- For the featherweight from Adam Clark, see Armadillo.
- "Has high-velocity frontal spinning blades and rear 12-inch spike weaponry, but in the jungle that is the arena, and weighing in as the lightest in the heat, this Armadrillo can be flipped easily."
- — Jonathan Pearce introducing Armadrillo
Armadrillo was a hexagonal shaped robot from Series 6 of Robot Wars. It was a small invertible robot with a 12' spike on the back and two cutting blades on the front. Interestingly, the name written on the side and the top of the machine was originally Armardrillo, but the second 'r' was removed from the robot before filming took place, leaving a clear space where it used to be. It was lightweight and therefore susceptible to being flipped. When told the draw for the first round, team captain Mick Stock described the robot as "cannon fodder".
Its name is an obvious pun on an Armadillo, a small mammal known for its leathery armoured shell.
Robot History
Series 6
Armadrillo begun the fight by attacking Roobarb, but S3 did more damage to Armadrillo, ripping a small chunk of armour from Armadrillo. Armadrillo slowed down and appeared to be immobile. Suddenly, Armadrillo showed signs of movement, when 3 seconds away from being counted out. It was still eliminated when the fight went to a judges decision.
After the fight, it was revealed that Armadrillo had actually beached itself on top of a piece of armour fragment, meaning it had been unable to move properly.
Results
| ARMADRILLO - RESULTS | ||
| Series 6 | ||
| The Sixth Wars UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat D, Eliminator | vs. S3 (7), Shredder, Roobarb | Eliminated |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record
- Series 1-5: Did not enter
- Series 6: Heat, Round 1
- Series 7: Did not enter
Trivia
- Armadrillo was one of four robots to come back to life whilst being counted out by the Refbot.