Indefatigable

Indefatigable
Indefatigable (Side on)
Participation Information
UK Series	4
Team Information
Team Members	Brian Olliver Richard Pitman Daniel Lloyd
Robot Statistics
Weight	78.5kg
Dimensions	1.5m x 0.75m x 0.5m
Clearance	60-70mm
Top Speed	15mph
Power	2 x 12v Batteries and 2 Wheelchair Motors
Weapons	Forklift
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Indefatigable was a box shaped robot that exclusively competed in Series 4 of Robot Wars. It was painted light blue, and was made of aluminium from an old quarry truck and recycled polycarbonate and plastic from old telephone boxes. The wheels were from wheely bins and the team chose the name as they thought it would be "unstoppable" and "can't be wrecked".

The main weapon of Indefatigable was a forklift at the front with sharp ramming spikes on the ends. The weapon was only capable of lifting up to 75kg, meaning it would be incapable of lifting most robots in the competition, but the robot was quite fast, with a top speed of 17mph.

Robot History

Series 4

Front view of Indefatigable

Indefatigable had an unfortunate draw as it was drawn against the reigning champions and number 1 seeds Chaos 2 in the first battle of the series, along with fellow newcomers Atomic. In the battle, Chaos 2 was first to attack, speeding at Atomic and attempting to flip it. However, Chaos 2 missed and the two proceeded to battle until Indefatigable came charging in. Chaos 2 continued to focus on Atomic and finally managed to flip it onto its side. While Chaos 2 chased after Indefatigable, Atomic managed to self-right. A few moments later, Indefatigable was turned on its side by Chaos 2, but unlike Atomic, it had no srimech, so it was left stranded and deemed immobilised. Chaos 2 then turned its attention back to Atomic, flipping it again but as before, it self-righted. This time, however, Atomic's flipper became stuck open, so when it was flipped for a third time, it could not turn itself back over, although it still survived the melee, as Indefatigable was still flipped.

Indefatigable is flipped out of the arena

Despite being victorious, Chaos 2 was still not content with what it had done, so it snatched Indefatigable from Sergeant Bash and threw the newcomers out of the arena. After this, cease was finally called to signal the end of the battle. Indefatigable was the first robot to be eliminated from The Fourth Wars, and the second robot in history to be flipped out of the arena (Firestorm being the first).

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Series Record

• Series 1-3: Did not enter
• Series 4: Heat, Round 1
• Series 5-7: Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

Indefatigable Mangolier

Team Captain Brian Olliver also competed in the spin-off show Techno Games, along with his two granddaughters, Michelle Lloyd and Rachael Pitman. In the 2001 Series, they entered a Shot Putt robot called Armstrong., and a solar panel powered racer called Goliath. However, as with his appearance on Robot Wars, these machines fared very poorly, with Armstrong failing to throw the ball out of the cage, and Goliath failing to move. The team returned for the 2002 series, entering the Natural Rope Climb with Green Wiggly, which failed to climb the rope at all. The team entered Armstrong in the Shot Putt competition of Techno Games 2003 and achieved a new world record throw which was smashed by the following competitor.

The team has made another robot armed with a overhead spinning bar called Indefatigable Mangolier, but it has yet to be seen competing.

Trivia

The Indefatigable team

• The Indefatigable team wore matching blue uniforms to the colour of their machine, which were likened to Thunderbirds uniforms.

"The guys looking a little bit crossed between E.R. and Star Trek here."

— Julia Reed on the outfits of the Indefatigable team

• Indefatigable was the only robot that Chaos 2 has flipped out of the arena that was not invertible, nor have a Self-righting mechanism.
• Indefatigable's loss has been seen as quite controversial, as when Atomic self righted, it didn't move for over 30 seconds, so should have been counted as immobilised, and yet Indefatigable was counted out first.
• The word Indefatigable means to be untiring. It is possible it could also be named after the ship HMS Indefatigable.