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German Hammer was a competitor robot which attempted to enter Series 7 of Robot Wars. Entered by father and son team Stefan and Phillipp Trenkle, it failed to qualify for the series after losing its qualifier to Supernova.

Design[]

German Hammer

German Hammer in the pits

German Hammer was an invertible, box-shaped robot painted grey and featuring four-wheel drive. Its main weapon was a cutting drill, which proved fairly ineffective in its qualifier, serving mainly to bypass the active weapon rule required for all Seventh Wars competitors. Otherwise, the robot focused purely on ramming with its static spike. It had three stars painted on it, each in one of the colours of the German flag.

Qualification[]

German hammer damage

German Hammer after its qualifier, damaged by Supernova

In its Series 7 qualifier, German Hammer fought Supernova, Hammerhead 2, and Splinter, which withdrew before the battle began[1]. German Hammer lost its qualifier for the Seventh Wars after becoming immobilised from severe damage from Supernova, and did not receive an invitation to compete in the series.

Series Record[]

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Stefan and Philipp Trenkle in the pits with German Hammer

Series German Hammer 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 Failed to qualify
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars[]

German-hammer

German Hammer after Series 7

German Hammer Alarm Fur Cobra 2003

German Hammer at a German live event in 2003

German Hammer would make a brief live appearance after its Series 7 qualifier at a German live event on 15 November 2003. Not much is known about this event, other than the fact it was filmed with footage planned to be used on the television show Alarm für Cobra 11.

The team built two more Heavyweights named PowerBoat and BeatBumper and four 6kg bots named Fiesling, BeatBox, Black Mamba and Thunderstruck.

References[]

  1. Private correspondence with Leo van Miert, 4 January 2019

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