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{{Robot
 
{{Robot
 
|robot_name = Overdozer
 
|robot_name = Overdozer
|image = [[File:Overdozer shot.jpg]]
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|image = [[File:Overdozer_un_official.png|thumb]]
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|series = 8
|caption = The team's shot of Overdozer
 
|series = 2016
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|team = Memento Mori
|team =
 
 
|team_members = Nicholas White<br>Jonathan Young<br>Fhinnian McIvor
 
|team_members = Nicholas White<br>Jonathan Young<br>Fhinnian McIvor
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|other_entries = [[Wyrm]]<br><small>(Series 9)</small>
|weapons = Scoop and Brushcutter blade
 
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|from = Falkirk, Scotland
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|stats = [[File:Overdozer stats.png]]
 
|weapons = Scoop and brushcutter blade
 
|weight = 86kg
 
|weight = 86kg
 
|dimensions =
 
|dimensions =
|power = 2 x DC wheelchair motors, 24V
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|power = Lithium Polymer (22.2v)
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|drive = 2x DC wheelchair motors (24V)
|speed=10mph
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|speed = 10mph
 
}}
 
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{{quote|Wooden it be nice if Overdozer survived? Get it?|Jonathan Pearce}}
'''Overdozer''' is a chartreuse (greeny-yellow) coloured heavyweight robot from Falkirk, Scotland, which entered the [[Robot Wars (2016 series)|2016 series of ''Robot Wars'']]. The front of the robot is armed with a large, black 'indestructible' static scoop, giving the robot a total emphasis on pushing. Overdozer also has an active weapon in the form of a brushcutter blade at the rear spinning at 6000 RPM, driven by a 2 stroke engine, accompanied by static spikes. The robot’s frame was made out of 25mm steel box section, however the external armour is MDF, 18mm thick. Beyond the wooden armour, Overdozer also has no method of self-righting, and is comparatively lightweight. Overdozer is the only robot in the 2016 series to be equipped with a petrol engine, which is on board to power the weapon.
 
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'''Overdozer''' was a chartreuse coloured heavyweight robot from Falkirk, Scotland, which entered [[Robot Wars: Series 8|Series 8]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It lost its Group Battle after becoming immobilised by [[King Buxton|King B Remix]] in the opening moments, before being flipped and having its armour destroyed by [[Dantomkia]].
   
The team refer to their front scoop as a ‘dozer blade’, hence the robot’s name.
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The team refer to Overdozer's front scoop as a 'dozer blade', hence the robot's name. Memento Mori returned for Series 9 with [[Wyrm]].
   
==Robot History==
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==Design==
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{{quote|Overdozer was the only Series 8 robot to be powered by a petrol engine. It also featured non-conventional wooden fibreboard armour, making it more vulnerably to damage than its competitors.|[[Robot Wars: Build Your Own Robot]] on Overdozer}}
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[[File:Overdozer_shot.jpg|thumb|left|Overdozer on the turntable]]
===2016 series===
 
 
The front of Overdozer was armed with a large, black 'indestructible' static scoop, giving the robot a total emphasis on pushing. Overdozer also had an active weapon in the form of a brushcutter blade at the rear spinning at 6000rpm, driven by a 2 stroke engine, similar to that of [[Wheelosaurus]], accompanied by static spikes. The robot’s frame was made out of 25mm steel box section, however the external armour was comprised of medium density fibreboard (MDF), 18mm thick.
[[File:Overdozer.jpg|thumb|left||Overdozer with its team]]
 
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{{Quote|We went with an MDF armour because it's cheap and really easy to cut because we did not have a lot of time to make this robot.|The team explain their odd choice of materials}}
Overdozer competed in [[Robot Wars (2016 series)/Episode 3|Episode 3]]. It was initially supposed to battle [[Thor]], [[Shockwave (2016)|Shockwave]] and [[Tough as Nails]] in [[Robot Wars (2016 series)/Episode 2|Episode 2]], but withdrew due to technical problems, and was replaced with [[DisConstructor]]. Instead, it fought [[Dantomkia]], [[King Buxton|King B Remix]] and [[Glitterbomb]].
 
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[[File:Overdozer_arena.png|thumb|left|Overdozer in the arena]]
 
[[File:Overdozer weapon.jpg|thumb|Overdozer's brushcutter blade]]
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Beyond the wooden armour, Overdozer also had no method of self-righting, and was comparatively lightweight at 86kg. Overdozer was the only robot in Series 8 to be equipped with a petrol engine, which was on board to power the weapon, while the robot itself was driven by two DC wheelchair motors rated at 24V, and was powered by a 22.2V lithium polymer battery.
   
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==The Team==
{{quote|How high do you rate your chances with your petrol engine which could burn down your wooden boat, which has an outboard engine?|Dara Ó Briain's question, which led to a long pause}}
 
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[[File:Overdozer.jpg|thumb|Overdozer with Memento Mori]]
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Overdozer was entered into Series 8 by '''Memento Mori''', a Scottish team from Falkirk. The team was captained by 25-year old IT support analyst Nicholas White, who drove Overdozer in battle. 22-year old Fhinnian McIvor was responsible for the electronics and subsystems of Overdozer, while 20-year old Jonathan Young was responsible for metalworking, and operated Overdozer's weaponry in battle.
   
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==Robot History==
In the team's interview with [[Dara Ó Briain]], the team admitted they had a low chance of success, also claiming that the robot, which Dara Ó Brian compared to a boat, could possibly float. Dara Ó Briain told the team that he wanted Overdozer to win, calling it a 'cabinet' in the process.
 
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===Series 8===
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{{dialogue a-b|[[Dara Ó Briain]]|You've made a boat?|Nicholas White|It probably wouldn't float!|Interview before the fight}}
 
Overdozer competed in [[Robot Wars: Series 8/Heat 3|Heat 3]]. It was initially supposed to battle [[Thor]], [[Shockwave]] and [[Tough as Nails]] in [[Robot Wars: Series 8/Heat 2|Heat 2]], but withdrew due to technical problems, and was replaced with [[DisConstructor]]. Instead, it fought [[Dantomkia]], [[King Buxton|King B Remix]] and [[Glitterbomb]], standing in for [[Armakillo]].
 
{{quote|How high do you rate your chances with your petrol engine which could burn down your wooden boat, which has an outboard engine?|Dara Ó Briain's question, which led to a long pause}}
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[[File:Overdozer_vs_glitterbomb_vs_king_b_vs_dantomkia.png|thumb|left|Overdozer sits and spins against King B Remix and Glitterbomb only for the weapon to be snapped off]]
 
[[File:King B vs Overdozer.jpg|thumb|Overdozer is immobilised by King B Remix]]
 
[[File:King B vs Overdozer.jpg|thumb|Overdozer is immobilised by King B Remix]]
 
Overdozer did not move off the starting block, instead spinning on the spot as self-defence. The unfazed King B Remix charged into Overdozer, knocking a panel away, and Overdozer tripped on the surface of the raised pit, immobilising the machine straight away.
 
Overdozer did not move off the starting block, instead spinning on the spot as self-defence. The unfazed King B Remix charged into Overdozer, knocking a panel away, and Overdozer tripped on the surface of the raised pit, immobilising the machine straight away.
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[[File:Dantomkia flips Overdozer.jpg|thumb|left|Overdozer is tossed into the air]]
 
[[File:Dantomkia flips Overdozer.jpg|thumb|left|Overdozer is tossed into the air]]
 
[[File:Pieces of Overdozer.jpg|thumb|MDF wood is thrown high]]
 
[[File:Pieces of Overdozer.jpg|thumb|MDF wood is thrown high]]
King B Remix moved Overdozer off the pit, and Glitterbomb pushed it into the arena wall. Left idle for a while, Dantomkia closed in to flip the beaten Overdozer, and tossed the lightweight machine into the air, and flipped it a second time later on, causing the robot to fall apart. Overdozer's brushcutter blade had long been strewn across the arena floor, and Dantomkia's last attack lifted a sheet of Overdozer's MDF high above the floor.
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King B Remix moved Overdozer off the pit, and Glitterbomb pushed it into the arena wall. Left idle for a while, Dantomkia closed in to flip the beaten Overdozer, and tossed the lightweight machine into the air, and flipped it a second time later on, causing the robot to fall apart, although one of these landings impaled one of Overdozer's spikes into Dantomkia's armour. Overdozer's brushcutter blade had long been strewn across the arena floor, and Dantomkia's last attack lifted a sheet of Overdozer's MDF high above the floor.
 
[[File:Overdozer Remains.jpg|thumb|The remains of Overdozer]]
 
[[File:Overdozer Remains.jpg|thumb|The remains of Overdozer]]
 
It was revealed by Dara Ó Briain that Overdozer was only active in the battle for 23 seconds.
 
It was revealed by Dara Ó Briain that Overdozer was only active in the battle for 23 seconds.
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==Results==
 
==Results==
{{Results Top|yellow|black|OVERDOZER}}
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{{Results Top|chartreuse|black|OVERDOZER}}
{{Show|2016 Series}}
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{{Show|Series 8}}
{{Competition|2016 Series - UK Championship|Episode 3}}
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{{Competition|Series 8 - UK Championship|Round 1}}
{{Battle|[[Robot Wars (2016 series)/Episode 3|Episode 3]], Round 1|[[Dantomkia]], [[Glitterbomb]], [[King Buxton|King B Remix]]|Eliminated}}
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{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: Series 8/Heat 3|Heat 3, Group Battle]]|[[Dantomkia]], [[Glitterbomb]], [[King Buxton|King B Remix]]|Eliminated}}
 
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==Series Record==
 
==Series Record==
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{{Series Record New|Overdozer|'''Heat, Round 1'''|Entered with [[Wyrm]]}}
[[File:Overdozer weapon.jpg|thumb|Overdozer's brushcutter blade]]
 
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*Series 1-7: Did not enter
 
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==Trivia==
*2016 Series: Round 1
 
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*The team's name, "Memento Mori", is a Latin phrase which translates to "remember that you have to die".
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://www.facebook.com/MementoMoriRobotics/ Memento Mori Facebook page]
*[http://www.robotwars.tv/competitors/week-3/overdozer/ Overdozer on the ''Robot Wars'' website]
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*[http://www.robotwars.tv/competitors/season-8/week-3/overdozer/ Overdozer on the ''Robot Wars'' website]
   
 
{{2016 Competitors}}
 
{{2016 Competitors}}
 
[[Category:UK Series competitors]]
 
[[Category:UK Series competitors]]
[[Category:Robots that debuted in Robot Wars 2016]]
 
 
[[Category:Robots with Ramming Blades]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Ramming Blades]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Bludgeoners]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Bludgeoners]]
 
[[Category:Robots from Scotland]]
 
[[Category:Robots from Scotland]]
[[Category:One-time Losers]]
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[[Category:Robots with Lawnmower Blades]]
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[[Category:Wooden Robots]]
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[[Category:Robots with Spikes]]
 
[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 8]]
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[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 8]]
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[[Category:Substitute Robots]]
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[[Category:Robots from Falkirk]]
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[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
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[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 9]]

Revision as of 15:31, 10 April 2020

"Wooden it be nice if Overdozer survived? Get it?"
— Jonathan Pearce

Overdozer was a chartreuse coloured heavyweight robot from Falkirk, Scotland, which entered Series 8 of Robot Wars. It lost its Group Battle after becoming immobilised by King B Remix in the opening moments, before being flipped and having its armour destroyed by Dantomkia.

The team refer to Overdozer's front scoop as a 'dozer blade', hence the robot's name. Memento Mori returned for Series 9 with Wyrm.

Design

"Overdozer was the only Series 8 robot to be powered by a petrol engine. It also featured non-conventional wooden fibreboard armour, making it more vulnerably to damage than its competitors."
Robot Wars: Build Your Own Robot on Overdozer
Overdozer shot

Overdozer on the turntable

The front of Overdozer was armed with a large, black 'indestructible' static scoop, giving the robot a total emphasis on pushing. Overdozer also had an active weapon in the form of a brushcutter blade at the rear spinning at 6000rpm, driven by a 2 stroke engine, similar to that of Wheelosaurus, accompanied by static spikes. The robot’s frame was made out of 25mm steel box section, however the external armour was comprised of medium density fibreboard (MDF), 18mm thick.

"We went with an MDF armour because it's cheap and really easy to cut because we did not have a lot of time to make this robot."
— The team explain their odd choice of materials
Overdozer arena

Overdozer in the arena

Overdozer weapon

Overdozer's brushcutter blade

Beyond the wooden armour, Overdozer also had no method of self-righting, and was comparatively lightweight at 86kg. Overdozer was the only robot in Series 8 to be equipped with a petrol engine, which was on board to power the weapon, while the robot itself was driven by two DC wheelchair motors rated at 24V, and was powered by a 22.2V lithium polymer battery.

The Team

Overdozer

Overdozer with Memento Mori

Overdozer was entered into Series 8 by Memento Mori, a Scottish team from Falkirk. The team was captained by 25-year old IT support analyst Nicholas White, who drove Overdozer in battle. 22-year old Fhinnian McIvor was responsible for the electronics and subsystems of Overdozer, while 20-year old Jonathan Young was responsible for metalworking, and operated Overdozer's weaponry in battle.

Robot History

Series 8

Dara Ó Briain: "You've made a boat?"
Nicholas White: "It probably wouldn't float!"
— Interview before the fight

Overdozer competed in Heat 3. It was initially supposed to battle Thor, Shockwave and Tough as Nails in Heat 2, but withdrew due to technical problems, and was replaced with DisConstructor. Instead, it fought Dantomkia, King B Remix and Glitterbomb, standing in for Armakillo.

"How high do you rate your chances with your petrol engine which could burn down your wooden boat, which has an outboard engine?"
— Dara Ó Briain's question, which led to a long pause
Overdozer vs glitterbomb vs king b vs dantomkia

Overdozer sits and spins against King B Remix and Glitterbomb only for the weapon to be snapped off

King B vs Overdozer

Overdozer is immobilised by King B Remix

Overdozer did not move off the starting block, instead spinning on the spot as self-defence. The unfazed King B Remix charged into Overdozer, knocking a panel away, and Overdozer tripped on the surface of the raised pit, immobilising the machine straight away.

"Well they didn't last long, did they Overdozer, we didn't think they would, but we thought they'd do better than that, they were rubbish! And they'll be consigned to the rubbish pit of the arena!"
Jonathan Pearce
Dantomkia flips Overdozer

Overdozer is tossed into the air

Pieces of Overdozer

MDF wood is thrown high

King B Remix moved Overdozer off the pit, and Glitterbomb pushed it into the arena wall. Left idle for a while, Dantomkia closed in to flip the beaten Overdozer, and tossed the lightweight machine into the air, and flipped it a second time later on, causing the robot to fall apart, although one of these landings impaled one of Overdozer's spikes into Dantomkia's armour. Overdozer's brushcutter blade had long been strewn across the arena floor, and Dantomkia's last attack lifted a sheet of Overdozer's MDF high above the floor.

Overdozer Remains

The remains of Overdozer

It was revealed by Dara Ó Briain that Overdozer was only active in the battle for 23 seconds.

"You were like the first little piggy of this particular story, they huffed and puffed, and blew your house down!"
— Dara Ó Briain

Results

OVERDOZER - RESULTS
Series 8
Series 8 - UK Championship
Round 1
Heat 3, Group Battle vs. Dantomkia, Glitterbomb, King B Remix Eliminated

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

Series Overdozer Series Record
Series 1-7 Did not enter
Series 8 Heat, Round 1
Series 9 Entered with Wyrm
Series 10 Did not enter

Trivia

  • The team's name, "Memento Mori", is a Latin phrase which translates to "remember that you have to die".

External Links