Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us
Participation Information
UK Series	3
Other Names	Steg-A-Saw-Us
Team Information
Team	Jurassic Park
Team Members	Dan King Peter Rowe Rob Heasman
From	Southampton
Robot Statistics
Weight	78.1kg
Dimensions	0.50 x 1.20m x 0.71m
Clearance	2cm
Top Speed	15mph
Power	2 x 750W electric motors
Weapons	Pneumatic lifting tail
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"As deadly as a T-Rex with its lifting tail and punching spikes, as solid as a Brontosaurus, but will the "Tricera-top" speed be enough? I hope they don't become a "Diplo-joke-us!"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Steg-O-Saw-Us in the Series 3 Semi-Finals

Steg-O-Saw-Us (occasionally spelt as Steg-A-Saw-Us) was the first robot from the Jurassic Park team, which competed in Series 3 of Robot Wars. Originally a reserve robot called in to replace T-Wrecks, it ultimately won its heat by defeating Napalm in the Heat Final, also defeating former champion Beast of Bodmin in the Semi-Finals to reach the Grand Final. After being immobilised and severely damaged by Hypno-Disc, Steg-O-Saw-Us ultimately finished joint-third in Series 3 along with Fire Storm.

Steg-O-Saw-Us was succeeded by Steg 2 and 3 Stegs 2 Heaven in Series 4 and 5 respectively, though neither robot reached the level of success of the original robot.

Design

"Steg-O-Saw-Us proved to be fast and powerful but all was not what we had hoped for. The maximum speed had been estimated at 10 mph but was actually 15mph and it exceeded our expectations of strength by pulling a 2 1/2 ton transit van and with a running start could push 100 kilo's {sic}."

— The Steg-O-Saw-Us website

Rear view of Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us was a green box cut-off-wedge robot designed to resemble a dinosaur, with red stegosaurus-style spikes along its body as well as two eyes and a mouth at its front end. Its main weapon was a pneumatic lifting tail at the rear powered by a low pressure, 150 psi CO₂ ram, although the robot mainly relied on its pushing power in battle, which was provided by twin Bosch 750-watt drive motors for a high top speed of 15mph. The latter proved to be Steg-O-Saw-Us' most essential components, allowing it to ram opponents into the arena walls and hazards at high speed. Impacts generated by its shoves would cause significant, sometimes terminal damage to opponents' internals in the process.

Side view of Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us had a 1-inch mild steel box section chassis, and was powered by Yuasa 12v 17ah batteries. It cost a total of £1,500 to build. The robot was armoured in aluminium, with 3mm aluminium and 1.5mm on the sides.

The internals of Steg-O-Saw-Us before the tracks were removed

Steg-O-Saw-Us originally ran on tracks during the auditions. Prior to filming, the robot hit a concrete bollard during testing, which bent its chassis. This damage would stop the tracks from fitting inside and forced the team to quickly replace them with regular wheels before appearing on the show. The rear wheels were machined out of a piece of 8 inch x 4 inch aluminium to reduce weight, and after the front wheels were removed once the team discarded the tracks, they were replaced with four wheels from rollerblades. As the robot only had two powered wheels at the rear of the robot, it often struggled to turn. However, Jonathan Pearce mistakenly addressed the wheels as tracks during Steg-O-Saw-Us' battle with Hypno-Disc in the Grand Final.

Etymology

The robot's name was a pun on stegosaurus, a type of dinosaur, and 'saw'. The robot's name was erroneously spelled as Steg-A-Saw-Us on the battle boards during the Heats, despite being spelt correctly on the statistics board before its Round 1 battle. This was corrected for the Semi-Finals and Grand Final.

The Team

Main article: Jurassic Park

The Steg-O-Saw-Us team in the control booth

Steg-O-Saw-Us was the first of three machines entered by the Jurassic Park team. The team was captained by Dan King, who drove the robot, with Rob Heasman and Peter Rowe being the other team members. The three of them all worked together at Lewis-Berl in Southampton, Dan as a mechanical fitter, and Rob and Pete as electrical fitters. Lewis-Berl also sponsored the robot.

The team also fought with Steg 2 in Series 4, and 3 Stegs 2 Heaven in Series 5 and Extreme 1. Team member Rob Heasman was also part of the Oblark team, which represented the Fire Service in the Extreme 1 Armed Forces Special.

Qualification

Steg-O-Saw-Us attended the auditions still using tracks for locomotion. During testing, the team found the tracks would fall off when the robot tried taking a turn too fast. To solve this, the team mounted pieces of PTFE either side of all of the wheels to hold the tracks in place. However, when Steg-O-Saw-Us did the driving test at the auditions, the left track came off during the driving test.

"All seemed to be working well and we were ready to attend the auditions. It was whilst on the see-saw during the audition that the left hand track came off- the PTFE had been worn away by the track allowing it to become trapped between the front wheel and the remainder of the PTFE wedge. Although the robot has performed over and above our expectations and was able to qualify for the next round of auditions for Robot Wars the track design needed to be rethought and re-tested."

— Steg-O-Saw-Us website on the Series 3 auditions

Despite this, Steg-O-Saw-Us went through to the next stage of the qualifying process, although it would ultimately be chosen as a reserve. The team continued to try and get the tracks to stay on, first replacing the PTFE with a harder plastic, but after a number of test drives, the tracks fell off again. They then replaced the plastic with angle iron, but the tracks rubbed against the iron, slowing down the motors. They tried using grease to prevent the tracks sliding off, but after crashing into a concrete post at full speed during testing, the chassis was bent. The team finally decided to convert Steg-O-Saw-Us to a wheeled robot.

"On Sunday before we where due to go up to Elstree film studies where we were a reserve we lost our rag with the tracks and cut them up.The old tracks where fitted around the back wheels to act as tyre`s,We fitted 4 roller blade wheels at the front."

— The Steg-O-Saw-Us website

Robot History

Series 3

"STEG-O-SAW-US was our first Robot to enter the wars. It entered as a reserve and fortunately got to fight. The outcome was great."

— 3 Stegs 2 Heaven website on Steg-O-Saw-Us

As a Robot Wars newcomer, Steg-O-Saw-Us made its Third Wars debut in Heat G, replacing the withdrawal T-Wrecks to face Series 2 returnee Orac's Revenge in its first-round battle.

"Looks steely and spikey too. Has a lifting weapon, two 750 watt motor driven, team member Peter Rowe's hero's Mickey Mouse; will Steg-O-Saw-Us roar or squeak?"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Steg-O-Saw-Us in Series 3, Heat G

Steg-O-Saw-Us shunts Orac's Revenge into the arena wall

Due to the team deciding to have the robot start the battle sideways, Steg-O-Saw-Us turned to face Orac's Revenge as its opponent drove towards it, so Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards away the wall, then turned to face Orac's Revenge. Orac's Revenge turned away, so Steg-O-Saw-Us, and Orac's Revenge got at the side of Steg-O-Saw-Us, hitting it with its axe, but the axe did no damage, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove away. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove into the arena centre, before reversing back past Orac's Revenge. Orac's Revenge turned to get in front of Steg-O-Saw-Us, but this allowed Steg-O-Saw-Us to ram it across the arena, slamming it into the arena wall. As it did so, Orac's Revenge continued to fire its axe, but it had no effect on Steg-O-Saw-Us.

"But the dinosaur turns away and comes on the attack itself, and drives with great power there, Orac's Revenge onto the arena wall! Orac's Revenge slamming down with the hammer, but look at that power from Steg-O-Saw-Us. That was tremendous stuff!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us rams Orac's Revenger against the arena wall

Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed a little, and Orac's Revenge drove at it and fired the axe, but it couldn't do any damage, and Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed Orac's Revenge back against the wall, though this time, Orac's Revenge managed to turn away from the wall as Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed it into the wall. Orac's Revenge turned back against Steg-O-Saw-Us, hitting it with the axe a couple of times, but the axe was still not having any effect. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed along the wall, and Orac's Revenge turned and backed away from the wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove around to Orac's Revenge's front, and with a strong charge, rammed Orac's Revenge down to the bottom arena wall, with Orac's Revenge unable to do anything but ineffectually fire its axe.

"It {Steg-O-Saw-Us) has the greater power, it would seem to me. Orac's Revenge, the more penetrating weapons, that's for certain, but look at this power once more from Steg-O-Saw-Us! Slamming against the arena wall, this is impressive stuff here! And I thought Steg-O-Saw-Us was the underdog going into this battle. It's not proving that way."

— Jonathan Pearce comments on Steg-O-Saw-Us' pushing power as it rams Orac's Revenge into the wall

Steg-O-Saw-Us pits Orac's Revenge

Steg-O-Saw-Us quickly reversed up the arena, and Orac's Revenge drove after it, but swerved to avoid Steg-O-Saw-Us as it got close. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards, then reversed and turned, and as Orac's Revenge turned to face it and drove at Steg-O-Saw-Us, Steg-O-Saw-Us charged, but narrowly missed, bumping past Orac's Revenge's side. As Orac's Revenger turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us, Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed at Orac's Revenge with its rear lifter, but fired it too early, so couldn't get underneath with it, so merely rammed into the side of Orac's Revenge with the lifter raised. Orac's Revenge turned and fired the axe at Steg-O-Saw-Us, and Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed past it, then drove down the arena past it. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed and turned, and as Orac's Revenge drove at it, Steg-O-Saw-Us started pushing, and with one long charge, shoved it across the arena, straight into the Pit. Steg-O-Saw-Us spun around in victory, whilst the House Robots attacked the pitted Orac's Revenge.

"And Orac's Revenge is in the Pit and out! And that's tremendously impressive from Steg-O-Saw-Us! A real surprise! Driving Orac's Revenge back and back and back, and look at that, down in the pit! Power, precision, great control. And that's what Robot Wars is all about."

— Jonathan Pearce praises the Steg-O-Saw-Us performance

Steg-O-Saw-Us was therefore through to Round 2.

Philippa Forrester: "You'll all very understated, all of you, aren't you?"

Dan King: "Well, yeah."

Philippa Forrester: "Yeah, it's quite reserved... quite shy, retiring, you come in, you do your job, then you're like, "Yeah, well, we hoped that we do that well.""

Peter Rowe: "Well, we came, we saw and we conquered!"

— Post-battle interview with the Jurassic Park team

In the second round, Steg-O-Saw-Us faced fellow Series 3 newcomer Henry, with the Jurassic Park team expressing confidence beforehand about their chances of winning.

Rob Heasman: "Quietly confident."

Peter Rowe: "Extremely confident!"

Dan King: "Yeah, we're gonna win, it's not a problem!"

— The Steg-O-Saw-Us team, when asked by Philippa Forrester how they felt about fighting Henry

Steg-O-Saw-Us bumps into Henry

At the start, it reversed towards the wall before charging towards Henry, which initially failed to move after 'activate' was called. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove into the front of Henry, giving it a little push, then reversed away. Henry finally started moving, and drove down the arena by Dead Metal's CPZ, but it suddenly stopped. Steg-O-Saw-Us slowly drove into Henry's side, giving it a little push, then reversed.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us looks a little bit pensive, were they being sucked into some sort of trap there, he wonders?"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us exercises caution against an unreliable Henry

Steg-O-Saw-Us becomes caught on the Flame Pit

Henry shot forwards, driving into the arena wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us approached Henry, but held back as it got close, then reversed. Henry struggled to get away from the wall, turning back and forth. Henry managed to turn so it was facing the wall, and tried to reverse away, but before it could get away, Steg-O-Saw-Us charged into it, intercepting it and ramming it against the wall. Henry tried reversing against Steg-O-Saw-Us, but Steg-O-Saw-Us kept pushing, but then reversed. Henry kept reversing at Steg-O-Saw-Us as it did so, but this was merely Steg-O-Saw-Us preparing for another attack. Steg-O-Saw-Us tried to ram Henry, but Henry managed to turn away as Steg-O-Saw-Us tried pushing it, causing Steg-O-Saw-Us to charge into the arena wall. Henry spun around by the Flame Pit, but suddenly stopped again. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed at Henry, but as it did so, it drove over the Flame Pit, and briefly became stuck.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us meanwhile had problems trying to get away from the Flame Pit! Lacking traction, it seemed."

— Jonathan Pearce as one of Steg-O-Saw-Us' wheels gets stuck on the Flame Pit

Steg-O-Saw-Us rams Henry into the arena wall

Steg-O-Saw-Us drove off the Flame Pit, then corrected its position and reversed past the flame pit at Henry, which was spinning. Henry turned away and fled, driving across the arena into Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove after it, but drove onto an arena spike, which flipped it up, so it stopped chasing after Henry, instead turning and driving up the arena. Henry managed to get out of the CPZ, and reversed up the arena, driving past Steg-O-Saw-Us. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned to face Henry, which drove into Shunt's CPZ, where it drove into the top arena wall, getting its spike caught in the wall. Shunt axed the top and lifted it with his scoop, then dragged it out of the CPZ, however Henry was immobile. Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed into its side as Shunt let it go, pushing it against one of the arena flamethrowers.

"And in goes Steg-O-Saw-Us with another crumpling run, look at this! Oh dear! Magnificent stuff from the Steg-O-Saw-Us team!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us rams Henry against the top arena wall

The flamethrower torched Henry, and Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed into it, then left it for the House Robots to attack. With Henry immobile, Cease was called, and Steg-O-Saw-Us was through to the Heat Final.

Philippa Forrester: "You're not looking very jubilant, why is that?"

Dan King: "It's early days, it's early days, it's only the second round."

Philippa Forrester: "Is that why? You're thinking of still what you've got ahead?"

Dan King: "Just see how long we can last. We're glad we got this far!"

— Post-battle interview

There, it faced Series 2 Semi-Finalist Napalm for a place in the series semi-finals.

Philippa Forrester: "Last trounced - Henry, by you, which was a difficult fight wasn't it?"

Dan King: "It was, it was."

Philippa Forrester: "It wasn't easy, but this one's going to be even harder, because it's Napalm, who - however rubbish they think they are - always seems to manage to get through!"

Dan King: "Yeah, that's my concern, is that they have a lot of luck on their side, don't they? Yeah, it'll be as difficult as any other battle, I'm sure, but we're confident!"

Philippa Forrester: "Are you in full working order?"

Dan King: "Yeah, yeah, we've only sustained a couple of minor dents on the front, other than that - no problem!"

— Pre-battle interview

Steg-O-Saw-Us accelerates Napalm into the side wall

The two robots charged at each other, meeting in the centre of the arena, but Steg-O-Saw-Us drove around to the side of Napalm, then drove past its opponent, before slamming into it in reverse, getting its lifting tail under Napalm's side. Steg-O-Saw-Us did not push Napalm, instead driving away down the arena, before reversing back up the arena, backing past Napalm to get at its side. Steg-O-Saw-Us tried to push Napalm, but Napalm turned away, so Steg-O-Saw-Us drove past. Napalm turned around to try and use its mandibles, but Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed past, then drove into the back of Napalm. Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed Napalm up the arena, slamming it against the wall in Shunt's CPZ.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us with the shunt now, back into Shunt, in the CPZ! Napalm riding high up on Steg-O-Saw-Us - and crumpled! Well, it does look like a 'pile of old junk' when you think of it like that, Napalm. Doesn't look as if it'll be long before bits start falling off!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Napalm bears the brunt of Steg-O-Saw-Us' slams

Steg-O-Saw-Us rams Napalm

This attack pushed Napalm onto the top of Steg-O-Saw-Us, with Napalm hooked on the top. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed, pulling Napalm with it, then rammed it back into the arena wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed out of the CPZ, and this time, Napalm slid off the top. Shunt gave Napalm a little push and axed it, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged back at Napalm, but missed its charge and drove into the side of Shunt. As Napalm tried to reverse away from the CPZ, Steg-O-Saw-Us drove around to its side and tried to push. Steg-O-Saw-Us got under Napalm's ground clearance, but couldn't initially push Napalm as Shunt's axe was in the way, so Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed out from under Napalm. Napalm reversed away from Shunt, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged at it, trying to slam it against the top arena wall, but as it did so, Napalm turned to avoid Steg-O-Saw-Us. Napalm tried to turn away from the wall, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove into its side, but Napalm turned and drove away before Steg-O-Saw-Us could push.

"Again Steg-O-Saw-Us on the attack. Dan King and Peter Rowe and Rob Heasman look here as if they've got this Heat Final sewn up!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us pushes Napalm against the arena wall

Napalm presses Steg-O-Saw-Us up against the arena wall

Steg-O-Saw-Us drove down towards the middle of the arena, and Napalm got behind it, and actually managed to use its plough to push Steg-O-Saw-Us against the arena wall, getting underneath the back and lifting Steg-O-Saw-Us' wheels of the floor. Napalm kept Steg-O-Saw-Us pinned, until the House Robots came out to intervene, with Shunt pushing against the two competitors to try and separate them. However, this merely pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us further up Napalm's front plough, and Napalm kept Steg-O-Saw-Us pinned, nearly toppling it onto its side. Shunt gave Napalm's side a couple of pushes to try and get Steg-O-Saw-Us free, and Sgt. Bash also pushed against Napalm's side.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us has been pushed against the arena wall now and in comes Shunt! Now the Heat Final favourites are in trouble! Steg-O-Saw-Us on its side, good work by Napalm to recover from their dreadful start, and it's the turn of the Steg-O-Saw-Us boys to manoeuvre itself away!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Napalm pins Steg-O-Saw-Us against the arena wall

A crumpled Napalm pushes Steg-O-Saw-Us in the closing seconds

Steg-O-Saw-Us managed to get off Napalm's plough, and tried to drive up the arena, but Napalm kept at its side, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove into Shunt. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed, then drove into Napalm's side, pushing it against the arena wall. Napalm squeezed past Steg-O-Saw-Us and turned to face it, so Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed for another charge, then charged at Napalm's front, getting underneath and ramming it into the arena wall. Napalm became caught on Steg-O-Saw-Us' top spines, so when Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed, it pulled Napalm with it. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed across the arena, stopping just outside of Sir Killalot's CPZ, where it managed to get Napalm off of its top by driving forwards a little, then reversing out from underneath Napalm. Before Napalm could get away, Steg-O-Saw-Us got at its side and pushed it into the arena centre. Napalm turned around and pushed against Steg-O-Saw-Us with its plough, and Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed away, then charged back at Napalm, pushing it against the arena wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed for another attack, and as Napalm moved away from the arena wall, Steg-O-Saw-Us charged, but missed, driving past Napalm's side. The two competitors turned to face each other, and Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed Napalm down the arena into Sir Killalot. There, Sir Killalot pinned Napalm against the arena side wall and got the lance underneath, ripping off a part of the armour. Sir Killalot let Napalm go, and it drove straight into Steg-O-Saw-Us, which had been waiting outside the CPZ. Steg-O-Saw-Us blocked Napalm from getting out of the CPZ, until Sir Killalot got behind Napalm and pushed it past Steg-O-Saw-Us. Napalm pushed against Steg-O-Saw-Us, but couldn't push it back. Sir Killalot then came out of his CPZ to give Steg-O-Saw-Us a push, and Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed into the arena centre. Napalm reversed towards the arena wall, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged into it, slamming it against the arena wall.

"Looks to me as if something's falling off the front of Napalm too! Bent and buckled! Look at that, absolutely destroyed! In comes Steg-O-Saw-Us - how is it {Napalm} still moving!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us rams the crumpled Napalm

Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed, and as Napalm turned away from the wall, Steg-O-Saw-Us charged into its side, then reversed for another charge, ramming into its front plough, which was now hanging loose. In the last few seconds, Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed into Napalm, getting its rear tail under Napalm's plough, but neither robot could push before 'cease' was called. As Napalm was still mobile, the battle went to a Judges' decision, but the winner was clear, and the decision went unanimously in favour of Steg-O-Saw-Us, putting it through to the Series Semi-Finals.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us, from the dank mists of time, a dino-bot, strong and powerful!"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Steg-O-Saw-Us at the start of Semi-Final 2

In the first round of Semi-Final 2, Steg-O-Saw-Us faced fellow newcomer Gravedigger.

Philippa Forrester: "Have you got any tactics I should know about with Gravedigger, because they are the people that defeated Mortis! Doesn't that scare you?"

Peter Rowe: "No, not really!"

Philippa Forrester: "Oh, doesn't it?"

Peter Rowe: "No, they got lucky!"

Philippa Forrester: "Oh, okay, fine! Let's see if they get lucky with you!"

— Pre-battle interview

Gravedigger attempts to flip Steg-O-Saw-Us over

Steg-O-Saw-Us started as it always did, facing sideways, so had to turn to face Gravedigger as its opponent drove towards it, but it turned into the wall. It drove forwards, driving by Dead Metal's CPZ, and turned to face Gravedigger as its opponent reached the centre of the arena. Steg-O-Saw-Us darted past Gravedigger, driving towards the side of the arena. Gravedigger turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us, which struggled to turn. Gravedigger drove behind Steg-O-Saw-Us, so Steg-O-Saw-Us drove away, but drove onto the flame pit. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned and drove off the flame pit, driving past the front of Matilda's CPZ, then turned, then drove across to the other side of the arena. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around so it was facing the other side of the arena, then charged across the arena. As Gravedigger turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us, Steg-O-Saw-Us slowly turned around and drove away as Gravedigger closed in, turning away as Gravedigger tried to get behind it. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove away across the arena, and when Gravedigger drove after it, Steg-O-Saw-Us drove away, driving up the arena and turning around. Gravedigger drove after it, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove at Gravedigger's side. Steg-O-Saw-Us tried to push Gravedigger, but Gravedigger reversed. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards, then turned around. Gravedigger drove at Steg-O-Saw-Us' front, and started pushing it down the arena, forcing it back into Sir Killalot's CPZ, pushing it against an angle grinder on the arena wall. Sir Killalot came over, pushing Steg-O-Saw-Us into Gravedigger, forcing it up onto Gravedigger's wedge. Gravedigger tried to flip Steg-O-Saw-Us over, but although Steg-O-Saw-Us was lifted up, it wasn't quite turned on its side.

"Gravedigger, in the ascendancy here... Steg-O-Saw-Us has something to do. Lacks real weaponry power, I should say, at this level of Robot Wars."

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us survives being flipped the first time

Steg-O-Saw-Us is flipped up again by Gravedigger, before Matilda rights it

Gravedigger pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us, which caused Steg-O-Saw-Us to slide off the flipper, back onto its wheels. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed away up the arena, then rammed into Gravedigger's side as it backed away from Sir Killalot. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed for another charge, then got at Gravedigger's side, and started pushing it towards Dead Metal's CPZ, but Gravedigger reversed and turned to stop Steg-O-Saw-Us' pushing. Gravedigger got around to Steg-O-Saw-Us' side and pushed against it. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards, but then reversed, and Gravedigger drove at Steg-O-Saw-Us's side, but couldn't get under the ground clearance. Gravedigger reversed, and turned to try again, but Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed into the arena centre. Gravedigger drove after it, and pushed against Steg-O-Saw-Us, but Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed back. Gravedigger turned away, and as Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards, Gravedigger tried to get under its side. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned, but Gravedigger tried to get under its back, and pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us over the Flame Pit, against the arena wall, and managed to get under Steg-O-Saw-Us and flip it onto its side. However, in doing so, it flipped Steg-O-Saw-Us into Matilda's CPZ, and Matilda came over to push the two competitors, which pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us back onto its wheels.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us up onto its side! And it comes crashing down."

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us is flipped on its side, but then pushed back on its wheels

Steg-O-Saw-Us tries to lift Gravedigger

Gravedigger was pushed away from the CPZ by Matilda, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged in reverse at Gravedigger's side. Steg-O-Saw-Us got its lifter under Gravedigger's front, but when it tried lifting Gravedigger, it couldn't lift its opponent and overbalanced, so quickly closed the lifter. Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed Gravedigger up the arena, then turned and pushed it towards the arena wall.

"Now it's Steg-O-Saw-Us doing the pushing."

— Jonathan Pearce

Steg-O-Saw-Us pushes Gravedigger back using its tail

Steg-O-Saw-Us' lifter was caught in the front of Gravedigger, so as it pushed Gravedigger, Shunt came out of his CPZ to push the two apart, pushing against Steg-O-Saw-Us with his plough, which pushed it free. Steg-O-Saw-Us quickly drove around to Gravedigger's side and tried to push, but couldn't get much traction. It pushed it around in a circle, then time ran out. Once again, the battle went to a Judges' decision, which despite Jonathan Pearce believing that Gravedigger was more aggressive throughout, went in Steg-O-Saw-Us' favour.

"The dinosaurs are not extinct yet; Steg-O-Saw-Us goes through!"

— Craig Charles announces the Judges' decision

In the second round, Steg-O-Saw-Us faced Beast of Bodmin, the successor to Series 1 champion Roadblock.

Philippa Forrester: "Steg-O-Saw-Us team, it's time! How do you feel? Have the nerves worn off yet, or are you more nervous for each round?"

Dan King: "No, it's wearing off as it goes on. It was really nerve-wracking when we first went in, but as it goes on, you get to know what it's like, and it's not so bad."

Philippa Forrester: "You're up against the dark Beast of Bodmin!"

Dan King: "Don't scare us!"

Philippa Forrester: "No?"

Dan King: "No."

Philippa Forrester: "Oh, fantastic!"

— Pre-battle interview

Steg-O-Saw-Us rides up Beast of Bodmin's wedge

At the start of the battle, Beast of Bodmin drove at Steg-O-Saw-Us, which turned, but backed into the arena side wall, then drove up the arena, by Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around, with Sgt. Bash blasting his flamethrower at it. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove down the arena past Beast of Bodmin, then turned around to face Beast of Bodmin. The two competitors drove straight at each other, and Beast of Bodmin pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us back. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed a little and drove at Beast of Bodmin, but couldn't push Beast of Bodmin, and drove onto Beast of Bodmin's wedge. Steg-O-Saw-Us quickly reversed off, just before Beast of Bodmin fired its lifting tusk. Steg-O-Saw-Us backed into the arena side wall, then drove into Beast of Bodmin's side, on the front corner. Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed Beast of Bodmin towards the centre of the arena, but Beast of Bodmin turned to stop Steg-O-Saw-Us pushing. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove past Beast of Bodmin, then turned around as Beast of Bodmin drove at its side. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around, but Beast of Bodmin got at its side, so Steg-O-Saw-Us drove away up the arena. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around again and drove away from Sgt. Bash, who blasted his flamethrower towards it. Steg-O-Saw-Us avoided the flame, but Beast of Bodmin got its side. Beast of Bodmin pushed Steg-O-Saw-Us, but Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around to Beast of Bodmin's side and charged over to the opposite side of the arena.

"Steg-O-Saw-Us, done magnificently to get this far, I think they've surprised all of us, to be honest."

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us drives across the arena

Steg-O-Saw-Us rams Beast of Bodmin from the side

Beast of Bodmin turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us, and the two robots drove at each other, with Beast of Bodmin raising its tusk. Steg-O-Saw-Us got at Beast of Bodmin's side and started pushing, but couldn't get any traction, so reversed. Beast of Bodmin turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us, then started driving at it. Steg-O-Saw-Us charged at Beast of Bodmin, but drove up the front wedge. Steg-O-Saw-Us backed off the wedge for another charge, but Beast of Bodmin did not move. Steg-O-Saw-Us slammed into its side, and tried to push, but couldn't move its opponent, who drove forwards, and turned to face Steg-O-Saw-Us. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove past Beast of Bodmin, then turned to face its opponent, driving at it and getting at the side. Steg-O-Saw-Us tried to push, but couldn't get traction, and Beast of Bodmin drove around Steg-O-Saw-Us, but drove into the arena side wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us rammed into Beast of Bodmin, which had stopped moving.

"I think Beast of Bodmin has a real problem here. Steg-O-Saw-Us nervously nudging away, almost as if it can't quite believe what its done here!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us rams into the immobile Beast of Bodmin

Steg-O-Saw-Us wears Beast of Bodmin down

Steg-O-Saw-Us slammed into Beast of Bodmin again, and Shunt lifted it up with his scoop, then axed the top. With Beast of Bodmin immobile, Shunt dragged it back into his CPZ, and Sgt. Bash came over to help Shunt drag Beast of Bodmin to the Floor Flipper, confirming Steg-O-Saw-Us as the winner of the battle.

"Well, it is safe to go back on the moors, because the beast has been tamed, by Steg-O-Saw-Us!"

— Craig Charles announces the winner of the battle!

In the Grand Final, Steg-O-Saw-Us faced the destructive Hypno-Disc in its eliminator.

Philppa Forrester: "Do you have any tactics, I mean Hypno-Disc is a pretty mean thing to be up against, so I know people in the past have thought "If we can chop him in the centre of the disc {with an axe}". You only really have your tail as weaponry."

Dan King: "Well we just gotta keep going at them, not give them a chance to run their disc up, that's all we can do."

Philppa Forrester: "So nag, nag, nag, that's what you're gonna try and do, and try and avoid the disc - obviously! How thick is your armour, how much damage do you think it will do {sic}?"

Dan King: "The top and the back will be okay, the sides are a bit... weedy!"

Philppa Forrester: "And, never mind the robot, psychologically, how are you all coping?"

Dan King: "Ugh, stressed!"

— Pre-battle interview

Hypno-Disc and Steg-O-Saw-Us duel

Hypno-Disc leaves a scar across the side of Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us turned and drove towards Matilda's CPZ, then turned to face Hypno-Disc, which turned away from Steg-O-Saw-Us. Steg-O-Saw-Us charged into the back of Hypno-Disc, which reversed into Steg-O-Saw-Us as it charged at it. The two slammed into each other, and Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around to Hypno-Disc's side, but before it could push, Hypno-Disc reversed. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove forwards a little, but then stopped, which allowed Hypno-Disc to hit its side with the disc. Hypno-Disc reversed for another charge, and Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around slowly, and Hypno-Disc reversed too far, nearly driving into Matilda. Whilst Hypno-Disc turned to avoid Matilda, Steg-O-Saw-Us drove at Hypno-Disc, slamming straight into the disc, then pushing against the side, but Hypno-Disc turned to avoid Steg-O-Saw-Us, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged forwards into Shunt's CPZ. Steg-O-Saw-Us quickly reversed out, but then turned too far, and turned into Matilda's CPZ, driving into the House Robot before quickly reversing out. Steg-O-Saw-Us charged down the arena, stopping in the middle, then turned to face Hypno-Disc. Hypno-Disc drove at Steg-O-Saw-Us, which reversed, but Hypno-Disc clipped the side as it drove past, cutting a large gash in the side.

"Trying to stay out of arm's reach, that's good driving by Steg-O-Saw-Us, spinning quickly. Great manoeuvrability, but a gash down the side nonetheless."

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us tries to avoid Hypno-Disc, but gets a cut down the side

Steg-O-Saw-Us slams Hypno-Disc into the arena wall...

... but is later spun away by Hypno-Disc

Steg-O-Saw-Us drove down to the bottom of the arena and turned around. The two robots drove towards each other, but Steg-O-Saw-Us drove around Hypno-Disc. The two robots turned to face each other, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove straight into the disc, the thicker armour on the front resisting the disc. Hypno-Disc bounced away and Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed against Hypno-Disc's side. However, Hypno-Disc turned and reversed away, causing Steg-O-Saw-Us to charge forwards and crash into the arena side wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed at Hypno-Disc with its lifting tail, but Hypno-Disc slammed into the back with its disc spinning. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around, and Hypno-Disc turned away from Steg-O-Saw-Us. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove into the back of Hypno-Disc, then rammed into the side as Hypno-Disc turned around. Hypno-Disc slowly turned, and Steg-O-Saw-Us drove to the side of the arena. As Hypno-Disc drove up the arena, Steg-O-Saw-Us charged at it, ramming into the back and ramming it disc-first into the arena side wall, stopping the disc. As Hypno-Disc struggled to turn away from the wall, Steg-O-Saw-Us pushed it against the wall, then reversed and slammed into the side.

"Hypno-Disc's rotating blade has been slowed, and this is a very plucky performance by Steg-O-Saw-Us. Many people thought this would be over in a trice. And again they're on the attack!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Steg-O-Saw-Us repeatedly rams Hypno-Disc

Hypno-Disc finishes off Steg-O-Saw-Us

Hypno-Disc managed to drive away from the wall, and turned, and when Steg-O-Saw-Us drove at it, Hypno-Disc dodged its charge by driving up the arena. The two competitors turned to face each other, and Steg-O-Saw-Us charged into the disc, managing to withstand the impact again and deflecting it away. Steg-O-Saw-Us tried to push at Hypno-Disc's side, but Hypno-Disc turned away. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around, and cautiously approached the disc, driving into it and withstanding the impact, then got at the side, but as it tried to push, Hypno-Disc turned away, causing Steg-O-Saw-Us to charge into the arena wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed and charged at Hypno-Disc, but Hypno-Disc drove forwards to avoid it. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed, but was struggling to turn. Hypno-Disc took advantage, slamming into the side, and cutting into the side armour on top of the wheel. Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around and got at Hypno-Disc's side, but as it tried to push, Hypno-Disc reversed. Steg-O-Saw-Us drove to the side of the arena, then reversed at Hypno-Disc with its rear tail, but Hypno-Disc turned around it as it reversed towards it, clipping the side with its disc as it drove past.

"It's a question of staying out of reach, trying to last in there, hoping that the Hypno-Disc boys drive themselves into the House Robots or the pits, I guess. But I think this is a marvellous display against the Rose family by the Steg-O-Saw-Us boys!"

— Jonathan Pearce

The damage inflicted to Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us turned around and drove to the other side of the arena, and Hypno-Disc charged across the arena at it, but swerved to avoid the tail as it got close. Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed a little at Hypno-Disc, which reversed away from Steg-O-Saw-Us. After a pause, Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed away from the arena wall, but Hypno-Disc hit its side again as it did so. Steg-O-Saw-Us slowly turned to face Hypno-Disc, which backed away, and Steg-O-Saw-Us suddenly stopped. Hypno-Disc drove around Steg-O-Saw-Us as it tried vainly to move, twitching back and forth. Hypno-Disc hit the back corner of Steg-O-Saw-Us, and Steg-O-Saw-Us continued to struggle to move, its wheels spinning, but not gaining traction. It was shown that Hypno-Disc's blows had damaged the wheels, with one of them buckled inwards, leaving it unable to get traction.

"Have they ground themselves to a halt here, Steg-O-Saw-Us? Has it been immobilised?"

— Jonathan Pearce

Steg-O-Saw-Us reversed into the arena side wall, and Hypno-Disc hit its side, knocking it away from the wall. Steg-O-Saw-Us could barely move due to the tattered armour around its wheels, as it could only twitch back and forth.

"Well, Steg-O-Saw-Us ruled the world for long enough, but Hypno-Disc just spun him into extinction!"

— Craig Charles announces Steg-O-Saw-Us' elimination

With Steg-O-Saw-Us now essential immobile, 'Cease' was called, eliminating Steg-O-Saw-Us and putting Hypno-Disc through to the Grand Final.

Philippa Forrester: "Ooh, is it consigned to the scrapheap?"

Dan King: "Yeah, it looks that way!"

Philippa Forrester: "Yes it is! You gave them a run for their money though, didn't you?"

Dan King: "Well, we tried, we tried, but it was just too powerful. It just tore to pieces."

Philippa Forrester: "It did, it did, but it was a fantastic battle!"

— Post-battle interview

While it was eliminated from the Third Wars, Steg-O-Saw-Us was due to fight Fire Storm in a playoff to determine third and fourth places in the series. However, it was forced to withdraw from the playoff after the Jurassic Park team could not repair the damage inflicted to it in time. While this would have normally given Steg-O-Saw-Us fourth place by default, the Fire Storm team considered this unfair to the Jurassic Park team, so both teams agreed to take joint third place.

"It seemed unfair to them as obviously this was right at the end of filming and so they didn't have enough time to make repairs (no other bouts to film)"

— Alex Mordue on allowing Steg-O-Saw-Us to take joint third place

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 5
• Losses: 1

The withdrawal from the third place playoff is not counted as a loss.

Series Record

Main Series	Steg-O-Saw-Us Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Joint Third Place
The Fourth Wars	Entered with Steg 2
The Fifth Wars	Entered with 3 Stegs 2 Heaven
The Sixth Wars	Failed to qualify with Steg 3
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme	Appearances
Series 1	Entered with 3 Stegs 2 Heaven Entered with Oblark (Rob Heasman)
Series 2	Did not enter

Gallery

The internals of Steg-O-Saw-Us

Steg-O-Saw-Us in the arena during the Heat

Steg-O-Saw-Us during the Grand Final with no logo

Steg-O-Saw-Us' tail with the names of its defeated opponents crossed out

The internals of Steg-O-Saw-Us after its battle with Hypno-Disc. Note the chain hanging loose

Outside Robot Wars

Jurassic Park salvaged parts from Steg-O-Saw-Us to build its successor Steg 2. They also used the shell of Steg-O-Saw-Us to test the flipper of Steg 2.

Trivia

• Steg-O-Saw-Us' drive belts , chains and sprockets were provided by WYKO, AEP Industries also provided parts, and Brook Home Computers provided cooling fans for the speed controllers and the CAD software the team used for their engineering designs.
• For unknown reasons, Steg-O-Saw-Us always faced sideways from its opponents before the start of each battle it appeared in.
• Like Binky, Steg-O-Saw-Us was originally a reserve robot for the Third Wars, but was brought in to compete at the last minute after T-Wrecks withdrew from the competition. This substitution took place at a later date to the competitors' interviews being filmed, explaining why Jurassic Park did not have a full introduction or interviews at the start of Steg-O-Saw-Us' heat.
  • The only other competitor not to have a full introduction in Series 3 was Triterobot, which also didn't have a full introduction in its battle with Evil Weevil due to it being a reserve robot (even though the Triterobot team did have an interview during Philippa's walk around the pits at the start of its heat).
  • Coincidentally, T-Wrecks was another robot whose name was a pun on a dinosaur.
• Of the four substitute robots that were brought into the main championship of Series 3, Steg-O-Saw-Us was the only one to win a battle.
• Steg-O-Saw-Us had a list of its defeated opponents on its tail, which was frequently referenced in later rounds in pre-battle interviews, with the team claiming they were running out of space.
• Jonathan Pearce misquoted Steg-O-Saw-Us as a Semi-Finalist ahead of its immediate successor's first battle in Series 4, when it was actually a Grand Finalist.
• Achieving third place in the main championship makes Steg-O-Saw-Us the joint-most successful reserve robot in Robot Wars, along with TR2.

External Links

• Steg-O-Saw-Us website (archived)