Changes: Indefatigable

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"And indestructible they hope! With an aluminium body from an old quarry truck, and plastic panels from recycled foam boxes. Two lifting spikes are powered by electricity and it can reach speeds of 17mph."

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Indefatigable

Indefatigable was a competitor robot that fought exclusively in Series 4 of Robot Wars. It was eliminated early on in its first-round battle after getting flipped onto its side by then-reigning champion Chaos 2, before being flipped out of the arena.

The robot's name was chosen as its team believed that it would be "unstoppable" and "can't be wrecked", in spite of its early defeat. The word Indefatigable itself means 'to be untiring', and could also be a reference to the ship HMS Indefatigable.

Design

Indefatigable front — Front view of Indefatigable

Indefatigable was a blue, box-shaped robot with six-wheel drive and armed with a spiked forklift, which featured a lifting capacity of up to 75kg. It was made out of aluminium from an old quarry truck and recycled polycarbonate and plastic from old telephone boxes, while the robot's wheels were sourced from wheelie bins. The robot also featured a rear metal bar attached to the bottom of its chassis, presumably to absorb impacts from wedges, spikes and spinning weapons. While Indefatigable had a high top speed of 17mph, its forklifts would not have been able to lift many opponents in Series 4, and the robot lacked a self-righting mechanism, contributing to its swift demise in its only battle.

Robot History

Series 4

Chaos 2 Indefatigable — Indefatigable is turned over

Competing in Heat A, Indefatigable faced a tough draw in its first round battle, against the then-reigning champion Chaos 2 and fellow newcomer Atomic. It avoided most of the early action as Chaos 2 tried to get under Atomic, with all three robots briefly coming together against the arena wall as Atomic pushed Indefatigable close to it. Indefatigable drove away from Chaos 2 as the latter got underneath, before Chaos 2 flipped both Atomic and Indefatigable onto their sides in rapid succession. While Atomic was able to self-right immediately, Indefatigable could not, and was deemed immobilised while Chaos 2 continued flipping Atomic around the arena until it could no longer function.

Indeftigable vs sgtbash — Sgt. Bash torches Indefatigable

Chaos 2 vs Indefatigable — Chaos 2 throws Indefatigable out of the arena

"Indefatigable? Ha ha ha ha... yeah. Invincible? Yeah... invisible, more like."

— Jonathan Pearce after Indefatigable's defeat

Sergeant Bash grabbed Indefatigable by its forklift while shooting flames at it and he pushed it into a CPZ, before Chaos 2 came in and flipped it over the wall and out of the arena, the second time in the show's history where a robot was thrown out of the arena. With this, Indefatigable was eliminated from the Fourth Wars.

Results

INDEFATIGABLE - RESULTS
Series 4
The Fourth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat A, Eliminator	vs. Atomic, Chaos 2 (1)	Eliminated

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Series	Indefatigable Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Did not enter
The Fourth Wars	Heat, Round 1
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

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.^[1], and a solar panel powered racer called Goliath.^[2] However, like Indefatigable, these two robots fared very poorly, with Armstrong failing to throw the ball out of the cage, and Goliath failing to move at all during its race against Push It.

The team returned for the 2002 series, entering the Natural Rope Climb competition with Green Wiggly, which failed to climb the rope at all in its heat against RC1.^[3] The team also entered a revised version of Armstrong in the Shot Putt for the same series, setting a new world record of 15.6m on its first throw, which was quickly shattered by fellow competitors Blisteringly Better By Far and Total Recoil.^[4] However, Armstrong failed to throw the ball out of the cage on its second throw, resulting in it finishing fifth overall despite achieving a greater distance on its first throw than Sir Lobalot.^[5]

Since Indefatigable's run in Robot Wars, the team has made another robot armed with a overhead spinning bar called Indefatigable Mangolier, but it has yet to be seen competing.

Trivia

IndefatigableTeam — 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 can be viewed as controversial, as Atomic was immobilised immediately after self-righting, shortly before Indefatigable was immobilised itself.
Indefatigable was the only robot flipped out of the arena by Chaos 2 that did not return for another series. The other five robots that Chaos 2 flipped out all made future appearances.
Both of Indefatigable's opponents won a heat by beating S.M.I.D.S.Y. in the heat final after throwing it out of the arena before losing in the second round of the semi-finals.
Indefatigable was the first robot to be introduced in the main competition of the Fourth Wars and the first robot to be eliminated from that series.

References

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 |team_members=Brian Olliver<br/>Richard Pitman<br/>Daniel Lloyd
+|from=St George's, Shropshire
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+|stats=Indefatigable stats.png
 |weight=78.5kg
 |dimensions=1.5m x 0.75m x 0.5m
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+{{quote|And indestructible they hope! With an aluminium body from an old quarry truck, and plastic panels from recycled foam boxes. Two lifting spikes are powered by electricity and it can reach speeds of 17mph.|Jonathan Pearce introduces Indefatigable}}
-{{quote|The guys looking a little bit crossed between E.R. and Star Trek here.|[[Julia Reed]] on the outfits of Indefatigable}}
+'''Indefatigable''' was a competitor robot that fought exclusively in [[Series 4]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was eliminated early on in its first-round battle after getting flipped onto its side by then-reigning champion [[Chaos 2]], before being flipped out of the arena.
-'''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 capable of lifting up to 75kg, meaning it was incapable of lifting most robots in the competition but could reach 17mph.
+The robot's name was chosen as its team believed that it would be "unstoppable" and "can't be wrecked", in spite of its early defeat. The word Indefatigable itself means 'to be untiring', and could also be a reference to the ship HMS ''Indefatigable''.
-The team has made another robot called '''Indefatigable Mangolier''', but it has yet to be seen competing.
+==Design==
+[[File:Indefatigable front.JPG|thumb|left|Front view of Indefatigable]]
+Indefatigable was a blue, box-shaped robot with six-wheel drive and armed with a spiked forklift, which featured a lifting capacity of up to 75kg. It was made out of aluminium from an old quarry truck and recycled polycarbonate and plastic from old telephone boxes, while the robot's wheels were sourced from wheelie bins. The robot also featured a rear metal bar attached to the bottom of its chassis, presumably to absorb impacts from wedges, spikes and spinning weapons. While Indefatigable had a high top speed of 17mph, its forklifts would not have been able to lift many opponents in Series 4, and the robot lacked a self-righting mechanism, contributing to its swift demise in its only battle.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 4===
-[[File:Indefatigable front.JPG|thumb|left|Front view of Indefatigable]]
+[[File:Chaos_2_Indefatigable.jpg|thumb|left|Indefatigable is turned over]]
-Indefatigable had an unfortunate draw as it was placed up against the reigning champions and number 1 seeds [[Chaos 2]], in the first battle of the series, Indefatigable was also placed up against 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. Then, 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 as, unlike Atomic, it had no srimech, 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.
+Competing in Heat A, Indefatigable faced a tough draw in its first round battle, against the then-reigning champion [[Chaos 2]] and fellow newcomer [[Atomic]]. It avoided most of the early action as Chaos 2 tried to get under Atomic, with all three robots briefly coming together against the arena wall as Atomic pushed Indefatigable close to it. Indefatigable drove away from Chaos 2 as the latter got underneath, before Chaos 2 flipped both Atomic and Indefatigable onto their sides in rapid succession. While Atomic was able to self-right immediately, Indefatigable could not, and was deemed immobilised while Chaos 2 continued flipping Atomic around the arena until it could no longer function.
+[[File:Indeftigable_vs_sgtbash.png|thumb|left|Sgt. Bash torches Indefatigable]]
-[[File:Chaos 2 vs Indefatigable.jpg|thumb|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 televised show, and the second robot in history to be flipped out of the arena ([[Firestorm]] being the first).
+[[File:Chaos 2 vs Indefatigable.jpg|thumb|Chaos 2 throws Indefatigable out of the arena]]
+{{quote|Indefatigable? Ha ha ha ha... yeah. Invincible? Yeah... invisible, more like.|[[Jonathan Pearce]] after Indefatigable's defeat}}
+[[Sergeant Bash]] grabbed Indefatigable by its forklift while shooting flames at it and he pushed it into a CPZ, before Chaos 2 came in and flipped it over the wall and out of the arena, the second time in the show's history where a robot was thrown out of the arena. With this, Indefatigable was eliminated from the Fourth Wars.
 ==Results==
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 {{Show|Series 4}}
 {{Competition|The Fourth Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Heat A|Heat A]], Round 1|[[Chaos 2]] ''(1)'', [[Atomic]]|Eliminated}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Heat A|Heat A, Eliminator]]|[[Atomic]], [[Chaos 2]] ''(1)''|Eliminated}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
+{{Series Record|Indefatigable|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 1'''|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter}}
-*Series 1-3: Did not enter
-*Series 4: Heat, Round 1
+==Outside Robot Wars==
-*Series 5-7: Did not enter
+[[File:Indefatigable_Mangolier.JPG|thumb|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'''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FkGJ4ZU7bs]</ref>, and a solar panel powered racer called '''Goliath'''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkrqgIPHKks]</ref> However, like Indefatigable, these two robots fared very poorly, with Armstrong failing to throw the ball out of the cage, and Goliath failing to move at all during its race against Push It.
+The team returned for the 2002 series, entering the Natural Rope Climb competition with '''Green Wiggly''', which failed to climb the rope at all in its heat against RC1.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsQkU_1osrU]</ref> The team also entered a revised version of Armstrong in the Shot Putt for the same series, setting a new world record of 15.6m on its first throw, which was quickly shattered by fellow competitors Blisteringly Better By Far and Total Recoil.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93P71P5focM]</ref>
+However, Armstrong failed to throw the ball out of the cage on its second throw, resulting in it finishing fifth overall despite achieving a greater distance on its first throw than Sir Lobalot.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kbAzPwETPo]</ref>
+Since Indefatigable's run in ''Robot Wars'', the team has made another robot armed with a overhead spinning bar called '''Indefatigable Mangolier''', but it has yet to be seen competing.
 ==Trivia==
-[[File:Indefatigable_Mangolier.JPG|thumb|Indefatigable Mangolier, yet to compete]]
+[[File:IndefatigableTeam.jpg|thumb|The Indefatigable team]]
 *The Indefatigable team wore matching blue uniforms to the colour of their machine, which were likened to Thunderbirds uniforms.
+{{quote|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 first robot to be [[Thrown Out of the Arena|out of the arena]] in Series 4, and only the second to be flipped out by [[Chaos 2]].
-*Indefatigable was the only robot that [[Chaos 2]] has flipped [[Thrown Out of the Arena|out of the arena]] that did not have a [[Self-righting mechanism]], nor invertibility.
+*Indefatigable was the only robot that [[Chaos 2]] has flipped [[Thrown Out of the Arena|out of the arena]] that was not [[Invertible Robots|invertible]], nor have a [[Self-righting mechanism]].
+*Indefatigable's loss can be viewed as controversial, as [[Atomic]] was immobilised immediately after self-righting, shortly before Indefatigable was immobilised itself.
-*The team had made another robot called Indefatigable Mangolier, but has yet to be seen competing.
+*Indefatigable was the only robot flipped out of the arena by Chaos 2 that did not return for another series. The other five robots that Chaos 2 flipped out all made future appearances.
-*Indefatigable's loss was quite controversial, as when [[Atomic]] self righted, it didn't move, and didn't move for over 30 seconds, so should have been counted as immobilised, but 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.
+*Both of Indefatigable's opponents won a heat by beating [[S.M.I.D.S.Y.]] in the heat final after throwing it out of the arena before losing in the second round of the semi-finals.
+*Indefatigable was the first robot to be introduced in the main competition of the Fourth Wars and the first robot to be eliminated from that series.
+==References==
+<references />
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 [[Category:Robots from Shropshire]]
 [[Category:Robots to appear in Battle Cards Pack 3]]
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-[[Category:Robots that only fought in Series 4]]
+[[Category:Competitors in Techno Games]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 4]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 4]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 5]]
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