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"New boys, could prove "disconcerting" for some"

— Jonathan Pearce

DisConstructor was a grey heptagonal shaped robot resembling Disc-O-Inferno, with a downward sloping spinning disc. It exclusively competed in the seventh series of Robot Wars. The 20kg disc could spin at about 2500RPM, and was made from titanium with stainless steel teeth and powered by LYNCH motors. The disc was very destructive, as shown in its qualifier battle against Cayenne. DisConstructor could also run inverted, but had a high ground clearance and lacked driving experience, which was clearly shown in its only battle in the main competition.

The team had previously failed to qualify for Series 5 with Demolition Doris, a 6-wheeled robot with a pneumatic ram and flipper.

Currently, DisConstructor is retired. However it briefly came out of retirement for the 2006 UK Championships, falling in the group stages.

Robot History

Series 7

DisConstructor participated in the penultimate heat of the Seventh Wars, and was placed up against fellow newcomers Xenomorph, Dutch entrants Hammerhead 2 and Robot Wars veterans Iron Awe 2.1 in the first round of the heat. In the battle, DisConstructor hung right back during the opening action, before hitting Refbot. It then charged the other robots, but didn't appear to do any damage. DisContructor then hit the arena side wall where the pit release button was located and the pit opened accidently; the team never intended to open the pit. However, DisConstructor then ran straight into the pit and was eliminated on its own accord, causing even the team to laugh in the control pod. After a lengthy battle and a judges' decision for the other three machines later, DisConstructor was eliminated from the competition along with Xenomorph.

Results

DISCONSTRUCTOR - RESULTS
Series 7
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat O, Round 1	vs. Xenomorph, Hammerhead 2, Iron Awe 2.1	Eliminated

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Ddoris — Demolition Doris, the team's failed Series 5 entry.

Series 1-4: Did not enter
Series 5: Failed to qualify with Demolition Doris
Series 6: Did not enter
Series 7: Heat, Round 1

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-'''DisConstructor''' was a grey heptagonal shaped robot with a downward sloping spinning disc. It exclusively competed in [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars|the seventh series]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. The 20kg disc could spin at about 2500RPM, and was made from titanium with stainless steel teeth and powered by LYNCH motors. The disc was very destructive, as shown in its qualifier battle against [[Cayenne]]. DisConstructor could also run inverted, but had a high ground clearance and lacked driving experience, which was clearly shown in its only battle in the main competition.
+'''DisConstructor''' was a grey heptagonal shaped robot resembling Disc-O-Inferno, with a downward sloping spinning disc. It exclusively competed in [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars|the seventh series]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. The 20kg disc could spin at about 2500RPM, and was made from titanium with stainless steel teeth and powered by LYNCH motors. The disc was very destructive, as shown in its qualifier battle against [[Cayenne]]. DisConstructor could also run inverted, but had a high ground clearance and lacked driving experience, which was clearly shown in its only battle in the main competition.
 The team had previously failed to qualify for Series 5 with '''Demolition Doris''', a 6-wheeled robot with a pneumatic ram and flipper.