This article is about the Series 3 version of Mammoth. For the team's machines in other weight classes, see Mammoth (disambiguation).
- "He's got eight legs, removable armour, a 360 degree weapon system, which is guided by an ultrasonic range finder at the front."
- — Ian Burrell introduces Mammoth
Mammoth was a robot which competed in the Walker Battles of Robot Wars: The Third Wars. It fought Anarachnid in its only battle, which was ultimately declared a draw due to the heavy damage suffered by both robots. Mammoth was succeeded across various weight classes in both series of Robot Wars Extreme and Series 7 by other Mammoth entries of the same name.
Design[]
- "Legs are made from fence posts, the face is an automatic door opener, the lifting arm is a garden hoe, it took four-and-a-half weeks to build."
- — Jonathan Pearce lists what was used to produce Mammoth
Team Mammoth with Mammoth in Series 3
A close up of Mammoth's "ultrasonic range finder"
The Series 3 version of Mammoth was a box-shaped walkerbot, moving on eight legs, some of which were rounded at the base to resemble feet. Of all the Burrell family's Mammoth machines, this entry most heavily resembled a mammoth, as it was decorated with wool on top of a plastic bucket, referencing the woolly mammoth. The robot was painted red, weighed 46kg, and was armed only with two lengthy lines of metal at the front guided by Mammoth's range system on the plastic bucket, despite the mention of a lifting arm. Like most walkers in Series 3, Mammoth was extremely slow. According to the team, the robot was made of wood and possessed removable armor.[1]
Weight Class[]
Although the Walker Battle competitors of Series 3 would compete in a unified category regardless of total weight, Mammoth's quoted weight of 46kg was only 0.6kg over the standard middleweight limit. As the 'one class below' rule was in force at the time, it was thus likely to have competed as a middleweight rather than a heavyweight.[2]
Robot History[]
Series 3[]
Mammoth fought in the final Walker Battle of the Third Wars, which aired as part of Heat M. In its Walker battle, Mammoth was placed up against Anarachnid, a much heavier walker at 72.1kg.
Mammoth and Anarachnid slowly approach each other
Anarachnid makes contact with Mammoth and pushes it slightly
Shunt briefly elevates the smouldering Mammoth off the ground.
At the start of the battle, Anarachnid slowly trundled across the arena towards Mammoth, but Mammoth was unable to walk properly as only two of its eight legs functioned, leaving it with very little traction. Mammoth was gradually turning sideways whilst Anarachnid approached it directly. Although Mammoth attempted to flee, the two robots met and Anarachnid edged Mammoth towards the arena side wall, dislodging one of its boggle eyes.. House robot Sgt. Bash then came in and set Mammoth's "hair" alight with its flamethrower, to the amusement of the team. This ginger impact appeared to completely immobilize Mammoth, while the mobile Anarachnid was grabbed by the pincers of Dead Metal. Shunt then came in and axed straight through the top of Mammoth, lifting it into the air twice. Dead Metal then easily sawed through the armor of Anarachnid as Sgt. Bash maintained a grip on Mammoth, setting it alight once again. Shunt's next axe blow crushed the top of Mammoth while Dead Metal nearly cut Anarachnid in half, and Shunt pushed the beaten machine into a CPZ, axing it again as 'cease' was called.
- "It was a woolly mammoth at one stage, now it's a balding minnow, really."
- — Jonathan Pearce, describes Mammoth, at the end of the battle
Shunt's axe crushes the plastic top of the flaming Mammoth
Mammoth after the fight
However, despite Mammoth being immobilised near the beginning of the bout, Anarachnid's complete destruction later into the battle prompted the Judges to declare the battle a draw, in what would statistically prove to be Team Mammoth's greatest result in Robot Wars history.
Results[]
| MAMMOTH - RESULTS | ||
| Series 3 | ||
| Walker Battles | ||
| Walker Battles | vs. Anarachnid | Draw |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 0
- Draws: 1
Series Record[]
| Main Series | Mammoth Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Walker Battles |
| The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Sixth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Seventh Wars | Featherweight Championship with Mammoth |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
| Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
| Series 1 | Middleweight Melee with Mammoth |
| Series 2 | Middleweight Championship with Mammoth |
Trivia[]
- Although this version of Mammoth never suffered an official loss, the Mammoth machines in other weight classes went on to bring three losses to Mammoth's name.