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==Design== |
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[[File:Msnightshade-team.jpg|thumb|left|Ms Nightshade with its team]] |
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| − | Ms Nightshade uses a unique, high shape, reminiscent of a nightshade, hence the name. Painted purple, Ms Nightshade features six 'petals' around its surface, each with a spike for weaponry, allowing the robot to function as a [[sit-and-spin]] design. The team claim that Ms Nightshade has the ability to climb out of the pit. It can also function as an axe. |
+ | Ms Nightshade uses a unique, high shape, reminiscent of a nightshade flower, hence the name. Painted purple, Ms Nightshade features six 'petals' around its surface, each with a spike for weaponry, allowing the robot to function as a [[sit-and-spin]] design. The team claim that Ms Nightshade has the ability to climb out of the pit. It can also function as an axe. |
==Robot History== |
==Robot History== |
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===Series 9=== |
===Series 9=== |
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| − | {{quote|As this will be their first time in the arena they have decided to play it safe and their tactics are to run away from their enemies.|The Robot Wars website}} |
+ | {{quote|As this will be their first time in the arena they have decided to play it safe and their tactics are to run away from their enemies.|The ''Robot Wars'' website}} |
Ms Nightshade will compete in [[Robot Wars: Series 9/Episode 5|Episode 5]]. |
Ms Nightshade will compete in [[Robot Wars: Series 9/Episode 5|Episode 5]]. |
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Revision as of 20:18, 28 February 2017
Ms Nightshade is a robot which competed in Series 9 of Robot Wars. It was entered by two students from the University of Brighton, and is one of only a few robots to have an all-female team.
The robot's name and design are inspired by the 'nightshades', a family of flowers notable for containing powerful and sometimes toxic alkaloids.
Design
Ms Nightshade with its team
Ms Nightshade uses a unique, high shape, reminiscent of a nightshade flower, hence the name. Painted purple, Ms Nightshade features six 'petals' around its surface, each with a spike for weaponry, allowing the robot to function as a sit-and-spin design. The team claim that Ms Nightshade has the ability to climb out of the pit. It can also function as an axe.
Robot History
Series 9
- "As this will be their first time in the arena they have decided to play it safe and their tactics are to run away from their enemies."
- — The Robot Wars website
Ms Nightshade will compete in Episode 5.
Results
| MS NIGHTSHADE - RESULTS | ||
| Series 9 | ||
| Series 9 - UK Championship Unknown | ||
| Episode 5, Group Battle | vs. Unknown | Unknown |
Series Record
Ms Nightshade's turntable shot
| Series | Ms Nightshade Series Record |
|---|---|
| Series 1-7 | Did not enter |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Entered |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
Trivia
Team Ms Nightshade with Noel Sharkey
- Ms Nightshade was first unofficially revealed on December 3rd, 2016, through a tweet from Professor Noel Sharkey, who was supporting the presence of female engineers on the team[1].
References
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