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For the middleweight of the same name and design, see 259 (Middleweight).

"This looks very frightening to me..."

— Jonathan Pearce

259 was Adam Clark's entry for Series 6 of Robot Wars. It featured a potent vertical flywheel inspired by US series competitor Cyclone, but did not achieve great success, reaching the second round in Series 6 and the UK vs Germany Special broadcast at the end of the series. However, it won the Best Design award for Series 6.

Similar to how Wowot was named after his young son's pronunciation of "robot", 259 was named because Clark's son would say "2...5...9" instead of "3...2...1" during the beginning countdown.

Design

"As is our tradition we pretty much try and build a new robot every year. So this time around I have decided to make a vertical spinner."

— Adam Clark's website^[1]

259 S6 Official — Official photo of 259 in Series 6

259 was a four-wheel drive, low rectangular-shaped robot with back and side skirts and armed with a powerful vertical flywheel modelled on that of Cyclone's weapon. The flywheel, driven by an 89bhp electric motor, had crescent-shaped holes cut through it to save weight, spun upwards at up to 130mph, and was capable of delivering immense damage to other robots. Like Cyclone, 259's disc was also powerful enough to flip other robots over (as vividly demonstrated against Infernal Contraption and Wild Thing), and out of the arena, although it did not achieve the latter despite coming close. However, 259 had exposed wheels which were easily damaged by spinning weapons, and suffered from drive belts which could easily be dislodged or damaged, disabling its Colson wheels and weapon at various points when they came loose from the robot. It was also slow at 9mph, and did not have a self-righting mechanism.

Qualification

In its Series 6 qualifier, 259 disabled all three of its opponents, Chip, Colossus and former Semi-Finalist Splinter in under 30 seconds. Chip's defeat was largely down to it impaling itself on the arena wall, after which 259 immobilised it. 259 easily qualified for Series 6, and Colossus was also given a place.

"Everything was on the line this time and luckily 259 managed to win its heat with all 3 robots disabled within 30 seconds. I think I also forgot to breathe and held my breath the entire time!"

— Adam Clark

Robot History

Series 6

Adam Clark: "In the qualifiers, we basically put out all three opponents in under 30 seconds..."

Philippa Forrester: "I think that's all we need to hear"

— Pre match interview

20110423182056!259-1- — 259 casts Infinity up

259 vs Infernal Contraption vs Aggrobot 3 — 259 shifts targets to Infernal Contraption

259 vs InfernalContraption — 259 in its debut battle

In its appearance in Series 6, 259 first fought newcomers Infernal Contraption and Infinity and veteran Aggrobot 3 in its opening melee. It charged straight into Infernal Contraption and Aggrobot 3, deflecting both robots before attacking Infinity, buckling one of its pincers and flipping it onto its side. 259 backed away, getting underneath Infernal Contraption and breaking its back panel loose before chasing Infinity. Infinity pressed the pit release button before driving itself in, and 259 concentrated on attacking Infernal Contraption, damaging its shredded tyres and almost flipping it on top of the pit release button. Infernal Contraption escaped and spun around, before being tossed over Aggrobot 3 by 259's flywheel, and nearly flying over the wall as it was sent into Sir Killalot's CPZ. One more attack from 259 ripped more panels and internals loose from Infernal Contraption, as the latter spun itself onto the edge of the pit, getting stuck on the edge and counted out by Refbot. After a convincing performance, 259 went through to the second round along with Aggrobot 3.

259wildthing — 259 buffets Wild Thing around the arena

259 vs Wild Thing — 259 maintains its offence towards Wild Thing

Here, 259 was placed up against the ninth seed Wild Thing 2. It started the more potent machine, using its flywheel to fling Wild Thing 2 over several times around the arena, causing damage to its armour and attempting to flip it out, before Wild Thing 2 escaped and began pushing it around from the side.

"259...bunching and bruising into Wild Thing, tossing it over and over and over! Look at this! This is determined destructibility from 259, dog with a bone, there!"

— Jonathan Pearce watches on as 259 flips Wild Thing 2 around the arena

259 weapon belt — 259's weapon belt slips

Wild Thing vs 259 — Wild Thing bites under 259's side flanges

259 slammed head on into Wild Thing 2 again, launching it into the air, but at the same time causing the drive belt for its flywheel to slip off and therefore disabling its weapon. 259 pressed the pit release button, before it and Wild Thing 2 continued to shove each other around the arena and towards the Flame Pit and pit for most of the battle thereafter. Towards the end, 259 suddenly stopped moving close to the floor spinner, with Wild Thing 2 riding up on its side and slamming into it one last time as the battle drew to a close.

Wild Thing 2 vs 259 — 259 grinds to a halt

259 immobile — 259 lies dormant, but reaches an adjudication

Although 259 lost mobility with nine seconds remaining, well under the 30 seconds required for it to be deemed immobilised, the battle went to the judges, who voted Wild Thing 2 through. This decision was met with disappointment by many, including the audience, with Philippa Forrester even speaking to Professor Noel Sharkey to discuss the decision. While Sharkey expressed his sympathy for 259 and considered it the superior performer, the decision still stood, and 259 was eliminated from the competition.

"I am absolutely gutted, I think 259 was a potential champion - no more, they're out!"

— Jonathan Pearce

Despite its early defeat in the main series, 259 won the Best Design award at the end of Series 6.

Judge shred 2 1-2 259 — Judge Shred bravely flips 259's front

259 judge shred 2 1-2 — 259 hurls Judge Shred into the arena wall

259 also competed in the UK vs Germany Special, representing the UK, which was broadcast at the end of the Sixth Wars and as part of German Robot Wars. In the first round, 259 fought fellow UK representatives Judge Shred 2½. Despite nearly being flipped over, its flywheel bent Judge Shred 2½'s flipper upon landing, before 259 used it to buffet its opponent into a CPZ, flick it onto its side and tear off most of its side panels. This attack left Judge Shred 2½ immobilised on one side as Growler nudged it away, before 259 hit it a few more times, launching it into the air and nearly tipping it over. Judge Shred 2½ got wedged on 259's flywheel, with Refbot coming in to separate both robots. Neither appeared to show any signs of mobility, even as Growler pushed 259 into the pit release bumper, but Judge Shred 2½ was counted out, flung on the Floor Flipper and pitted by Growler. Although 259 was also counted out and pushed into the pit as well at the end of the fight, it still progressed through to the next round.

259 fluffy — 259 suffers damage from Fluffy

259 drive belt — 259's drive belt slipped and side skirt buckled

Here, 259 fought another UK representative, Fluffy, for a place in the final alongside the best-performing German representative. Both robots dodged each other initially until Fluffy attacked 259's front end, damaging one of its exposed wheels and dislodging its right-hand drive belt. Another attack ripped the left-hand belt and one of the wheels off 259's chassis, before Fluffy's blade made contact with 259's flywheel, hurling 259 onto its side.

259 pitted — 259 in the pit, looking worse for wear after its encounter

"What ease! They simply thrust 259 aside. You are talking a hundred kilos there, being flicked, almost effortlessly. Look at that, they turn and bang! The impact of the weaponry... no way back for 259 there!"

— Jonathan Pearce assesses Fluffy's knock-out blow on 259

With no way to self-right, 259 was counted out by Refbot, before having its chassis pounded by Mr. Psycho's hammer, and sliced by Dead Metal, who pushed it into the pit. This eliminated 259 from the UK vs Germany Special.

Results

259 - RESULTS
Series 6
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2
Heat E, Round 1	vs. Aggrobot 3, Infernal Contraption, Infinity	Qualified
Heat E, Round 2	vs. Wild Thing (9)	Lost
UK vs Germany Special Representing UK, Round 2
NOTE: This competition was also broadcast during German Robot Wars
Round 1	vs. Judge Shred 2½ (UK)	Won
Round 2	vs. Fluffy (UK)	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 2
Losses: 2

Series Record

259 in the pits
259 in the pits without its top
Initial model of 259's Series 7 concept
259-Horizontal being created

Main Series	259 Series Record
The First Wars	Entered with Vector of Armageddon
The Second Wars	Entered with Corporal Punishment
The Third Wars	Entered with Corporal Punishment Not selected with Bone
The Fourth Wars	Missed qualifiers with Twister
The Fifth Wars	Entered with Wowot
The Sixth Wars	Heat, Round 2
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Did not enter
Series 2	Entered with 259 (Middleweight)

Outside Robot Wars

259 Series 7 — 259-Horizontal partially complete. A new disc was planned, but not completed

259 was due to be rebuilt and renamed 259-Horizontal, or '259-H', for Series 7, with its disc mounted horizontally instead of vertically. However, it was not finished in time for Series 7, and thus failed to appear there.

259 disc and VoA — 259's disc in August 2019

In August 2019, Adam Clark built a brand-new beetleweight robot under the name 259. The robot bears no resemblance to its heavyweight or middleweight counterparts, being a four-wheel driven pushing robot, but competed at UK beetleweight events. The disc used by 259 in Series 6 also appeared at Robonerd 2019, alongside Vector of Armageddon.

Trivia

Despite being Adam Clark's fifth entry for Robot Wars (including his two robots that failed to qualify), 259 was the first one to win a battle.
- Ultimately, 259 was the only heavyweight robot entered by Adam Clark to win a battle.
A middleweight version of 259, bearing the same name, was built for and competed in the Middleweight Championship of Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2, reaching the Final before being defeated by Typhoon.
- A featherweight version, also known as 259, was conceptualised but never completed^[2].

Honours

References

External Links

Adam Clark's website (archived)

[1] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20030810202035/http://www.dmachine.tv/259.html

[2] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20061205035439/http://dmachine.tv/

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+|weapons=Vertical spinner
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 {{quote|This looks very frightening to me...|Jonathan Pearce}}
-'''259''' was [[Adam Clark]]'s entry for [[Series 6]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. 259 featured a potentially lethal spinning weapon capable of huge destruction, inspired by the American robot [[Cyclone (Extreme Warriors)|Cyclone 2]]. This disc, which had waves cut through it to reduce weight, spun upwards at 130mph and was driven by an 89HP electric motor. Like its inspiration, it had the potential to fling a robot out of the arena, coming close whilst attacking [[Infernal Contraption]].
+'''259''' was [[Adam Clark]]'s entry for [[Series 6]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It featured a  potent vertical flywheel inspired by US series competitor [[Cyclone (Extreme Warriors)|Cyclone]], but did not achieve great success, reaching the second round in Series 6 and the  [[UK vs Germany Special]] broadcast at the end of the series. However, it won the [[Awards#Best Design|Best Design]] award for Series 6.
+Similar to how [[Wowot]] was named after his young son's pronunciation of "robot", 259 was named because Clark's son would say "2...5...9" instead of "3...2...1" during the beginning countdown.
-In the qualifiers, it disabled all three [[Chip|of]] [[Colossus|its]] [[Splinter|opponents]] in under 30 seconds, including former Semi-finalists Splinter, but both its losses in the televised show saw the drive belt to the spinning disc break. It was also slow at 9mph and had a fairly high ground clearance. 259 won the Series 6 award for [[Awards#Best Design|Best Design]].
+==Design==
-Just as [[Wowot]] had been named for his young son's pronunciation of "robot", 259 was named because instead of saying "3...2...1", Adam Clark's son would say "2...5...9."
+{{quote|As is our tradition we pretty much try and build a new robot every year. So this time around I have decided to make a vertical spinner.|Adam Clark's website<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030810202035/http://www.dmachine.tv/259.html</ref>}}
+[[File:259_S6.png|thumb|left|259 in the arena]]
+[[File:259_S6_Official.png|thumb|Official photo of 259 in Series 6]]
+was a four-wheel drive, low rectangular-shaped robot with back and side skirts and armed with a powerful vertical flywheel modelled on that of [[Cyclone (Extreme Warriors)|Cyclone's]] weapon. The flywheel, driven by an 89bhp electric motor, had crescent-shaped holes cut through it to save weight, spun upwards at up to 130mph, and was capable of delivering immense damage to other robots. Like Cyclone, 259's disc was also powerful enough to flip other robots over (as vividly demonstrated against [[Infernal Contraption]] and [[Wild Thing]]), and out of the arena, although it did not achieve the latter despite coming close. However, 259 had exposed wheels which were easily damaged by spinning weapons, and suffered from drive belts which could easily be dislodged or damaged, disabling its Colson wheels and weapon at various points when they came loose from the robot. It was also slow at 9mph, and did not have a self-righting mechanism.
+==Qualification==
-A Middleweight version, also called [[259 (Middleweight)|259]], was built for the Extreme series 2 Middleweight championship. A featherweight version was also planned, but was never finished.
+[[File:259 qualifiers.jpg|thumb|left|259 at the qualifiers]]
+[[File:259_qualifiers.png|thumb|259 in the Sixth Wars qualifiers]]
+In its Series 6 qualifier, 259 disabled all three of its opponents, [[Chip]], [[Colossus]] and former Semi-Finalist [[Splinter]] in under 30 seconds. Chip's defeat was largely down to it impaling itself on the arena wall, after which 259 immobilised it. 259 easily qualified for Series 6, and Colossus was also given a place.
-{{quote|As is our tradition we pretty much try and build a new robot every year. So this time around I have decided to make a horizontal spinner. |Adam Clark's website.}}
+{{quote|Everything was on the line this time and luckily 259 managed to win its heat with all 3 robots disabled within 30 seconds. I think I also forgot to breathe and held my breath the entire time!|Adam Clark}}
-was due to be rebuilt and renamed '''259H''' for [[Series 7]], in reference to its disc being mounted horizontally instead of vertically. However, it was not finished in time for Series 7.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 6===
 {{Dialogue a-b|Adam Clark|In the qualifiers, we basically put out all three opponents in under 30 seconds...|[[Philippa Forrester]]|I think that's all we need to hear|Pre match interview}}
-[[File:20110423182056!259-1-.png|thumb|left|193px|259 attacking Infinty and Infernal Contraption]]
+[[File:20110423182056!259-1-.png|thumb|left|259 casts Infinity up]]
+[[File:259 vs Infernal Contraption vs Aggrobot 3.jpg|thumb|259 shifts targets to Infernal Contraption]]
-In the first round of the Sixth Wars, 259 went in as the favourite for its battle, against veterans [[Aggrobot|Aggrobot 3]], and newcomers [[Infernal Contraption]] and [[Infinity (UK)|Infinity]]. In the battle, 259 immediately charged straight into Infinity, buckling its pincer weaponry. It landed more attacks on Infinity, before Infinity pressed the pit release button and drove itself into the descending pit. 259 then singled out Infernal Contraption, shredding its tires and almost throwing it from the arena, Aggrobot 3 also got a few knocks from 259's spinning weapon, but only for getting in the way of the two other machines. Infernal Contraption finally got away from 259, but was barely moving, and tried to get down the pit as well, only getting one of its wheels stuck. [[Refbot]] counted out Infernal Contraption, meaning 259 convincingly won its first round, and went through to the next round along with Aggrobot 3.
+[[File:259 vs InfernalContraption.jpg|left|thumb|259 in its debut battle]]
+[[File:259 vs Infernal Contraption.jpg|thumb|259 throws Infernal Contraption into the arena wall]]
+In its appearance in Series 6, 259 first fought newcomers [[Infernal Contraption]] and [[Infinity (UK)|Infinity]] and veteran [[Aggrobot|Aggrobot 3]] in its opening melee. It charged straight into Infernal Contraption and Aggrobot 3, deflecting both robots before attacking Infinity, buckling one of its pincers and flipping it onto its side. 259 backed away, getting underneath Infernal Contraption and breaking its back panel loose before chasing Infinity. Infinity pressed the pit release button before driving itself in, and 259 concentrated on attacking Infernal Contraption, damaging its shredded tyres and almost flipping it on top of the pit release button. Infernal Contraption escaped and spun around, before being tossed over Aggrobot 3 by 259's flywheel, and nearly flying over the wall as it was sent into [[Sir Killalot|Sir Killalot's]] CPZ. One more attack from 259 ripped more panels and internals loose from Infernal Contraption, as the latter spun itself onto the edge of the pit, getting stuck on the edge and counted out by Refbot. After a convincing performance, 259 went through to the second round along with Aggrobot 3.
+[[File:259wildthing.gif|thumb|left|259 buffets Wild Thing around the arena]]
-[[File:259 vs Wild Thing.jpg|thumb|259 tosses Wild Thing around.]] 259 was then placed up against the number 9 [[Seeding|seeds]] [[Wild Thing|Wild Thing 2]]. At the beginning of the battle, it seemed like 259 had the fight in the bag, easily flinging the Adams Family's machine around the arena with repeated attacks from its spinning weapon. However, the drive belt to the flywheel slipped off after being loosened by Infernal Contraption earlier in the Heat. 259 went for the pit release, but couldn't pit Wild Thing 2 and so the rest of the battle consisted of the two robots pushing each other around. Nine seconds from the end of the bout, 259 broke down. However, as this happened very late on in the battle, 259 survived to a [[judges]]' decision. However the judges' decision was in favour of the seeded robot, due to the immobilisation of 259. This was to the disappointment of many, and [[Philippa Forrester]] even spoke to [[Noel Sharkey]] in appeal, but the decision stood, and 259 was eliminated from the competition.
+[[File:259 vs Wild Thing.jpg|thumb|259 maintains its offence towards Wild Thing]]
+Here, 259 was placed up against the ninth [[Seeding|seed]] [[Wild Thing|Wild Thing 2]]. It started the more potent machine, using its flywheel to fling Wild Thing 2 over several times around the arena, causing damage to its armour and attempting to flip it out, before Wild Thing 2 escaped and began pushing it around from the side.
+{{Quote|259...bunching and bruising into Wild Thing, tossing it over and over and over! Look at this! This is determined destructibility from 259, dog with a bone, there!|Jonathan Pearce watches on as 259 flips Wild Thing 2 around the arena}}
+[[File:259 weapon belt.jpg|thumb|left|259's weapon belt slips]]
+[[File:Wild Thing vs 259.jpg|thumb|Wild Thing bites under 259's side flanges]]
+slammed head on into Wild Thing 2 again, launching it into the air, but at the same time causing the drive belt for its flywheel to slip off and therefore disabling its weapon. 259 pressed the pit release button, before it and Wild Thing 2 continued to shove each other around the arena and towards the Flame Pit and pit for most of the battle thereafter. Towards the end, 259 suddenly stopped moving close to the floor spinner, with Wild Thing 2 riding up on its side and slamming into it one last time as the battle drew to a close.
+[[File:Wild Thing 2 vs 259.jpg|thumb|left|259 grinds to a halt]]
-{{Quote|I am absolutely gutted, I think 259 was a potential champion|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}}
+[[File:259 immobile.jpg|thumb|259 lies dormant, but reaches an adjudication]]
+Although 259 lost mobility with nine seconds remaining, well under the 30 seconds required for it to be deemed immobilised, the battle went to the judges, who voted Wild Thing 2 through. This decision was met with disappointment by many, including the audience, with [[Philippa Forrester]] even speaking to [[Noel Sharkey|Professor Noel Sharkey]] to discuss the decision. While Sharkey expressed his sympathy for 259 and considered it the superior performer, the decision still stood, and 259 was eliminated from the competition.
+{{Quote|I am absolutely gutted, I think 259 was a potential champion - no more, they're out!|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}}
+Despite its early defeat in the main series, 259 won the Best Design award at the end of Series 6.
+[[File:judge_shred_2_1-2 259.JPG|thumb|left|Judge Shred bravely flips 259's front]]
+[[File:259 judge shred 2 1-2.JPG|thumb|259 hurls Judge Shred into the arena wall]]
+also competed in the [[UK vs Germany Special]], representing the UK, which was broadcast at the end of the Sixth Wars and as part of ''[[German Robot Wars]]''. In the first round, 259 fought fellow UK representatives [[Judge Shred|Judge Shred 2½]]. Despite nearly being flipped over, its flywheel bent Judge Shred 2½'s flipper upon landing, before 259 used it to buffet its opponent into a CPZ, flick it onto its side and tear off most of its side panels. This attack left Judge Shred 2½ immobilised on one side as [[Growler]] nudged it away, before 259 hit it a few more times, launching it into the air and nearly tipping it over. Judge Shred 2½ got wedged on 259's flywheel, with Refbot coming in to separate both robots. Neither appeared to show any signs of mobility, even as Growler pushed 259 into the pit release bumper, but Judge Shred 2½ was counted out, flung on the Floor Flipper and pitted by Growler. Although 259 was also counted out and pushed into the pit as well at the end of the fight, it still progressed through to the next round.
+[[File:259 fluffy.JPG|thumb|left|259 suffers damage from Fluffy]]
-At the end of the series, 259 won the Best Design Award.
+[[File:259 drive belt.JPG|thumb|259's drive belt slipped and side skirt buckled]]
+Here, 259 fought another UK representative, [[Fluffy]], for a place in the final alongside the best-performing German representative. Both robots dodged each other initially until Fluffy attacked 259's front end, damaging one of its exposed wheels and dislodging its right-hand drive belt. Another attack ripped the left-hand belt and one of the wheels off 259's chassis, before Fluffy's blade made contact with 259's flywheel, hurling 259 onto its side.
-[[File:judge_shred_2_1-2 259.JPG|thumb|left|Judge Shred makes a brave attack on 259's front]][[File:259 judge shred 2 1-2.JPG|thumb|259 hurls Judge Shred into the arena wall]]
+[[File:259 pitted.JPG|thumb|259 in the pit, looking worse for wear after its encounter]]
-also made an appearance in the [[UK vs Germany Special]] at the end of the Sixth Wars, representing the UK. This episode was also broadcast during ''[[German Robot Wars]]''. 259 dominated its first round fight, where it was up against [[Judge Shred|Judge Shred 2 ½]], who was also representing the UK. 259 hit Judge Shred several times with its disc weapon, tearing off its panels like tin foil and bending its flipper out of shape. Judge Shred fought back, very nearly flipping 259 at one point, but before long, Judge Shred lost drive down one side and began spinning in circles against the arena side wall. 259 came in on the attack again and forced Judge Shred to a halt. Judge Shred 2 ½ was counted out by Refbot, and 259 went through to the second round.
+{{Quote|What ease! They simply thrust 259 aside. You are talking a hundred kilos there, being flicked, almost effortlessly. Look at that, they turn and bang! The impact of the weaponry... no way back for 259 there!|Jonathan Pearce assesses Fluffy's knock-out blow on 259}}
+With no way to self-right, 259 was counted out by Refbot, before having its chassis pounded by [[Mr. Psycho|Mr. Psycho's]] hammer, and sliced by [[Dead Metal]], who pushed it into the pit. This eliminated 259 from the UK vs Germany Special.
-[[File:259 drive belt.JPG|thumb|left|259's drive belt slipped and side skirt buckled]]
-[[File:259 pitted.JPG|thumb|259 in the pit, very much the worse for wear after its encounter]]
-then fought [[Fluffy]], who was also representing the UK, for a place. Fluffy proved to be too much for 259 - not long into the battle, Adam Clark's machine had its drive belt ripped off from one side by Fluffy's flywheel weaponry, which ruined 259's manoeuvrability, the impacts from Fluffy also severely crumpled 259's armour as well. Fluffy then hit 259's side skirt, jamming it upwards. Eventually, the force of Fluffy's blade hitting 259's vertical disc head-on knocked 259 onto its side. With no [[Self-righting mechanism|srimech]], Adam Clark's robot was stranded and counted out by the Refbot. The immobilised machine then took punishment from [[Mr. Psycho]]'s hammer, before being pushed down the pit by [[Dead Metal]], eliminating 259 from the UK vs Germany Special.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Series 6}}
 {{Competition|The Sixth Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}}
-{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat E|Heat E]], Round 1|[[Infernal Contraption]], [[Aggrobot|Aggrobot 3]], [[Infinity (UK Series)|Infinity]]|Qualified}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat E|Heat E, Round 1]]|[[Aggrobot|Aggrobot 3]], [[Infernal Contraption]], [[Infinity (UK)|Infinity]]|Qualified}}
-{{Battle|Heat E, Round 2|[[Wild Thing]] ''(9)''|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars/Heat E|Heat E, Round 2]]|[[Wild Thing]] ''(9)''|Lost}}
 {{Competition|[[UK vs Germany Special]]|Representing UK, Round 2}}
 {{Note|This competition was also broadcast during German Robot Wars}}
-{{Battle|Round 1|[[Judge Shred|Judge Shred 2½]] (UK)|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[UK vs Germany Special|Round 1]]|[[Judge Shred|Judge Shred 2½]] (UK)|Won}}
-{{Battle|Round 2|[[Fluffy]] (UK)|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[UK vs Germany Special|Round 2]]|[[Fluffy]] (UK)|Lost}}
 |}
 ===Wins/Losses===
+*Wins: 2
+*Losses: 2
+==Series Record==
 <gallery type="slideshow">
 Pits.jpg|259 in the pits
 NoTop.png|259 in the pits without its top
+Hconcept.jpg|Initial model of 259's Series 7 concept
-Series 7.jpg|"259H" partially complete.  A new disc was planned, but not completed.
+h chassis.jpg|259-Horizontal being created
 </gallery>
+{{Series Record EX|259|Entered with [[Vector of Armageddon]]|Entered with [[Corporal Punishment]]|Entered with [[Corporal Punishment]]<br>Not selected with [[Bone]]|Missed qualifiers with [[Twister (Series 4)|Twister]]|Entered with [[Wowot]]|'''Heat, Round 2'''|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[259 (Middleweight)]]}}
-*Wins: 2
-*Losses: 2
-==Series Record==
+==Outside Robot Wars==
+[[File:259 Series 7.jpg|thumb|left|259-Horizontal partially complete. A new disc was planned, but not completed]]
-*Series 1: Entered with [[Vector of Armageddon]]
+was due to be rebuilt and renamed '''259-Horizontal''', or ''''259-H'''', for [[Series 7]], with its disc mounted horizontally instead of vertically. However, it was not finished in time for Series 7, and thus failed to appear there.
-*Series 2: Entered with [[Corporal Punishment]]
-*Series 3: Entered with [[Corporal Punishment]] and failed to qualify with [[Bone]]
+[[File:259 disc and VoA.jpg|thumb|259's disc in August 2019]]
-*Series 4: Failed to qualify with '''Twister'''
+In August 2019, Adam Clark built a brand-new beetleweight robot under the name '''259'''. The robot bears no resemblance to its heavyweight or middleweight counterparts, being a four-wheel driven pushing robot, but competed at UK beetleweight events. The disc used by 259 in Series 6 also appeared at [[King Buxton|Robonerd 2019]], alongside [[Vector of Armageddon]].
-*Series 5: Entered with [[Wowot]]
-*Series 6: Heat, Round 2
-*Series 7: Did not enter
 ==Trivia==
-*Despite being Adam Clark's fifth entry to Robot Wars (in addition to two machines that failed to qualify), 259 was the first one to win a battle.
+*Despite being Adam Clark's fifth entry for ''Robot Wars'' (including his two robots that failed to qualify), 259 was the first one to win a battle.
-**259 was the only one of Adam Clark's heavyweight machines to win a battle.
+**Ultimately, 259 was the only heavyweight robot entered by Adam Clark to win a battle.
+*A middleweight version of 259, [[259 (Middleweight)|bearing the same name]], was built for and competed in the Middleweight Championship of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2]]'', reaching the Final before being defeated by [[Typhoon]].
+**A featherweight version, also known as 259, was conceptualised but never completed<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061205035439/http://dmachine.tv/</ref>.
 ==Honours==
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 }}
 {{End Box}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+==External Links==
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030728151159/http://www.dmachine.tv/ Adam Clark's website (archived)]
 {{Award Winners}}
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 [[Category:Best Design winners]]
 [[Category:Robots from Greater London]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 6]]
 [[Category:UK Representatives]]
-[[Category:Robots with equal amount of Losses and Wins]]
 [[Category:Robots with Vertical Flywheels]]
 [[Category:International event only competitors in the German Series]]
 [[Category:Robots to appear in Battle Cards Pack 4]]
+[[Category:Robots with an equal amount of Wins and Losses]]
+[[Category:Robots that wore side skirts]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 6]]