Alpha

Alpha
Alpha
Participation Information
UK Series	7
Team Information
Team	Team BlazerBotics
Team Members	Alan Young
Robot Statistics
Weight	12kg
Top Speed	15mph
Power	2x 150W gold motors
Weapons	Scoop
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Alpha was one of several featherweights built by Team BlazerBotics, which competed in the Featherweight Championship of Series 7 of Robot Wars. It failed to progress beyond its heat, after playing very little part in its only battle and losing the subsequent judges' decision.

Team BlazerBotics also entered Chroma, Hades and Flybot in the Antweight Championship of the second series of Robot Wars Extreme, as well as Gladiator in the Featherweight Championships of Extreme 2 and Series 7.

Design

Alpha was an invertible two-wheeled robot with a box-shaped chassis and a small stainless steel front scoop as its weapon. It featured a top speed of 15mph, meaning it was one of the fastest featherweights in the competition, and it had small black bars on either side of its chassis.

Robot History

Series 7

Alpha engages with Kitty early on

In the opening featherweight melee of the series, Alpha fought Cygnus, G2, Kitty, Mini-Maul, Prince of Awe and Rip. Alpha began by shunting Kitty into the CPZ, before shoving Prince of Awe into the wandering Sir Killalot. It then rammed into an already immobile Mini-Maul, and pushed it across the arena floor into the side wall.

Alpha is flipped by Prince of Awe

Alpha darted around for a while, dodging Rip and driving up on Prince of Awe's flipper, where it was overturned. Being invertible, Alpha was largely unaffected, and it darted away while Prince of Awe chased after it briefly.

Growler later grabbed hold of Alpha and opened the pit with it. Helpless in the House Robot's grip, Alpha was spun round for a couple of seconds before it was released back into the fight.

Alpha has a close call with Growler

Once it was free, Alpha attacked Kitty, pushing it from behind and ramming it into G2, before ramming Rip, whose flipper had stopped working by this point.

"We haven't seen much of Alpha yet, Alan Young, 18 years of age, driving and designing."

— Jonathan Pearce

Alpha shoves Rip into the CPZ

Late on, Alpha shoved Rip into a CPZ, and then attacked Prince of Awe from behind, just before G2 and Cygnus were thrown by the Floor Flipper. Cease was called with four robots, including Alpha, still active, but it was Prince of Awe and Rip who progressed via a Judges' decision.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Series Record

Main Series	Alpha Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Did not enter
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Featherweight Championship, Round 1 Featherweight Championship with G2 Withdrew before qualifiers with Merlin
Series 8	Entered with Apollo Entered Pilot with Merlin
Series 9	Entered with Apollo
Series 10	Entered with Apollo
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Did not enter
Series 2	Entered with Gladiator, Flybot, Chroma and Hades

NOTE: Monte, a robot built by Team MAD, was also loaned to Paul Streeter in order to enter the 2016 pilot

Outside Robot Wars

• Alpha MX
• Alpha MX in 2014

1/2

After Robot Wars entered its 12-year hiatus, Alpha was rebuilt into Alpha MX, featuring design improvements enabling it to withstand featherweight spinners in full-combat events. A second version was subsequently built, although the original version also remainde competitive, having fought in over 200 battles.

Trivia

Alpha's cameo appearance in Series 10

• Alpha made a cameo appearance in Heat 1 of Series 10, in a photograph showing Dave and Alan Young around the time of 2004.
• Alpha's only televised battle saw it fight up against G2, another robot from Team BlazerBotics.