Changes: Grinder

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"Grinder, made from a wheelbarrow."

— Jonathan Pearce's brief description of Grinder

Grinder was a middleweight competitor robot that appeared in Series 3 of Robot Wars. It was initially entered into the Middleweight Championship, but the championship was cancelled following a behind-the-scenes accident in The Pits, so it competed in the Middleweight Melee instead. Grinder lost the melee in its only appearance after sustaining damage from Shunt.

Design

Grinder was a two-wheeled, white, black and red box-shaped robot with a body made out of an old wheelbarrow. Its weapons were a front-mounted circular saw and a small ramming wedge intended to get underneath opponents and draw them towards the saw. The robot also featured a second wedge at the rear which was more tapered and did not reach the arena floor, and had a scowling face with teeth painted on it. While it boasted a potentially effective weapon as well as decent speed and manoeuvrability across the arena, Grinder's poor reliability was instrumental in its defeat during its only appearance.

Robot History

Series 3

Following the cancellation of the Middleweight Championship, Grinder fought in the Middleweight Melee, competing alongside Tentoumushi, then-reigning Middleweight champion Hard Cheese, A-Kill and Ripper's Revenge.

Grinder shunt — Grinder is lifted and pushed by Shunt

It began by chasing Tentoumushi across the arena, before turning round and pushing A-Kill around the centre while Tentoumushi concentrated on attacking Hard Cheese. Grinder suddenly stopped moving altogether, before A-Kill pushed it towards Shunt, who punctured its shell with his axe before lifting and pushing Grinder back out into the arena. As the House Robots proceeded to gang up on the surviving robots, Dead Metal grabbed and pushed Grinder onto an arena spike, where it was constantly thrust up and down before being pushed away by Sir Killalot. Grinder was left in an empty CPZ for the remainder of the melee, and ultimately lost the battle to joint winners Tentoumushi and A-Kill.

Results

GRINDER - RESULTS
Series 3
Middleweight Melee Lost
Middleweight Melee	vs. A-Kill, Hard Cheese, Ripper's Revenge, Tentoumushi	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

GrinderTeam — The team controlling Grinder

Series	Grinder Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Middleweight Melee
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
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

After Robot Wars, Grinder was bought by Team Xbotz, who used it for several live events. After Team Xbotz retired from robot combat, Grinder was then sold on eBay.^Citation?

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+{{quote|Grinder, made from a wheelbarrow.|Jonathan Pearce's brief description of Grinder}}
-'''Grinder''' was a box wedge shaped robot that entered the [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Special Events|Middleweight Championship]] in Series 3 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. Its body was made from an old wheelbarrow, and it featured a circular saw as a weapon. It lost its only battle after sustaining damage from [[Shunt]].
+'''Grinder''' was a middleweight competitor robot that appeared in [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars|Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was initially entered into the [[Middleweight Championship]], but the championship was cancelled following [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Controversy#Behind-the-scenes incidents|a behind-the-scenes accident]] in [[The Pits]], so it competed in the [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Middleweight Melee|Middleweight Melee]] instead. Grinder lost the melee in its only appearance after sustaining damage from [[Shunt]].
+==Design==
-After Robot Wars, Grinder was bought by Team Xbotz, who used it for events. After Team Xbotz retired, Grinder was sold on eBay.
+Grinder was a two-wheeled, white, black and red box-shaped robot with a body made out of an old wheelbarrow. Its weapons were a front-mounted circular saw and a small ramming wedge intended to get underneath opponents and draw them towards the saw. The robot also featured a second wedge at the rear which was more tapered and did not reach the arena floor, and had a scowling face with teeth painted on it. While it boasted a potentially effective weapon as well as decent speed and manoeuvrability across the arena, Grinder's poor reliability was instrumental in its defeat during its only appearance.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
+Following the cancellation of the Middleweight Championship, Grinder fought in the Middleweight Melee, competing alongside [[Tentoumushi]], then-reigning Middleweight champion [[Hard Cheese]], [[A-Kill (Middleweight)|A-Kill]] and [[Ripper's Revenge]].
-At the start of the battle Grinder was pushed into Shunt, and it sustained heavy damage from Shunt's axe. Grinder then broke down and did not appear much until Sir Killalot pushed Grinder around the arena. Grinder was declared immobilised, but was left alone. The battle ended with [[Tentomushi]] and [[A-Kill]] being declared joint winners.
+[[File:Grinder_shunt.jpg|thumb|left|Grinder is lifted and pushed by Shunt]]
+It began by chasing Tentoumushi across the arena, before turning round and pushing A-Kill around the centre while Tentoumushi concentrated on attacking Hard Cheese. Grinder suddenly stopped moving altogether, before A-Kill pushed it towards [[Shunt]], who punctured its shell with his axe before lifting and pushing Grinder back out into the arena. As the House Robots proceeded to gang up on the surviving robots, [[Dead Metal]] grabbed and pushed Grinder onto an arena spike, where it was constantly thrust up and down before being pushed away by [[Sir Killalot]]. Grinder was left in an empty CPZ for the remainder of the melee, and ultimately lost the battle to joint winners Tentoumushi and A-Kill.
 ==Results==
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+{{Results Top|Beige|Black|GRINDER}}
 {{Show|Series 3}}
-{{Competition|Middleweight Melee|Lost}}
+{{Competition|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Middleweight Melee|Middleweight Melee]]|Lost}}
-{{Battle|Middleweight Melee|[[Tentomushi]], [[Hard Cheese]], [[A-Kill (Middleweight)|A-Kill]], [[Ripper's Revenge]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|Middleweight Melee|[[A-Kill (Middleweight)|A-Kill]], [[Hard Cheese]], [[Ripper's Revenge]], [[Tentoumushi]]|Lost}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
+[[File:GrinderTeam.jpg|thumb|250px|The team controlling Grinder]]
-*Series 1-2: Did not enter
-*Series 3: Middleweight Melee
+{{Series Record|Grinder|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Middleweight Melee'''}}
-*Series 4-7: Did not enter
+==Outside Robot Wars==
+After ''Robot Wars'', Grinder was bought by Team Xbotz, who used it for several live events. After Team Xbotz retired from robot combat, Grinder was then sold on eBay.{{Cit}}
 {{Middleweights}}
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 [[Category:Middleweights]]
-[[Category:One-time Losers]]
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
+[[Category:Robots with Circular Saws]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 4]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Extreme Warriors Season 1]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 6]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in German Robot Wars]]