- "With a flipper, tremendously powerful. Wedge-shaped."
- — Jonathan Pearce describes Mechaniac
Mechaniac was an Austrian robot that fought exclusively in a Third World Championship qualifier as part of The Seventh Wars' special events. The only Austrian robot seen in Robot Wars, Mechaniac lost its only battle to Sri Lankan representatives in Supernova. Mechaniac also failed to qualify for the Seventh Wars, losing in its four-way qualifying battle.
Design[]
It was a basic orange wedge with a powerful front flipper and two side arms. To avoid being stranded, Mechaniac featured rear spikes, and axes on the side. Therefore, Mechaniac could also spin on the spot to cause damage. Its flipper ran at 1000psi, and proved potent, but its armour was light.
Etymology[]
- "Well first, let me just say, I absolutely love the name of your robot, Mechaniac!"
- — Praise from Craig Charles
Mechaniac is a hybrid of "mechanic" and "maniac".
Qualification[]
In its qualifier battle for Series 7, Mechaniac fought future Semi-Finalist, Gravity, as well as Dutch entry RCC 2, and a representative of Richard Huish College. Mechaniac performed fairly well, flipping Gravity over at one stage, but it was thrown much further in return, while the other two robots hardly contributed. Losing the battle to Gravity, Mechaniac did not qualify for the main competition of the Seventh Wars, although it was still invited to represent Austria in the World Championship.
Robot History[]
Series 7[]
In its qualifier for the Third World Championship, Mechaniac was placed up against the Sri Lankan Supernova machine. This was the first World Championship qualifier battle seen on the televised show, as it was shown during Heat A of the Seventh Wars.
In the battle, Mechaniac attempted to flip Supernova, before driving it into the CPZ. Sir Killalot seized it in its claw, lifted it up briefly, and put it down outside the CPZ. Straight away, Supernova charged Mechaniac and was thrown through the air by Mechaniac's flipper. Mechaniac then took a blow from Supernova, causing its rear panel to be shorn off. Supernova then repeatedly attacked Mechaniac's sides and exposed rear, eventually causing the batteries to become dislodged.
- "Well, the Austrians, you've got a mountain to climb to stay in this."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Mechaniac was no longer moving at this point, and after repeated attacks on its exposed internals from Cassius Chrome, its electronics shorted out and caught fire. Sir Killalot picked up Mechaniac by his lance and held it over the Flame Pit. Then placed it on the Floor Flipper where Refbot counted it out. After being flipped by the arena Floor Flipper, Sir Killalot speared Mechaniac from behind with his lance and spun the orange robot around on the end of it. This caused more internal damage to Mechaniac, shorting out its electronics again. Sir Killalot finished the job by dropping it into the Pit, and thus the Austrians were eliminated.
- "Marks out of ten for flying, eight. Marks out of ten for competitiveness.....minus six."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Results[]
MECHANIAC - RESULTS | ||
Series 7 | ||
The Third World Championship Representing Austria, Eliminated in Qualifiers | ||
Qualifier | vs. Supernova (SRI) | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record[]
Series | Mechaniac Series Record |
---|---|
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 | Did not enter |
The Seventh Wars | Third World Championship, Qualifier Failed to qualify |
Series 8 | Did not enter |
Series 9 | Did not enter |
Series 10 | Did not enter |
Trivia[]
- Mechaniac was the only robot in Robot Wars to represent Austria whilst actively competing, although Mark Nenadic, captain of The Executioner, was also from Austria.
- However, Mechaniac is not the first Austrian team to attempt to compete in Robot Wars, being beaten out by Vortex.
- Mechaniac was one of only two non-UK robots that appeared in the Seventh Wars whose team had not previously appeared in any version of Robot Wars, along with I Bot One Beta.
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