Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter
Participation Information
US Season	1-2
Other Names	Rosie the Riveter 2 (Season 2, Nickelodeon)
Team Information
Team	Team JuggerBot Team Thunderbolt (Season 1) Team LogosEye (Nickelodeon)
Team Members	Chris Gattman (Season 1-2) Sharon Gattman (Season 1-2) Kris Ender (Season 1) Tom Vaeretti (Season 2, Nickelodeon) Mike Light (Nickelodeon) Anthony "Tony" Light (Nickelodeon)
From	Gresham, Oregon
Robot Statistics
Weight	215lbs
Dimensions	19" x 43" x 36"
Top Speed	15mph
Power	6x Hilltop NiCad battlepacks (24V)
Drive	4x WCMS motors (24V)
Weapons	24V belt-driven saw on wedge
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"She's fast, she's powerful, she's patriotic!"

— Stefan Frank in Season 1

Rosie the Riveter was a competitor robot that fought in both seasons of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, as well as Nickelodeon Robot Wars, built by Team JuggerBot. After competing in a variety of events during the first season with mixed success, Rosie the Riveter 2 reached the Grand Final of the US Championship during Season 2, defeating Darkness in its Heat Final before falling to the eventual champion Panzer Mk4 in the eliminators. Rosie the Riveter 2 lost both of its fights in Nickelodeon Robot Wars on extremely close Judges' decisions.

Design

"This is Rosie the Riveter, and she's all business!"

— Chris Gattman in Season 2

Building upon its name, Rosie the Riveter was a four-wheel drive, box-shaped robot designed to resemble a World War II fighter plane. It was mainly painted yellow, blue and white with various fighter plane-inspired decals. The robot also featured a host of novelty fighter plane-themed attachments which were sometimes removed before its battles, including a pair of wings fixed to its sides, and a miniature cockpit, pilot and tailfin attached to its top panel. Both versions were invertible, and primarily relied on ramming for attack, despite both versions having weapons.

Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter in the arena during Season 1

The internals of Rosie the Riveter during maintenance

The original Rosie the Riveter, which competed in the first season of Extreme Warriors, was a modified version of the original JuggerBot, the team's Robotica entry, featuring a titanium battering ram as its weapon, and driven by 4 wheelchair motors. However, this version of the machine suffered from a faulty speed controller at the rear of the machine, so Rosie the Riveter often fell far short of its top speed, and would often lose the ability to turn left and right in battle. The robot had an iron chassis and steel armour .

"Rosie the Riveter (JuggerBot from Robotica) suffered a twitchy speed controller that would lock the front brakes up, making the robot fight itself to move, which would invariable blow a motor. Had to disassemble and rebuild the electric motor I think four times out of seven battles. ... the only thing that really held it back was a twitchy, phantom electrical problem that appeared at random. Our solution was to remove the front brakes so at worst-case we still had 50% power. We don't need no stinkin' brakes!"

— Team JuggerBot website on Rosie the Riveter's reliability issues

Rosie the Riveter 2

Top view of Rosie the Riveter 2

Front view of Rosie the Riveter 2

In Season 2 and Nickelodeon Robot Wars, it was known as Rosie The Riveter 2 (styled as Rosie the Riveter II) and was upgraded to feature a front wedge as well as a 24V belt-driven EVW-powered electric metal saw in front, also replacing Rosie the Riveter's wheelchair motors with new customised 24V WCMS motors and gearboxes, though its drive system was referred to as two 36V motors on its televised statsboard. This version was a modified of Chris Gattman's Robotica entry, LogosEye, which was built based on the team's experience with the original Rosie the Riveter.

"Having returned from RobotWars with combat experience and lots of new ideas, Chris created Team:LogosEye--named for the rock band in which he performs--and, with the help of JuggerBot teammates Tom and Sharon, designed the robot LogosEye. This was a Robotica machine: 210 pounds, fast, maneuverable and able to meet any of the obstacle challenges. It featured lighter aluminum armor and an an aluminum chassis dubbed JR2. A wedge frame containing a 24-volt electric saw and lexan armor bolted to the front of the robot, replacing the one-piece steel horizontal ram on J1. The idea was to have a narrow wedge which would get between the wheels of opponents and high-center them."

— The Rosie the Riveter website on designing LogosEye, which became Rosie the Riveter 2

The robot had aluminium armour on the top and bottom, but the wedge was constructed from Lexan. The wheels were powered by six Hilltop 24V NiCad battlepack batteries, and the saw motor was powered by a 24V battery pack. These batteries gave Rosie the Riveter 2 a very long battery life, functioning for 20 and 30 minute intervals in testing. The saw was intended to help get under opponents, as well as causing damage. A new chassis was welded from 6061 3/4" aluminum, which was thicker, but lighter and stronger. The center supports and gussets were strengthened, and additional side armour was added, based on Rosie the Riveter's fight with Pussycat. The wheels were also placed closer together, giving the robot better manoeuvrability.

"Following the Robotica event, less than a month had passed before the team was back in the shop stripping LogosEye all the way down to the frame and building it back up. The overhaul included 10 additional pounds of armor and a much more reinforced electrical system. A heavier rear ram, the titanium wedge-killing blades on the tail and a reinforced wedge and front armor. The frame was reinforced structurally with the high-impact environment of RobotWars in mind. Lastly, her radios were converted to the UK standard 40 mhz frequency."

— The Rosie the Riveter website on converting LogosEye into Rosie the Riveter 2

Etymology

"Rosie the Riveter is named after Chris Gattman's grandmother, who used to pull planes together in World War II."

— Stefan Frank before Rosie the Riveter fought Rot Box

The robot's name is a direct reference to Rosie the Riveter, the cultural American icon who represented working women during times of war, which included Chris Gattman's grandmother Lilian and aunt June. This was enforced by a pilot in cockpit being added to Rosie the Riveter's plane-like design, and Stefan Frank would often refer to Rosie the Riveter as a highly patriotic robot.

The Team

Main article: Team JuggerBot

Team Thunderbolt in patriotic attire to match their namesake, in Season 1

Team JuggerBot in the same attire for Season 2

Rosie the Riveter was built by Team JuggerBot, but as this team name had been put aside for the captain's entry TriceraBot, Rosie the Riveter's team used a variety of different team names. This included Team Thunderbolt in Season 1 and Team LogosEye in Nickelodeon Robot Wars, although Chris Gattman did refer to the team as Team JuggerBot during Season 2. The team name LogosEye comes from Chris Gattman's band.

In keeping with the robot's theme, Rosie the Riveter's team members were dressed in costumes resembling enlisted American World War II pilots or, in the case of Sharon Gattman, factory workers symbolized by the "Rosie the Riveter" icon. The costume worn by Chris was an authentic period uniform obtained while performing volunteering work on a preserved Boeing B-17 bomber. The uniform incorporated a shoulder patch worn by his adoptive grandfather, and 'silver wings' worn by his adoptive grandmother's first husband, both of whom had served the war on B-17 and B-24 type bombers.

Team LogosEye with Rosie the Riveter

For Nickelodeon Robot Wars, as the robots had to be driven by children, Rosie the Riveter was driven by Anthony Light. Chris Gattman was not present, with the other team members being Tom Varetti and Mike Light, Anthony's father, who was the bass player for Chris Gattman's band LogosEye.

Qualification

"J1 appeared on Robotica Season 1. J2 competed at Battlebots season III. The first season of RobotWars:Extreme Warriors presented itself immediately following Battlebots. The RobotWars people learned that the Juggerbot gang had two battle-worthy machines, and asked if the team could have both robots ready to compete in London, England. The robots had to ship within about a month to make it to England in time for the competition."

— Rosie the Riveter website on entering Robot Wars

Team Juggerbot were contacted by Mentorn after they competed in BattleBots. With limited time before having travel to England for the filming, the team, led by Chris and Sharon Gattman, modified the original Juggerbot into Rosie the Riveter, using the chassis, but with improved internals, based on their experience at Robotica. The team also rebuilt the second version of Juggerbot, which fought at Battlebots, to become TriceraBot,

Robot History

Season 1

"This is Rosie the Riveter, this is the last thing that a lot of robots are gonna see today!"

— Chris Gattman in the VT before the battle

In the US Championship, Rosie the Riveter was drawn against Close Enough, Mad Cow, Manta, Rippa Raptor, and loanerbot Tiger Cat (who came as a substitute for Conquering Clown). However, Rosie the Riveter had problems with its rear speed controller so the robot could only slowly move forwards and backwards during the battle.

Chris Gattman: "Watch out for the weapons because she'll kill you!"

Rebecca Grant: "You guys look fantastic. Bombs away!"

Sharon Gattman and Kris Ender (together): "Rosie's gonna wreck 'em!"

— Rosie the Riveter's pre-match interview

Rosie the Riveter pushes Mad Cow

As the battle started, Rosie the Riveter slowly drove forwards, with Mad Cow reversing away for it. Rosie the Riveter was seemingly aiming at Manta, which drove down the arena before Rosie the Riveter could get close. Made Cow drove into Rosie the Riveter's side, pushing against it and trying to get its wedge underneath, but Rosie the Riveter drove forwards.

"Rosie the Riveter goes out to the middle of the arena and just kind of sits there."

— Stefan Frank on Rosie the Riveter's sluggish driving

Rosie the Riveter is edged into a CPZ by Tiger Cat

Rosie the Riveter then reversed into Mad Cow's front, getting beside the wedge. It reversed against Mad Cow, which reversed away from it, so Rosie the Riveter drove away whilst Tiger Cat attacked Mad Cow. Meanwhile, Manta rammed Rippa Raptor into the arena wall, then down the arena to Dead Metal's CPZ, immobilising it. It then turned around and charged up the arena, ramming into Close Enough and Rosie the Riveter. Manta pushed past Rosie the Riveter as it pushed Close Enough up the arena, and Tiger Cat changed targets, ramming into Rosie the Riveter and pushing the barely-moving robot down the arena, into an empty CPZ. Rosie the Riveter trundled out of the CPZ, driving into the side of the immobile Rippa Raptor while the latter was sawed by Dead Metal. Rosie the Riveter struggled to get away due to its faulty speed controller, but Dead Metal could not attack it as it had not been counted out, so Rosie the Riveter managed to turn away and continued to drive slowly up the arena. Rosie the Riveter drove over the Floor Flipper, where it stopped moving forwards, and could not turn away. Tiger Cat drove into the back of it, but its axe was not working, so it drove down the arena. Rosie the Riveter reversed onto the Floor Flipper, where it ground to a complete halt. Meanwhile, Mad Cow was counted out, and Dead Metal and Shunt pushed it towards the Floor Flipper. As they did so, the Floor Flipper activated with Rosie the Riveter on it, throwing it against Dead Metal.

"Rosie the Riveter gets launched right into Dead Metal!"

— Stefan Frank during the recap

Rosie the Riveter is thrown into Dead Metal by the Floor Flipper

Rosie the Riveter fell down from Dead Metal's side, and it regained some mobility, but was still driving slowly. It drove into the side of Shunt as it pushed Mad Cow onto the Floor Flipper. Shunt ignored it, reversing away, and Rosie the Riveter nudged Mad Cow, before it was thrown by the Floor Flipper. Time expired on the battle, and Rosie the Riveter barely survived to a Judges' decision.

"Rosie the Riveter got launched right into Dead Metal!"

— Stefan Frank during the recap

Although Rosie the Riveter and Tiger Cat were the only machines with technical mobility, the Judges awarded the victory to Manta, which had only become immobile in the closing stages. This eliminated Rosie the Riveter in the first round of the main competition.

Rosie the Riveter also entered the Tag Team Terror alongside its fellow Team JuggerBot entry, TriceraBot. In their first battle, Team Juggerbot were drawn against Drillzilla and loanerbot Tut Tut. Rosie the Riveter started in the CPZ, while TriceraBot opened the battle against Tut Tut.

Mike Morrow: "We're gonna put the killa to the Zilla! We're gonna take the put-put out of the Tut Tut! Never before have two robots from the Juggerbot clan competed together and fought side-by-side as allies!"

Ron Ender: "We're gonna open up that big, walking pizza box!"

Chris Gattman: "Parents, you might wanna hide your children, 'cause this is gonna be gory!"

— Pre-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter enters the fray without a tag

After a tentative start to the battle, Tut Tut retreated to its CPZ, and Drillzilla rammed TriceraBot into the top arena wall. TriceraBot tried to push back, but Drillzilla pushed it over the Flame Pit. As TriceraBot and Drillzilla pushed against each other, with Drillzilla keeping TriceraBot on the Flame Pit, Rosie the Riveter charged into the arena without being tagged. However, as it tried to charge at Drillzilla, it missed its charge, crashing into an angle grinder. TriceraBot's top decorations caught fire, and Rosie the Riveter got behind Drillzilla and pushed it, which pushed its teammate off of the Flame Pit.

"Wait a minute! Rosie the Riveter doesn't tag up or anything! He's in there, trying to do a little damage to the back of Drillzilla!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter come up with a tag

Rosie the Riveter is punished by Sir Killalot

However, as Rosie the Riveter had broken the rules by leaving its CPZ without being tagged, House Robot Sir Killalot came out of the CPZ, knocking the burning top off TriceraBot. Rosie the Riveter drove towards the centre of the arena, and Sir Killalot pushed Rosie the Riveter against Matilda, then grabbed it with his claw and picked it up. Sir Killalot span Rosie the Riveter around and dropped it back to the floor, and Rosie the Riveter drove straight back into the battle. Meanwhile, Refbot red-carded Sir Killalot for going too far in attacking a competitor.

"Rosie the Riveter just kinda snuck in there, Refbot never said a word! But Killalot is milling around, looking like he's taking the law into his own hands! And he has! Rosie the Riveter came in there without a tag, and Killalot is gonna make her {sic} pay! Killalot with those mean pincers, he lets go of Rosie the Riveter, and Refbot is warning Killalot "Get back to your corner!""

— Stefan Frank during the recap

Tut Tut had also come into the battle, and Rosie the Riveter reversed away from Drillzilla, but Tut Tut drove into its side. Tut Tut pushed against Rosie the Riveter's side, but Rosie the Riveter drove past it. Rosie the Riveter drove at the front of Drillzilla, which pushed it against TriceraBot, and Matilda reversed into its side, having come out of her CPZ as the competitors broke the rules. Drillzilla pushed turned Rosie the Riveter away from Matilda, and pushed Rosie the Riveter towards the arena wall.

"And it's a free-for-all! They're all in it now! Everybody's jumping in there, trying to get the last word!"

— Stefan Frank as all four competitors fight

Rosie the Riveter is attacked by Matilda and Drillzilla together

Rosie the Riveter tried to push back, but Drillzilla's attack had bent Rosie the Riveter's battering ram, preventing it from driving forwards freely, so Drillzilla pinned Rosie the Riveter against the arena wall, and Matilda reversed into its side, grinding against it with the flywheel, causing sparks. Drillzilla reversed for another attack, and Rosie the Riveter drove forwards to get away from Matilda, then reversed around her, away from the wall. Drillzilla changed targets, and as it fought TriceraBot, Tut Tut drove at Rosie the Riveter. Meanwhile, TriceraBot reversed into Matilda, getting under her side and tipping her over. Rosie the Riveter rammed Tut Tut behind Matilda as Sir Killalot came over to tip her back upright with his claw, and though Tut Tut escaped, driving to the side of the arena, Rosie the Riveter chased after it, ramming into its side.

"There's a blatant disregard for the rules in this round! They've all gone in there!"

— Stefan Frank as TriceraBot tips over Matilda, whilst Rosie the Riveter fights Tut Tut

Rosie the Riveter is sandwiched by its opponents

Rosie the Riveter changed targets, trying to help its teammate fight Drillzilla. However, it soon retreated, driving at Tut Tut, which had driven down the arena between the wall and the Pit. Rosie the Riveter pinned Tut Tut against the arena wall, but as it reversed for another attack, it nearly reversed into the Pit, and this gave Tut Tut the opportunity to move away from the wall. Rosie the Riveter charged back at Tut Tut, but Tut Tut turned, causing Rosie the Riveter to charge past it, driving into an angle grinder. Tut Tut got at Rosie the Riveter's side, and Rosie the Riveter fled. Meanwhile, Sir Killalot grabbed TriceraBot as revenge for it attacking Matilda, and pushed it near the Pit, then picked it up and spun it around, throwing it straight into Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter accidentally drove up its teammate's front, but quickly got off. TriceraBot charged at Tut Tut, which pushed it back, pinning it against Rosie the Riveter.

"TriceraBot gets right under Rosie the Riveter! This is a Tag Team free-for-all! Look at that, Refbot has lost total control of any semblance of order!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter drives up on TriceraBot

Drillzilla got behind Rosie the Riveter, and pushed it towards the Pit as TriceraBot reversed. The spike of Rosie the Riveter dug up the wooden arena floor, and it drove on top of Drillzilla, so Drillzilla pushed it aside, then turned on TriceraBot. Drillzilla pinned TriceraBot against Tut Tut, then pushed it into the Pit. Rosie the Riveter to fight alone, and Drillzilla quickly rammed into its side, ramming it against an angle grinder, before time ran out.

Rebecca Grant: "Maybe you guys put too much time and effort into your costumes than your performance out there!"

Chris Gattman: "Oh, no no, we got tossed around and chewed up, we stayed in to the end"

— Before the play off

The battle was sent to a Judges' decision, but with Rosie the Riveter's teammate immobilised, the Judges easily opted in favour of Drillzilla and Tut Tut. Rosie the Riveter and TriceraBot could no longer win the Tag Team Terror, but they did enter a Third Place Play-off against Falcon and another loanerbot Joker.

Rebecca Grant: "Do you notice how he has the girls working behind me, and he's, like, just hanging out?"

Chris Gattman: "No respect! They're competent, they know what they're doing so y'know, they like to get their hands in. It's better than just having them sitting around doing nothing!"

— Chris Gattman while his teammates repair Rosie the Riveter for the Play-Off

Rosie the Riveter is hammered by Falcon

Rosie the Riveter entered the arena first for the Play-off, where it would face Falcon. However, it seemed to be suffering from the same issues faced in the US Championship. At the start of the battle, the two competitors cautiously drove at each other, and Falcon turned around to Rosie the Riveter's side, and tried to hammer it, but got in too close, so the handle of the hammer hit Rosie the Riveter's side. Falcon reversed, and Rosie the Riveter drove forwards, but stopped. Falcon got under Rosie the Riveter's side, breaking off one of the decorative wings, and firing the hammer. Falcon drove past, and Rosie the Riveter struggled to reverse.

"Falcon, trying to use that new axe they've just stuck on there, doesn't seem to get the right amount of clearance though, 'cause Rosie's right underneath it. But wait a second, Falcon has got that wedge and he's trying to get Rosie up there, but Rosie backs out of it. Rosie doesn't seem to be having much speed there, they better tag up, get some help!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter fights Falcon

TriceraBot and Rosie the Riveter ram Falcon

Joker came out of the corner, but as it approached Rosie the Riveter with its body spinning, TriceraBot charged in to protect its teammate. TriceraBot rammed into Joker just before it reached Rosie the Riveter, withstanding the impact of the spinner and knocking Joker back, then drove into it again, stopping its spinning. Falcon also broke the rules, coming out when its partner was out in the arena. Rosie the Riveter drove behind Falcon, and TriceraBot rammed it against Rosie the Riveter.

"Well it looks like rules were meant to be made to be broken again, because Joker jumped in there without a tag and TriceraBot's gonna try to make him suffer for it! Rosie's backing into Falcon, Falcon turns around with the axe, but the axe just doesn't get the clearance!"

— Stefan Frank as all four competitors come out

Rosie the Riveter pushes Joker into the wall

TriceraBot drove back down the arena at Joker, and Falcon turned around and hit the front of Rosie the Riveter with its hammer. TriceraBot charged back up the arena, and Falcon turned to face it. Rosie the Riveter pushed against the back of Falcon, and TriceraBot charged at the front of Falcon, but drove up its wedge, so it reversed. TriceraBot rammed back into Falcon, pushing it against Rosie the Riveter, then reversed. Falcon drove away from Rosie the Riveter, and TriceraBot drove around to its side. As TriceraBot pushed Falcon, Rosie the Riveter drove into Joker as it drove down the arena and tried to get its spinning body back up to speed. Rosie the Riveter stopped the spinner, and Sgt. Bash came over the edge of the CPZ to help Rosie the Riveter push it against the wall. TriceraBot rammed Falcon beside Joker, and Falcon turned around and hit Rosie the Riveter with its hammer. TriceraBot rammed into Falcon's side, so Falcon turned to face TriceraBot, as Rosie the Riveter kept Joker pinned against an angle grinder, puncturing the side with its front spike.

"The only one doing any serious thrashing here is the TriceraBot boys!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter keeps Joker pinned, whilst TriceraBot rams into Falcon

Rosie the Riveter and TriceraBot become caught together, and Sgt. Bash sets TriceraBot ablaze

Joker pushed back and tried to turn away, but turned into the arena wall, and Rosie the Riveter pushed against it, and Joker became immobile. TriceraBot stopped its attacks on Falcon and rammed into the immobile Joker, but as it drove between Rosie the Riveter and Joker, its rear tail became caught on Rosie the Riveter. Sgt. Bash came over, setting TriceraBot's top decorations alight, and Refbot pushed the two teammates apart. Meanwhile, Falcon had also broken down, and TriceraBot rammed into it, then opened the Pit. Rosie the Riveter was struggling to move, limping back and forth, but this did not matter, as TriceraBot pushed Falcon into the Pit, and Refbot counted Joker out. TriceraBot pitted Joker, driving in itself as well, and with both opponents defeated, Rosie the Riveter and TriceraBot had earned third place in the Tag Team Terror.

"You call yourselves winners? If you'd spent more time on your robot instead of your uniforms, which are very impressive, things may have turned out a little better!"

— Mick Foley

Rosie the Riveter's next appearance was in the War of Independence, where it represented the United States of America. In its first battle, it fought the UK representative, and Series 2 Semi-Finalist, Plunderbird 5. Prior to the battle, Team Thunderbolt and the International Wreck Crew exchanged lyrics in the pits.

International Wreck Crew: "Rosie robot's looking grim, the crew is totally frantic. That's 'cos we're gonna bash 'em, back across the Atlantic!"

Team Thunderbolt: "Plunderchicken, Plunderchicken, where's the action? Rosie's gonna beat you like Andrew Jackson!"

International Wreck Crew: "You think you're big, you think you're tough, but you ain't made of Plunderbird stuff!"

Team Thunderbolt: "Uh, sorry, we can't understand what they're sayin', we don't speak chicken!"

— The sing-off before the fight

Rosie the Riveter is immediately charged by Plunderbird 5

Straight away, the two competitors charged into each other, knocking off many of Rosie the Riveter's decorations.

"Immedieately, Plunderbird 5 goes crashing into Rosie the Riveter, and everything flies off Rosie that time! Oh, the flags go flying, the cockpit goes, the little head of Rosie's sitting on the arena floor!"

— Stefan Frank as Plunderbird 5 knocks off Rosie the Riveter's decorations

Rosie the Riveter and Plunderbird 5 engage

Rosie the Riveter fit perfectly under the Plunderthocker weapon, but Rosie the Riveter reversed away before it could close. Rosie the Riveter drove back at Plunderbird 5, but drove up on Plunderbird 5's front wedge, so reversed before it could close the Plunderthocker. Plunderbird 5 followed closed, soon catching up and pushing Rosie the Riveter back towards the side wall. Rosie the Riveter turned and got away from Plunderbird 5, but Plunderbird 5 chased after it. Rosie the Riveter drove up towards the top arena wall, but drove into Refbot. Rosie the Riveter turned and backed into Plunderbird 5, but drove up the wedge again, allowing Plunderbird 5 to push it into Refbot, and as Refbot reversed, Plunderbird 5 pushed Rosie the Riveter against the top arena wall. Rosie the Riveter reversed, and Plunderbird 5 tried to get at the side of Rosie the Riveter, but Rosie the Riveter turned to the side of its opponent. The two competitors turned to face each other, and Rosie the Riveter reversed, stopping just outside Dead Metal's CPZ. Plunderbird 5 drove at Rosie the Riveter, and Rosie the Riveter tried to push it, but couldn't get an advantage, so reversed, and as Plunderbird 5 drove at it, Rosie the Riveter charge at Plunderbird 5, getting the spike under the side of Plunderbird 5's front wedge, allowing it to get under the front ground clearance and push Plunderbird 5 across the arena and slam it into the arena wall.

"Plunderbird 5 is just going in there like no tomorrow! Plunderbird 5, with the definite advantage on pushing, but Rosie's now pushing back!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter pushes Plunderbird 5 into the angle grinder

Plunderbird 5 tried to turn away from the arena wall, but Rosie the Riveter blocked it and pushed it into an angle grinder, pinning it there as it tried to turn away. This heavy slam immobilised Plunderbird 5 on one side, and as Rosie the Riveter reversed for a charge, Plunderbird 5 was only able to turn back and forth. Rosie the Riveter slammed it against the arena wall, although this was gradually bending the front spike of the American machine. Rosie the Riveter was relentless in its attacks, slamming Plunderbird 5 three times in quick succession as Plunderbird 5 struggled to get away from the arena wall.

"Rosie the Riveter's got some real damage to do here, because Plunderbird 5 just came out of that gate like a mad bull at a rodeo!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter rams Plunderbird 5

Rosie the Riveter embeds itself in the floor

Rosie the Riveter reversed, and held back to see if its opponent was immobile. Plunderbird 5 moved away from the wall, and Rosie the Riveter charged at its opponent, but its front spike was so bent that Rosie the Riveter was now digging into the arena floor. As it reversed and drove back and forth to try and regain full control, Rosie the Riveter's spike tore up the wooden floor, creating scratches everywhere it drove.

"Oh, the Rosie crew have got to do something about that! They got no forward motion, which is most of their weapons!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter struggles to free its spike

With Rosie the Riveter unable to charge at Plunderbird 5 as its front spike was digging into the floor, Rosie the Riveter had to turn around, and it reversed into Plunderbird 5, but was unable to drive away due to the bent spike. Refbot was forced to separate the two machines by reversing into Rosie the Riveter and pushing it away from Plunderbird 5, and time ran out on the battle with neither robot able to move freely.

"From the start, the British team of Plunderbird 5 went out there and just shoved Rosie the Riveter to her knees! Rosie was just falling apart in pieces, and then Rosie had Plunderbird up against the rails! But then that bent spike really hindered Rosie's progress!"

— Stefan Frank reviews the highlights

The Judges were required to declare a winner, although as Plunderbird 5 had been immobile on one side for most of the match, Rosie the Riveter earned the Judges' decision through damage points.

Mick Foley: "The decision's in, apparently it was very close, but due to inflicting more damage, it's Rosie the Riveter from the USA! Okay, now Rosie, it may very well be a US versus US matchup. How are you going to feel going country against country, brother against brother?"

Sharon Gattman: "We'll be proud to fight brother against brother!"

— Post-battle interview, after Rosie the Riveter became the third US robot to defeat the UK

This put Rosie the Riveter through to the second round, where it faced Series 4 runner-up, and the only remaining British entry, Pussycat.

Rebecca Grant: "Alright US, give it to 'em, they're calling you girlies!"

Sharon Gattman: "Girlies? Rosie's a woman, and she's gonna rivet you out of the arena!"

Chris Gattman: "You'd think after this long, that the British would've learned that they should've just stayed at home!"

— The team respond to Alan Gribble calling them 'girlies'

Rosie the Riveter catches Pussycat from behind

The two competitors charged at each other, and Rosie the Riveter tried to push Pussycat, but quickly reversed as Pussycat tried to use its cutting disc. Pussycat drove up the arena, and Rosie the Riveter drove down a little, and the two competitors turned to face each other, then drove at each other, with Pussycat riding up on Rosie the Riveter's front, but then turning itself off as Rosie the Riveter started pushing. Pussycat turned around, but Rosie the Riveter got behind it pushed it across the arena. Rosie the Riveter tried to push Pussycat onto the Flame Pit, but Pussycat turned away as it reached the edge of the Flame Pit. Both competitors turned around, and Rosie the Riveter got at Pussycat's side and started pushing it across the arena.

"Rosie the Riveter doing a bit of pushing on the back of Pussycat. Pussycat spins around, she just doesn't have the weight to compete with the pushing power of Rosie!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter pushes Pussycat around the arena

Rosie the Riveter dominates Pussycat in the opening stages

Rosie the Riveter pushed it close to the Pit, and Pussycat managed to turn around. Rosie the Riveter turned and pushed Pussycat up the arena, but stopped and reversed, as Pussycat's disc was against its side. Rosie the Riveter reversed down the arena, and Pussycat charged at it, hitting the front with its cutting disc spinning, but Rosie the Riveter reversed. Pussycat drove at Rosie the Riveter, but tipped up as it did so, allowing Rosie the Riveter to get underneath and ram it into the arena wall, then turn it into an empty CPZ. Pussycat escaped the CPZ, but Rosie the Riveter kept pushing it, rolling it over. Pussycat turned away and fled up the arena, and Rosie the Riveter followed it, pushing it against the top arena wall, then pushing it along the wall and into Sgt. Bash's CPZ.

"Rosie having her way, pushing Pussycat wherever she wants to take her! Rosie the Riveter's definitely a formidable opponent this time, the Pussycat just doesn't know what to do about this!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter's frame is bent by Pussycat

However, before the House Robot could attack, Pussycat turned so its cutting disc was facing Rosie the Riveter, and Rosie the Riveter reversed. Pussycat hit the front of Rosie the Riveter with its cutting disc, then turned away. Pussycat turned around, and as it tried to charge at Rosie the Riveter, the American representative got at its side. Rosie the Riveter tried to push Pussycat into Matilda's CPZ, but Pussycat turned away, causing Rosie the Riveter to charge straight into Matilda. Rosie the Riveter managed to avoid Matilda's flywheel, and pushed against the rear of Matilda, pushing her back, then reversed out of the CPZ, backing into the wall. Pussycat charged at Rosie the Riveter's front as it turned away from the wall, the impact knocking off the cockpit from the top of Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter pushed back against Pussycat, and Pussycat turned away. Rosie the Riveter's pace was slowing, and it turned around to use its two rear spikes, then drove at Pussycat, only for Pussycat to turn away. Rosie the Riveter drove down the arena, and Pussycat attacked its side with its cutting disc, getting underneath the buckled side.

"The Pussycat's doing a bit of spinning around, it cannot take that head-on abuse from Rosie the Riveter! Oh, but he's got underneath Rosie! Pussycat's got a little bit more power in that blade than we thought she had."

— Stefan Frank as Pussycat comes back into the battle

The immobile Rosie the Riveter is pitted by Pussycat

Pussycat got the disc free, and Rosie the Riveter reversed across the arena, backing into the side wall. Pussycat charged at Rosie the Riveter, slamming into it, then allowed it to drive away from the wall, so it could attack the rear of Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter was now only driving back and forth, and Pussycat continued to attack, clipping the side with the cutting disc, then riding up on the front. Rosie the Riveter reversed over the Pit, then stopped. Pussycat opened the Pit, then pushed Rosie the Riveter beside it. With a couple of pushes, Pussycat pushed Rosie the Riveter into the Pit, though in doing so, one of its wheels went over the edge, causing it to fall in as well.

"Rosie's hanging right on the lip of that Pit right now! Rosie doesn't seem to be moving! Could she be immobilized? Oh, this would be an upset, if the Pussycat managed... OH! And he's upset alright, he's upset in the Pit!"

— Stefan Frank as Pussycat pits Rosie the Riveter

Regardless, Pussycat was through as Rosie the Riveter was immobilised and Pussycat and pitted first, ensuring a UK vs USA Final.

Mick Foley: "Congratulations, you were dumped into the pit first! You have to be disappointed."

Chris Gattman: "Yeah, we're disappointed, but that was definitely the hardest robot I think we've fought yet."

Mick Foley: "I was thinking their saw was not going to be able to do damage and apparently I was wrong because they're going through to the finals!"

— Post-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter also participated in the Robot Rebellion, and fought the loanerbot entry from TeamBoltz, Rot Box, in its qualifier battle to earn a place in the fight against the House Robots. TeamBoltz had previously fought Rosie the Riveter with Mad Cow, prompting Team Thunderbolt to talk about Mad Cow prior to the match.

Rebecca Grant: "That is one Mad Cow, but this is one tough robot. Rosie the Riveter, what do you think your chances are?"

Chris Gattman: "Good, good. It's a sad thing, there's only one thing you can do with a mad cow, and that's kill it, so that's what we're gonna do!"

— The team plan to kill a cow, despite their opponent being Rot Box

Rosie the Riveter pushes Rot Box over the Flame Pit

Rosie the Riveter charged straight at Rot Box head-on and started pushing, but Rot Box pushed back and actually overpowered Rosie the Riveter, and as it pushed it back it swung over the axe, hitting the top and knocking a decorative fin off from the top. Rosie the Riveter reversed a little, and managed to push Rot Box across the arena. Rot Box turned to avoid the Flame Pit, but could not get away from Rosie the Riveter as its axe was still caught in the top, and Rosie the Riveter slammed it into the arena side wall. Rot Box pushed against Rosie the Riveter, forcing it onto the Flame Pit, so Rosie the Riveter reversed over the Flame Pit, pulling Rot Box to the Flame Pit. Rot Box and Rosie the Riveter struggled against each other, with Rosie the Riveter trying to get Rot Box over the flames, and Rot Box pushing against Rosie the Riveter to try and get off.

"Now Rot Box is pushing Rosie the Riveter right into the flames, and back into the flames for Rot Box! Well, they're made out of wood, they better not stick around there too long!"

— Stefan Frank as the two competitors struggle over the Flame Pit

Rosie the Riveter edges Rot Box back

Rosie the Riveter turned and pushed Rot Box off of the Flame Pit, ramming it up the arena. Rot Box struggled against Rosie the Riveter, turning and stopping its charge, but Rosie the Riveter merely rammed it into the arena side wall instead. The impact knocked Rot Box's axe free of the top of Rosie the Riveter, and Rosie the Riveter reversed away. Rot Box struggled to move away from the wall, and Rosie the Riveter slammed into it, forcing it against an angle grinder. Rot Box moved away from the arena wall and drove across the arena, driving near Dead Metal's CPZ. Rosie the Riveter rammed it against the arena wall, and when Rot Box fired the axe, Rosie the Riveter reversed, so the axe merely glanced off the front. Rosie the Riveter drove into Rot Box's axe, pushing the robot against the wall, and Rot Box started to lose mobility, having suffered from a flat tire. Dead Metal came out of his CPZ, grabbed Rot Box in his arms and cut into the top with his saw.

"Rosie making mincemeat out of Rot Box! But Rot Box is in the wrong place, there in the CPZ, the Corner Patrol Zone! And Dead Metal's gonna take full advantage"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter rams Rot Box into Dead Metal

Rosie the Riveter drives up Refbot

As Dead Metal let go and reversed to his CPZ, Rot Box tried to move away from the wall, but it was only driving on one wheel due to the flat tire, and Rosie the Riveter rammed it back against the top arena wall. Rosie the Riveter reversed for another charge, but Rot Box turned, so Rosie the Riveter hit the arena wall. Rot Box turned and got at Rosie the Riveter's side, but Rosie the Riveter reversed away. Rot Box limped forwards, driving into Refbot, and Rosie the Riveter charged at its opponent, but missed its charge, driving up Refbot's front wedge.

"I accidentally smashed the timer on the Refbot and if it had been an episode of Peaky Blinders I'd be dead now."

— Chris Gattman on YouTube in December 2018

Rosie the Riveter slows to a crawl after winning the battle

Refbot reversed, and Rosie the Riveter fell off, but its corner snagged on Rot Box, lifting one side off the floor. Rot Box fired the axe, which knocked it free of Rot Box. Rosie the Riveter turned around and pushed against Rot Box, but reversed away as it was clear Rot Box was barely moving. Refbot counted Rot Box out, with Rosie the Riveter giving Rot Box one last ram, and as Refbot finished his count, Dead Metal and Sir Killalot came out to attack. Rot Box was put on the Floor Flipper, and after being thrown, Sir Killalot put it on the Flame Pit. Rosie the Riveter reversed to its beaten opponent, but it was barely moving, so it was not able to do any further damage. Sir Killalot grabbed Rot Box, then pulled it away from the wall, backing into Rosie the Riveter, before pushing Rot Box across the arena and into the Pit, confirming Rosie the Riveter was through to the House Robot Rebellion.

Mick Foley: "Do you think maybe, you may have incurred the wrath of the House Robots, by maybe intentionally taking a shot at our Refbot, who really hasn't ever bothered anybody!"

Chris Gattman: "Actually, that was an accident, we blew our back speed controller which has been plaguing us all weekend, so... sorry Refbot!"

— Team Thunderbolt discuss their attack on Refbot, and their late immobility

Rosie the Riveter, allied with loanerbots, Tut Tut, Silver Box and the team's other entry TriceraBot, took on the House Robots Shunt and Matilda. Prior to the Final, Team Juggerbot put metal bars on Rosie the Riveter and TriceraBot in an attempt to set the House Robots on fire. However, Rosie the Riveter needed a lot of repairs before the Robot Rebellion, with Chris Gattman having to bend the robot's frame back into shape with 100lb steel plate, and the robot appeared to still have mobility issues before the battle, as it had a broken Vantec speed controller, a blown motor, and two flat tires. These problems were clear from the beginning of the battle, as it took three attempts for Rosie the Riveter to drive into the arena, stopping as it tried to drive through the gate, moving forward a little, then reversing, before driving into the arena, though not going further than the CPZ.

Rebecca Grant: "How much work, what do you mean, you're worrying me!"

Chris Gattman: "Well right now we've got a motor that we're trying to get the polarity reversed on, we don't know why..."

Rebecca Grant: "That's kind of important, Chris!"

Chris Gattman: "...and a couple of flat tires, but other than that, we're ready to go!"

Rebecca Grant: "Chris, come on! You're taking on the House 'bots!"

— Team Thunderbolt discuss the repairs to Rosie the Riveter before the rebellion

Rosie the Riveter, outfitted with metal bars, takes on Matilda

Rosie the Riveter started in an empty CPZ, and initially kept its distance from the House Robots whilst TriceraBot led the offence, and Tut Tut fought with Shunt. Matilda eventually strayed near to Rosie the Riveter while TriceraBot chased her, and Rosie the Riveter drove forwards to avoid Matilda's tusks. Matilda turned around to fight TriceraBot, and Rosie the Riveter sneaked around the rear of the House Robot, narrowly avoiding her flywheel. On its escape, Rosie the Riveter bumped into teammate TriceraBot, and one of its decorative wings became caught in the front of TriceraBot, and as Rosie the Riveter drove past, the wing was ripped off, and it remained caught in TriceraBot's front for a while.

"Rosie the Riveter's got some protrusions hanging off, and look, TriceraBot's got a bit of Rosie on him too."

— Stefan Frank notes Rosie the Riveter's added strips, and the broken wing

Rosie the Riveter comes under pressure Shunt

Rosie the Riveter drove by the Floor Flipper, where it stopped moving again. As the other three competitors fought the House Robots, Shunt chased after TriceraBot, but then turned at Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter drove into Shunt, then turned to his side and tried to push. However, Shunt turned to Rosie the Riveter's front, and plunged its axe into the gap between Rosie the Riveter's left-hand tyres, narrowly missing the main body of the robot, but still used its scoop to lift the competitor robot from the floor.

"Wow, these four-on-two, I mean you never woulda thought that the House Robots would take this much punishment!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter joins in the effort to pit Sir Killalot

Shunt turned around, causing Rosie the Riveter to slip off the scoop, so it reversed away. Rosie the Riveter drove around Shunt, and whilst it and Shunt continued to duel, TriceraBot suddenly tipped Matilda over, giving the competitors a sudden advantage which forced Shunt to leave Rosie the Riveter alone. With the House Robots losing momentum, Sir Killalot entered the arena to balance the efforts of the House Robots. In the meantime, Shunt had lost mobility near the Drop Zone square after Tut Tut axed his electrical system off-screen, and TriceraBot rammed the beaten House Robot, with Roie the Riveter also attacking, but then driving up the arena. Suddenly, Sir Killalot entered the arena. TriceraBot opened the Pit, and Sir Killalot picked up Silver Box. Whilst Sir Killalot carried Silver Box over to the Pit, Rosie the Riveter rammed the immobile Shunt. Sir Kilalot held Silver Box over the Pit, but in doing so, he overbalanced, and TriceraBot rammed underneath him, tippling on his front. TriceraBot pushed, attempting to tip him into the Pit, whilst Sir Killalot struggled against it. Rosie the Riveter joined in with this effort, attempting to sink the third and final House Robot, until time expired and 'cease' was called in the televised version of the battle.

Mick Foley: "Rosie the Riveter team, what do you have to say about that, because it looked like your robot was just tryin' to get a little bit of extra gas, and if it hadn't been for the fact Silver Box was in the pit, I think Sir Killalot woulda taken the dive!"

Chris Gattman: "That's right, all we could do was jab, so we were just going to hit him as hard as we could, straight, back and forth motions and use them to turn us, and it helped us hold him for a little bit!"

— Team Thunderbolt on their contributions

Team Thunderbolt high-fived their fellow competitors, and although the battle was officially declared a draw, Mick Foley congratulated the four competing teams for what he considered a 'moral victory' over the House Robots. Team JuggerBot's Mike Morrow would later confirm that in an untelevised moment from the full 5-minute battle, the competitors eventually managed to successfully pit Sir Killalot.

"Rosie had already melted down a speed controller and a motor so she was dragging herself around on one wheel with two others in shunt (electric brake) mode. It took about half an hour for the machines to cool off so we could repair them. The English audiences were freakin' awesome, and I became a huge fan of the UK from the whole experience."

— Chris Gattman on YouTube in December 2018

Season 2

"By the 2nd season there were machines built to take us out, but, the great part was being backstage and seeing the new competitors' faces when they saw Sir K for the first time and realized what they were up against."

— Chris Gattman on YouTube in December 2018

In Heat E of the main championship, Rosie the Riveter 2's first battle was against Basenji and Night Stalker, two newcomers to the main competition.

Carol Grow: "You were here for the US Championships last season, but you didn't do so well. What do you plan to do differently this time?"

Chris Gattman: "Well we have an all-new robot with thicker metal, we've got better weapons, we have an active weapon on the front now which is a wedge with a 24V saw."

Carol Grow: "And your opposition?"

Chris Gattman: "Our opposition is Night Stalker, who's new, and they're a spinner. I've always wanted to fight a spinner, so we're gonna give it to 'em full-throttle."

— The team choose a target

Rosie the Riveter 2 and Basenji team up on Night Stalker

Rosie the Riveter 2 started by driving towards the centre of the arena, then held back from its opponents, waiting at the other side of the arena whilst Basenji drove after Night Stalker. Basenji reversed into Night Stalker, stopping its spinner, and Rosie the Riveter 2 charged in, reversing at Night Stalker before it could get back up to speed. With help from Basenji, Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed Night Stalker against the Disc of Doom button, then backed off from Night Stalker. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned around, as Basenji rammed into Night Stalker, ramming it against an angle grinder. Rosie the Riveter 2 also rammed into Night Stalker, getting underneath with its front wedge and pushing it into an empty CPZ.

"And now Rosie the Riveter gets in on the act on the border patrol boys. It doesn't look like Night Stalker's got too much in the way of running away."

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter rams Night Stalker into the CPZ

Rosie the Riveter 2 rams Night Stalker into Sir Killalot

Basenji followed Rosie the Riveter 2, then tried to get under its side as Rosie the Riveter 2 pinned Night Stalker against the arena wall, so Rosie the Riveter 2 turned out from under Night Stalker, but the spinning shell caught on one of Rosie the Riveter 2's tyres. Sir Killalot came over to the CPZ, with all three competitors still in the CPZ. Sir Killalot got his claw under Night Stalker, allowing Rosie the Riveter 2 to turn out from underneath it, and Rosie the Riveter 2 drove to the centre of the arena as Sir Killalot picked it up. Whilst Sir Killalot carried Night Stalker up the arena, Basenji charged at the front of Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 got under it with its front wedge and pushed it back. Basenji pushed against Rosie the Riveter 2, which reversed away, whilst Sir Killalot dropped Night Stalker back to the arena floor. Night Stalker started spinning again, and Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed around it, driving to the side of the arena, before turning around and backing into it when it stopped spinning. Basenji rammed onto the other side of Basenji, and pushed it to the top arena wall. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed into Basenji, which turned and drove away, and Rosie the Riveter 2 then backed Night Stalker straight into Sir Killalot's claw. This attack immobilised Night Stalker, and as Sir Killalot picked Night Stalker up, the batteries could be seen hanging out from the base. Sgt. Bash came over to torch Night Stalker, and when Sir Killalot dropped it, Rosie the Riveter 2 charged up the arena at Night Stalker's lifeless body.

"Great strategy on Rosie's part though to get Night Stalker in the Corner Patrol Zone and let Killalot sort him out, and now Rosie's going after him again!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 wedges under the immobile Night Stalker

Refbot came over to count Night Stalker out, and Rosie the Riveter 2 got its front wedge under Night Stalker, which became hooked on the top. As Refbot counted Night Stalker out, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed, pulling Night Stalker with it. Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to shake Night Stalker free, driving back and forth and pushing it against Refbot, but Night Stalker was still caught, until Sir Killalot came out of his CPZ and lifted it off of the top of Rosie the Riveter 2. Sir Killalot carried Night Stalker to the Flame Pit, then dropped it out of the arena, so Rosie the Riveter 2 had qualified for the second round alongside Basenji.

Mick Foley: "I gotta admit, it seemed like Rosie the Riveter was pulling the weight for everybody. Was the saw working, or was it just the pushing power of the Riveter that spelled the end for these guys?"

Chris Gattman: "Well mostly it was the pushing power, we hooked the saw up backwards which loosened the nut, and that flew off. I think we got a couple of good cuts underneath there, haven't had a chance to look yet."

— Team JuggerBot on the minor issues during the fight

In the second round, Rosie the Riveter 2 faced another newcomer, Techno Trousers. For this battle, Chris Gattman gave the controls over to Tom Vaeretti, who had been Team JuggerBot's main driver at Battlebots and Robotica. This was his first time at the controls on Robot Wars .

Carol Grow: "Rosie the Riveter, what do you think?"

Chris Gattman: "Oh, we're looking forwards to this fight, we've been watching this robot the entire event, and we've been really interested to see how it work, so I think this is going to be the chance to see what it is made of!"

Carol Grow: "Do you feel confident that you have the upper hand?"

Chris Gattman: "What do you think Sharon?"

Sharon Gattman: "We shoot down robots, not kids, but we'll show you who wears the trousers!"

— Pre-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Techno Trousers across the arena

Rosie the Riveter 2 charged into the arena centre, whilst Techno Trousers slowly moved from its starting position, twitching forwards towards its opponents, before stopping by the Disc of Doom. Rosie the Riveter 2 cautiously reversed at Techno Trousers, and when Techno Trousers fired its lance, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove away as soon as it hit the back.

"Rosie has got an idea that she's gotta stay away from that spike!"

— Stefan Frank as Techno Trousers lands a blow on Rosie the Riveter with its lance

Techno Trousers was not moving, and Rosie the Riveter 2 rammed into its side, turning it around, before reversing for another charge. Techno Trousers turned around and slowly drove at Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed past the lance, and pushed Techno Trousers around in a circle. Rosie the Riveter 2 then got its front wedge under Techno Trousers and rammed it down the arena, slamming it against the bottom arena wall, then forced it into a CPZ. Rosie the Riveter 2 left Techno Trousers to Matilda as she came over, and after Matilda attacked Techno Trousers with her tusks, Techno Trousers slowly drove out of the CPZ and up the arena, but got caught on the Disc of Doom trigger, where Rosie the Riveter 2 slammed into it again. As Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed, Matilda came out of her CPZ, pushing the limping Techno Trousers and lifting it with her tusks, and Dead Metal grabbed it, pushed it against the wall and cut into the legs. Dead Metal let go and reversed away, leaving Techno Trousers to weakly reverse at Rosie the Riveter 2, which pushed it towards the arena wall, but then reversed for another charge. Techno Trousers turned to face Rosie the Riveter 2, which charged into it, getting the wedge underneath, and slammed Techno Trousers into the arena wall. Techno Trousers rode up and over Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 wasted no time and reversed against Techno Trousers, ramming it to the opposite arena wall, bending its spear weapon.

"Rosie is putting him to the test! As Rosie just rams from arena wall to arena wall!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 reverses Techno Trousers into the Pit

Rosie the Riveter 2 drove down the arena, but Techno Trousers could barely move away from the wall, and as it was by the CPZ, Dead Metal grabbed it and pushed it into the CPZ, where he cut into it. Dead Metal then dragged Techno Trousers out to the Disc of Doom, where Rosie the Riveter 2 rammed into it, and pushed Techno Trousers down the arena, slamming it against the bottom arena wall. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed for another charge, and as Techno Trousers weakly turned around, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove in underneath it and rammed it into the Pit trigger. This pushed Techno Trousers on top of Rosie the Riveter 2, so Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed Techno Trousers towards the pit and dropped it by the edge of the Pit. Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to reverse Techno Trousers into the Pit, but its legs were over the side, preventing it from falling in. Rosie the Riveter 2 drove away and turned around, then reversed into the back of Techno Trousers, pushing it down.

"The team experience levels and design styles between the two teams and their machines was kind of a competitive mismatch, but Tom and company had fun fighting the Trousers, who managed to land a shot squarely in Rosie's tail."

— Rosie the Riveter website on the battle with Techno Trousers

As a result, Rosie the Riveter qualified for the Heat Final.

Mick Foley: "Now usually it's Chris doing the driving, or at least sometimes, and I've gotta say you looked a little bit tentative in the very beginning. Were you afraid that maybe a devastating defeat for Techno Trousers mighty adversely affect these kids and lead them down an avenue of despair for the rest of their natural lives?"

Tom Varetti: "I can't really be held responsible for what happens to them in later life, but I just wanted to go out there and have a good fight and we mean to preserve a little bit, our robot, for the next fight and if we can also leave something for the opponent, they can have some more fun with their robot too!"

Mick Foley: "Cool, very well done, very humane of you. And Chris, I noticed that Rosie is very effective at utilizing the arena's to really punish, use to batter him. Will that come into play when you make your way to the Finals?"

Chris Gattman: "Absolutely!"

— Post-battle interview

In the Heat Final, Rosie the Riveter 2 faced a fellow invertible robot, and another newcomer, Darkness.

Carol Grow: "What are you gonna do to the team?"

Chris Gattman: "Well, we're just gonna fly in and shoot 'em down!"

Carol Grow: "In the last battle, you were against a couple of kids, this machine looks really mean!"

Chris Gattman: "Yeah, this is definitely a formidable opponent, they're veterans, they've got a great machine. We're confident, but we're gonna have to be really careful, 'cause anything could happen."

— Pre-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter 2 overpowers Darkness

Rosie the Riveter 2 started by driving towards the centre of the arena, then waited for Darkness to drive towards it. Darkness charged at Rosie the Riveter 2, but drove to its side, then reversed at Rosie the Riveter 2 turned to face it. Darkness drove at the front of Rosie the Riveter 2, but drove over the wedge as it charged. Darkness drove into the arena centre, and Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed into it, then pushed it backwards into the arena side wall. Rosie the Riveter 2 moved away from the wall, and Darkness drove up the arena. Rosie the Riveter 2 charged at Darkness again, in reverse, and slammed it against the top arena wall. Darkness struggled against Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 rammed it back against the wall.

"It's almost a battle of good versus evil; Rosie for the good old US of A, and Darkness, sponsored by Satan, according to them! Both four-wheel drive bots, both going head to head, as Sharon Gattman looks on! Rosie's pushing Darkness right back into the rails! Rosie's got full drive power, but Darkness is not giving up too easy!"

— Stefan Frank early on in the battle

Rosie the Riveter 2 and Darkness push each other

Rosie the Riveter 2 let Darkness go, and it drove across the arena, straight into an angle grinder. As it turned away from the wall, Rosie the Riveter 2 charged at it, but Darkness turned and drove away, driving to the other side of the arena, stopping by the flame jet. Rosie the Riveter 2 drove after it, but Darkness reversed into it, driving over the front wedge. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned to face Darkness, and though Darkness drove into its front, Rosie the Riveter 2 merely pushed it back up the arena, until Darkness turned and reversed away. Rosie the Riveter 2 chased Darkness, getting under the back, and rammed it into the bottom arena wall.

"The real strategy is neither one of these have major weapons to deal with, so we're just talking about pushing here. Major suspension going on, with all the pumped up air in Darkness' wheels, but Rosie is relentless! Coming after Darkness, pushing Darkness around, there's some major ramming going on out there!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter 2 rams Darkness into the arena walls

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives under Darkness, causing its discs to break off

Darkness tried to reverse over Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed Darkness into an angle grinder on the arena side. This knocked Darkness off of Rosie the Riveter 2's top, and the two competitors turned to face each other. Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to get underneath Darkness with its front wedge, and though Darkness drove over the top of its opponent, one of its front discs fell off on impact with Rosie the Riveter 2. Darkness drove to the other side of the arena, and Rosie the Riveter 2 drove after it. Darkness turned to face Rosie the Riveter 2, which rammed into it, flipping it up. Rosie the Riveter 2 got behind Darkness and tried to push, but as it did so, it drove onto the flame jet, so turned and drove around Darkness. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned to face Darkness, and got under it with the front wedge, but Darkness slipped off the side as Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to ram it. Darkness got at Rosie the Riveter 2's side and pushed it. Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to reverse away, but it reversed into an empty CPZ. Darkness kept at Rosie the Riveter 2's side to try and block its escape, but Rosie the Riveter 2 turned around and drove out of the CPZ. Darkness drove away, but found itself in Dead Metal's CPZ. It drove out and rammed into the front of Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed back and after a struggle, got the pushing advantage and forced Darkness over the flame jet, causing Darkness' flags to catch fire.

"What a great battle this is! These guys are very evenly matched! Similar in design, similar in power!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter pushes Darkness

Rosie the Riveter 2 rams Darkness into the CPZ

Darkness began to slow down, and Rosie the Riveter 2 got under the back of it and rammed it down the arena to a CPZ. Sir Killalot and Dead Metal came over, with Dead Metal getting at the side of Rosie the Riveter 2, but Refbot pushed against Dead Metal's side to stop him, allowing Rosie the Riveter 2 to reverse out of the CPZ. Sir Killalot grabbed Darkness with his claw, picked it up and dropped it outside of the CPZ. Darkness was now merely moving backwards and forwards, and Rosie the Riveter 2 rammed it back to Sir Killalot, who grabbed it with his claw and pulled it into the CPZ as the battle ended. held Darkness in the CPZ, where Sir Killalot held it up. With its final attack, Rosie the Riveter 2 slammed into a limping Darkness, and 'cease' was called.

"With it's {sic} twin horizontal cutters and beefy design lining up against Rosie, gatt knew he had to stay on the ball driving Rosie in this match. The battle called for maximum aggression, high-speed boom-and-zoom head-on attacks; to hit hard, get away, line up and attack again.We wanted to avoid the pit and the housebots, but Darkness proved to be an excellent pusher and stout opponent, and the brawl ended up in all four corners of the arena. The fight ended after five minutes and Rosie won the finalist match by judge's decision."

— Rosie the Riveter website on the battle with Darkness

The battle was sent to a Judges' decision, which was unanimously won by Rosie the Riveter 2, putting it through to the Grand Final.

Mick Foley: "Guys, it looked like two similarly matched-up robots, but apparently Rosie had more power, seemed to kind of bowl the Darkness robot at will!"

Chris Gattman: "Yeah, I think we had better traction, they're an awesome machine, they're really difficult to manoeuvre. We could get under them, but we tried to stay away from the Pit because I wasn't sure we'd be able to get 'em in there without going in ourselves."

Mick Foley: "Well it looked to me like you were the guys that opened up the Pit, and I was a little surprised by that, you could have just slacked off and taken the decision, but that's not what the Rosie the Riveter team's all about! You tried to put 'em in the Pit, didn't work out, but you won the decision!"

— Post-battle interview

In the Eliminator stage of the Grand Final, Rosie the Riveter 2 faced the reigning champion, Panzer Mk4.

Carol Grow: "Rosie the Riveter, how do you feel about going against the US champs?"

Chris Gattman: "Well, they're obviously one of the best robots here, we're pretty nervous. We've never gotten this far as a team, and so we're delighted to be here, and this is gonna be one of our toughest fights ever, so it's gonna be great! We've seen Panzer fight a lot, and we know that the only way to beat them is to stay on 'em, stay aggressive every second, 'cause you give 'em a second, they'll take you out!"

— Pre-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter 2 mounts an early lead against Panzer Mk4

As the fight started, Panzer Mk4 charged at Rosie the Riveter 2, which charged across down the arena to avoid it. Panzer Mk4 turned and tried to ram into Rosie the Riveter 2's side, but Rosie the Riveter drove forwards, dodging Panzer Mk4. As Panzer Mk4 turned for another attack, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed into Panzer Mk4's and reversed it across the arena, pushing it over to an arena grinder on the other side of the arena. Panzer Mk4 tried reversing to get away from Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 kept reversing after it, getting and the other side of Panzer Mk4 and reversing against it. Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed Panzer Mk4 down the arena, but Panzer Mk4 turned and reversed. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed after it and got at its side, but Panzer Mk4 drove away across the arena. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed after it, but Panzer Mk4 spun away as Rosie the Riveter 2 got close to avoid it. Panzer Mk 4 drove down the arena, and Rosie the Riveter 2 turned and the two competitors charged at each other, with Rosie the Riveter 2 reversing at the front of Panzer Mk4. Panzer Mk4 tried to push Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 drove away, then turned to face Panzer Mk4. However, as it drove at the front of Panzer Mk4, it could not get its wedge under Panzer Mk4's front lifter, and as it slammed into Panzer Mk4's front, it slipped up the lifter, so quickly turned off.

"Both of these bots have similar strategies, they're both the same type of bot, where they actually need to get around to the side of each other to do any real damage, because they've got some mean power off that front."

— Stefan Frank as the two competitors try to ram each other

Panzer Mk4 slams Rosie the Riveter 2 into a CPZ

The two competitors turned to face each other and rammed together, and Rosie the Riveter 2 slid up Panzer Mk4's lifter again. Panzer Mk4 got under Rosie the Riveter 2's side. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned off the lifter, then reversed. It turned, but drove straight into an arena grinder. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed up the arena, and Panzer Mk4 drove around it, but Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed past it. Rosie the Riveter 2 got under the back of Panzer Mk4 and pushed it down the arena, until Panzer Mk4 turned and drove off of Rosie the Riveter 2's front. Panzer Mk4 turned around, and Rosie the Riveter 2 drove into its side, but couldn't get underneath, and Panzer Mk4 reversed away, then drove down the arena as Rosie the Riveter 2 drove at it. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned to face Panzer Mk4 and drove at it, but as it got close, it turned, exposing its side to its opponent. Panzer Mk4 got under Rosie the Riveter 2's side, but Rosie the Riveter 2 drove off of the lifter.

"What a good battle this is, really tit for tat! Both of these bots are really quite equal, considering they're both about the same in weaponry and weight."

— Stefan Frank as Panzer Mk4 rams Rosie the Riveter 2

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives into the Pit

Panzer Mk4 reversed against Rosie the Riveter 2 to try and prevent it getting away, but Rosie the Riveter 2 turned and drove to the Disc of Doom. Rosie the Riveter 2 appeared to have steering problems, as it could not turn to face Panzer Mk4, instead trying to turn, but then turning the other way and driving towards the arena wall. Panzer Mk4 rammed into Rosie the Riveter 2 as it reversed, and Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed down the arena. Panzer Mk4 charged at it and rammed it down to an empty CPZ at the bottom of the arena. Panzer Mk4 reversed out of the CPZ as Dead Metal came over, but Rosie the Riveter 2 could not get out of the CPZ, and Dead Metal got his arms around it and brought his saw down on Rosie the Riveter 2. Dead Metal reversed, and Rosie the Riveter 2 slowly drove forwards to try and escape the CPZ, but drove into the arena wall. As Rosie the Riveter 2 tried turning away from the wall, Dead Metal got his arms around it and pulled it away, turning it into the Pit release button. Dead Metal brought his saw down, then let Rosie the Riveter 2 go, and it drove away up the arena. Panzer Mk4 rammed into the back of Rosie the Riveter 2, getting under the side, then reversed, letting Rosie the Riveter 2 fall off. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned, and Panzer Mk4 got under its front corner and pushed, but Rosie the Riveter 2 backed off. Panzer Mk4 turned away and drove into the arena centre, and Rosie the Riveter 2 drove at it. Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to get under Panzer Mk4's side, but as it pushed, Panzer Mk4 reversed away, and Rosie the Riveter 2 charged forwards, driving straight over the edge of the Pit and falling in.

"What a bad piece of driving for Rosie! Panzer squeaks through! Look at that, a little decoy move on Panzer's part!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter 2 drives into the Pit

This eliminated Rosie the Riveter 2 from the main competition.

"They've got an excellent robot, excellent driving, and we knew this was going to be tough from the beginning."

— Tom Vaeretti on Panzer Mk4

After their loss in the Championship, Rosie the Riveter 2 once again fought in the Robot Rebellion competition. In the first round, it faced Night Stalker for a second time.

Carol Grow: "Rosie the Riveter, what do you think about going up against the Night Stalker, and what do you think about going up against the House Robots?"

Chris Gattman: "Well, the Night Stalker guys are a great team, we really like the robot, I've been looking forwards to fighting a spinner again, and hopefully we'll do alright. As far as the House Robots, probably Dead Metal could do the most damage to us. We know Sir Killalot cheats, he's gonna come out!"

Carol Grow: "(Laughs) He has a tendency to cheat just a little bit!"

Chris Gattman: "Yeah, he came out last time, so if he comes out, we're gonna have it out this time, we're gonna try and set him on fire!"

Carol Grow: "Okay, wish you lots of luck. Well I don't know if it's courage, I don't know if it's bravery, I don't know if they're insane, but I'm ready to check this one out!!"

— Pre-battle interview

Rosie the Riveter 2 reverses Night Stalker across the arena

Rosie the Riveter 2 initially held back as Night Stalker got its body up to speed and drove across the arena. Rosie the Riveter 2 then reversed at Night Stalker, but the spinning body knocked Rosie the Riveter 2 aside. The two competitors turned around, and Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed back at Night Stalker, but Night Stalker was now spinning even faster, so it was knocked aside again. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed at Night Stalker, which drove towards the Flame Pit. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned around and drove straight at Night Stalker, and though the spinning body knocked Rosie the Riveter 2 aside again, it did manage to slow its spinning, so Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed into Night Stalker, stopping its spinning body, then pushed it up the arena in reverse, forcing it against the top arena wall.

"But now Rosie's got the pushing power up, stopped the spin on Night Stalker!"

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Night Stalker up the arena and slams it into the top arena wall, stopping its spinning body

Rosie the Riveter 2 backs Night Stalker into the wall

Rosie the Riveter 2 turned around, and Night Stalker drove away from the wall, and though Rosie the Riveter 2 tried to drive at Night Stalker, it had steering issues, so turned around and reversed at Night Stalker, which also drove at Rosie the Riveter 2. The two competitors slammed into each other, but Rosie the Riveter 2 could not get a pushing advantage, so Rosie the Riveter 2 drove forwards for another attack. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed back at Night Stalker, but again couldn't get an advantage, so it drove forwards. Night Stalker drove past Rosie the Riveter 2, but Rosie the Riveter 2 turned and reversed into Night Stalker, ramming it into the top arena wall.

"Nice little collision there! Rosie and Night Stalker going head-up! Rosie definitely has the agility and the driving capability, Night Stalker looks a bit cumbersome out there."

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter 2 rams Night Stalker into the top arena wall again

Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Night Stalker towards the CPZ

Rosie the Riveter 2 drove away from Night Stalker, driving onto a CO2 vent and spun on the spot. Night Stalker moved away from the wall, and Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed into it, pushing it into an empty CPZ. Shunt and Matilda came over to the CPZ, Night Stalker broke down after being attacked by the two House Robots. Rosie the Riveter 2 briefly pushed against Shunt's side, forcing it to reverse from Night Stalker, but then reversed away down the arena.

"Rosie comes in, just for a little tap! But Rosie's just sitting back and enjoying this one. Didn't have to work too hard to get through this one, it looks like."

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter 2 interferes with Shunt's attack on the immobile Night Stalker

Shunt used his axe to drag Night Stalker away from the CPZ, and Rosie the Riveter 2 got its front wedge under the front and rammed it across the arena, pushing it by the Floor Flipper. Refbot came over and counted Night Stalker out, and Shunt pushed it onto the Drop Zone, where a washing machine was dropped on it. Humorously, Matilda reversed into the washing machine with her flywheel, tossing it away from Night Stalker, and Rosie the Riveter 2 also rammed the washing machine.

Mick Foley: "Guys, an impressive victory out there. We've been together on Robot Wars for many years here, and for those who don't know, maybe offer a little history lesson on the significance of the Rosie the Riveter name."

Chris Gattman: "Well during World War 2, my grandmother built liberty ships in Vancouver, Washington, and so we named it after all the people that kept the war effort alive, and we couldn't be here without all of the friends back at home that helped us work on the robot, including our families, so that's what it's named for!"

Mick Foley: "That's a nice story, kinda makes you guys feel guilty for having a name like peeping toms!"

— Post-battle interview

In the second round, Rosie the Riveter 2 faced Snake Bite for the chance to battle the House Robots.

"Snake Bite's got a lot of protection, but Rosie's got all the agility! And just goes right into the side of Snake Bite immediately, staying away from any weapons that might get in the way!"

— Stefan Frank in the battle against Snake Bite

Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Snake Bite

As the battle started, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove down the arena, and as Snake Bite turned to face it, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed at Snake Bite's front, but rode up the front wedge and couldn't get a pushing advantage, so turned around to Snake Bite's side. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed against Snake Bite, forcing it back. Snake Bite tried turning and reversing to get away from Rosie the Riveter 2 as it pushed, but Rosie the Riveter 2 kept pushing.

"It just goes right into the side of Snake Bite immediately, staying away from any weapons that might get in the way."

— Stefan Frank as Rosie the Riveter pushes Snake Bite

Matilda attacks both robots with her flywheel

Eventually, Snake Bite turned to get its front wedge under Rosie the Riveter 2, then reversed. Both robots charged at each other, and this time Snake Bite got its wedge under Rosie the Riveter, lifting the back wheels off the ground and pushed it back, but Rosie the Riveter 2 drove off the front wedge, driving into the Disc of Doom button, before turning and driving to the centre of the arena, and Snake Bite drove after it. Rosie the Riveter 2 drove down the arena, driving by the Pit, and as Snake Bite drove towards it, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed past it, driving to the middle of the arena. When Snake Bite turned to face it, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove around to Snake Bite's side and tried to get its front wedge underneath, but couldn't breach Snake Bite's ground clearance, instead pushing past. Snake Bite reversed, and when Rosie the Riveter 2 turned, it drove at it, getting its wedge under Rosie the Riveter 2's front wedge, lifting the two front the wheels off the ground, and pushed it up the arena to an empty CPZ, pinning it against the wall. However, in doing so, Snake Bite drove into the CPZ as well, and Matilda reversed up the arena, hitting Snake Bite's side with her flywheel, flipping the two robots up, separating them.

"And now Snake Bite's the one doing the pushing, as he pulls Rosie right back into the Corner Patrol Zone"

— Stefan Frank as Snake Bite pushes Rosie the Riveter 2

Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Snake Bite into the arena wall

Both robots escaped the CPZ, and Rosie the Riveter 2 got at Snake Bite's side and pushed it into the arena side wall, between two angle grinders. Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed, allowing Snake Bite to turn away from the wall, then charged straight at Snake Bite, but rode up Snake Bite's front wedge, leaving it propped up on the front, with all of its wheels off the ground, allowing Snake Bite to push it across the arena. Snake Bite tried to push it towards the Flame Pit, but Rosie the Riveter 2 slipped down a little, so it was hanging off of Snake Bite's front corner. The weight of Rosie the Riveter 2 prevented Snake Bite from moving, and Rosie the Riveter 2's wheels were still hanging off the floor, so it could not get free of Snake Bite's front. Sgt. Bash came out of his CPZ and pushed Rosie the Riveter 2 with his pincer, allowing it to get two of its wheels on the floor and drive off of Snake Bite. Rosie the Riveter 2 turned around and drove at the front of Snake Bite again, but its front wedge slid up Snake Bites' front wedge again, lifting the two front wheels off the ground, and allowing Snake Bite to push it back.

"Rosie's not over yet, but look at the pieces missing off of both of these 'bots! Rosie's got no traction as long as that wedge of Snake Bite is driving underneath! Snake Bite is definitely pushing at will, and poor Rosie's got no power to those wheels!"

— Stefan Frank as Snake Bite pushes Rosie the Riveter

Snake Bite pushes Rosie the Riveter 2 backwards

Snake Bite forced Rosie the Riveter 2 up the arena, then turned it around and pushed it over the flame jet, then pushed it to the arena centre. Rosie the Riveter 2 could not get off Snake Bite's front as all of its wheels were off the ground, but as Snake Bite pushed it across the arena, Refbot reversed into the back of Rosie the Riveter 2, pushing it off Snake Bite's front. Rosie the Riveter 2 drove away towards a CPZ, and Snake Bite drove towards it, but Rosie the Riveter 2 turned and reversed, dodging Snake Bite as it charged at it. Sgt. Bash drove down the arena, and Rosie the Riveter 2 rammed Snake Bite against him. Snake Bite reversed a little, then drove at the front of Rosie the Riveter 2, getting underneath the front wedge, but Rosie the Riveter 2 quickly reversed, turned and drove away up the arena. Snake Bite drove after it, but Rosie the Riveter 2 was quicker, and drove around it and reversed into Snake Bite's side just before time ran out.

"One of the closest contests ever here on Robot Wars!"

— Mick Foley after the battle

The resulting Judges' decision was extremely close, but a split decision awarded the win to Snake Bite, despite one Judge vouching for Rosie the Riveter 2. Thus, Rosie the Riveter 2 would not participate in its second battle against the House Robots.

Nickelodeon

Rosie the Riveter 2 also competed in Nickelodeon Robot Wars, under the driving of the young Anthony "Tony" Light, captain of Team LogosEye. It entered two events, the first of which was the Mayhem competition, where Rosie the Riveter 2 fought a fellow US finalist in Propeller-Head, alongside Xylon.

"We're here to damage some robots and damage some metal!"

— Anthony Light in the team's introduction

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives onto the wedge of Xylon

Rosie the Riveter 2 rams the crumbling Xylon

Rosie the Riveter 2 initially stayed in the center of the arena, and sustained an early blow from the spinning bar of Propeller-Head. On the offence, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove straight for Xylon, but moved up the wedge of its opponent, and was pushed back across the arena. Rosie the Riveter 2 then crashed into Refbot, whilst Propeller-Head caused damage to Xylon. Rosie the Riveter 2 capitalized, ramming into the back of Xylon, which removed a side panel from Xylon and bent other panels of its armor as well.

"Rosie rips off a piece of Xylon's casing, just sitting there in the middle of the arena, and now Rosie's going for Propeller-Head!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives Propeller-Head towards a CPZ

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives under Matilda

Continuing its attack, Rosie the Riveter 2 also briefly wedged under Propeller-Head, causing the bar spinner to hit Xylon. Rosie the Riveter 2 retreated, and then came in for another attack, pushing Propeller-Head back across the arena, and all the way into an empty CPZ. When Shunt and Matilda closed in, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove straight under Matilda and pushed the House Robot into the side wall, forcing Shunt to retaliate with an axe blow and a lift from its scoop, before Rosie the Riveter 2 escaped.

"Rosie goes out to the center of the arena and takes a great run! There's Anthony Light, twelve years old, doing a great job out there for Rosie!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 wedges under both machines

Rosie the Riveter 2 almost backs into the Pit

Rosie the Riveter 2 was relatively unharmed, but sustained a ram from Xylon on its path to press the Pit trigger. Rosie the Riveter 2 and Propeller-Head rammed Xylon together, when suddenly, Xylon drove underneath Propeller-Head entirely, and all three robots converged into a pile, scrambling to gain an advantage, before separating once again. Rosie the Riveter 2's solid control throughout the fight then experienced a momentary lapse, when Anthony Light backed his robot onto the lip of the Pit, almost putting his machine out of the competition. In the closing stages of the fight, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove under Propeller-Head, pushing it back, although this allowed Propeller-Head to strike Xylon and earn more damage points. In the final ten seconds, Rosie the Riveter 2 and Xylon both suffered direct blows from the spinner of Propeller-Head, and started to bear damage, as 'cease' was called.

"Rosie the Riveter was dominating in the beginning of that round, but Propeller-Head knew how to dish it out, and even Xylon was in on the act, although it took some mean hits!"

— Stefan Frank while reviewing the highlights

Rosie the Riveter 2 takes late damage from Propeller-Head

The battle was sent to a Judges' decision, and Dave Aizer noted that the Judges had a difficult time declaring a winner, but ultimately Rosie the Riveter 2 lost the battle to Propeller-Head, which eliminated Rosie the Riveter 2 from the Mayhem competition.

"Well we can only hope that every match is as good as that one was!"

— Dave Aizer

The second appearance of Rosie the Riveter 2 in Nickelodeon Robot Wars saw it battle Tut Tut again during the Challenge Belt competition, in an effort to take the belt away from the current holder. Tut Tut was captained by Mike Morrow, making this fight a clash of Team JuggerBot entries. The fight was Tut Tut's first attempt to defend its belt, and the winner would become the new Challenge Belt holder. Rosie the Riveter 2's cutting disc was covered in this fight, and did not serve as an active weapon.

"We're gonna easily take the belt from Tut Tut!"

— Anthony Light

Rosie the Riveter 2 sustains an early axe blow

Rosie the Riveter 2 is dragged back by Tut Tut

Rosie the Riveter 2 swerved in its opening drive, causing Tut Tut to miss with its first axe blow, and this gave Team LogosEye the opportunity to push Tut Tut into the arena wall, wedging underneath the loanerbot. However, when Rosie the Riveter 2 released Tut Tut, it sustained an axe blow to its thin lid. This allowed Tut Tut to drag Rosie the Riveter 2 back, bringing it over to the Floor Flipper with its axe still embedded in the top of the machine. When Tut Tut released its axe, Rosie the Riveter 2 was forced to retreat.

"Rosie's having a little trouble there, not too much lateral movement with that bot, but plenty of power and speed when he gets a good run at it!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 charges into Tut Tut

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives Tut Tut into Shunt

After composing itself, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove straight into Tut Tut, bringing it into the air with a powerful charge. With Tut Tut stuck on the wedge, Rosie the Riveter 2 charged it across the arena, and carried it into a CPZ where Shunt directly axed the wheel of Tut Tut. When Tut Tut attempted to dismount from Rosie the Riveter 2, it became stuck on the rear hooks of Team LogosEye's machine, allowing Rosie the Riveter 2 to drag Tut Tut across the arena, closing the attack by reversing Tut Tut back into the arena wall near where the attack started.

"Now there's a bit of a piggyback ride, with Rosie as the tractor pull!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2's drive opens it up to attack

Rosie the Riveter 2 briefly drives on two wheels

The battle moved over to the inactive Flame Pit, but when Rosie the Riveter 2 backed away from Tut Tut, its top armour was once again spiked by the axe of Tut Tut. In retaliation, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove under the front of Tut Tut, albeit Rosie the Riveter 2 grazed an angle grinder, and opened it up to another axe blow. Starting to lose its advantage, Rosie the Riveter 2's wheel hubs were hooked by the axe of Tut Tut, which also allowed Tut Tut to wedge under Rosie the Riveter 2 and cause it to free-wheel on its escape, briefly moving forwards on its right-hand wheels only. Rosie the Riveter 2 pressed the Disc of Doom trigger, but Tut Tut closed in to land another axe blow, visibly embedding itself in the back of Rosie the Riveter 2.

"What a great tussle this is, not a clear winner here, as another great strategy move, Rosie goes into the Pit trigger and runs over the Pit before it opens, great move there!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter 2 pins Tut Tut against the rails

The battle ends with Tut Tut's axe buried in Rosie the Riveter 2

Forced to make another tactical measure, Rosie the Riveter 2 backed into the Pit trigger, sustaining another light axe attack on its way there, and Rosie the Riveter 2 skirted across the opening Pit on its way back to Tut Tut. There, Rosie the Riveter 2 drove onto the inactive Flame Pit, and pinned Tut Tut against the arena wall, doused in steam. Shunt separated the two machines, and Tut Tut was slow to escape, while Rosie the Riveter 2 roamed the arena, until it drove into Tut Tut to suffer one last axe blow, with both robots pushing and pulling each other onto the Disc of Doom before 'cease' was called.

"Tut Tut was quick with the axe, but Rosie was even quicker with the movement! Right from the beginning, this was a close battle! I'd hate to be a Judge here!"

— Stefan Frank

The Judges found the battle to be extremely close, and arrived at a split decision, where although one judge favored Rosie the Riveter 2 as the victor, the Challenge Belt was ultimately maintained by its original holder, Tut Tut. As a result, Rosie the Riveter 2 lost the battle between two representatives of Team JuggerBot, and this proved to be its final appearance on Robot Wars.

Dave Aizer: "The team of Rosie the Riveter, really like I said guys, could've gone either way. What were your thoughts on the match?"

Anthony Light: "I played it to the best of my ability, but I guess it wasn't good enough."

Dave Aizer: "I wouldn't say that, because I think it was good enough to entertain everybody, which is really the most important thing."

— Team LogosEye are complimented on a good performance

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 7
• Losses: 7

NOTE: The House Robot Rebellion from Season 1 is not included

Series Record

US Series	Rosie the Riveter Series Record
Season 1	Heat (Round 1) Entered with TriceraBot
Season 2	Grand Final, Round 1 Entered with TriceraBot 3.0
Nickelodeon	Entered Entered with Tut Tut

Gallery

Rosie the Riveter 2 in the pits

Rosie the Riveter 2 in Nickelodeon Robot Wars

Outside Robot Wars

The original JuggerBot

The original version of Rosie the Riveter previously fought in Season 1 of Robotica as JuggerBot. It progressed through the preliminary stages after its intended opponent Noll broke down then defeated Hamerschlag in the Fight to the Finish. It defeated Viper in all three of the preliminary stages of the final, then fought Ram Force and Run Amok in the final Fight to the Finish, but drove off the edge.

Logoseye in Robotica Season 3

Prior to competing in the second season of Extreme Warriors, the second version of Rosie the Riveter fought in Season 3 of Robotica, where it was painted black and named Logoseye. It was up against Da Claw, and won the Gauntlet by 10 points, despite driving over the edge on the Forrest of Glass, and Da Claw breaking the bonus pane. But then, it lost in the Labyrinth as it got into a scuffle with Da Claw and lost its speed. As a result, it drove on to the Sand Pit and got stuck.

"Once again we took the lessons learned from Robotica to fortify the structural defenses and hone Rosie's offensive strategies."

— Rosie the Riveter website on Logoseye's appearance on Robotica

Rosie the Riveter 2 battles Tillah at the Oregon Clandestine Street Fight, July 2002

Rosie the Riveter 2 in June 2022

"Rosie the Riveter II is Logoseye—aluminum chassis and various battle wedges—presently in my hangar at Troutdale airport. Her big sisters are a Grumman AA1B (N8880L) and a replica of a the Red Baron’s Fokker Triplane."

— Chris Gattman on Reddit in 2022

A few months following its appearance in Extreme Warriors Season 2, Rosie the Riveter 2 appeared at the informal Oregon Clandestine Street Fight in July 2002 alongside JuggerBot 3.0. There, it fought one battle against Team JuggerBot's then-newly completed drum spinner Tillah, which inflicted major damage to its front wedge, chassis, baseplate and wheelguards.

The original Rosie the Riveter in September 2025

The restored Rosie the Riveter 2 in September 2025

In June 2022, it was revealed on Reddit that Chris Gattman still had Rosie the Riveter 2 in his possession, noting at the time that the original chassis seen in US Season 1 possibly no longer existed. In the same post, it was teased that Rosie the Riveter may make a return, stating that the team would "see how our spare parts supply looks".

On February 9, 2025, Chris Gattman sadly passed away. As part of Chris's memorial in September the same year, both of Rosie the Riveter's chassis were refurbished and displayed together, confirming their continued existence.

Appearances in Merchandise

• Rosie the Riveter/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)

Rosie the Riveter 2 in Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (GBA)

Trivia

Rosie the Riveter as it appeared in the opening of the show

• The US Season 1 version of Rosie the Riveter had a J1 logo painted on its side and rear, referencing its origin as an altered and renamed version of the original JuggerBot.
• Rosie the Riveter 2 appears in the later openings of the show, during its Challenge Belt battle against Tut Tut.
• Rosie the Riveter is one of four Grand Finalists to have an even win/loss ratio, alongside Bodyhammer, The Revolutionist and Tyke.
• Rosie the Riveter was sponsored by WCMS Motors, MetalSupermarkets, Portland Trailer and Equipment and Heliarc Welding, and the batteries were supplied by Hilltop Battery. John Moore of Portland Trailer and Equipment welded LogosEye's steel motor mounts, and Tim LeMaster of Heliarc welded the bolt-on frontal wedge and aluminium motor mounts for Rosie the Riveter 2 before its appearance one Robot Wars.
• In Extreme Warriors Season 2 and Nickelodeon Robot Wars, Rosie the Riveter 2 was incorrectly listed as having 2 36 volt motors, but the team's website lists it as having 4 24-volt motors.

External Links

• Team JuggerBot website (Archived)
• Rosie the Riveter website (Archived)