Changes: Talos

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"Tally-ho, Talos!"

Talos was a brown box-wedge shaped robot that competed exclusively in Series 2 of Robot Wars. The robot had four-wheel drive and was armed with two spikes as weapons, however these could be swapped over with a single lance weapon. It could spin a 1m circle but it turn quicker in two wheel configuration, had a mechanical brake costing £30, took 3 months to build and cost over £500 altogether. It used belt drive to alter between high speed and low torque and vice versa. Talos reached the arena stage of its heat, after managing to pit house robot Dead Metal in the Gauntlet stage, but was then defeated by the eventual heat winner G.B.H. in the heat semi-final.

In Greek mythology, Talos was also the name of a Bronze giant created by Hephaestus, the God of Fire and Forge, to protect the island of Crete from invaders.

Robot History

Series 2

Taloslance — Talos, ready for its battle against G.B.H.

Talos participated in Heat J of the Second Wars. In the Gauntlet stage of the heat, Talos pushed its way through the barrels and got past Matilda, but Shunt came in and pushed it against the arena side wall. Then Talos amazingly managed to push Dead Metal into the pit of oblivion. After that, Shunt then came in and pushed Talos into the pit too. Talos had covered 6.5m, putting it third out of 6 on the leaderboard, meaning it was enough to go through ahead of Kill Dozer, Penetrator and Broot. In the trial, which was the Tug of War for this heat, Talos put up a good fight against Dead Metal, but was pulled into the furnace after 21.47 seconds, however, this was enough to put Talos third on the leaderboard out of 5, this was enough for it to proceed to the arena stage of the heat. In the heat semi-final, Talos was drawn up against the experienced Team Joint Effort with G.B.H.. Talos was armed with the lance weapon for this battle instead of the spikes, but after a short while of the two robots dodging around each other, G.B.H. attacked Talos side on, and slowly flipped it over using its scoop weapon. Because Talos lacked a srimech, it couldn't self-right, it was declared immobilised and eliminated from the competition.

Results

TALOS - RESULTS
Series 2
The Second Wars - UK Championship Heat, Arena Semi-Final
Heat J, Gauntlet	6.5m (3rd)	Qualified
Heat J, Trial (Tug of War)	21.47 Seconds (3rd)	Qualified
Heat J, Semi-Final	vs. G.B.H.	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Series 1: Did not enter
Series 2: Heat, Arena Semi-Final
Series 3-7: Did not enter

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 '''Talos''' was a brown box-wedge shaped robot that competed exclusively in [[Series 2]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. The robot had four-wheel drive and was armed with two spikes as weapons, however these could be swapped over with a single lance weapon. It could spin a 1m circle but it turn quicker in two wheel configuration, had a mechanical brake costing £30, took 3 months to build and cost over £500 altogether. It used belt drive to alter between high speed and low torque and vice versa. Talos reached the arena stage of its heat, after managing to pit house robot Dead Metal in the Gauntlet stage, but was then defeated by the eventual heat winner [[G.B.H.]] in the heat semi-final.
-Talos is also the name of a craftsman from Athens that was killed by his uncle, Daedalus in the Myth about the Minotaur.
+In Greek mythology, [[Wikipedia:Talos|Talos]] was also the name of a Bronze giant created by Hephaestus, the God of Fire and Forge, to protect the island of Crete from invaders.
 ==Robot History==