Malfunctions

For the Series 3 Robotic Soccer Competitor, see Malfunktion.

YES: A malfunction in the weapon motor caused Razer to get beached, therefore eliminating it.

Malfunctions occur when one or many components fail accidentally inside the competitor, causing the robot to behave in a way that renders it unable to compete, usually either being stuck in one directional drive, stopping moving completely or being obstructed by the failure of weapons. This is not to be confused with a hostile immobilisation, where one or more components fail as a result of one or many attacks from an opponent, as opposed to as an act of random chance.

Definition

YES: Fluffy broke down in its Series 5 Heat Final without any assistance from its opponent, Pussycat.

NO: Behemoth would not have malfunctioned in Series 7 if Mute had not landed on it.

An immobilisation can be considered to be by malfunction if there has been a random failure of one or more components. This cannot be as a direct result of something that has happened during the fight, such as an attack causing a robot to become stuck in forward drive, but may be considered a malfunction if it is as a result of damage caused during a fight, but does not manifest itself immediately.

Notable Occurences in the UK Series

Series 1

Robot	Battle	Notes
Dreadnaut	Heat C, Semi-Final	Having broken down yet still qualifying in both the Gauntlet and the Trial, Dreadnaut again broke down and billowed smoke during its semi-final match against Wedgehog.
Krayzee Tokyo	Heat D, Trial	Radio control problems, possibly caused by others on the same frequency, caused Krayzee Tokyo to jump the start and then crash at the first corner, eliminating it.
SAT'arn	Heat D, Semi-Final	Motors burned out.

Series 2

Robot	Battle	Notes
Razer	Heat D, Semi-Final
Pain	Heat E, Gauntlet	First robot to withdraw from the competition, after breaking down before its initial Gauntlet run and failing to move at all during its second attempt. Malfunctions caused by electrical and radio interference issues, as well as driveshaft damage caused while being moved before its re-run.
Spin Doctor	Heat E, Semi-Final	Stopped moving for unknown reasons, possibly radio control issues. Its opponent, Technophobic, also malfunctioned and caught fire, but Spin Doctor had already been eliminated.
The Parthian Shot	Heat F, Gauntlet	Failed to make the Gauntlet after breaking down on arrival to the studio, and was subsequently disqualified when the team could not repair it in time.
Onslaught	Heat G, Final	Failed to start.
Sting	Heat H, Trial	Both Sting and Wizard broke down during the Football trial, but as it had been immobile for longer, the judges eliminated Sting.
Doodlebug	Middleweight Championship

Series 3

Robot	Battle	Notes
Red Dragon	Heat A, Round 1
Backstabber	Heat C, Round 1
Razer	Heat C, Round 2	Razer's crusher became stuck in the open position, lifting its wheels off the floor and leaving it stranded. Second malfunction in as many series.
Agent Orange	Heat C, Round 2	Was left immobile on one side towards the end of the battle, but survived to a Judges' decision.
Vector	Heat F, Round 1	An internal fire caused it to barely move in its only battle.
Haardvark	Heat G, Round 1	Broke down with only seconds remaining in its fight against Henry.
The Witch	Heat I, Round 1
Excaliber	Heat J, Round 1
Overkill	Heat J, Round 1
Atlas	Heat L, Round 1
Panzer	Heat L, Final	Failed to start.
Plunderstorm	Heat M, Round 1	Immobile on one side from the start; eventually broke down completely after a shove from Thermador.
Rattus Rattus	Heat P, Round 2
Oblivion 2	Pinball
Stomp	Walker Battles
Terror Australis	World Championship, Round 1	Failed to start.

Series 4

Robot	Battle	Notes
King B3	Heat A, Round 2	Lost right-hand drive after repeated attacks on Atomic.
Razer	Heat B, Final	Got stuck in forward gear, the third malfunction in three series.
Ming 2	Heat C, Round 2
Disc-O-Inferno	Heat E, Round 1
Inverterbrat	Heat F, Round 1	The robot's lifting weapon malfunctioned and lifted the wheels off the ground.
Warhog	Heat G, Round 1	Immobilised itself after making several aggressive and damaging attacks on Dreadnaut XP-1.
Suicidal Tendencies 2	Heat H, Final	Lost drives in left track. After Wheely Big Cheese accidentally pitted itself, Suicidal Tendencies 2 was ruled to be immobilised instead.
Killerhurtz	Heat I, Round 2	Became stuck in forward drive.
Small Torque	Heat I, Round 2	Failure of internal cooling system resulted in overheating.
Bigger Brother	Heat J, Round 2	A pressure valve malfunction in the flipper resulted in Bigger Brother failing to self-right when flipped.

Extreme Series 1

Robot	Battle	Notes
S.M.I.D.S.Y.	Tag Team Terror, Round 1	Got stuck in forward drive.
King B Powerworks	Tag Team Terror, Round 1	Was left spinning around on the spot after losing control; it and 101 subsequently lost the battle on a Judges' decision.
King B Powerworks	Vengeance	Lost control and went 'berserk' during its battle against 101; spinning around and constantly driving into the walls, angle grinders and Refbot.

Series 5

Robot	Battle	Notes
General Carnage 2	Heat C, Round 2	Its removable link was dislodged by the recoil of its flipper.
Fluffy	Heat L, Final

Series 6

Robot	Battle	Notes
259	Heat E, Round 2	Broke down with only seconds remaining in its fight against Wild Thing.

Extreme Series 2

Robot	Battle	Notes
Behemoth	University Challenge, Round 1	A wire came loose in its power link, immobilising it.

Series 7

Robot	Battle	Notes
Vader	Heat A, Round 1
The Alien	Heat D, Round 1	Aggressive attacks knocked out the robot's removable link.
Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit	Heat E, Round 1	Aggressive attacks knocked out its own removable link.
Fluffy	Heat F, Round 1	Motors burned out on one side.

Series 8

Robot	Battle	Notes
Glitterbomb	Heat 3, Group Battle	A leaking part limited the axe's flow rate, with cold weather freezing the liquid CO2, powering it and preventing the axe from returning to its neutral position. This resulted in Glitterbomb being unable to self-right after it was flipped over by Dantomkia.
Sabretooth	Heat 4, Group Battle	The claw weapon was broken during repairs before the battle, leaving it unable to self-right when flipped by Eruption.

Series 9

Robot	Battle	Notes
Expulsion	Heat 3, Group Battle	A failure with one of the motors meant that Expulsion could only move in circles when the battle began.
Aftershock	Grand Final, Head-to-Head	A drive chain broke 20 seconds before the end of its battle against Eruption, immobilising Aftershock completely.

Series 10

Robot	Battle	Notes
Donald Thump	Heat 1, Group Battle
Apocalypse	Heat 1, Robot Redemption	Immobilised by a combination of broken drive chains and melted wiring, resulting in Apocalypse being unable to move following a side-on slam from Sabretooth.
Apex	Heat 3, Robot Redemption	Its bar spinner completely detached from the machine after hitting its own pulley system; this caused Apex to be thrown across the arena and become immobile.
Hobgoblin	Heat 5, Group Battle
Push to Exit	Heat 5, Robot Redemption
Coyote	Heat 5, 3rd Place Playoff
Magnetar	Grand Final, Robot Redemption	Radio issues caused Magnetar's self-righting mechanism to become jammed, enabling Behemoth to flip and immobilise it.

Notable Occurrences in International Series

US Season 1

Robot	Battle	Notes
Close Enough	Robot Rebellion, Round 1	Gas engine stalled out, leaving it unable to move.

Nickelodeon

Robot	Battle	Notes
Ninjitsu	US Championship, Round 1	Battery to receiver came unplugged, leaving it without a connection.
Phantasm	US Championship, Bonus Battle	Motors burned out.

German Series

Robot	Battle	Notes
Thorgrim	Heat A, Round 1	Failed to move at all during its only battle.
Golem	Heat A, Final