Ms Nightshade

Ms Nightshade
Ms Nightshade in Series 9
Participation Information
UK Series	9
Team Information
Team	Team Ms Nightshade
Team Members	Katie Henderson Jodie Nye
Robot Statistics
Weight	100kg
Power	2x lead acid 12v batteries
Weapons	Spikes
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

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 features a unique, tall conical shape reminiscent of a nightshade flower, hence the name. Painted in two-tone purple, the robot features six 'petals' around its surface, each with a spike mounted on top which allow them to function as hammers/axes or as a sit-and-spin weapon when fully opened. The team claim that Ms Nightshade has the ability to climb out of the pit, and that it 'cannot be flipped'.

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, where they face champions Apollo, and fellow newcomers Coyote and Rusty.

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.

External Links

• Ms Nightshade on the Robot Wars website