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"The project is to develop the basics from Panda Monium and produce a tougher robot for future events."

— Robot Wars 101 website^[1]

More Panda Monium was a heavyweight robot which attempted to enter Series 3 and 4 of Robot Wars. It was not selected for the main competition of Series 3, despite completing its audition, and subsequently failed to qualify for Series 4 after replacing Team Panda's other entry, Big Pants, in the qualifiers.

Design

MPMrear — More Panda Monium from the rear

More Panda Monium Spike — More Panda Monium's spike and scoop in their fired positions

More Panda Monium was a two-wheel drive, box-shaped robot armed with two pneumatically-powered weapons: a lifting scoop and a spike mounted immediately on top of the scoop. The scoop was made from 2.5mm steel and was initially actuated by a pair of pneumatic pistons, giving it a lifting capacity of approximately 65-70kg. Following durability issues encountered between auditions and filming of Series 3, More Panda Monium's scoop was later modified to feature three pistons, increasing its lifting capacity to over 100kg.^[2] The robot's spike was intended to pierce through opponents' armour, and could be positioned at various angles in order to reach robots of varying sizes.

"As you can see the reach of the spike is significant. It was designed with even the smallest robots in mind."

— Robot Wars 101 website^[3]

More Panda Monium was made out of steel with polycarbonate top panels, and sported a yellow, black and white colour scheme. The robot cost almost £1,200 to build.

Qualification

More Panda Monium attended the auditions for Series 3, where it encountered minor control issues during the obstacle course.

"It was the usual, weigh-in, photos, technical check, driving test affair. We sailed through all but the driving test. Due to the speed controller balance not being quite right, it was ok but not great. We did get some good feedback from Mat (Irvine) and others about the completed MPM."

— Robot Wars 101 website^[4]

Following feedback from the Robot Wars production crew, the robot was subsequently modified ahead of filming, although More Panda Monium would not be selected to compete in the main competition. Team Panda still expressed interest in taking part in the planned Tag Team competition; on a forum post discussing the event, Peter Collier offered More Panda Monium as a potential partner to other roboteers.^[5] However, the competition was cancelled due to a behind-the-scenes accident in The Pits, where another unidentified spike-wielding robot injured a crew member with its weapon.^[6] The incident caused numerous delays leading to the cancellation of other side events, and compelled Rex Garrod, a vocal critic of health and safety standards in earlier series of Robot Wars, to retire from the show altogether. More Panda Monium, meanwhile, went into storage when Team Panda received news of the cancellation.

"We got two calls today to tell us both the Tag and grudges are cancelled. Panda is all tidied away for the winter and it's very much back to the drawing board (and the ants of course!) Series 4 anyone? Charity events perhaps?"

— Peter Collier^[7]

After not being selected to compete in Series 3, More Panda Monium was initially replaced for Series 4 with Team Panda's newest machine, Big Pants. However, Big Pants failed to qualify due to the judges having doubts about its reliability, and Team Panda decided to enter More Panda Monium again while the qualifiers were still taking place. More Panda Monium was drawn against V.I.P.E.R. 01 for a qualifier battle, however the opposing team was forced to withdraw their robot due to technical difficulties, and was replaced by their middleweight machine Hard Cheese. Despite the weight advantage, More Panda Monium lost the fight, and neither robot qualified for the main competition. After this, More Panda Monium was finally retired from combat.

Series Record

Main Series	More Panda Monium Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Entered with Panda Monium
The Third Wars	Not selected
The Fourth Wars	Failed to qualify Failed to qualify with Big Pants
The Fifth Wars	Failed to qualify with Big Pants
The Sixth Wars	Entered with Hot Pants
The Seventh Wars	Entered with Thunderpants
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Entered with Pants
Series 2	Entered with Pants

Outside Robot Wars

Following the Series 3 auditions, More Panda Monium attended the High Wycombe fete, where it fought Series 2 champion Panic Attack in one battle.^[8] During the fete, it sustained damage to its scoop and rear motor mountings, prompting Team Panda to make repairs and modifications to its design before filming of Series 3 began.

References

External Links

More Panda Monium on the Robot Wars 101 website

[1] ttp://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/index.html

[2] ttp://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction6.html

[3] ttp://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/pictures.html

[4] ttp://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction5.html

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20020201031900/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1720.html?FridaySeptember1719990527pm

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20020201032648/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1738.html?ThursdayNovember419990200pm

[7] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20010521155216/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1725.html?WednesdayOctober2719990855pm

[8] ttp://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction6.html

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+|series=3-4 (not selected/<br>failed to qualify)
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+|from=Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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+{{Quote|The project is to develop the basics from Panda Monium and produce a tougher robot for future events.|Robot Wars 101 website<ref>http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/index.html</ref>}}
-'''More Panda Monium''' was a box-shaped robot that attempted to enter Series 3 and 4 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was initially not selected for Series 3 after being involved in a behind-the-scenes accident, and failed to qualify for Series 4 after replacing [[Team Panda|Team Panda's]] other entry, [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]], in the qualifiers.
+'''More Panda Monium''' was a heavyweight robot which attempted to enter Series 3 and 4 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was not selected for the main competition of Series 3, despite completing its audition, and subsequently failed to qualify for Series 4 after replacing [[Team Panda|Team Panda's]] other entry, [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]], in the [[Qualifiers|qualifiers]].
-More Panda Monium was the second of a series of robots made by [[Team Panda]] and was the successor for the similarly named [[Panda Monium]]. The team would also compete in later series of ''Robot Wars'' and ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]'' with [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]] (renamed '''Hot Pants'''), [[Thunderpants]], and the antweight [[Pants]].
 ==Design==
+[[File:MPMrear.jpg|thumb|left|More Panda Monium from the rear]]
-More Panda Monium was a box-shaped robot with transparent armour and armed with two weapons: a lifting scoop that could lift over 100kg, and a pneumatic spike attached above the scoop which could pierce through other robots' armour and be pointed at an adjustable angle. The robot cost almost £1200 to build.
+[[File:More Panda Monium Spike.jpg|thumb|More Panda Monium's spike and scoop in their fired positions]]
+More Panda Monium was a two-wheel drive, box-shaped robot armed with two pneumatically-powered weapons: a lifting scoop and a spike mounted immediately on top of the scoop. The scoop was made from 2.5mm steel and was initially actuated by a pair of pneumatic pistons, giving it a lifting capacity of approximately 65-70kg. Following durability issues encountered between auditions and filming of Series 3, More Panda Monium's scoop was later modified to feature three pistons, increasing its lifting capacity to over 100kg.<ref>http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction6.html</ref> The robot's spike was intended to pierce through opponents' armour, and could be positioned at various angles in order to reach robots of varying sizes.
-==Incident==
+{{Quote|As you can see the reach of the spike is significant. It was designed with even the smallest robots in mind.|Robot Wars 101 website<ref>http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/pictures.html</ref>}}
-During filming of Series 3, More Panda Monium became involved in a serious behind-the-scenes accident in the pits, where it was dropped and activated without warning. The robot's spike injured a member of the ''Robot Wars'' production crew, compelling [[Team Cassius#Garrod's Protest|Rex Garrod]] to retire from competing on the show in protest at the safety issues at hand. The incident also resulted in the cancellation of several side competitions and special events due to take place as part of the Third Wars.
+More Panda Monium was made out of steel with polycarbonate top panels, and sported a yellow, black and white colour scheme. The robot cost almost £1,200 to build.
 ==Qualification==
+More Panda Monium attended the auditions for Series 3, where it encountered minor control issues during the obstacle course.
-After not being selected to compete in Series 3,  More Panda Monium was initially replaced for Series 4 with Team Panda's newest machine, [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]. However, Big Pants failed to qualify due to the judges having doubts about its reliability, and Team Panda decided to enter More Panda Monium again while the qualifiers were still taking place. Nevertheless, More Panda Monium lost its qualifier battle to [[V.I.P.E.R. 01]], with both robots failing to qualify for the Fourth Wars as a result. After this, More Panda Monium was finally retired from combat.
+{{Quote|It was the usual, weigh-in, photos, technical check, driving test affair. We sailed through all but the driving test. Due to the speed controller balance not being quite right, it was ok but not great. We did get some good feedback from Mat (Irvine) and others about the completed MPM.|Robot Wars 101 website<ref>http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction5.html</ref>}}
+Following feedback from the ''Robot Wars'' production crew, the robot was subsequently modified ahead of filming, although More Panda Monium would not be selected to compete in the main competition. Team Panda still expressed interest in taking part in the planned Tag Team competition; on a forum post discussing the event, Peter Collier offered More Panda Monium as a potential partner to other roboteers.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020201031900/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1720.html?FridaySeptember1719990527pm</ref> However, the competition was cancelled due to [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Controversy#Behind-the-scenes incidents|a behind-the-scenes accident]] in [[The Pits]], where another unidentified spike-wielding robot injured a crew member with its weapon.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020201032648/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1738.html?ThursdayNovember419990200pm</ref> The incident caused numerous delays leading to the cancellation of other side events, and compelled [[Team Cassius|Rex Garrod]], a vocal critic of health and safety standards in earlier series of ''Robot Wars'', to retire from the show altogether. More Panda Monium, meanwhile, went into storage when Team Panda received news of the cancellation.
+{{Quote|We got two calls today to tell us both the Tag and grudges are cancelled. Panda is all tidied away for the winter and it's very much back to the drawing board (and the ants of course!) Series 4 anyone? Charity events perhaps?|Peter Collier<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010521155216/http://www.tinweb.com:80/discus/messages/350/1725.html?WednesdayOctober2719990855pm</ref>}}
+After not being selected to compete in Series 3,  More Panda Monium was initially replaced for Series 4 with Team Panda's newest machine, [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]. However, Big Pants failed to qualify due to the judges having doubts about its reliability, and Team Panda decided to enter More Panda Monium again while the qualifiers were still taking place. More Panda Monium was drawn against [[V.I.P.E.R. 01]] for a qualifier battle, however the opposing team was forced to withdraw their robot due to technical difficulties, and was replaced by their middleweight machine [[Hard Cheese]]. Despite the weight advantage, More Panda Monium lost the fight, and neither robot qualified for the main competition. After this, More Panda Monium was finally retired from combat.
 ==Series Record==
+[[File:MPMtest.jpg|thumb|More Panda Monium in testing]]
-<gallery type="slideshow">
+{{Series Record EX|More Panda Monium|Did not enter|Entered with [[Panda Monium]]|''Not selected''|''Failed to qualify''<br>Failed to qualify with [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]|Failed to qualify with [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]|Entered with [[Hot Pants]]|Entered with [[Thunderpants]]|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[Pants]]|Entered with [[Pants]]}}
-MPMtest.jpg|More Panda Monium in testing
-MPMrear.jpg|More Panda Monium from the rear
+==Outside Robot Wars==
-More Panda Monium Spike.jpg|More Panda Monium's spike and scoop in fired position.
+Following the Series 3 auditions, More Panda Monium attended the High Wycombe fete, where it fought Series 2 champion [[Panic Attack]] in one battle.<ref>http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/construction6.html</ref> During the fete, it sustained damage to its scoop and rear motor mountings, prompting Team Panda to make repairs and modifications to its design before filming of Series 3 began.
-</gallery>
-{{Series Record EX|More Panda Monium|Did not enter|Entered with [[Panda Monium]]|Not selected|Failed to qualify<br>Failed to qualify with [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]|Failed to qualify with [[Hot Pants|Big Pants]]|Entered with [[Hot Pants]]|Entered with [[Thunderpants]]|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[Pants]]|Entered with [[Pants]]}}
+==References==
+<references/>
 ==External Links==
 *[http://robotwars101.org/heavys/morepanda/index.html More Panda Monium on the Robot Wars 101 website]
+{{Failed to Qualify Competitors}}
 [[Category:Robots with Lifting Scoops]]
 [[Category:Robots with Retracting Spears]]
 [[Category:Robots from West Sussex]]
 [[Category:Robots which failed to qualify for any main series]]
+[[Category:Robots whose events were cancelled]]