Dead Metal

Dead Metal was one of the four original House Robots alongside Matilda, Sergeant Bash and Shunt. Designed to resemble a scorpion, it fights by trapping robots with its pincers, and then cutting into them with the circular saw implemented on its "head". It is driven by a battery powered engine, and moves at a speed of 5.4 metres per second (12 mph). Dead Metal is protected by a steel exoskeleton consisting of jagged armour plates and spiked struts as wheel guards. In Wars 1 and 2, Dead Metal had a more scorpion-like appearance and its circular saw was attached to a tail-like arm that would move forward from the robot's back to attack a foe. In Season 3, it was altered to a larger blade mounted at the front which moved forward to attack. The machine was designed to look like a 'scorpion' that had been animated from a junk yard (hence the name). The pincers were prone to collisions and the original piston powering them would buckle. It was later replaced with the same pneumatic piston used to power the floor flipper. Dead Metal was one of the fastest House Robots and its metre-width body made it very difficult to flip over. However, Gravity still managed this.

Stats
Weight - 112 kg (247 lb)

Length - 160 cm (63 in)

Width - 100 cm (39 in)

Height - 70 cm (28 in)

Speed - 12 mph (19 km/h)

Weaponry - 3000 rpm circular saw and pneumatically driven pincers.

Strengths - Powerful weaponry. Large wheel base makes flipping very difficult.

Weaknesses - Poor maneuverability.