UFO

UFO was the name of two robots that competed in Series 6 and Series 7 with very different designs. The Series 6 version was an invertible box-shaped robot with a flipping arm that was intended to draw other robots into its claw. The Series 7 version was a traditional wedge shape with a front-hinged flipper, a similar design to Firestorm. UFO was one of the only robots to have two completely different teams in its appearances.

Series 6
"It's a big lifty-uppy spikey-thing, designed to cut into the bladey thing above it, and we also have a couple of bright lighty shiny things at the front, and some plucky spikey things at the back"

- The UFO team, describing UFO's components

UFO found it difficult to get underneath other robots with its arm, let alone flip them. It went for the pit realese, and got wedged underneath the button, until Vader used its disc to violently free it. The Stag meanwhile, had been counted out, so UFO finished it off by pushing it into the pit. With three robots still active, it went to the judges, who did not send UFO through to the next round.

Series 7
UFO had a rocky start in Series 7 when the team couldn't get UFO's flipper to work, and ended up having to fight the first round without a weapon. UFO couldn't do much besides wedge under Crushtacean and pin it agianst the wall. However, Behemoth had flipped over Tartaus, and then decided to flip Crushtacean out of the arena, allowing UFO a free pass to the second round. In between rounds, the team was able to get the flipper working, which was fortunate because UFO's next opponent was Judge Shred 3. Indeed, Judge Shred flipped UFO over, but UFO easily self-righted with its flipper. UFO then flipped Judge Shred up against the wall, but couldn't get it out of the arena, or keep it upturned. UFO was flipped by Judge Shred again, and in a cruel twist of fate, landed on its side, meaning it couldn't use its flipper to self right.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 1
 * Losses: 2

Series Record

 * Series 1-5: Did not enter
 * Series 6: Heat, Round 1
 * Series 7: Heat, Round 2