Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 from above
Participation Information
UK Series	7
Team Information
Team Members	Richard Comfort Brian Burrows Clive Hall
From	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Other Entries	Cygnus (Series 7 featherweight)
Robot Statistics
Weight	100kg
Dimensions	0.42m x 1.21m x 0.91m
Power	700W electric motor
Weapons	Pneumatic flipper
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"Musn't swan about in its first Robot Wars!"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 was a competitor robot in Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars, which lost its only fight after being flipped by Atomic.

Cygnus X-1 is the name of a well-known black hole in the Cygnus constellation. The word itself is Latin for "swan."

Its team also entered a featherweight robot called Cygnus in the featherweight battles of Series 7, which also lost in the first round.

Design

Cygnus X-1 was a grey wedge shape robot with strong armour that was armed with a 10-bar rear-hinged flipper. The flipper could flip a couple of 18 stone concrete blocks in testing, but despite the flipper's power, it could not self-right the robot, which ended up costing it dearly in its only battle.

Robot History

Series 7

Jayne Middlemiss: "What do you most dread in the arena?"

Cygnus X-1 Team: "The pit, definitely the pit!"

— Pre-battle interview

In its first ever battle, Cygnus X-1 was drawn against two experienced machines in Atomic and 13th seeds S.M.I.D.S.Y., as well as fellow newcomers to the main competition Terror Turtle.

Cygnus X-1 is turned over by Atomic

Cygnus X-1's battle started by having Terror Turtle launched towards it by Atomic, before it slid underneath Terror Turtle itself but failed to catch it with a significant enough flip, as a ram from S.M.I.D.S.Y. knocked Terror Turtle aside. S.M.I.D.S.Y. then hassled Cygnus X-1, and just as it turned to defend itself from the seeded machine, Atomic charged in with a broadside flip which landed Cygnus X-1 upside down against the angle grinder. Cygnus X-1 used its flipper in an attempt to self-right, but could only push itself away from the angle grinder. Terror Turtle then climbed up Cygnus X-1 as it attacked its base, before the turtle was swiftly flipped out of the arena by Atomic. With Terror Turtle gone, S.M.I.D.S.Y. decided to attack the overturned Cygnus X-1, bundling it across the arena floor and into the side wall before it was also attacked by Atomic. Cygnus X-1's flipper activated again to try to right itself, but still found itself firmly propped against the arena wall. Two more flips from Atomic saw Cygnus X-1 roll onto its back, where it tried in vain one final time to get back onto its wheels, before Refbot completed his count out of the overturned machine.

Refbot counts out Cygnus X-1

"The wheels are turning on Cygnus but there's very little life in there."

— Jonathan Pearce as the overturned Cygnus X-1 fails to self-right

With Cygnus X-1's chances at progressing over, Shunt pushed it onto The Drop Zone where a television dropped onto it, before cease was called, and Cygnus X-1 was eliminated from the competition.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Series Record

Cygnus X-1 with its team

Series	Cygnus X-1 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	Heat, Round 1 Featherweight Championship with Cygnus
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Trivia

• Cygnus X-1 was the only robot in Series 7 defeated by Atomic that was not thrown out of the arena.