King Ludd

King Ludd was a competitor which was intended to enter Robot Wars. Although it reached the design stage with the hydraulic lifter and chassis being built, it is unknown whether the robot was completed in time. Needless to say, it is unknown failed to qualify for Series 5.

King Ludd was named after "Edward Ludd" and the team taking the nickname "The Luddites" to further reference the legend.

Design
"WE MODIFIED THE FRAME SOMEWHAT BUT KEPT THE PIVOTS IN EXACTLY THE SAME POSITION. FOR OBVIOUS REASONS! THE SQUARE FRAME ABOVE THE LIFTING PIVOT WILL HOLD THE MAIN RAM/CYLINDER THAT WILL DO MOST OF THE DAMAGE."

- Specifications from the website

King Ludd had entered design stage by the time of Extreme 1 and Series 5. The robot was armed with a hydraulic lifter which was operated by a pump originally from a hydraulic lifting platorm and a ramming blade. It had aluminium wheels with 10" Diameter Solid rubber tires which possibly ran on wheelchair motors . The robot was box shaped

Trivia

 * The robot was originally going to be named "Crush 'n' Carry" but this was left to a vote, in which the name "King Ludd" won.

External Link

 * King Ludd Website