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{{quote|Weaponry here - rotating, piercing, painful, nasty...|Philippa Forrester}}
{{quote|Very much lawnmower based|Jonathan Pearce's observation}}
 
'''Shrapnel''' was a large silver box robot that competed in the [[Series 3|third series]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It featured an angled steel chassis and a modified lawnmower blade, which was altered into a staggered cutting drum, which was driven by one of the two wheelchair motors that the robot used. It boasted a very low ground clearance and a very high weight, but neither of these hampered its easy disposal down the pit by its first and only opponent, The Big Cheese.
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'''Shrapnel''' was a robot that competed in the [[Series 3|third series]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It boasted a very low ground clearance and a very high weight, but neither of these could prevent its easy disposal down the pit by its first and only opponent, The Big Cheese.
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==Design==
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[[File:ShrapnelInsides.jpg|thumb|left|The insides of Shrapnel]]
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Shrapnel was a large silver box robot and featured an angled steel chassis and a modified lawnmower blade, which was altered into a staggered cutting drum and driven by one of the two wheelchair motors that the robot used.
   
 
==Robot History==
 
==Robot History==
[[File:Bigcheeseshrapnel.jpg|thumb|left|Shrapnel's weight and ground clearance did not save it against Big Cheese]]
 
 
===Series 3===
 
===Series 3===
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[[File:The_Big_Cheese_Shrapnel.jpg|thumb|left|Shrapnel is lifted up by The Big Cheese]]
 
[[File:Bigcheeseshrapnel.jpg|thumb|Shrapnel's weight and ground clearance did not save it against Big Cheese]]
 
In Shrapnel's only battle, its adversary was The Big Cheese. The big machine was the first robot to move, but it could not lift Shrapnel on its first attempt. On the second attempt, however, it picked up Shrapnel, catching it in one of its wheel surrounds in a similar style to [[Sir Killalot]]. In seconds, The Big Cheese carried it over to the pit and dropped it straight in, buckling the wheel right into the chassis as it was lowered.
 
In Shrapnel's only battle, its adversary was The Big Cheese. The big machine was the first robot to move, but it could not lift Shrapnel on its first attempt. On the second attempt, however, it picked up Shrapnel, catching it in one of its wheel surrounds in a similar style to [[Sir Killalot]]. In seconds, The Big Cheese carried it over to the pit and dropped it straight in, buckling the wheel right into the chassis as it was lowered.
 
{{quote|Total disaster - straight in the pit|A slightly crestfallen Andrew Maddock}}
 
{{quote|Total disaster - straight in the pit|A slightly crestfallen Andrew Maddock}}
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==Series Record==
 
==Series Record==
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*Series 1-2: Did not enter
 
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shrapnel arena.png|Shrapnel in the arena
*Series 3: Heat, Round 1
 
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ShrapnelTeam.jpg|The team with Shrapnel
*Series 4-7: Did not enter
 
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{{Series Record|Shrapnel|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 1'''}}
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{{Series 3 Competitors}}
 
{{Series 3 Competitors}}
 
[[Category:UK Series competitors]]
 
[[Category:UK Series competitors]]
[[Category:One-time Losers]]
 
[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 3]]
 
 
[[Category:Robots from Devon]]
 
[[Category:Robots from Devon]]
[[Category:Series 3 Non-returners]]
 
 
[[Category:Robots with Lawnmower Blades]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Lawnmower Blades]]
 
[[Category:Robots that bore the UK flag]]
 
[[Category:Robots that bore the UK flag]]
 
[[Category:Robots with Mascots]]
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[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
 
[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
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[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 3]]

Revision as of 12:54, 30 December 2018

"Weaponry here - rotating, piercing, painful, nasty..."
— Philippa Forrester

Shrapnel was a robot that competed in the third series of Robot Wars. It boasted a very low ground clearance and a very high weight, but neither of these could prevent its easy disposal down the pit by its first and only opponent, The Big Cheese.

Design

ShrapnelInsides

The insides of Shrapnel

Shrapnel was a large silver box robot and featured an angled steel chassis and a modified lawnmower blade, which was altered into a staggered cutting drum and driven by one of the two wheelchair motors that the robot used.

Robot History

Series 3

The Big Cheese Shrapnel

Shrapnel is lifted up by The Big Cheese

Bigcheeseshrapnel

Shrapnel's weight and ground clearance did not save it against Big Cheese

In Shrapnel's only battle, its adversary was The Big Cheese. The big machine was the first robot to move, but it could not lift Shrapnel on its first attempt. On the second attempt, however, it picked up Shrapnel, catching it in one of its wheel surrounds in a similar style to Sir Killalot. In seconds, The Big Cheese carried it over to the pit and dropped it straight in, buckling the wheel right into the chassis as it was lowered.

"Total disaster - straight in the pit"
— A slightly crestfallen Andrew Maddock

Results

SHRAPNEL - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 1
Heat E, Round 1 vs. The Big Cheese Lost

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

Series Shrapnel Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Heat, Round 1
The Fourth Wars Did not enter
The Fifth Wars Did not enter
The Sixth Wars Did not enter
The Seventh Wars Did not enter
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter