Invertible Robots

Invertible robots were a reasonably popular type of robot design. They were usually low, to facilitate this ability.

Definition
An invertible robot is one that can run both ways up without a srimech, but some robots did incorporate self-righters in their designs. Some robots are box-shaped like Drillzilla, box-wedged shaped like Storm 2 or other designs such as Wheely Big Cheese and Crushtacean. An invertible robot gave the wielder the initial upper hand against flippers as they can run upside down without a separate mechanism for re-righting a robot.

Advantages

 * They could run upside-down without a srimech, leaving extra weight for weapons, motors and armour.
 * Most invertible robots are fairly low and wide, making them more immune to flips than other designs.

Disadvantages

 * Weaponry is limited for such designs. Horizontal crushers, horizontal flywheels and spikes could work equally effectively upside-down, with other weapons usually not as effective upside-down.
 * Wedges were a particular no-no, as once upside-down, the robot could only drive up the opponent. Storm 2's battle with Supernova and Tornado's losses to Storm 2 demonstrated this weakness.
 * Invertible robots' tyres were open to attack, as evidenced in Razer's first battle with Tornado.

List of Robots with Horizontal Crushers
Robots are listed alphabetically. Robots that are not heavyweight are listed with a green background.