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|robot_name=Mad Dog |
|robot_name=Mad Dog |
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|image=[[File:Mad Dog.jpg|201px]] |
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|series=Extreme 2 |
|series=Extreme 2 |
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|team=The Z Team |
|team=The Z Team |
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|team_members=Chris Isaacs<br/>Roger Partridge<br/> |
|team_members=Chris Isaacs<br/>Roger Partridge<br/> |
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| + | |from=Romford, Essex |
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| − | |other_entries= |
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| + | |stats=Mad dog stats.png |
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|weight=99kg |
|weight=99kg |
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|dimensions=0.64m x 1.25m x 0.81m |
|dimensions=0.64m x 1.25m x 0.81m |
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|power=2 x 750W Electric Motors |
|power=2 x 750W Electric Motors |
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|weapons=Flipper |
|weapons=Flipper |
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{{quote|Very powerful flipper, looks mean, two wheel driven, has a steel backbone chassis, heat treated aluminium and polycarbonate shell, but it does lack experience. Don't they all?|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}} |
{{quote|Very powerful flipper, looks mean, two wheel driven, has a steel backbone chassis, heat treated aluminium and polycarbonate shell, but it does lack experience. Don't they all?|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}} |
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| − | '''Mad Dog''' was a |
+ | '''Mad Dog''' was a heavyweight robot which fought exclusively in the [[New Blood Championship]] of [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2|Extreme Series 2]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It lost in its first and only battle to [[Chopper]] and [[ICU]]. |
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+ | ==Design== |
| + | Mad Dog was a two-wheel driven wedge-shaped robot that was somewhat similar in appearance to the Italian robot [[Mastiff]], as it featured a motif of biting jaws and a dog theme. It had a steel chassis with an aluminium and polycarbonate shell and its flipper was listed as 'very powerful' with 1400lbs of thrust, but never showed the power in battle. In testing the flipper threw several 100kg V6 engine blocks 3ft in the air and 5-6ft forwards prior to their appearance in the warzone. |
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| + | ==The Team== |
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| + | [[File:MadDogTeam.jpg|thumb|left|The Z Team in the pits with Mad Dog]] |
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| + | Mad Dog was entered into ''Robot Wars'' by The Z Team, a duo of Chris Isaacs and Roger Partridge based in Romford, Essex. Chris Isaacs was the team captain. |
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| + | The team's name was presumably a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team The A-Team], a popular television series from the 1980's. |
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| + | ==Qualification== |
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| + | Mad Dog had previously attempted to enter Series 6, but failed to qualify. At the qualifiers, Mad Dog fought [[Aggrobot|Aggrobot 3]], [[Hydra]] and an unidentified third robot. The winner of the battle is unknown, but Aggrobot 3 and Hydra both qualified, while Mad Dog did not. Mad Dog is not known to have attempted qualification for any other series of ''Robot Wars''. |
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| + | ==Robot History== |
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===Extreme 2=== |
===Extreme 2=== |
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| + | Mad Dog faced [[Chopper]] and [[ICU]] in its first round battle of Heat C inside the New Blood Championship. |
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| − | Mad Dog faced Chopper and ICU in its first round battle. From the off, it was shoved around by ICU, attempting to use its lifter but failing to do anything. [[Sir Killalot]] shoved it into its CPZ and attacked it, after escaping, ICU attacked it again. Mad Dog was left immobilised on the Floor Flipper. [[Refbot]] counted out the fallen robot, and it was attacked by the House Robots. It was flipped by the floor flipper, but the drop zone, which had a dustbin of bowling balls, missed Mad Dog. It was pitted, leaving ICU and the heavily damaged Chopper to go through. |
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| + | [[File:ICU vs Chopper vs Mad Dog.jpg|thumb|left|Chopper is pushed into Mad Dog by ICU]] |
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| + | [[File:Mad_Dog_immobile.jpg|thumb|Mad Dog is counted out by Refbot]] |
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| + | Mad Dog's first involvement during the fight was between it and ICU - with the latter pushing Mad Dog across the arena floor and towards an angle grinder. Mad Dog then spun around and feinted to the side, dodging another attempted charge from ICU in the process. Despite this dodging manoeuvre, Mad Dog had issues with its weapon, as its lifting arm slowly raised up and down while it was nowhere near any other machine. |
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| + | {{quote|Mad Dog turns away. Is it hungry, is it mean? Or is it, Mad Dog, a bit of a puppy out there?|Jonathan Pearce}} |
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| + | Mad Dog then backed itself into ICU. Its arm fired open swiftly this time, but still missed its target, before Mad Dog then reversed itself into an angle grinder. Mad Dog's weapon went back towards its sluggish ways though, with it in a raised position as [[Sir Killalot]] smothered Mad Dog into the CPZ. Mad Dog protected itself by flicking its weapon into the House Robot's breastplate - a part of Sir Killalot which fell off later on in the fight. Mad Dog was then pushed back again by ICU, before being edged onto the Floor Flipper by the same robot, where it came to a stop. The immobile Mad Dog was then counted out by Refbot, as ICU came in with some more minor drives. |
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| + | {{quote|Mad Dog didn't do anything!|Jonathan Pearce after Mad Dog is counted out}} |
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| + | [[File:Mad_Dog_damaged.jpg|thumb|left|Matilda damages Mad Dog]] |
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| + | [[File:NewBloodCRound1.1.2.jpg|thumb|Mad Dog avoids the Drop Zone's bowling balls]] |
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| + | After ICU backed away, [[Matilda]] came in with her flywheel tail - completely smashing open Mad Dog's back panel. This was followed up by another attack from the House Robot's weapon - which chucked Mad Dog into Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot then picked Mad Dog up by its weapon, before placing it onto the Floor Flipper. The arena hazard sent Mad Dog through the arena skyline, before it cartwheeled its way onto Matilda. Sir Killalot attempted to continue carrying out punishment on Mad Dog by putting it onto the Drop Zone target, but the assortment of balls that were dropped from above completely missed Mad Dog. ICU decided to ram Mad Dog one final time, before Sir Killalot finished off the beaten machine by backing it into the Pit, leaving ICU and the heavily-damaged Chopper to progress. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Show|Extreme 2}} |
{{Show|Extreme 2}} |
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{{Competition|New Blood Championship|Heats, Round 1}} |
{{Competition|New Blood Championship|Heats, Round 1}} |
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| − | {{Battle|[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat C|Heat C |
+ | {{Battle|[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2/New Blood Championship/Heat C|Heat C, Round 1]]|[[ICU]], [[Chopper]]|Eliminated}} |
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==Series Record== |
==Series Record== |
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| + | {{Series Record EX|Mad Dog|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|''Failed to qualify''|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''New Blood Championship, Round 1'''}} |
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| − | *Series 1-5: Did not enter |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| − | *Series 6: Failed to Qualify |
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| + | *Mad Dog was the only robot to be placed on [[The Drop Zone]] in the UK series, and avoid being hit by the falling items. |
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| − | *Series 7: Did Not Enter |
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{{Extreme 2 Competing Robots}} |
{{Extreme 2 Competing Robots}} |
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[[Category:New Blood Competitors]] |
[[Category:New Blood Competitors]] |
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[[Category:Extreme only competitors]] |
[[Category:Extreme only competitors]] |
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[[Category:Robots from Essex]] |
[[Category:Robots from Essex]] |
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[[Category:Animal Based Robots]] |
[[Category:Animal Based Robots]] |
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[[Category:Victims of The Drop Zone]] |
[[Category:Victims of The Drop Zone]] |
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| + | [[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]] |
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| + | [[Category:Robots which only fought in Extreme 2]] |
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Revision as of 18:48, 9 April 2020
- "Very powerful flipper, looks mean, two wheel driven, has a steel backbone chassis, heat treated aluminium and polycarbonate shell, but it does lack experience. Don't they all?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Mad Dog was a heavyweight robot which fought exclusively in the New Blood Championship of Extreme Series 2 of Robot Wars. It lost in its first and only battle to Chopper and ICU.
Design
Mad Dog was a two-wheel driven wedge-shaped robot that was somewhat similar in appearance to the Italian robot Mastiff, as it featured a motif of biting jaws and a dog theme. It had a steel chassis with an aluminium and polycarbonate shell and its flipper was listed as 'very powerful' with 1400lbs of thrust, but never showed the power in battle. In testing the flipper threw several 100kg V6 engine blocks 3ft in the air and 5-6ft forwards prior to their appearance in the warzone.
The Team
The Z Team in the pits with Mad Dog
Mad Dog was entered into Robot Wars by The Z Team, a duo of Chris Isaacs and Roger Partridge based in Romford, Essex. Chris Isaacs was the team captain.
The team's name was presumably a reference to The A-Team, a popular television series from the 1980's.
Qualification
Mad Dog at the Series 6 qualifiers
Mad Dog had previously attempted to enter Series 6, but failed to qualify. At the qualifiers, Mad Dog fought Aggrobot 3, Hydra and an unidentified third robot. The winner of the battle is unknown, but Aggrobot 3 and Hydra both qualified, while Mad Dog did not. Mad Dog is not known to have attempted qualification for any other series of Robot Wars.
Robot History
Extreme 2
Mad Dog faced Chopper and ICU in its first round battle of Heat C inside the New Blood Championship.
Chopper is pushed into Mad Dog by ICU
Mad Dog is counted out by Refbot
Mad Dog's first involvement during the fight was between it and ICU - with the latter pushing Mad Dog across the arena floor and towards an angle grinder. Mad Dog then spun around and feinted to the side, dodging another attempted charge from ICU in the process. Despite this dodging manoeuvre, Mad Dog had issues with its weapon, as its lifting arm slowly raised up and down while it was nowhere near any other machine.
- "Mad Dog turns away. Is it hungry, is it mean? Or is it, Mad Dog, a bit of a puppy out there?"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Mad Dog then backed itself into ICU. Its arm fired open swiftly this time, but still missed its target, before Mad Dog then reversed itself into an angle grinder. Mad Dog's weapon went back towards its sluggish ways though, with it in a raised position as Sir Killalot smothered Mad Dog into the CPZ. Mad Dog protected itself by flicking its weapon into the House Robot's breastplate - a part of Sir Killalot which fell off later on in the fight. Mad Dog was then pushed back again by ICU, before being edged onto the Floor Flipper by the same robot, where it came to a stop. The immobile Mad Dog was then counted out by Refbot, as ICU came in with some more minor drives.
- "Mad Dog didn't do anything!"
- — Jonathan Pearce after Mad Dog is counted out
Matilda damages Mad Dog
Mad Dog avoids the Drop Zone's bowling balls
After ICU backed away, Matilda came in with her flywheel tail - completely smashing open Mad Dog's back panel. This was followed up by another attack from the House Robot's weapon - which chucked Mad Dog into Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot then picked Mad Dog up by its weapon, before placing it onto the Floor Flipper. The arena hazard sent Mad Dog through the arena skyline, before it cartwheeled its way onto Matilda. Sir Killalot attempted to continue carrying out punishment on Mad Dog by putting it onto the Drop Zone target, but the assortment of balls that were dropped from above completely missed Mad Dog. ICU decided to ram Mad Dog one final time, before Sir Killalot finished off the beaten machine by backing it into the Pit, leaving ICU and the heavily-damaged Chopper to progress.
Results
| MAD DOG - RESULTS | ||
| Extreme 2 | ||
| New Blood Championship Heats, Round 1 | ||
| Heat C, Round 1 | vs. ICU, Chopper | Eliminated |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record
| Main Series | Mad Dog Series Record |
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| 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 | Failed to qualify |
| The Seventh Wars | Did not enter |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
| Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
| Series 1 | Did not enter |
| Series 2 | New Blood Championship, Round 1 |
Trivia
- Mad Dog was the only robot to be placed on The Drop Zone in the UK series, and avoid being hit by the falling items.
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