Prometheus (UK)

Prometheus was a robot entered by Team Carnage in Series 2 of Robot Wars. The robot was a silver box-wedge with a chrome-effect aluminium shell with a mirror finish. The motors came from four cooling fans out of a Mk2 Cavalier and featured a circular saw and lifter powered by a windscreen motor as its weapons, but it suffered from a lack of power, which meant it had trouble climbing slopes.

The team later went on to build General Carnage and its successor General Carnage 2, which entered, respectively, Series 3 and 5 of Robot Wars, with little success

Series 2
Prometheus started its Gauntlet run by trying to go up the ramp, but it slid back down it. It then opted for the Sentinel route. With it quick burst of speed Prometheus nearly got past the Sentinel, but was pinned. Sir Killalot then came in and pushed Prometheus back and almost into the pit. However Prometheus covered 6.8 metres which was just enough to take it into the Trial, which was the Joust. Here, Prometheus suffered from a lack of power and like in the Gauntlet, could not climb the ramp. Matilda then pushed Prometheus back and almost to the starting gate, meaning Prometheus went backwards by 2.1m. "We didn't have the power to make it up the incline"

- Nigel Sealey

It looked like Prometheus would be eliminated, but Rottweiler went backwards by 2.8m, meaning Prometheus scraped through. In the Arena, Prometheus' luck ran out. All Torque immediately rammed Prometheus onto the flame pit and then almost pushed it down the pit. Its circular saw then fell off and as Prometheus turned it got stuck on the edge of the pit and All Torque swiftly pushed it down. "Prometheus, the Greek God of fire, but it's you who have ended in flames"

- Craig Charles

Results

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Wins/Losses

 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 1

Series Record

 * Series 1: Did not enter
 * Series 2: Heat, Arena Semi-Final
 * Series 3: Entered with General Carnage
 * Series 4: Did not enter
 * Series 5: Entered with General Carnage
 * Series 6-7: Did not enter