Pincers

Pincers were a pair of crushing weapons usually mounted vertically. The idea was similar to that of the horizontal crusher, except the goal was instead to crush the top and bottom of an opponent. The best true pincer-wielding robot would most likely be Iron Maidens Champion, Chompalot.

Potentially, two pincers could be used simultaneously as Claws. Only one robot used this system - World Championship Semi-Finalist, Crushtacean.

The strengths of this design are that it has the ability to restrict an opponent's movement more effectively than the other two types of gripping weaponry, and that it can easily get at the underside, which is often the most vulnerable part of a robot.

The weakness of pincers is that they are no use unless they can close on an opponent, a task that is difficult to do with such an awkward and narrow weapon. The Series 7 version of Aggrobot demonstrated this.

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