Kadeena Machina

Kadeena Machina is a robot which competed in the Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars, as part of the 2017 series. It was designed by Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox, who was mentored by Ellis Ware throughout the competition process. The name Kadeena Machina is a pun based on Cox's own name.

Design
Kadeena Machina is a blue-reverse cut-off wedge with two-wheel drive and a vertical spinning disc at the front. The disc weighs 15kg, spins at 2,000rpm, and is capable of causing immense damage as well as throwing opponents over and across the arena. The robot is armoured in 3mm HARDOX and 2mm steel, and has a top speed of 10mph. At full speed, the gyroscopic forces of Kadeena Machina's disc allow it to lift, balance and flip itself over on one wheel when the robot turns on the spot, though this also means its wheels are vulnerable to attack.

Team
Kadeena Cox made her debut at the Paralympic Games at the Rio 2016 event, as a Women's T38 sprinter, and a C4-5 cyclist. Cox won a bronze medal in the 100m T38 sprint, and picked up gold medals in the C4-5 cycling time trial and the T38 400m sprint, making her the first British paralympian to win gold medals in multiple sports since 1984.

Kadeena Cox's younger brother joins her on the team, and drove Kadeena Machina in its battle against Soldier Ant.

Ellis Ware is the creator of Pulsar, which reached the Grand Final in the 2016 series. Based on this success, Ware was chosen to mentor Cox, and make repairs to the robot when necessary.

Battle of the Stars
Kadeena Machina competed in Episode 2, where it faced Robbie Savage's robot Robo Savage in the first Head-to-Head of the episode. Robo Savage started the faster, as it surged across the arena floor to meet Kadeena Machina, which made little movement. Kadeena Machina then sent sparks flying as Robo Savage hit its vertical disc the with a mistimed flip. Kadeena Machina continued its visual display as more sparks churned out when its weapon made contact with Robo Savage's front. Robo Savage then backed away and kept a considerable distance away from Kadeena Cox's machine, before coming in and swinging its rear-end into Kadeena Machina. Robo Savage continued to attack, ramming into Kadeena Machina once more, before missing with another flip. Kadeena Machina then connected a damaging blow, which warped the front base of Robo Savage's flipper. "The spinning disc caused all the problems there!"

- Jonathan Pearce as Kadeena Machina inflicts notable damage

Robo Savage tried to respond as it drove towards Kadeena Machina, but Kadeena Machina struck with further hits to Robbie Savage's machine before shredding one of its wheels off. Robo Savage desperately tried to hobble away, but Kadeena Machina inflicted further damage to the armour of Robo Savage before cease was called, and Kadeena Machina had earned its first three points.

Kadeena Machina's second Head-to-Head battle was against Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens and his robot Dee, with mentor Ellis quietly confident going into the battle. "It's a relatively safe opponent, so it's going to be more of a matter of reliability than the machine itself."

- Ellis Ware before the battle against Dee

Ellis' confidence was ratified in the most emphatic way just seconds into the battle, as Dee made a direct surge towards Kadeena Machina straight away. Dee's right wheel then made contact with Kadeena Machina's weapon, which tore it off and launched both Dee and its wheel into the air before it landed in the corner of the CPZ. Dee desperately tried to prove its mobility, but with a whole wheel missing, Dee could only spin around on the spot and was subsequently counted out and pitted by Sir Killalot. "We had this conversation only one fight ago - that is a heck of a weapon you've got."

- Dara Ó Briain post battle

With two wins out of two, Kadeena Machina's place in the Grand Final was confirmed before its final Head-to-Head battle against Neil Oliver's Soldier Ant, which needed a win itself to progress. The two robots met in the middle, but neither was able to make an early impact with their weapons. Kadeena Machina finally managed to make the first moment of decision, scoring a solid hit on the front of Soldier Ant. Soldier Ant continuously tried to grab hold of Kadeena Machina, but the shape and the gyroscopic effect of its opponent made getting hold of Kadeena Machina a hard task. Kadeena Machina hit the front scoop of Soldier Ant once more, before Soldier Ant spun around and exposed itself to a side attack, and Kadeena Machina took advantage, tearing a chunk away from a tyre "Major problems there caused for Soldier Ant! Ooh, look at that - the tyre's been torn in two!"

- Jonathan Pearce

With Soldier Ant now extremely limited in its movement, Kadeena Machina closed in once more, splitting the tip of Soldier Ant's crushing beak as it swung in on the turn. Kadeena Machina came in with one final attack where it managed to remove the link, before Sir Killalot finished off Soldier Ant for good by dumping it out of the arena. With that, Kadeena Machina had registered a faultless nine points in the Head-to-Heads. "An absolute sweep, right into the final. You should be feeling confident."

- Angela Scanlon comments on Kadeena Machina's perfect run so far

In the Grand Final, Kadeena Machina faced Robo Savage for a second time, and the devastating weapon of Kadeena Cox's machine once more proved too much for its opponent, as it managed to immobilise Robo Savage in one hit, causing damage to a top panel and tearing a chunk out of a wheel. Kadeena Machina then came in to inflict more harm before cease was called. After Shunt and Sir Killalot dealt with the beaten finalist, the battle was over, and Kadeena Machina was confirmed as the champion in Episode 2 of Battle of the Stars.

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 4
 * Losses: 0

Series Record
NOTE: This series record reflects the performance of mentor Ellis Ware

Trivia

 * Kadeena Machina is the only robot to go undefeated in the rebooted series of Robot Wars.
 * Kadeena Machina and was the second robot ever to finish the Head-to-Heads with 9 points, after TR2.