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Overdozer is a chartreuse (greeny-yellow) coloured heavyweight robot from Falkirk, Scotland, which entered the 2016 series of Robot Wars. It lost its Group Battle after becoming immobilised 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.

Design

Overdozer

Overdozer with Memento Mori

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, similar to that of Wheelosaurus. The robot’s frame was made out of 25mm steel box section, however the external armour is MDF, 18mm thick.

Overdozer weapon

Overdozer's brushcutter blade

"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

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.

Robot History

2016 series

Overdozer competed in Episode 3. It was initially supposed to battle Thor, Shockwave and Tough as Nails in Episode 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

In the team's interview with Dara Ó Briain, the team admitted they had a low chance of success in response to Dara's comparison between Overdozer and a boat. Dara Ó Briain told the team that he wanted Overdozer to win, calling it a 'cabinet' in the process.

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
2016 Series
2016 Series - UK Championship
Round 1
Episode 3, Group Battle vs. Dantomkia, Glitterbomb, King B Remix Eliminated

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

  • Series 1-7: Did not enter
  • 2016 Series: Round 1

Trivia

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

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