Changes: Daisy Chopper

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For the Series 7 competitor, see Daisy-Cutter.

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Daisy Chopper was a robot that solely competed in the third series of Robot Wars. It lost its only battle against Griffon on a judges' decision which the team protested against, but was unable to overrule. The team previously entered Series 2 with Caliban.

Design

Daisy Chopper (Series 3 or 4) — Daisy Chopper, at the time of Series 3

Daisy chopper stats — Daisy Chopper's statistics board

Daisy Chopper was a large, two-wheeled robot armed with a top speed of 20mph and a large 20kg vertical flywheel as its weapon. The flywheel, which was incorrectly referred to as a "circular saw" or "hammer" on the show, was driven by a motor from a hatchback car and spun at up to 600rpm.

Qualification

Daisychopper2 — Daisy Chopper 2, the version made after Series 4

Daisy Chopper qualified for Series 3 after running the obstacle course, as per all competitors. The team attempted to enter a virtually unchanged Daisy Chopper into the Fourth Wars. However, it failed to qualify, and was subsequently updated and renamed Tiny.

Robot History

Series 3

RW3GriffonLiftDaisyChopper — Griffon lifts Daisy Chopper and rolls it over.

In the first round, Daisy Chopper fought against Series 1 and 2 competitors Griffon. Its spinning disc had no effect on Griffon's polycarbonate armour, as Griffon turned Daisy Chopper over several times with its lifting arm. Griffon eased Daisy Chopper into Dead Metal's CPZ, only for Daisy Chopper to steer Griffon into it and suffer grazes from Dead Metal's saw before cease was called. The battle went to a judges' decision, with the judges unanimously voting for Griffon to go through to the second round.

However, Team TFOSICA protested against the decision on the grounds that Griffon had showed poor control by driving into the CPZ, compelling the judges to enact a recount. After recalculating all of the battle criteria, the judges came to a split decision which went in favour of Griffon again, eliminating Daisy Chopper from the competition.

Results

DAISY CHOPPER - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat N, Round 1	vs. Griffon	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Daisy Chopper before Series 3
The team with Daisy Chopper

Series	Daisy Chopper Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Entered with Caliban
The Third Wars	Heat, Round 1
The Fourth Wars	Failed to qualify
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

DCKnife — Daisy Chopper fighting Ivanhoe 2 at Sevenoaks in 1999

At the Sevenoaks Charity Event in 1999, Daisy Chopper appeared with a swinging knife weapon and fought Ivanhoe 2.

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 {{For|the Series 7 competitor|Daisy-Cutter}}
-{{For|the Series 3 competitor that withdrew|Daisy}}
 {{robot
 |robot_name=Daisy Chopper
-|image=[[File:Daisy Chopper.jpg|200px]]
+|image=[[File:DaisychopperRWS3.jpg|200px]]
-|caption=Daisy Chopper
+|caption=Daisy Chopper in the arena
 |series=3
-|team=
+|team=Team TFOSICA
 |team_members=Eric Hodgins<br/>Neil Hodgins<br/>Martin Beckett
+|from=Surrey
 |other_entries=[[Caliban]]<br/><small>(Series 2)</small>
 |weight=77.8kg
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 |weapons=Vertical spinning disc
 }}
+{{rewrite}}
-'''Daisy Chopper''' was a robot that competed in [[Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It had a large 20&nbsp;kg vertical flywheel (incorrectly referred to as a "circular saw or hammer") driven by a hatchback car motor and spun at 1600RPM but the robot could reach 20&nbsp;mph. It lost to [[Griffon]] in its first ever battle. The team tried to enter it with a redesigned saw-like flkywheel for [[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars|the Fourth Wars]], but it failed to qualify. The team previously entered [[Series 2]] with [[Caliban]].
+'''Daisy Chopper''' was a robot that solely competed in the third series of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It lost its only battle against [[Griffon]] on a judges' decision which the team protested against, but was unable to overrule. The team previously entered [[Series 2]] with [[Caliban]].
+==Design==
+[[File:Daisy Chopper (Series 3 or 4).jpg|thumb|left|Daisy Chopper, at the time of Series 3]]
+[[File:Daisy chopper stats.png|thumb|Daisy Chopper's statistics board]]
+Daisy Chopper was a large, two-wheeled robot armed with a top speed of 20mph and a large 20kg vertical flywheel as its weapon. The flywheel, which was incorrectly referred to as a "circular saw" or "hammer" on the show, was driven by a motor from a hatchback car and spun at up to 600rpm.
+==Qualification==
+[[File:Daisychopper2.jpg|thumb|left|Daisy Chopper 2, the version made after Series 4]]
+Daisy Chopper qualified for Series 3 after running the obstacle course, as per all competitors. The team attempted to enter a virtually unchanged Daisy Chopper into [[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars|the Fourth Wars]]. However, it failed to qualify, and was subsequently updated and renamed '''Tiny'''.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
+[[File:RW3GriffonLiftDaisyChopper.png|thumb|Griffon lifts Daisy Chopper and rolls it over.]]
-In the first round of The Third Wars, Daisy Chopper went up against [[Series 1]] Grand Finalists [[Griffon]]. Daisy Chopper's spinning disc weaponry had no effect on the polycarbonate armour of its box-shaped opponent, as Griffon turned Daisy Chopper over several times with its ''BioHazard'' inspired lifting arm. Griffon eased Daisy Chopper over to the CPZ of Dead Metal, but Daisy Chopper then steered Griffon into its CPZ, [[Dead Metal]] creating a few grazes on Griffon's lifting arm before cease was called. The battle went to a [[judges]]' decision. The judges declared that Griffon was the more worthy of a place in the second round, and Griffon was put through via a unanimous decision.
+In the first round, Daisy Chopper fought against [[Robot Wars: The First Wars|Series 1]] and [[Robot Wars: The Second Wars|2]] competitors [[Griffon]]. Its spinning disc had no effect on Griffon's polycarbonate armour, as Griffon turned Daisy Chopper over several times with its lifting arm. Griffon eased Daisy Chopper into [[Dead Metal]]'s CPZ, only for Daisy Chopper to steer Griffon into it and suffer grazes from Dead Metal's saw before cease was called. The battle went to a [[Judges|judges' decision]], with the judges unanimously voting for Griffon to go through to the second round.
-The Daisy Chopper team protested against the verdict, and the judges re-considered. In a 2-1 split decision, they voted for Griffon again, eliminating Daisy Chopper from the competition.
+However, Team TFOSICA protested against the decision on the grounds that Griffon had showed poor control by driving into the CPZ, compelling the judges to enact a recount. After recalculating all of the battle criteria, the judges came to a split decision which went in favour of Griffon again, eliminating Daisy Chopper from the competition.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Series 3}}
 {{Competition|The Third Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat N|Heat N]], Round 1|[[Griffon]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat N|Heat N, Round 1]]|[[Griffon]]|Lost}}
 |}
-<gallery type="slideshow">
-Daisy Chopper (Series 3 or 4).jpg|Daisy Chopper for Series 3
-Daisychopper2.jpg|Daisy Chopper 2, the version after Series 4
-</gallery>
 ===Wins/Losses===
 *Wins: 0
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 ==Series Record==
+<gallery type="slideshow">
-*Series 1: Did not enter
+Daisy Chopper.jpg|Daisy Chopper before Series 3
-*Series 2: Entered with [[Caliban]]
+DaisyChopperTeam.jpg|The team with Daisy Chopper
-*Series 3: Heat, Round 1
+</gallery>
-*Series 4: Failed to qualify
+{{Series Record|Daisy Chopper|Did not enter|Entered with [[Caliban]]|'''Heat, Round 1'''|''Failed to qualify''}}
-*Series 5-7: Did not enter
+==Outside Robot Wars==
+[[File:DCKnife.jpg|thumb|Daisy Chopper fighting Ivanhoe 2 at Sevenoaks in 1999]]
+At the Sevenoaks Charity Event in 1999, Daisy Chopper appeared with a swinging knife weapon and fought [[Ivanhoe|Ivanhoe 2]].
-==Trivia==
+==External Links==
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000529114640/http://members.xoom.com:80/Chunkymonky/rwar/stable/stable.htm Team TFOSICA website (archived)]
-*Daisy Chopper was the first robot to be armed with a large [[Vertical flywheels|vertical flywheel]] as a weapon.
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050408083343/http://www.rich-howard.co.uk:80/ceros/]
-*Interestingly, both Daisy Chopper and [[Griffon]], the robot that beat it in Series 3, failed to qualify for Series 4, before their teams retired from Robot Wars altogether.
 {{Series 3 Competitors}}
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
-[[Category:One-time Losers]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 3]]
 [[Category:Robots from Surrey]]
 [[Category:Robots with Vertical Flywheels]]
-[[Category:Series 3 Non-returners]]
 [[Category:Invertible Robots]]
+[[Category:Axlebots]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Articles in need of rewriting]]