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For the UK competitor of a similar name, see Kan-Opener.

"We competed in this years Robot Wars live tour at Glasgow & Newcastle. Our robot CanOpener did a good job wining three out of four battles  but didn`t look good enough to be selected for the TV edition.[1]"
— Team Marrionville

CanOpener was a competitor robot which attempted to enter Series 5 of Robot Wars, but failed to qualify. The team would eventually compete with Destructosaur.

Design[]

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CanOpener as Roadkill during creation

CanOpener was a technically-complex heavyweight, with eight-wheel drive, four 800W electric motors running at 24 volts, and a flat, invertible design. The robot was armed with a large 17-inch flywheel - specified as weighing between 10 and 15kg - and a ramming spike on either end, though the overall effectiveness of these is unknown. CanOpener featured a black and red paint scheme, with the top panel featuring three red splatter patterns. An early working name for the machine was Road Kill, which was changed some time before the qualifiers.[2]

Qualification[]

CanOpener fought in both the Newcastle and Glasgow legs of the 2001 Live Event tour, serving as the initial qualifiers for The Fifth Wars. Though not much is known about the matches CanOpener fought, it fought in four separate battles, winning three and losing one. Despite their machine's brace of victories, Team Marionville state that CanOpener 'didn't look good enough' to be chosen for the televised series.[1]

Series Record[]

Series CanOpener 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 Failed to qualify
The Sixth Wars Entered with Destructosaur
The Seventh Wars Did not enter
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

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