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"Not Perfect, but damn close"

— The message on Not Perfect's underside

Not Perfect was a competitor robot that fought exclusively in German Robot Wars. Despite being overweight, it reached the second round of its heat before losing to eventual runner-up Tsunami, but won the subsequent Losers Melee against Junkyard Queen to finish fifth overall.

Team captain Bryan Cutler also competed with Reaper NP2 in the qualifiers for The Third World Championship, which were filmed and broadcast as part of Series 7 of the UK Robot Wars.

Design

Not perfect pits — Not Perfect in the pits

Not Perfect was a large, invertible box wedge-shaped robot with a front ramming wedge and an angled lawnmower blade mounted on the front. The robot's front panels had an indented circular section to house the blade, and a steeper lower wedge intended to get underneath opponents and draw them closer to the blade.

Not Perfect upside down — Not Perfect's underside

The robot's name was coined by captain Bryan Cutler after he was dissatisfied with the work done to the robot. Among Not Perfect's issues included components being hastily attached with superglue, and the robot weighing in at 101kg despite having many revisions - exactly one kilo over the limit. Despite this, the producers allowed Not Perfect to compete as there were not enough German entries into the series, and its weight was listed on its statistics board as 100kg.

Robot History

German Series

Not Perfect competed in Heat B, and fought Delldog and Hydrotec in its first round melee.

Not Perfect vs Delldog — Not Perfect presses the pit release

Hydrotec vs Not Perfect — Not Perfect avoids Hydrotec, with Delldog already pitted

Not Perfect pressed the pit release button in the opening seconds, before colliding with Delldog as the latter got its spinning ring up to speed. Delldog's weapon stopped spinning and the robot began smoking as Not Perfect spun and ran into Sir Killalot, before driving around the pit as Hydrotec pushed Delldog in. Not Perfect was almost lifted by Hydrotec, and both robots dodged each other as 'cease' was called, with Delldog already eliminated.

Not Perfect advanced to the second round, where it fought Tsunami. It entered the arena upside-down, with the intention of cutting Tsunami's aerial off.

TsunamiFlips — Tsunami flips Not Perfect

NotPerfectPit — Dead Metal nearly pits Not Perfect

Despite this, it was immediately flipped over by Tsunami on its first charge, and lost its front wedge tip as Tsunami lifted it. Both robots continued to ram each other, with Tsunami getting underneath and flipping Not Perfect over several times before pressing the pit release button. Not Perfect appeared to be moving sluggishly after this, and was open to another couple of flips from Tsunami that allowed Dead Metal to attack and nearly shove Not Perfect into the pit. Not Perfect escaped this and an attack from Mr. Psycho, bumping into an angle grinder and ramming Tsunami a few more times, with Tsunami again lifting it. Not Perfect then pushed Tsunami over the Flame Pit, with the two robots pushing each other as 'cease' was called. The battle went to a jury's decision, which ruled in favour of Tsunami, eliminating Not Perfect from the competition.

Following its defeat, Not Perfect made one final appearance in the Fifth Place Playoff, where it was intended to fight Hydrotec, Golem and Junkyard Queen. However, Hydrotec and Golem withdrew due to mechanical problems, leaving Not Perfect and Junkyard Queen in a head-to-head battle for fifth place.

JunkyardQueenFire — Not Perfect and Junkyard Queen over the flames

Not Perfect began by approaching Junkyard Queen and slamming it into the arena wall, before ramming into the wall itself on its second charge. It pushed Junkyard Queen again, before following it over the Flame Pit and ramming it again, with both robots eventually getting stuck together over the flames. Refbot and Mr. Psycho attempted to separate them, with Mr. Psycho grabbing hold of Junkyard Queen and picking it up with his claw, briefly leaving Not Perfect dangling from Junkyard Queen's spike. Not Perfect fell onto the arena floor as Mr. Psycho carried Junkyard Queen around the arena, who toppled over and released Junkyard Queen with assistance from Refbot and Sgt. Bash, while Not Perfect pressed the Floor Spinner button. Junkyard Queen had become immobilised, and was counted out by Refbot before having the withdrawal Golem dropped onto it via the Drop Zone, leaving Not Perfect as the winner and fifth place in German Robot Wars.

Results

NOT PERFECT - RESULTS
German Robot Wars
German Championship Fifth Place
Heat B, Eliminator	vs. Delldog, Hydrotec	Qualified
Heat B, Final	vs. Tsunami	Lost
Grand Final, Losers Melee	vs. Junkyard Queen	Won
NOTE: Golem and Hydrotec were also due to take part in this battle, but both were forced to withdraw due to damage taken in previous battles.

Wins/Losses

Wins: 2
Losses: 1

Series Record

German Series

Not Perfect in the arena
Side view of Not Perfect
Team Captain Brian Cutler with Not Perfect
Not Perfect's full team

German Series	Not Perfect Series Record
German Robot Wars	Fifth Place

UK Series

Series	Not Perfect 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	Entered with Reaper NP2 and Tartarus
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Trivia

Not Perfect was painted by the BBC Visual Effects department.

External Links

Team website

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-{{Image|Needs image from German Robot Wars first round battle}}
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 |image        = [[File:Notperfect.jpg|200px]]
-|caption      = Not Perfect
 |german_series= 1
 |team         = Team Not Perfect
 |team_members = Bryan Cutler<br/> Gaby Cutler<br/>Kristina Cutler
+|from=Bruckberg, Bavaria
 |other_entries= [[Reaper NP2]]<br/><small>(UK Series 7)</small>
 |weight       = 100kg
 |dimensions   = 1.57m x 1.40m x 0.43m
-|power        = 2 x 750W Motors
+|drive        = 2 x 750W motors
 |weapons      = Lawnmower blade
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 ==Design==
-[[File:Not Perfect.jpg|thumb|left|Side view of Not Perfect]]
+[[File:Not_perfect_pits.jpg|thumb|left|Not Perfect in the pits]]
 Not Perfect was a large, invertible box wedge-shaped robot with a front ramming wedge and an angled lawnmower blade mounted on the front. The robot's front panels had an indented circular section to house the blade, and a steeper lower wedge intended to get underneath opponents and draw them closer to the blade.
+[[File:Not Perfect upside down.png|thumb|Not Perfect's underside]]
 The robot's name was coined by captain Bryan Cutler after he was dissatisfied with the work done to the robot. Among Not Perfect's issues included components being hastily attached with superglue, and the robot weighing in at 101kg despite having many revisions - exactly one kilo over the limit. Despite this, the producers allowed Not Perfect to compete as there were not enough German entries into the series, and its weight was listed on its statistics board as 100kg.
 ==Robot History==
 ===German Series===
+Not Perfect competed in Heat B, and fought [[Delldog]] and [[Hydrotec]] in its first round melee.
-Not Perfect competed in Heat B, and fought [[Delldog]] and [[Hydrotec]] in its first round melee. It pressed the pit release button in the opening seconds, before colliding with Delldog as the latter got its spinning ring up to speed. Delldog's weapon stopped spinning and the robot began smoking as Not Perfect spun and ran into [[Sir Killalot]], before driving around the pit as Hydrotec pushed Delldog in. Not Perfect was almost lifted by Hydrotec, and both robots dodged each other as 'cease' was called, with Delldog already eliminated.
+[[File:Not Perfect vs Delldog.jpg|thumb|left|Not Perfect presses the pit release]]
+[[File:Hydrotec vs Not Perfect.jpg|thumb|Not Perfect avoids Hydrotec, with Delldog already pitted]]
+Not Perfect pressed the pit release button in the opening seconds, before colliding with Delldog as the latter got its spinning ring up to speed. Delldog's weapon stopped spinning and the robot began smoking as Not Perfect spun and ran into [[Sir Killalot]], before driving around the pit as Hydrotec pushed Delldog in. Not Perfect was almost lifted by Hydrotec, and both robots dodged each other as 'cease' was called, with Delldog already eliminated.
+Not Perfect advanced to the second round, where it fought [[Tsunami]]. It entered the arena upside-down, with the intention of cutting Tsunami's aerial off.
 [[File:TsunamiFlips.jpg|thumb|left|Tsunami flips Not Perfect]]
 [[File:NotPerfectPit.jpg|thumb|Dead Metal nearly pits Not Perfect]]
-Not Perfect advanced to the second round, where it fought [[Tsunami]]. It entered the arena upside-down, with the intention of cutting Tsunami's aerial off. Despite this, it was immediately flipped over by Tsunami on its first charge, and lost its front wedge tip as Tsunami lifted it. Both robots continued to ram each other, with Tsunami getting underneath and flipping Not Perfect over several times before pressing the pit release button. Not Perfect appeared to be moving sluggishly after this, and was open to another couple of flips from Tsunami that allowed [[Dead Metal]] to attack and nearly shove Not Perfect into the pit. Not Perfect escaped this and an attack from [[Mr. Psycho]], bumping into an angle grinder and ramming Tsunami a few more times, with Tsunami again lifting it. Not Perfect then pushed Tsunami over the Flame Pit, with the two robots pushing each other as 'cease' was called. The battle went to a jury's decision, which ruled in favour of Tsunami, eliminating Not Perfect from the competition.
+Despite this, it was immediately flipped over by Tsunami on its first charge, and lost its front wedge tip as Tsunami lifted it. Both robots continued to ram each other, with Tsunami getting underneath and flipping Not Perfect over several times before pressing the pit release button. Not Perfect appeared to be moving sluggishly after this, and was open to another couple of flips from Tsunami that allowed [[Dead Metal]] to attack and nearly shove Not Perfect into the pit. Not Perfect escaped this and an attack from [[Mr. Psycho]], bumping into an angle grinder and ramming Tsunami a few more times, with Tsunami again lifting it. Not Perfect then pushed Tsunami over the Flame Pit, with the two robots pushing each other as 'cease' was called. The battle went to a jury's decision, which ruled in favour of Tsunami, eliminating Not Perfect from the competition.
-[[File:JunkyardQueenFire.jpg|thumb|left|Not Perfect and Junkyard Queen over the flames]]
+Following its defeat, Not Perfect made one final appearance in the Fifth Place Playoff, where it was intended to fight [[Hydrotec]], [[Golem]] and [[Junkyard Queen]]. However, Hydrotec and Golem withdrew due to mechanical problems, leaving Not Perfect and Junkyard Queen in a head-to-head battle for fifth place.
-Following its defeat, Not Perfect made one final appearance in the Losers Melee, fighting [[Junkyard Queen]] in a one-on-one battle for fifth place. The battle was originally planned to be a four-way playoff to determine fifth- to eighth- positions, but [[Hydrotec]] and [[Golem]] had to withdraw due to damage and mechanical problems. Not Perfect began by approaching Junkyard Queen and slamming it into the arena wall, before ramming into the wall itself on its second charge. It pushed Junkyard Queen again, before following it over the Flame Pit and ramming it again, with both robots eventually getting stuck together over the flames. [[Refbot]] and Mr. Psycho attempted to separate them, with Mr. Psycho grabbing hold of Junkyard Queen and picking it up with his claw, briefly leaving Not Perfect dangling from Junkyard Queen's spike. Not Perfect fell onto the arena floor as Mr. Psycho carried Junkyard Queen around the arena, who toppled over and released Junkyard Queen with assistance from Refbot and [[Sergeant Bash]], while Not Perfect pressed the Floor Spinner button. Junkyard Queen had become immobilised, and was counted out by Refbot before having Golem dropped onto it, leaving Not Perfect as the winner and taking fifth place overall.
+[[File:JunkyardQueenFire.jpg|thumb|Not Perfect and Junkyard Queen over the flames]]
+Not Perfect began by approaching Junkyard Queen and slamming it into the arena wall, before ramming into the wall itself on its second charge. It pushed Junkyard Queen again, before following it over the Flame Pit and ramming it again, with both robots eventually getting stuck together over the flames. [[Refbot]] and Mr. Psycho attempted to separate them, with Mr. Psycho grabbing hold of Junkyard Queen and picking it up with his claw, briefly leaving Not Perfect dangling from Junkyard Queen's spike. Not Perfect fell onto the arena floor as Mr. Psycho carried Junkyard Queen around the arena, who toppled over and released Junkyard Queen with assistance from Refbot and [[Sergeant Bash|Sgt. Bash]], while Not Perfect pressed the Floor Spinner button. Junkyard Queen had become immobilised, and was counted out by Refbot before having the withdrawal Golem dropped onto it via the Drop Zone, leaving Not Perfect as the winner and fifth place in German Robot Wars.
 ==Results==
-{{Results Top|Purple|Black|NOT PERFECT}}
+{{Results Top|black|red|NOT PERFECT}}
 {{Show|German Robot Wars}}
 {{Competition|German Championship|Fifth Place}}
-{{Battle|[[German Robot Wars/Heat B|Heat B]], Eliminator|[[Delldog]], [[Hydrotec]]|Qualified}}
+{{Battle|[[German Robot Wars/Heat B|Heat B, Eliminator]]|[[Delldog]], [[Hydrotec]]|Qualified}}
-{{Battle|Heat B, Final|[[Tsunami]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[German Robot Wars/Heat B|Heat B, Final]]|[[Tsunami]]|Lost}}
-{{Battle|[[German Robot Wars/Grand Final|Grand Final]], Losers Melee|[[Junkyard Queen]]|Won}}
+{{Battle|[[German Robot Wars/Grand Final|Grand Final, Losers Melee]]|[[Junkyard Queen]]|Won}}
 {{Note|[[Golem]] and [[Hydrotec]] were also due to take part in this battle, but both were forced to withdraw due to damage taken in previous battles.}}
 |}
 ===Wins/Losses===
-[[File:NPcaptain.jpg|thumb|Team Captain Brian Cutler with Not Perfect]]
 *Wins: 2
 *Losses: 1
 ==Series Record==
+===German Series===
+<gallery type="slideshow">
+NotPerfectGRW.jpg|Not Perfect in the arena
+Not Perfect.jpg|Side view of Not Perfect
+NPcaptain.jpg|Team Captain Brian Cutler with Not Perfect
+Notperfect_team.jpg|Not Perfect's full team
+</gallery>
 {{Series Record German|Not Perfect|'''Fifth Place'''}}
+===UK Series===
+{{Series Record|Not Perfect|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Entered with [[Reaper NP2]] and [[Tartarus]]}}
 ==Trivia==
 *Not Perfect was painted by the BBC Visual Effects department.
+== External Links ==
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050208201356/http://www.death-bots.de/ Team website]
 {{German Series Competitors}}
 [[Category:German Robots]]
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 [[Category:Invertible Robots]]
 [[Category:Articles in need of images]]
+[[Category:Robots whose final appearance was a win]]