Conveyor belts

Forklift's Revenge, with its chainsaw chain belts

Conveyor Belts were the least conventional type of lifting weaponry. Conveyor belts proved to be one of the least effective weapons in Robot Wars; during the seven-year run there was never a televised case of a robot successfully picking up an opponent with a conveyor belt.

Definition

• A conveyor belt is typically equipped to a wedge shape. The goal of a conveyor belt was to pull other robots up and over the wedge. Several roboteers used chainsaw chains in place of belts with the hope of snagging and tearing an opponent's underside.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

• Conveyor belts can easily attack the underneath of a robot, which is the most vulnerable spot in most cases.

Disadvantages

• Conveyor belts do not have significant amounts of power, and can easily be stopped by a stronger weapon, or by an opponent simply driving off the wedge. This was shown in Suicidal Tendencies' battle with Forklift's Revenge.

List of Robots with Conveyor Belts

Fire Storm, the most successful conveyor belt wielder

Robots are listed alphabetically.

Robot	Series Appearances with Conveyor Belts	Notes
Amok	Dutch Series 2	The last machine seen on the show equipped with such a weapon. Also the only one outside of UK series 3
Anorakaphobia	Series 3	Only machine besides Fire Storm equipped with a conveyor belt to win a battle.
Fire Storm	Series 3	Grand finalist despite the conveyor belt never being seen in operation.
Forklift's Revenge	Series 3
Overkill	Series 3