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Not to be confused with General Chompsalot.

"They call it a dragon-class rapid offensive unit with wings...but it's vulnerable to knights in shining armour..."
Jonathan Pearce

Chompalot was a competitor in Series 6 and Series 8 of Robot Wars, as well as the second series of Robot Wars Extreme. Its main success came in Extreme 2, when it won the Iron Maidens competition under the controls of Debs Cook, defeating the experienced Behemoth and Pussycat along the way. However, it lost in the first round of Series 6 and had to withdraw from the second round of Series 8 after catching fire following its Head-to-Head battle with Gabriel.

Design[]

"A dragon-class rapid offensive unit with a zero turning circle, jaws, eyes, and a sting in the spike tail. A knight in shining armour; peerless, or will it quickly say "Knight-knight"!"
— Jonathan Pearce describes Chompalot in Extreme 2
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Chompalot's Series 6 appearance. Note the protective foam

Chompalot was a box shaped robot designed to resemble a dragon. Chompalot's main weapon was a set of crushing jaws, the largest of the Sixth Wars. The upper jaw was hydraulically powered, whilst the lower jaw was static. There was also a spike on the rear of the robot, though this was not sed. Chompalot also featured two large wings for self-righting, a spike at the rear to protect the safety link, and light-up eyes, intended to "strike fear into the opponents". In the Classic Series, the robot was powered by 24 amp hour batteries and two 750 Watt motors, giving it a good top speed of 12mph.[1]

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Chompalot as it appeared in Extreme 2 with new flame decals

In Extreme 2, Chompalot was coated with new holographic vinyls and flame decals, to make the whole robot shine brightly. Whilst the design was largely similar to the Series 6 incarnation, the machine underwent a partial rebuild after taking extensive damage during the Sixth Wars. The pincer used in Series 6 with weight-saving holes was also substituted for a solid-sheet pincer with no cut-out holes. The steel angle strips of metal that were used to support the jaw were replaced with steel box section, the original having been deemed too thin. Two 6mm steel plates were also added to the front corners to protect the robot from spinners. The first two versions of Chompalot had wheels attached to the outer frame, which caused the drive chain to become dislodged when the robot took impact on the side, so Simon mounted the wheels on the inside of the chassis to the inner frame, adjusting the drive train to match.[2]

"Chompalot has a hydraulic-powered crushing weapon made from structural steel and is protected by 6mm polycarbonate. It also has self-righting 'wings' to defend against flipper opponents during battle."
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Chompalot enters the arena in Series 8

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Chompalot with its team in Series 8

When it returned to Robot Wars in 2016, Chompalot used modifications it had gained while fighting on the live circuit. It was armoured in 6mm polycarbonate, with the top jaw being made of S355 structural steel, with three tonnes of crushing force, one tonne at the top, taking a more three-dimensional shape. The Robot Wars website stated that it was capable of biting bricks in half, opening a tin of beans, and that it was strong enough to tow a car,[3] driven by ten-inch go-kart wheels. 'Ultra bright' LED lights were used to give Chompalot piercing eyes. The rear ground clearance of Chompalot was angled to allow the robot to maintain wheel contact with the ground if the front end was raised, compared to the more standard box shape of its previous version.

The robot had two 24 volts 750 watts electric motors, with double reduction chain drive, retaining the top speed of 12mph from the original series. This version of Chompalot, like most competitors in the Revival Series, was powered by 4 28 volt lithium polymer batteries, although these ultimately contributed to Chompalot's campaign-ending fire.

Qualification[]

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The Series 5 version of Chompalot when it failed to qualify

Series 5 Qualifiers

Chompalot (right) in its Series 5 qualifier against Spirit of Knightmare

Chompalot was originally built to enter Series 5. The original version of Chompalot was four-wheeled, and did not have self-righting wings, as there was not enough weight to include a self-righting mechanism, and the outer shell had "scales" made from CDs, which were screwed to plywood and bolted to the chassis[4]. The robot was only finished the day before its appearance at the 2001 Live Event qualifiers. However, a motor for one of the wheels broke during testing. Fighting at the NEC Birmingham leg of the live tour, Chompalot fought previous Heat Finalists Spirit of Knightmare at the qualifiers. Spirit of Knightmare had mobility problems, and Chompalot started well, ramming its opponent, but broke down and was pitted.

"During the Series 5 qualifying event, Chompie seemed sluggish and difficult to turn, Spirit of Knightmare also had difficulties, having set their ground clearance so low, that they could barely move, so consequently Chompie couldn’t get his lower jaws under them. After failing to get a hold of them I opted to ram them, taking runs across the arena to build up speed. Unfortunately the impact loosened some of the control cables to the motor controllers and then, fatally another one of the motors magnets became detached, jamming the motor. Spirit of Knightmare eventually managed to nudge the inert Chompie towards and then into the pit."
— The Chompalot team on the Series 5 Qualifiers

Debs Cook was not part of the team at the Series 5 qualifiers, joining the team after another unknown team member, who operated the weapons, left the team. Simon Cook chose her because they had previously worked together on their Techno Games entrant, Bouyant (See Outside Robot Wars). Simon's son James became the weapons operator. Debs Cook suggested a number of improvements to Chompalot, such as adding a rear spike, and suggested Chompalot needed a new shell, describing the old shell as "tacky", so the team bought 6mm polycarbonate sheet, which Debs decorated with holographic sticky back plastic.

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Chompalot alongside Rampage at the Series 6 qualifiers

In its Series 6 qualifier, Chompalot fought Biothan, Edge Hog, and Rampage, which withdrew before the beginning of the battle. In the qualifier, Chompalot got behind Biothan, getting its jaw around it and pushing it towards the arena wall, but Edge Hog got behind Chompalot and fired its axe. Chompalot let go of Biothan, and turned to face Edge Hog, but turned too far. As Chompalot turned around, Biothan drove around Chompalot to drive into Edge Hog's side and attack with its spikes. Chompalot drove around to Edge Hog's side, but Edge Hog rushed away up the arena before Chompalot could attack, so Chompalot turned and attacked Biothan. Chompalot got behind Biothan, but Biothan drove away before it had the chance to grab it. Biothan drove up the arena, and Chompalot drove after it, but Biothan turned away when Chompalot got close enough to attack. Chompalot drove around Biothan as Edge Hog attacked Biothan with its axe and turned around. Biothan turned into Chompalot, but turned around and drove away before it could attack, so Chompalot drove at Edge Hog, trying to grip it, but Edge Hog drove away, to the top corner of the arena. Biothan drove after it, and as Edge Hog tried to axe it, Chompalot drove at Edge Hog's side, grabbing it with its jaw.

"In the melee, it was all about Edge Hog and us, them with their axe trying to do some damage and us trying to inflict some damage on them with our jaws. We eventually found a soft bit towards the front of their machine where Chompie did some damage but it didn't stop them."
— Chompalot website on its Series 6 qualifier
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Robot Wars Qualifier Match (Part 1)

Chompalot's Series 6 qualifier against Biothan and Edge Hog

As Chompalot held Edge Hog, Biothan got behind it and fired its spikes, causing some damage to the back [5]. Chompalot let go of Edge Hog, and went after Biothan, grabbing its front and pushing it up the arena, towards one of the top CPZs. Biothan pushed against Chompalot, so Chompalot let go and reversed away, driving close to Edge Hog, which turned around to use the axe, but turned too far and missed. Biothan also drove into Edge Hog, on the other side, and Chompalot pushed past Edge Hog, with Edge Hog turning to try and axe Chompalot, but missing. However, as it drove away from its opponents, it drove into the top arena wall. It reversed and turned, then drove at Biothan, pushing it towards the arena wall, before letting go. Chompalot turned away, but as it tried to line up an attack on Edge Hog, Biothan rammed into its back. Chompalot drove away, driving around Edge Hog, narrowly avoiding an axe blow. Biothan drove after it, but Chompalot drove around it and Edge Hog, and Edge Hog cornered Chompalot, attacking it with its axe. Chompalot tried pushing Edge Hog, and Biothan rammed into Edge Hog's back, getting Edge Hog into Chompalot's jaws, allowing it to grab Edge Hog and push it down the arena. Biothan rammed into Chompalot's side, and Chompalot let go of Edge Hog, and turned to face Biothan, but Biothan drove away, so Chompalot went back on the attack of Edge Hog. Eventually, the battle went to a Judges' Decision, which went in favour of Edge Hog, but Chompalot was given a discretionary place to qualify.[6]

"When cease was called, Edge Hog was declared the winner much to our astonishment, however they also wanted Chompie for his good looks and Derek admitted that we did very well."
— Chompalot website on qualifying for Series 6[7].

Chompalot originally applied to take part in the New Blood Championship of Extreme 2, but was not chosen to compete. The team later received a call asking them to compete in the Iron Maidens. Debs Cook initially declined, as she would have to drive, and she did not want the pressure of Chompalot's performance falling on her. However, Debs Cook soon changed her mind, and the team agreed to take part. To prepare for the tournament, Simon Cook built her a miniature robot to practice driving with.[8]

Chompalot failed to qualify for Series 7 after suffering problems with its receiver crystal, but it would later qualify for the rebooted Series 8 through open applications.

The Team[]

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Team Rock n' Roll hold the Iron Maidens trophy

Chompalot was entered by the Cook family. The original team name was Team Rock n' Roll in the original series, before it was changed to Team Cookie Monsters, a pun on their surname Cook, after the original series ended.[9]

"Simon and Debs met in a 'sci-fi' chatroom where their mutual passion for Robot Wars brought them together. Simon invited Debs to join his team by sending her one of Chompalot’s nuts in the post."
— The Robot Wars website on the Cookie Monsters
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The team wear their novelty hats in Series 8

The team captain was Simon Cook, a product definition engineer aged 51 in Series 8, who built the robot and was the driver of Chompalot in Series 6 and Series 8. Simon Cook's wife, Debs, aged 52 in Series 8, was the weapons operator in Series 8, and was the driver responsible for Chompalot's victory in the Iron Maidens tournament during the second series of Extreme. In Series 6 and Extreme 2, Simon and Debs Cook were joined by their son Simon, who operated the jaw, although he did not return for Series 8, having left the team in 2007. Debs took his place as the weapons controller.

Robot History[]

Series 6[]

"Ow!"
— Debs Cook when she heard the Series 6 lineup

Entering The Sixth Wars as a newcomer, Chompalot received a highly challenging first-round draw in its debut appearance in Heat F. Facing it were three series veterans; returning machine 13 Black, former Grand Finalist and eleventh seed Stinger, and previous semi-finalist Thermidor 2. More misfortune would await Chompalot prior to the melee, as Team Rock n' Roll forgot to remove the protective foam from the tip of its jaw.

"Eeeeek 13 Black, we had seen them at the qualifiers and seen the mess they had made of their opposition. Thermidor was another big threat with that flipper. I wasn't so worried about Stinger however."
— Team Cookie Monsters, reflecting on their first-round draw
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Chompalot grabs 13 Black's flywheel. Note the piece of foam still attached to Chompalot's jaw

Chompalot vs Stinger

Chompalot grips Stinger's wheel

After the activate call, Chompalot turned to face its perceived threat 13 Black, which drove at Chompalot with its discs spinning. The two crashed into each other, with Chompalot being deflected by the front disc. Thermidor 2 drove towards the two, and Chompalot turned and drove at Thermidor 2, which tried to get the flipper under Chompalot, but failed, so turned away. Chompalot reversed, then drove up the arena, driving past 13 Black. However, Chompalot drove into Sir Killalot, but managed to quickly turn away. As 13 Black drove into the pit release button, and Stinger attacked it, Chompalot drove down the arena and rammed into Stinger, but failed to get hold of it as Stinger turned away from the jaw. Meanwhile, Thermidor 2 was only moving on one wheel, after a hit from Stinger had immobilised one of the motors.[10] Chompalot drove across to the other side of the arena, and Stinger drove by the side of the pit. Chompalot tried to charge at Stinger to knock it into the pit, but 13 Black was quicker, ramming into Stinger, which managed to turn away from the pit. Chompalot held back as 13 Black fought Stinger, then charged at 13 Black, grabbing the front roulette wheel and ramming it across the arena, into the side wall.

"Chompalot, onto one wheel of 13 Black, getting a grip. Good weapons work from 9-year old James Cook at the controls!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot holds onto 13 Black
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The claw of the immobile Chompalot is bent by 13 Black

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Chompalot is immobilised over the flame pit

13 Black turned, dragging Chompalot with it, and pulled Chompalot over the flame pit, driving over the flames as well as it pulled. Chompalot kept hold of the disc, so 13 Black drove away from the flame pit. Chompalot eventually let go of 13 Black and went after Stinger, managing to get hold of it, biting into one of the tyres. Whilst Chompalot held onto Stinger, 13 Black slammed into Stinger with its flywheel. Whilst Thermidor 2 was counted out, Chompalot let go of Stinger, but 13 Black charged into Chompalot's side with its flywheels spinning, first hitting the side with its front flywheel, then turning and hitting the front with its rear flywheel. These attacks caused Chompalot to lose drive, leaving it immobile by the flame pit. Stinger attacked 13 Black, and 13 Black drove up the arena, but soon drove back down the arena, turning and hitting the other side of Chompalot with its rear flywheel. 13 Black continued to batter Chompalot with its flywheel, ripping one of the self-righting wings loose, knocking a top panel off and bending the front jaw. Refbot came over to count Chompalot out, and when he was finished, the House Robots came over.

"Chompalot is being counted out. Looked flamboyant, with the wings and everything, but there's no more huff and puff in that dragon! And you're about to find out a harsh lesson, that dragon's I'm afraid, have long since been extinct!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot is counted out
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Chompalot is put on the floor flipper while 13 Black immobilises Stinger

Sir Killalot picked Chompalot up and spun it around, though this moment was not included on the televised show[11]. Dead Metal got his arms around Chompalot and pushed it towards the Floor Flipper. 13 Black landed another blow on Chompalot, as Dead Metal tried to line Chompalot up on the flipper. Sir Killalot pushed Chompalot onto the flipper, and Chompalot was thrown across the arena, landing on its back. Dead Metal grabbed Chompalot again and used his saw to cut into it, and pushed it against Sir Killalot's claw. Sir Killalot reversed, and Dead Metal then pushed it across to the pit, dropping it in with Thermidor 2.

"...what a very good effort from the Cook family! It's a vibrant-looking machine, or it was, I should say. Not too vibrant now! ... It'll be okay to fight another day, I hope. Not today, but it was a valiant effort. The knights in shining armour didn't do it, the House Robots eventually did. Chompalot and Thermidor 2 go out."
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot is attacked by the House Robots

Chompalot's first appearance therefore ended in elimination in Round 1.

Philippa Forrester: "Are you gutted? Come here, come here! You're not really gutted, are you?"
James Cook: "No."
Philippa Forrester: "It's very hard when it's the first time, and you got such a smashing, didn't you? They didn't let up, did they?"
James Cook: "No."
Philippa Forrester consoles James Cook

Extreme 2[]

"What's that? Iron Maidens is full of old dragons? Shame on you!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot enters the arena in Round 1

Having required a near-total rebuild to repair the damage caused by 13 Black, Chompalot returned for the Iron Maidens competition in Extreme 2, driven by Debs Cook, who had spent the past twelve days practicing her driving skills. Its Round 1 battle was against former runners-up and multiple trophy winner Pussycat and Spin Doctor, another robot that lost its first battle in Round 1 of Series 6.

Philippa Forrester: "Now, have you done much practice?"
Debs Cook: "Err, some but not a lot! He built me a small robot, and I'm really good at crashing!"
Philippa Forrester: "So where was that, in the front room or in the garden?"
Debs Cook: "Front room, yeah! He built half the robot in the front room!"
Philippa Forrester: "She practiced in the front room, not quite like the arena!"
— Pre-Round 1 interview
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Pussycat's blade is caught in the back of Chompalot

At the start of the battle, Pussycat charged at Chompalot, but missed its charge. Chompalot drove across the arena towards Spin Doctor, which had got up to spinning speed, so Chompalot was deflected away on impact, but was not damaged. Chompalot turned around and drove around Spin Doctor, driving between it and the CPZ. Chompalot turned and pushed Spin Doctor against an angle grinder, stopping its spinning. Chompalot pushed it against the arena wall, and tried to grip it with the claw, but Pussycat rammed into its back, getting the disc caught in the rear armour. Chompalot reversed, pushing Pussycat back with it, then drove down the arena. It was still pulling Pussycat, until it turned, allowing Pussycat to slip free. Chompalot drove up to the top of the arena, whilst Spin Doctor drove away from the arena wall, driving beside Chompalot. However, Spin Doctor could not get its spinner working, so it weakly rammed into Chompalot. Chompalot drove past it, but drove onto the edge of the disc of doom.

"Chompalot, looks the part, doesn't it? And this is a good start by Debs Cook, driving Chompalot."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Shunt axes Chompalot when it pushes Spin Doctor into his CPZ

It turned and drove back at Spin Doctor, getting the jaw around it and pushed it down then arena, forcing it into an empty CPZ, and Shunt rushed in. Shunt axed Chompalot, so Chompalot let go and reversed out of the CPZ. Chompalot drove near to the arena centre, and Pussycat drove towards it, but Chompalot drove around it and charged at Spin Doctor again. Chompalot grabbed Spin Doctor, hooking the jaw in one of the holes in the top of Spin Doctor's body. Chompalot pushed Spin Doctor into the CPZ, but as Shunt tried to axe Spin Doctor, Spin Doctor was able to push against Chompalot, narrowly dodging the axe blow as it got out of the CPZ, but it was still in Chompalot's grip. Chompalot let go of Spin Doctor as Shunt got behind it and axed it.

"...straight into the jaws of Chompalot, which has a grip now, on Spin Doctor, and can haul the 83 kilos machine... ooh no, can't! Why did you let it go? Because it bit my... dragon so."
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot grabs Spin Doctor, then lets it go
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Chompalot grabs Spin Doctor

Chompalot reversed against Shunt, then drove out of the CPZ. Chompalot drove to the arena centre, and Spin Doctor drove at it. Chompalot tried to get its jaw around Spin Doctor, but Pussycat drove into Spin Doctor, pushing it away from Chompalot's jaw, and Spin Doctor pushed back against Pussycat. Chompalot turned around as Pussycat attacked Spin Doctor with its disc. As Chompalot drove down the arena, by the flame pit, Pussycat reversed into it, blocking its path, but Chompalot pushed against it, tipping it onto its side, with the disc cutting into the floor. Chompalot grabbed the base of Pussycat, but this lifted itself up on one side, so it let go and turned away.

"I like the look of Chompalot's weapon, you know."
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot grabs Pussycat
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Chompalot tips Pussycat over

As Pussycat turned itself back over, Chompalot drove away, but drove into the arena wall. It reversed, driving over the edge of the flame pit. It drove up the arena, just by an empty CPZ, and Pussycat charged at it. Chompalot turned as Pussycat drove at it, getting its jaw around Pussycat's body, behind the disc. Chompalot tried pushing, but Pussycat struggled against it. The two spun around, until Chompalot let go of Pussycat.

"...mum is driving the machine, and driving very well!"
— Jonathan Pearce on the Cook family as Chompalot pushes Pussycat
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Chompalot pushes Spin Doctor against the disc of doom button

Pussycat rushed down the arena, and Chompalot went after Spin Doctor, but Spin Doctor quickly got away, driving by the disc of doom tyre, but as it did so, one of its tyres slipped off, having split and come loose in the battle. Chompalot turned around and drove after Spin Doctor, but bumped into Refbot. Chompalot charged at Spin Doctor as it tried to spin, and Chompalot got its jaw around Spin Doctor before it could get up to speed. Chompalot pushed it against the disc of doom button, then reversed as Pussycat charged at Spin Doctor.

"Debs wasn't confident enough to go near the pit though so she left Spin Doctor alone."
— Chompalot website[12]

Chompalot drove around the disc of doom, then drove up the arena as Pussycat rammed at Spin Doctor repeatedly. Chompalot held back, and intentionally drove onto the disc of doom[13], and as the disc spun Chompalot off, Chompalot turned and drove back onto it, driving over it. then drove at Pussycat as it was reversing against Spin Doctor. Chompalot got the jaw around Pussycat's body and pushed it away from Spin Doctor, which was no longer moving. Refbot came over to count Spin Doctor out, and despite Spin Doctor meekly turning away from the wall and turning around on the spot, Refbot counted it out, sending Chompalot and Pussycat through to the next round.

"...after the first battle, Debs had now got the robot bug and wanted another go!"
— Chompalot website[14]

Chompalot faced another long-time competitor and former Semi-Finalist, Behemoth, in the second round.

Philippa Forrester: "Have you had time to think beyond the driving, to tactics?"
Debs Cook: "Not really, no, I'm just going to play it by ear when I get in there, see what happens!"
Philippa Forrester: "See what big you can get hold of, any bit'll do?"
Debs Cook: "That's the idea!"
— Pre-battle interview
Behemoth vs Chompalot

Chompalot is flipped by Behemoth

Chompalot started by avoiding Behemoth as it drove forwards, driving around it and hitting the release button for the Disc of Doom. Chompalot drove across the arena, and chased after Behemoth, and drove onto the disc of doom, which turned the robot so it was facing Behemoth, which briefly stopped as it drove onto a flame jet. Chompalot got behind Behemoth, but Behemoth's back was too high to fit in Chompalot's jaw, so Chompalot reversed as Behemoth turned around. Chompalot spun on the spot, and Behemoth drove straight at it and flipped it over.

"...Debs controlling well. The floor spinner, oh and what a good use of that spinner, to turn and get in behind Behemoth, that was brilliant driving! Oh ho, but Behemoth turns Chompalot over! Superb driving initially by Debs Cook, but then Behemoth came straight back, turned them over."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Chompalot is righted by Shunt

Normally Chompalot would be able to self-right from this position, but its level of fluid in its hydraulic rams was too low to allow Chompalot to self-right when inverted[15], so Chompalot was stuck on its side. In a controversial move, Shunt came out of his CPZ and used his scoop to flip Chompalot back onto its wheels. After this questionable move, Chompalot turned around, and drove down the arena at Behemoth, which was turning back and forth by the disc of doom button, then drove into the wall.

"Ooh, they're righted now! Was that an attack by Shunt? House Robots aren't allowed to help a competitor out, of course, it might well have been a misguided attack from Shunt!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Shunt rights Chompalot

Chompalot drove behind Behemoth, but then turned away, and drove onto the disc of doom, driving over it. Behemoth turned away from the wall, but could not drive away. Chompalot drove at its side, but before it could grab onto the side, Behemoth turned away. As Chompalot drove past Behemoth to try and turn around for another attack, Behemoth reversed into it. Chompalot drove away, driving to the Drop Zone square, and it turned around and drove back at Behemoth, but drove straight onto the scoop. Behemoth flipped Chompalot up, but because the scoop was only under the jaw, Chompalot was not flipped over, merely falling back on its wheels. Chompalot turned around to attack again, but Behemoth turned away, driving over the disc of doom. Chompalot tried driving after it, but drove onto the disc of doom itself, which turned it away from Behemoth. As Chompalot turned around, Behemoth reversed over the disc of doom, which turned it so it was facing the bottom of the arena. Behemoth tried charging down the arena, but Chompalot intercepted it, getting the bottom half of the jaw under the side.

"Chompalot, good 0 centimetre robot turning, circle, gets to grip with Behemoth, with the tiger stripe bodywork"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot tried to grab Chompalot
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Chompalot traps Behemoth in the CPZ

Chompalot tried to grip Behemoth's sides, but Behemoth fired the scoop, getting itself off the bottom half of the jaw, then turned away. Chompalot tried pushing Behemoth, but Behemoth drove to the bottom of the arena. Behemoth turned to face Chompalot as it charged at it, but Chompalot missed its charge, slamming into the arena wall. As Chompalot turned around and tried to line up another attack, Behemoth turned away from the arena wall, then reversed, but was only capable of limited movement, spinning around on the spot, then driving towards Chompalot, but missing its charge. Behemoth drove up the arena, driving by the arena wall just outside of one of the top CPZs. Behemoth turned, and Shunt rushed over to the CPZ, blocking its escape and ramming it into the CPZ. Behemoth drove forwards, straight into the arena wall. Shunt cornered Behemoth and axed it, and pushed it out of the CPZ. However, Behemoth was unable to drive away, so Shunt turned it back into the CPZ, and axed the top, breaking the top panels. Chompalot, which had been holding back as Behemoth drove into the CPZ, rushed into the corner, getting at Behemoth's side and pushing it against Shunt's scoop, who axed it repeatedly.

"They really need to get of there, and quickly, as Chompalot comes in! Behemoth in real trouble!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot pins Behemoth against Shunt's scoop
IronMaidensRound2.2

Chompalot drops Behemoth into the pit

As Chompalot grabbed onto Behemoth's side, Behemoth's removable link fell out as a result of Shunt's axe blows, falling out of the top of the robot. With Behemoth now fully immobile, Chompalot dragged Behemoth out of the CPZ, and turned around, then pushed Behemoth all the way down the arena, into the pit release button. Chompalot finally finished Behemoth off by pushing it to the edge of the pit and letting go with the jaws, dropping Behemoth into the pit, sending itself through to the final.

Craig Charles: "What did you think your chances were in there?"
Debs Cook: "I thought we were going home!"
Craig Charles: "I thought you were going to get battered, I must admit! But you didn't, you survived! How long have you been driving?"
Debs Cook: "Erm, about 12 days!"
Craig Charles: "About 12 days? And with rehearsals and practice, did that go all well?"
Debs Cook: "Well I found I could crash really, really well! Damaged a lot of furniture in the house!"
— The reaction from Craig Charles to Chompalot's surprise victory

In the final, Chompalot faced Pussycat for a second time, where it was the underdog.

Philippa Forrester: "You've seen the Pussycat in action, where's the weak spot?"
Debs Cook: "The wheels."
Philippa Forrester: "You're gonna go for the wheels?"
Debs Cook: "Anywhere I can grab!"
Philippa Forrester: "'Cause they're fast, that's the other thing that's difficult, that is a fast robot, whether or not she's in control!"
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Chompalot wedges under the floor flipper

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Sgt. Bash pushes Chompalot free

The two robots cautiously approached each other, and Chompalot drove around Pussycat. Pussycat turned around and the two robot drove straight at each other, but Pussycat quickly spun away, so Chompalot turned and drove down the arena. Chompalot drove back up the arena, driving around Pussycat, but as it drove over the floor flipper, the bottom half of the jaw became caught in the arena floor. Chompalot struggled to free itself, but couldn't get free.

"...Chompalot, there, has driven itself onto the arena floor! The weaponry, very low down look, has spiked into the floor of the arena! Debs Cook needs to rev up in reverse and get away if she can!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot becomes stuck in the floor
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Growler rams Chompalot

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Pussycat is grappled, but pushes back against Chompalot

Pussycat did not attack, so Sgt. Bash came out of his CPZ, and pushed Chompalot to help it to free itself. Pussycat slammed into Chompalot tried reversing free, which pushed it free of the floor. Chompalot spun around as Pussycat turned away. Chompalot drove down the arena, and Pussycat chased after it. Pussycat nearly caught Chompalot, but Chompalot drove past as it got close. Chompalot turned around and charged at Pussycat as it drove close to an empty CPZ at the bottom of the arena, but missed its charge, so it could not get the jaw around Pussycat's body. Pussycat struck the side with its spinning disc, then turned away. Growler charged over to the CPZ, slamming into Chompalot, sending it spinning into the CPZ. Chompalot reversed into the arena wall, then drove out of the CPZ. Pussycat was in the arena centre, but Chompalot drove past it, then drove to the top of the arena. Chompalot turned and charged at Pussycat, and managed to get its jaw around Pussycat's body.

"Head-to-head, meets the flashing blade of Pussycat. Push-and-shove, this isn't handbags at six paces, I can tell you!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot grabs Pussycat
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Pussycat is gripped again

Pussycat tried turning away, but Chompalot got hold of it. Pussycat pushed Chompalot, and Chompalot struggled against it, so Pussycat turned Chompalot around and pushed it into the arena wall. Chompalot let go of Pussycat, and tried pushing but Pussycat turned away. As Pussycat turned back and forth on the spot, Chompalot drove around Pussycat. It tried charging at it, but Pussycat turned to dodge Chompalot's charge. Pussycat spun, hitting Chompalot's side with its spinning disc as it drove past. Chompalot turned around, and drove at Pussycat's base as it tried to drive up the arena, but couldn't get its jaw around Pussycat. Pussycat tried driving away, but drove into the disc of doom. Chompalot pushed Pussycat against an angle grinder, but Pussycat slipped of Chompalot's wings. Pussycat drove forwards, driving straight into the disc of doom button again. Chompalot charged at it, but Pussycat turned to dodge it, and Chompalot slammed into the button. Chompalot turned around, then drove at Pussycat's front. Chompalot got its jaw around Pussycat and pushed it up to the top of the arena, then pushed it across to Growler.

"Debs trying to steer Chompalot into a position of ascendency, and she's doing that, look at this! Pushing the 96 kilo all around the arena floor!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot rams Pussycat
Pussycatgoesdown

Chompalot wins the Iron Maidens competition

Chompalot kept hold and turned around, pushing Pussycat down the arena, towards the pit release button. Pussycat struggled to get free, turning against Chompalot in an attempt to get free. The two robots pushed and pulled against each other, but eventually Chompalot managed to push Pussycat into the pit release button, then pushed it against the arena wall. Chompalot pulled Pussycat away from the wall, and let go of Pussycat. Before Pussycat could get away, Chompalot pushed it into the open pit.

"And Chompalot has succeeded in pressing Pussycat onto the pit release! Great stuff, Pussycat goes down! That's a terrific victory for Debs Cook, the Cook family and Chompalot! Very, very well done indeed! The Iron Maidens champion - Chompalot!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot pits Pussycat

The Cookie Monsters had defeated the odds to win the Iron Maidens competition.

Craig Charles: "All the smart money was going for Pussycat, but they couldn't get hold of ya, you kept getting them in your little chompers, and excellent driving at the end!"
Debs Cook: "It took me a while to warm up!"
Craig Charles: "But you seemed to keep out of the way of that circular saw, which can do an awful lot of damage."
Debs Cook: "Yeah, that was the only thing that really could harm us, we'd figured, after meeting them in the first round, so tried to stay away from it."
— Post-battle interview

Series 8[]

Chompalot returned for the start of the Revival Series in 2016, competing in Heat E of Series 8. In its initial Group Battle draw, it would fight Team Outlaw's new robot, Ironside3, newcomer Pulsar, and Thermidor 2 for the second time. Team Cookie Monsters arrived with Debs Cook wearing a knight's helmet, while Simon wore a princess' tall hat.

"Hopefully it'll be chomping on the opposition!"
— Simon Cook
Chompalot Shunt

Chompalot receives damage from Shunt

Thermidor Shunt

Chompalot takes out Thermidor 2 with the same tactic

At the start of the battle, Chompalot headed straight for Ironside3, hoping to get there before it got its weapon up to speed. Ironside3 turned away from Chompalot, but in doing so, drove into Shunt's CPZ. Chompalot followed it into the CPZ, but whilst Ironside3 quickly turned and drove out of the CPZ, Thermidor 2 got behind it and blocked its escape as Chompalot turned around to escape. Shunt got behind Chompalot, hitting Chompalot with his axe. His first blow hit one of Chompalot's wings, and Shunt then hit Chompalot's top. Thermidor 2 reversed away, but as it did so, Ironside3 landed a blow on one of its wheels. Meanwhile, Shunt pushed Chompalot out of the CPZ, flicking it up with his scoop. A panel fell off the top of Chompalot, and it drove across the arena to attack Thermidor 2, which was in an empty CPZ. Chompalot tried to get its jaw around Thermidor 2, but Thermidor 2 turned away. Thermidor 2 tried to flip Chompalot, but only got the tip of the flipper under its opponent, so could only lift it up a little. Chompalot pushed Thermidor 2 against the arena wall, then pushed it across to Shunt's CPZ, where the House Robot hit Thermidor 2 with his axe, hitting Thermidor 2's wheel.

"And Chompalot, pushing in on Thermidor 2, and Thermidor 2 vulnerable to attack! If that outer skin is punctured, they're in real trouble!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot pushes Thermidor 2 into Shunt
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Chompalot's side panel is ripped off

As Chompalot kept Thermidor 2 pinned by Shunt, Ironside3 took advantage, hitting the side with its spinning bar. Chompalot turned and drove away, with Ironside3 landing a glancing blow on its back. Thermidor 2 limped to another CPZ, and Chompalot charged at it, pushing it out of the CPZ, at which point it became fully immobile. Chompalot drove away, but whilst avoiding Pulsar, which was turning back and forth on one wheel, it drove into Shunt's CPZ. As it turned around, Shunt drove over to it and hit the top with his axe. Chompalot got away, driving past the immobile Thermidor 2 to an empty CPZ. It charged at Ironside3, but Ironside3 turned around and struck the side with its spinning bar, sending a side panel flying off.

"Big blow there, from Ironside3, sending Chompalot towards the House Robot! That is a hugely powerful weapon! ... This is a terrific battle to open up this Heat!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Ironside3 rips off Chompalot's side
Chompalot almost backs into the pit

Chompalot narrowly avoids the pit

Chompalot sped away, but crashed into Shunt, who axed it, hitting the top half of the jaw. Chompalot reversed and escaped the CPZ, driving across the arena to an empty CPZ, but its jaw had become buckled and useless, and Ironside3 drove at it with the spinning bar. As Ironside3 drove at Pulsar, Chompalot turned around and drove after it, but Ironside3 drove away as Chompalot got close. Chompalot turned and drove at the limping Pulsar, but drove up the front wedge, and Pulsar hit Chompalot with its spinning drum, ripping off a piece of the armour. Ironside3 slammed into the side with its bar spinning, knocking off another panel. Ironside3 drove away, and Chompalot pushed against Pulsar's front, with Pulsar's drum spinning against Chompalot, causing sparks. Chompalot could only push Pulsar around in a circle, then reversed away as Ironside3 opened the pit. Chompalot drove behind Pulsar, and tried pushing it. Chompalot pushed Pulsar towards the pit, but as it tried charging, it missed its charge, hitting the side of Pulsar and pushing past it. Chompalot turned and reversed for another attack, but as it did so, it nearly drove into the pit.

"...oh goodness me! Chompalot nearly reversed into doom, and out! You're not supposed to do that boys!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot nearly backs into the pit
Chompalot vs Pulsar

Chompalot pushes an immobile Pulsar

Chompalot quickly stopped itself and drove away, and drove around Pulsar, though Ironside3 attacked it again. Chompalot pushed Pulsar closer to the pit, but as it reversed for another charge, Ironside3 charged into its side. Chompalot was not immobilised, and pushed Pulsar some more, but as it turned for another attack, it became clear it had lost drive on one wheel, as it was only able to turn back and forth, bumping into Pulsar. Chompalot turned around and gave Pulsar one last push just before time ran out, although it could only push Pulsar away from the pit. Chompalot survived to the Judges' Decision.

"Chompalot survive, only just!"
— Jonathan Pearce notes the damage to Chompalot whilst reviewing the highlights
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The battered state of Chompalot

The judges' decision unanimously put Chompalot through to the second round over the immobile Pulsar, alongside Ironside3. However, the damage caused to Chompalot during the battle was so severe that repairing the robot within the two-hour window would have been an incredible challenge. Team Cookie Monsters were ready to resign from the competition before they were encouraged to fix their machine by their fellow roboteers. One of the motors was bent and jammed, affecting the drive, the wheels were damaged, one side panel was missing, Cookie Monsters were joined by Team Terror Turtle, David Weston, Team Storm and Team Saint to fix Chompalot.

"We had a tremendous amount of luck that day and a lot of friends worked a miracle, from me, him and Chompie THANK YOU!"
— Debs Cook

Together, they were able to get Chompalot running, and battle-ready, although the team were unable to repair all the armour due to a lack of time.

"I don't think we'll have all the body panels on, because there's just not time, but we'll be mobile, we'll have some jaws, but not much."
— Simon Cook describes Chompalot's condition before the battle with Gabriel

Chompalot entered the arena to fight newcomer Gabriel in its first Head-to-Head match.

"Our first Head-to-Head; the patched-up Chompalot, goes up against the giant Gabriel!"
— Jonathan Pearce before the battle
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Chompalot takes a blow from Gabriel

Chompalot bites Gabriel

Chompalot slots its jaw over Gabriel

At the start of the battle, the two competitors charged straight at each other, with Gabriel hitting the top of Chompalot with its sword. Team Saint were confident that Chompalot could not reach Gabriel's body, but Chompalot managed to do so by rocking back on its wheels so that its jaw tilted upwards. However, Gabriel pushed Chompalot across the arena, and into Dead Metal's CPZ, where Dead Metal pushed Chompalot against the arena wall, turning it onto its side, and pushed it out of the CPZ. Gabriel opened the pit, and Dead Metal pushed Chompalot away from the wall a little, but did not right it, leaving Chompalot still vulnerable to Gabriel, which came over and hit it with the axe. This knocked Chompalot back onto its wheels, helped by Dead Metal coming to the edge of his CPZ to push the two competitors away form the CPZ. Gabriel went up on one wheel, but rolled back down and turned around for another attack, whilst Chompalot was only able to turn around in circles, having lost drive on one wheel.

"Well they said they were good to go, but I think the damage to the drive units - too much! They don't look greatly manoeuvrable, spinning on one wheel only!"
— Jonathan Pearce
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Chompalot is thrown by the floor flipper

It managed to turn away from the wall, and into the arena centre, but Gabriel continued to attack it with its sword. However, when Gabriel reversed for another attack, Chompalot was able to turn into Gabriel, pushing against it and pushing it up on one wheel. Gabriel tried spinning the axe to get back down, but bounced over to Dead Metal's CPZ, although it fell back on its wheels as it did so and was able to get away before the House Robot attacked.

"...trying to dodge, and dodging very well by the way, the axe blade. That is very good driving by Chompalot!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chompalot fights on against Gabriel despite losing drive on one wheel

Chompalot tried pushing against Gabriel, but could do nothing as Gabriel landed repeated hits with its sword. Chompalot turned away, but drove onto the floor flipper, which tossed it across the arena. Chompalot slid across the floor to the arena wall, just by the edge of Shunt's CPZ. Smoke was rising from Chompalot's lithium polymer batteries as Shunt axed the underside. Shunt pushed it away from the CPZ, cease was called, and Chompalot had lost the battle. Huge clouds of smoke from Chompalot now filled the arena.

Angela Scanlon: "Chompalot is smoking! At the arena, it's gonna need to be stretchered out! It wasn't quite the vision you had in mind!"
Simon Cook: "Not quite, we did our best, didn't we?"
Angela Scanlon: "Do you reckon structurally it's... curtains?"
Debs Cook: "We can patch him together again, just need some more Gaffa tape!"
— Post-battle interview
Chompalot LiPo

Chompalot's LiPo battery starts to smoke

Chompalot on fire

The dragon breathes fire

During the post-battle interview, Chompalot's lithium polymer battery suddenly ignited, causing the robot to erupt into flames. The robot burned for three minutes before being extinguished. When it became clear that Chompalot was too badly damaged to continue, it was forced to retire from the tournament and Pulsar was chosen by the Judges to replace Chompalot. Pulsar went on to win the heat.

"It's gone bang, poof, there's smoke, and there's fire, and that's what dragons are supposed to do, but not in that way!"
— Debs Cook
Burning Chompalot

Chompalot stays alight for three long minutes

Debs Cook confirmed that by the time the Heat originally aired in the United Kingdom, Chompalot was almost fully restored to working condition, with only the motors to be put back in place and the holographic plastic re-applied.

"It was a truly EPIC experience and one we're ready to do all over again, minus the fire of course! In our dreams it all went a different way, but we are so grateful to have been given the chance to drive into that arena and be part of the new era, even if it was for a short while."
— Debs Cook[16]

Results[]

CHOMPALOT - RESULTS
Series 6
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship
Heats, Round 1
Heat F, Round 1 vs. 13 Black, Stinger (11), Thermidor 2 Eliminated
Extreme Series 2
Iron Maidens
Champion
Round 1 vs. Pussycat, Spin Doctor Qualified
Round 2 vs. Behemoth Won
Final vs. Pussycat Won
Series 8
Series 8 - UK Championship
Round 2, Withdrew
Heat E, Group Battle vs. Ironside3, Pulsar, Thermidor 2 Qualified
Heat E, Head-to-Heads vs. Gabriel Lost (0 points)
NOTE: After its first Head-to-Head, Chompalot was forced to retire due to terminal damage, allowing Pulsar to be reinstated.

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 4
  • Losses: 2

Series Record[]

Main Series Chompalot 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 Heat, Round 1
The Seventh Wars Failed to qualify
Series 8 Heat Round 2, Withdrew
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme Appearances
Series 1 Did not enter
Series 2 Iron Maidens Champion

Gallery[]

Outside Robot Wars[]

BUOYANT-MK I

Buoyant, the team's Techno Games swimming entry

Bouyant

Bouyant in a swimming race

Team Cookie Monsters also entered the sister show Techno Games with a swimming robot called Buoyant, in 2002 and 2003. In 2002, Buoyant placed second in its heat, completing the swimming race in a time of 35.97 seconds, ahead of Stealth Stingray and behind Roboduck. Buoyant saw huge improvement in 2003, winning its heat in a time of 11.22 seconds, narrowly missing out on the world record. Despite this, Buoyant broke down in its second-round race, eliminating it from the competition despite having been comfortably leading the race up to that moment.

During Robot Wars' hiatus from television, Chompalot continued to fight at live events. In the years immediately following the end of the Classic Series, it was a regular competitor at Roaming Robots events, though its appearances became less frequent as time went on. In 2004, Chompalot attended events at Billing Aquadrome and Wicksteed Park,[17] then took part in that year's Winter Tour. In the latter, it lost its first qualifier at Newport to Storm 2, but won a second qualifier against Mighty Mouse, allowing it to qualify for the Finals at Doncaster. Chompalot lost in the first round to Terrorhurtz, which hammered Chompalot into submission. It had a second chance in the Losers' Melee, where it fought Ewe 2, Kronic, Dantomkia and Velocirippa, but was flipped out of the arena by Kronic, eliminating Chompalot at that stage.[18]

Chompalot performed much better at the Robots Of Destruction 2005 event hosted in Dublin, where it managed to beat Beast, Behemoth, King B, Bigger Brother, Revolution 3, 4x4 and Ewe 2 on its way to the final. A further victory against St. Agro allowed it to win the event outright.[19]

That same year, Chompalot fought at Brighton Model World[20], along with Roaming Robots events at Magna and Denbigh, plus the Winter Tour once again. In the latter, it won both of its two qualifiers, beating Velocirippa at Macclesfield, and the third seed Ewe 2 at Birmingham, sending Chompalot through to the finals at Folkestone. However, the team could not afford to attend the latter stage as they were short on money, ending Chompalot's run prematurely.[21]

Chompalot also entered Robots Of Destruction in 2006, where it beat Topbot and Monad, but then lost to King B.[22]

After a break from live events, Chompalot returned for the 2008 Roaming Robots Winter Tour, defeating Pressure in its Nottingham qualifier to again reach the finals at Maidstone. In the first round of the latter stage, it fought Dantomkia, but lost in a very close fight. Chompalot was thus relegated to the Losers' Melee against Beast and Ripper Evo, but was flipped out of the arena by the latter.[18]

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Chompalot alongside Dreadnaut in 2005

In 2005, Simon Cook purchased the Robot Wars veteran Dreadnaut XP-1, for £31. Although the team originally planned to restore it to working condition, it was instead decided that Dreadnaut would remain in retirement, to prevent it from becoming damaged. Team Cookie Monsters have currently loaned Dreadnaut to the Derby Silk Museum of Making.

Simon Cook built a two-legged walker called Digit. Making its first appearance at an event in Corby, Northamptonshire on 8th July 2006, Simon would build three versions of the robot (Digit Evo 1, Digit Evo 2 and Digit Evo 3).[23]

Simon and James Cook worked together to build a featherweight called Red Wedge,[24], an invertible parallelogram-shaped robot, named after the character Wedge Antilles from the Star Wars films.

The team also built a humanoid robot with wheels called Granny Weatherwax. Designed to look like a witch, Debs Cook sought permission from Terry Pratchett's publisher to use the character's name from his Discworld novels, receiving permission from the author himself. The robot had moving arms, one with a water pistol, the other with a plasma ball.[25][26] It was brought to a Robots of Destruction event in Dublin in 2007.

Simon Cook also created a scaled down, fully-functional version of Chompalot, using his home-built 3D printer, which was brought to the filming of Series 8.[27]

Following on from Chompalot's fiery defeat in Series 8, the team conceptualised a successor, known as Chompalot PE, which stands for 'Chompalot Phoenix Edition'. It was stated to be armoured in HARDOX, while maintaining the dragon-inspired design and a similar crusher weapon[28], although ultimately the team did not apply for Series 9.[29]

In September 2016, Simon and Debs gave away two side panels from Chompalot to be sold in charity auctions. A panel used during the Iron Maidens competition was sold for £59 as part of Alex Brown's Charity Auction to raise money for Cancer Research Kids UK[30], while the panel used in Chompalot's opening melee in 2016 was sold for £62 to raise money for the Derby Adoption Centre for Cats.[31]

Trivia[]

"Putting the jaws back together somehow the nut that holds the two pieces of the jaw in place had disappeared. There was nothing big enough, then I remembered the nut in my pocket the one that Simon sent me in the post 15 years before and it was a perfect fit. The lucky nut that Simon had given me 15 years earlier became exactly that. A lot of people will think it scripted, but it really happened that way."
— Debs Cook
Chompietest

Chompietest

Chompalot's self-righting test

  • Simon invited Debs to join his team by sending her one of Chompalot’s nuts in the post. In a moment reminiscent of Cinderella, Debs produced the lucky nut at the eleventh hour when no nut could be found to put the jaws back together in Series 8, when a forfeit against Gabriel was a looming possibility.
  • Simon Cook's original design for Chompalot was an 8-legged walkerbot with a large jaw and two claws on arms, although only the idea of the large jaw would be kept when Chompalot was built.[32]
  • Chompalot was the only newcomer in Series 6, Heat F.
  • In both of Chompalot's first-round melees in the main competition, it fought Thermidor 2.
    • Thermidor 2 could also be seen in The Pits during Chompalot's interview before the first round of the Extreme 2 Iron Maidens.
  • Chompalot appeared in the same episodes as a robot which all fought in a single Extreme 1 Mayhem (Thermidor 2, Stinger and Behemoth). Stinger was the only one of the three to beat Chompalot outright, by virtue of its progression to the second round in Series 6 alongside 13 Black.
    • By extension, both of Chompalot's televised losses involved it fighting against an axlebot.
  • Simon and Debs Cook met online after forming a mutual bond over Robot Wars.
  • In the Extreme 2 Challenge Belt episode, Sir Chromalot was introduced by Stuart McDonald as "Sir Chompalot", possibly out of confusion with Chompalot itself.
  • Of the nine robots Chompalot faced, only two did not reach a Semi or Grand Final.
  • Dead Metal was present in both of Chompalot's losses and was not present in any of its victories.
  • Both of Chompalot's losses involved it get thrown by the Floor Flipper.
  • All three of Chompalot's opponents in its Series 6 melee were former or future series Semi-Finalists.

References[]

  1. Robot Wars: The Official Magazine, Issue 3, Page 18
  2. Team Cookie Monsters website - Chompalot, Evolution
  3. Chompalot on the Robot Wars website
  4. Chompalot website - Robot Wars (Archived)
  5. Team Doorstop website - Audition Pics
  6. Biothan v Chompalot v Edge Hog - Series 6 qualifier on YouTube
  7. Chompalot website - Robot Wars (Archived)
  8. Chompalot website - Chompalot, Robot Wars
  9. Team Cookie Monsters website - The Team
  10. Team Lobster website - Diary (Archived)
  11. Team Cookie Monsters website - Chompalot, Robot Wars (Archived)
  12. Chompalot website - Extreme 2 Iron Maidens (Archived)
  13. Chompalot website - Extreme 2 Iron Maidens (Archived)
  14. Chompalot website - Extreme 2 Iron Maidens (Archived)
  15. Chompalot website - Extreme 2 Iron Maidens (Archived)
  16. Private correspondence with User:Toon Ganondorf, 23 August 2016
  17. Team Cookie Monsters website - 2004 Roaming Robots events (archived)
  18. 18.0 18.1 'Fighting Robots Association - Chompalot', Fighting Robots Association (FRA) website
  19. Team Cookie Monsters website - Chompalot, Memories
  20. Team Cookie Monsters website - Brighton Model World 2005 (archived)
  21. Team Cookie Monsters website - Bimingham 2005 (archived)
  22. Team Cookie Monsters website - Robots of Destruction 2006 (archived)
  23. Team Cookie Monsters website - Digit
  24. Team Cookie Monsters website - Red Wedge
  25. Team Cookie Monsters website - Granny Weatherwax
  26. Video of Granny Weatherwax on Simon Cook's YouTube channel
  27. Team Cookie Monsters website - 3D Printing
  28. [1]
  29. [2]
  30. [3]
  31. Cats Protection - Auction for a piece of Robot history
  32. Team Cookie Monsters website - Chompalot

Photo credits: Chompalot website and Team 13 Robots Facebook page.

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