the electric motors. However, this was changed to a band brake after the team were unable to find a shot bolt that was fast-acting and strong enough to withstand the forces of the crusher, and considered a ratchet mechanism to be equally insufficient.