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"
Drive	2 x 36V Electric Motors
Weapons	24V belt-driven saw
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 Mk 4 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 original Rosie the Riveter, which competed in the first season of Extreme Warriors, was a modified version of Juggerbot, the team's Robotica entry, featuring an iron 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.

"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 24-volt belt-driven EVW-powered electric metal saw in front, also replacing Rosie the Riveter's wheelchair motors with new custom-built 24-volt WCMS motors and gearboxes. 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 6 Hilltop 24-volt NiCad battleback batteries, and the saw motor was powered by a 24-volt battery pack. The saw was intended to help get under opponents, as well as causing damage. A new chassis was welded from 6061 3/4" aluminum, replacing the iron chassis. This new chassis was thicker, but lighter and stronger. The centre supports and gussets were strengthened, and additional side armour was added, based on Rosie the Riveter's fight with Pussycat. The wheels were also 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

In the US Championship, Rosie the Riveter was drawn against Close Enough, Mad Cow, Manta, Rippa Raptor, and loanerbot Tiger Cat. 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!"

— Rosie the Riveter's pre-match interview

Rosie the Riveter is edged into a CPZ by Tiger Cat

Rosie the Riveter is thrown into Dead Metal by the floor flipper

Rosie the Riveter, having barely left the center of the arena in the opening seconds, first engaged with another robot when Mad Cow drove into it. Rosie the Riveter pushed Mad Cow back slightly, but could not follow up this attack due to its mobility issues. After Rippa Raptor was immobilised by Manta, Rosie the Riveter was also clipped by a Manta charge. Further into the battle, Tiger Cat was able to push the barely-moving Rosie the Riveter into an empty CPZ, during which time Mad Cow was immobilised. Rosie the Riveter hugged the side of the beaten Rippa Raptor while the latter was sawed by Dead Metal, but otherwise failed to engage, rolling towards the floor flipper. Here, Rosie the Riveter ground to a complete halt, and before it was even counted out, the floor flipper tossed it straight onto Dead Metal, which allowed it to start slowly driving again, touching Mad Cow which was about to be thrown by the arena hazard as well.

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

— Stefan Frank during the recap

Time expired on the battle, and Rosie the Riveter barely survived to a Judges' decision. 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.

"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

Rosie the Riveter enters the fray without a tag

Rosie the Riveter is punished by Sir Killalot

After Tut Tut retreated to its CPZ, Tricerabot fought Drillzilla head-to-head and was completely overpowered. Noticing its teammate burning over the flame pit, Rosie the Riveter charged into the arena without being tagged, and crashed into an angle grinder while aiming for Drillzilla. It managed to push Drillzilla away from the flame pit, but teammate Tricerabot had already caught fire. As Rosie the Riveter had broken the rules by leaving its CPZ without being tagged, House Robot Sir Killalot closed in and prised Rosie the Riveter into the air, spinning it around and dropping it onto the ground with visible damage.

"Rosie the Riveter jumped the gun and went in there too early, and paid the price, and so did Killalot from Refbot!"

— Stefan Frank during the recap

Rosie the Riveter is attacked by Matilda and Drillzilla together

Rosie the Riveter is sandwiched by its opponents

Refbot red-carded Sir Killalot for this action, but Rosie the Riveter quickly found itself stuck between all of the participating robots, and even Matilda. Rosie the Riveter attempted to push Drillzilla, but could not resist the shufflebot's pushing power, and was edged back into an angle grinder. Drillzilla had also bent Rosie the Riveter's battering ram, preventing it from driving forwards freely, and Matilda came in to grind through the side of Rosie the Riveter with her flywheel. When escaping, Rosie the Riveter drove straight back into Matilda, but after backing away, Tricerabot overturned Matilda instead. At the same time, Rosie the Riveter had charged into Tut Tut, but became stuck on the broad pyramid. When free, Rosie the Riveter briefly attacked Drillzilla, and fought Tut Tut near the pit. Sir Killalot picked up Tricerabot as revenge for it attacking Matilda, and threw it straight into Rosie the Riveter. Stuck in a convoy, Drillzilla pushed Rosie the Riveter into Tricerabot, and the spike of Rosie the Riveter dug up the wooden arena floor. It was at this stage Tricerabot was pitted by Drillzilla, forcing Rosie the Riveter to fight alone, but it was left with no time to act, and 'cease' was called once Drillzilla pushed Rosie the Riveter into an angle grinder.

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

— Rebecca Grant

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 axed by Falcon

Rosie the Riveter pushes Joker into the wall

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, and Rosie the Riveter slowly pondered towards Falcon, sustaining light axe blows. Unable to turn left or right, Rosie the Riveter slowly backed away while taking more attacks from Falcon, until Joker took the place of Falcon. Sensing its teammate's difficulties, Tricerabot charged in to protect Rosie the Riveter from the spinning Joker. This prompted the match to once again become a four-way free-for-all, and Rosie the Riveter pushed Falcon from behind, but sustained another axe blow. Rosie the Riveter and Tricerabot collaborated to push Falcon together, and Rosie the Riveter then capitalized on Joker's slowing shell spinner, and held it over the steam vent to stop it from escaping. Although it was axed by Joker in the process, Rosie the Riveter used its spike to produce a visible dent in Joker's armour, and pressed it against the arena wall to immobilise it. Rosie the Riveter was slow on its retreat, but Tricerabot had been earning points by attacking Joker, until both Juggerbot machines became stuck together, allowing Sgt. Bash to set Tricerabot on fire. Although Rosie the Riveter barely moved after this, Tricerabot rammed Falcon causing it to break down over the pit, and then pressed the pit trigger to officially immobilise Falcon, while Joker was then counted out. 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

Rosie the Riveter and Plunderbird 5 engage

Straight away, Plunderbird 5 crashed into Rosie the Riveter and knocked away some of its decorative American flags. Rosie the Riveter fit snugly under the Plunderthocker weapon, and was slammed into the arena wall by the British machine. Plunderbird 5 edged Rosie the Riveter towards Dead Metal, but here, Rosie the Riveter found a way under the ground clearance of Plunderbird 5 and slammed it into an angle grinder.

"Plunderbird 5 with the definite advantage of pushing, but Rosie's pushing back!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter pushes Plunderbird 5 into the angle grinder

Rosie the Riveter embeds itself in the floor

This heavy slam had immobilised Plunderbird 5 on one side, and Rosie the Riveter slammed it again for good measure, 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 sequence before backing away to see if its opponent was immobile. Rosie the Riveter returned to attacking, but its front spike was so bent that Rosie the Riveter was now pinned into the arena floor. As it tried to drive forwards, Rosie the Riveter's spike tore up the wooden floor, creating scratches everywhere it drove, and then became stuck on Plunderbird 5 after backing into it. Refbot was forced to separate the two machines, and time ran out on the battle with neither robot able to move freely.

"The decision's in, apparently it was very close, but due to inflicting more damage, it's Rosie the Riveter from the USA!"

— Mick Foley reveals the winner

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. 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

Rosie the Riveter dominates Pussycat in the opening stages

Rosie the Riveter crashed head-first into Pussycat's cutting disc, and continued to close the gap between both robots, driving around the back of Pussycat to push it towards the flame pit. Although Pussycat dodged the flame pit, Rosie the Riveter curved its charge and continued pushing the British robot, taking minor damage from the cutting disc. Pussycat charged back into Rosie the Riveter to land a direct hit with its blade, but Rosie the Riveter used this chance to drive under Pussycat's front ground clearance and slam it into the arena wall of the CPZ, also overturning Pussycat by driving it sideways. Rosie the Riveter's assault continued, and it pushed Pussycat across the arena and into Sgt. Bash, before backing away and taking a hit from the cutting disc.

"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

The immobile Rosie the Riveter is pitted by Pussycat

In its retreat, Rosie the Riveter backed into Matilda, and its side frame was also visibly bent. Pussycat capitalized, and rammed Rosie the Riveter with its blade, cutting loose a decorative flag, and knocking away Rosie the Riveter's cockpit. The damage was starting to add up on Rosie the Riveter, which used its spikes to drive straight into Pussycat's disc, and got away. At the bottom end of the arena, Pussycat hooked its blade under the bent framework of Rosie the Riveter, holding it in place. Rosie the Riveter reversed away, but backed into the arena wall, visibly slowing its subsequent movements as Pussycat sped into the front of Rosie the Riveter to slice at it, and Pussycat tore away one of Rosie the Riveter's spikes. As it could once again no longer turn left or right, Rosie the Riveter coasted away, and came to a complete standstill by the pit trigger after sustaining another attack from Pussycat's blade. Pussycat used its back end to roll Rosie the Riveter onto the lip of the pit, and after some effort, backed it into the pit. As a result, Rosie the Riveter had conceded the battle to the British side, which went on to win the War of Independence.

"We're disappointed, but that was definitely the hardest robot I think we've fought yet."

— Chris Gattman to Mick Foley after the battle with Pussycat

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 edges Rot Box back

Rosie the Riveter drove forwards and faced Rot Box head-on, but was briefly overpowered, and Rot Box pushed it back while landing an axe blow overhead, knocking a decorative fin from the top of Rosie the Riveter. Stepping back into gear, Rosie the Riveter pushed Rot Box across the arena, slamming it into the arena side wall. Rot Box's axe was still stuck to the top of Rosie the Riveter, so both robots pushed and pulled each other over the flame pit, and eventually Rosie the Riveter won out, slamming Rot Box back into the wall. Although Rosie the Riveter's next attack missed, throwing itself straight into the angle grinder, Rot Box was struggling to escape, and Rosie the Riveter slammed it again. Rot Box escaped, but when the action moved nearer to Dead Metal, Rot Box started to lose mobility, as it was slammed by Rosie the Riveter, and sliced through by the House Robot. Rosie the Riveter once again rammed into Rot Box, which had started to suffer from a flat tire.

"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 drives up Refbot

Rosie the Riveter slows to a crawl after winning the battle

When Rosie the Riveter attempted to slam Rot Box again, it instead drove straight up the front wedge of Refbot. Although Rot Box landed a light blow on Rosie the Riveter, its flat tire had stopped the robot from moving freely, and Rosie the Riveter edged it towards the floor flipper, where Rot Box lost mobility completely. Rosie the Riveter slowly drove into Rot Box as it was counted out, and then mostly kept its distance while the House Robots attacked the beaten machine. Although Sir Killalot briefly reversed into Rosie the Riveter, which had now seemingly lost mobility, it had already comfortably qualified for 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, outfitted with metal bars

Prior to the final, Team Juggerbot put metal bars on Rosie the Riveter, as a means of extra offence and defence against the House Robots. Rosie the Riveter, allied with loanerbots, Tut Tut, Silver Box and consistent teammate Tricerabot, took on the House Robots Shunt and Matilda. At no stage in the battle was Rosie the Riveter affected by its speed controller, offering it full movement throughout the fight.

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!"

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

Rosie the Riveter comes under pressure Shunt

Rosie the Riveter started in an empty CPZ, and initially kept its distance from the House Robots whilst Tricerabot led the offence. Matilda eventually strayed near to Rosie the Riveter while Tricerabot chased her, and Rosie the Riveter briefly bumped into the House Robot, fortunately avoiding her flywheel. On its escape, Rosie the Riveter bumped into teammate Tricerabot, and stuck one of its decorative wings to the front of Tricerabot, where it remained for a while. Rosie the Riveter fled for open space, but was pursued by Shunt, which overpowered Rosie the Riveter's attempted push. Shunt 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, it's four-on-two, you never woulda thought that the House Robots would've taken this much punishment!"

— Stefan Frank

Rosie the Riveter joins in the effort to pit Sir Killalot

Rosie the Riveter and Shunt continued to duel, until 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 Rosie the Riveter rammed the beaten House Robot. This left only Sir Killalot for the competitors to defeat, although Sir Killalot had managed to drop Silver Box into the pit. Noticing that Sir Killalot was overbalancing while pitting Silver Box, Tricerabot wedged under the back of Sir Killalot, and attempted to tip it into the pit. 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 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 wedges under the immobile Night Stalker

Rosie the Riveter 2 waited for Basenji to halt the momentum of Night Stalker's spinner before backing into it, holding it against the Disc of Doom trigger and an empty CPZ. Sir Killalot returned Night Stalker to the center of the arena, so Rosie the Riveter 2 slammed into it backwards, and slammed into Basenji to land another impact on the nearby Night Stalker. Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed Night Stalker back into Sir Killalot, finally immobilising its opponent. While Night Stalker laid immobile after an attack from Sir Killalot, Rosie the Riveter 2 continued to ram into it, and became stuck under Night Stalker, which was being counted out by Refbot. After Sir Killalot separated the two machines and dumped Night Stalker out of the arena, Rosie the Riveter 2 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.

"This time, lead Juggerbot driver Tom Vaeretti would fly Rosie. While Vaeretti has fought at Battlebots and two Robotica seasons driving every Juggerbot built, this was his first battle driving Rosie and his first match at Robot Wars."

— Rosie the Riveter website

Rosie the Riveter 2 pushes Techno Trousers across the arena

Rosie the Riveter 2 reverses Techno Trousers into the pit

It attempted to bait out the use of Techno Trousers' weapon, and was struck by the lance, but from this moment onwards, Techno Trousers hardly moved, allowing Rosie the Riveter 2 to control the battle. It drove into the side of Techno Trousers and slammed it into the arena wall. Rosie the Riveter 2 held off, allowing the House Robots to attack Techno Trousers until it wandered over to the Disc of Doom trigger, where Rosie the Riveter 2 slammed it again. Biding its time to wait for movement from Techno Trousers, Rosie the Riveter 2 then drove under the front of Techno Trousers and pushed it back into the arena wall, then reversed it into the opposite wall, bending its spear weapon. Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed Techno Trousers into the pit trigger, and then drove underneath it completely, allowing Rosie the Riveter 2 to carry it all the way over to the pit, dropping it there. With a follow-up slam, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed Techno Trousers into the pit.

"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.

"Another riveting performance by Rosie!"

— Mick Foley

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

Rosie the Riveter 2 overpowers Darkness

Rosie the Riveter 2 and Darkness push each other

It started this battle much more quickly, and drove under Darkness to throw it off-balance, then backed it into the arena wall in a direct competition of pushing power. It repeated this tactic near the arena flipper, demonstrating greater power, and then slammed into it nearer the center of the arena. Rosie the Riveter 2 drove under Darkness and maintained this position, moving Darkness towards an angle grinder before driving under it completely, removing a spinning disc from Darkness. The power of Rosie the Riveter 2's speed and shape almost threw Darkness over on another slam, which was visibly bent as Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed it into Dead Metal and the pit trigger. As the match continued, Rosie the Riveter 2 was forced to conserve power, and did not push back strongly when Darkness attacked it, but still moved it over the flame pit to cause Darkness' flags to catch fire. Rosie the Riveter 2 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 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, allowing it to reach the Grand Final.

"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 ourself."

— Chris Gattman on Darkness

In the eliminator stage of the Grand Final, Rosie the Riveter 2 faced the reigning champion, Panzer Mk 4.

Rosie the Riveter 2 mounts an early lead against Panzer Mk 4

Rosie the Riveter 2 drives into the pit

Once the fight started, Rosie the Riveter 2 reversed Panzer Mk 4 into the arena grinder but Panzer Mk 4 got away, allowing both robots to slam into each other's wedges. Rosie the Riveter 2 then drove under the side of Panzer Mk 4, which escaped again and rammed Rosie the Riveter 2 on its side, lifting Rosie the Riveter 2 without managing to turn it over. Both robots briefly engaged in the center of the arena. Lifted up, Rosie the Riveter 2 was then slammed into the CPZ by Panzer Mk 4, where Dead Metal pinned Rosie the Riveter 2 against the pit trigger. Once Rosie the Riveter 2 got away from Dead Metal, Rosie the Riveter 2 pursued its opponent, but Panzer Mk 4 slammed into Rosie the Riveter 2 again and then Panzer Mk 4 fled. Rosie the Riveter 2 followed and tried to get under Panzer Mk 4, but failed after Panzer Mk 4 backed out of the way, and Rosie the Riveter 2 drove straight into the pit, eliminating it 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 Mk 4

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

Rosie the Riveter 2 reverses Night Stalker across the arena

Rosie the Riveter 2 backs Night Stalker into the wall

Rosie the Riveter 2 used its back end to disrupt the spinning motion of Night Stalker, although it was knocked aside by the rotating weapon. Rosie the Riveter 2 was more successful when using its front wedge, disabling the weapon of Night Stalker in combination with a backwards slam while pushing it into the arena wall. It bent the body of Night Stalker by pressing it against the arena wall again, then trapped it in the CPZ. Here, Night Stalker was immobilised by the House Robots. After briefly intervening with the attacks of the House Robots, Rosie the Riveter 2 pushed its lifeless opponent near the arena flipper, where its victory was confirmed by Refbot counting Night Stalker out, and a washing machine dropped on it on the Drop Zone.

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 and Snake Bite are thrown by Matilda's flywheel

Snake Bite pushes Rosie the Riveter 2 backwards

Rosie the Riveter 2 was the aggressor in the opening stages, reversing into the side of Snake Bite to push it backwards. Snake Bite was able to threaten Rosie the Riveter 2 into backing away, pressing the Disc of Doom trigger. Rosie the Riveter 2 attempted to drive under the side of Snake Bite, but drove up the lower wedge of its opponent, and was pushed all the way into an empty CPZ. Matilda charged in and damaged both robots with her flywheel, although Rosie the Riveter 2 quickly recovered to ram Snake Bite into an angle grinder. However, it once again drove up the wedge of Snake Bite, which held Rosie the Riveter 2 in place, maintaining ground. This was repeated shortly afterwards when Rosie the Riveter 2's attack caused it to drive up the wedge of Snake Bite, limiting its traction as Snake Bite held it over a flame jet, and into Refbot. In the late stages, Rosie the Riveter 2 pinned Snake Bite against Sgt. Bash, and backed into it using its rear blades, before 'cease' was called.

"One of the closest contests ever, here at Robot Wars!"

— Mick Foley

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

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 spinning disc 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 arena disc spinner 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

Logoseye in Robotica Season 3

The original version of Rosie the Riveter fought in Season 1 of Robotica as Juggerbot where it finished as runner-up to Run Amok, while the second version fought in Season 3 where it was painted black and renamed 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.

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

"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.

Rosie the Riveter in June 2022

Chris Gattman on Reddit in 2022

In June 2022, it was revealed on Reddit that Chris Gattman still had Rosie the Riveter 2 in his possession, noting that the original chassis seen in US Season 1 no longer exists. 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".

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)